Midterm

Encompasses all of the programs running on the system to perform specific computing tasks. Several different types of software must be present on a computer for it to work properly, including the operating system (such as Microsoft Windows) and applications (such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Chrome).

• Software

• Hardware

• Computer

• Internet

Play audio output from the computer.

• Radio

• Bluetooth

• Speakers

• Headphones

Headphones

• Listening Device

• Computer

• Hardware

• Small Speakers

Moves the onscreen cursor and lets you interact with elements displayed on the monitor screen, and communicates with the computer tower either through wireless signals or through a USB cable.

• Mouse

• Cursor

• Arrow Keys

• Keypad

Covered with buttons called keys that you can use to type text and send commands to the computer. It can communicate with the computer tower through wireless signals or through a USB cable.

• Keys

• Mouse

• Computer

• Keyboard

A device that is used to display visual output from the computer tower. It requires a separate power source and is connected to the tower by a cable.

• Computer

• TV

• Monitor

• Desk Top

It includes the physical components of the system that store and process data, including the power supply, processor and memory chips, and internal storage devices such as the hard drive. Input and output devices are connected to the computer tower through cables and connectors.

• Computer Monitor

• Hardware

• Software

• Computer Tower

List the events in chronological order:

• Hollerith's Tabulating Machine,

  Harvard Mark 1 Completed, First Transistor Developed, Invention of the Microchip, The Personal Computer Revolution,

  The World Wide Web, Smartphones

• First Transistor Developed,

  Hollerith's Tabulating Machine,

  Harvard Mark 1 Completed, Invention of the Microchip,

  The Personal Computer Revolution,

  The World Wide Web, Smartphones

• Smartphones,

  First Transistor Developed,

  Hollerith's Tabulating Machine,

  Harvard Mark 1 Completed, Invention of the Microchip,

  The Personal Computer Revolution,

  The World Wide Web

• The Personal Computer Revolution,

  Smartphones,

  First Transistor Developed,

  Hollerith's Tabulating Machine,

  Harvard Mark 1 Completed, Invention of the Microchip,

  The World Wide Web

The smallest unit of digital information

• Byte

• Kilobyte

• Bit

• Gigabyte

A Byte is made of

• 4 Bits

• 8 Bits

• 6 Bites

• 16 Bits