Computer Basics Test

A mercury thermometer is an example of a digital computer.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A bit can have only two possible values: 0 or 1.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What the computer does depends on the instructions it is given.

• TRUE

• FALSE

During the output step of the information processing cycle, the computer sends all data to a speaker.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Without storage, all the work you do on the computer would be lost.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A monitor or a disk drive is an example of a software device.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A CPU operates by moving data along a set of tiny electrical circuits.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A megabyte is just over one million bytes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In this second basic action of the computer cycle, the computer does something to the data.

• INPUT

• OUTPUT

• PROCESSING

• STORAGE

A computer's instructions are written in ________.

• DATA CODE

• BINARY CODE

• OUTPUT CODE

• BIT CODE