Unit 2 Review - Computes, Hardware, Software, Internet, Binary

What is the first thing that all computers have in common? The ability to...

• Process information

• Store information

• Output data or information

• Take input or information

What is the second thing that all computers have in common? They allow users to...

• Input information

• Process information

• Store information

• Output information

What is the third thing that all computers have in common? They have the ability to...

• Process information

• Output data or information

• Store information

• Take input or information

How would you describe input?

• Data displayed on the screen

• Information sent out from a computer to other devices

• Information sent into a computer from users, devices, or other computers

• The process a computer uses to perform operations

Which of the following is an example of an input device?

• Monitor

• Printer

• Mouse

• Speaker

What does the term "process" mean?

• To delete information that is input

• To read, change, and understand information that is input

• To transfer information without changing it

• To permanently remove information from memory

What does the term "store" mean?

• To output information immediately

• To create new information from scratch

• To keep information in memory to be used later

• To process information without saving it

What is output?

• Data received by a computer from users, devices, or other computers.

• Data sent out from a computer to users, devices, or other computers.

• The physical components of a computer.

• The process a computer uses to manage information.

Which of the following is an example of computer output?

• A user typing on a keyboard.

• A computer saving data to a hard drive.

• A computer screen displaying a video.

• A user scanning a document.

Which one of these definitions describes a computer?

• A) A device for communication only.

• B) A machine that can receive, process, store, and send out data or information.

• C) An electronic appliance used for entertainment.

• D) A tool for performing mathematical calculations only.