CSC134_Introduction (1) MCQ

The benefits of computers are possible because they _____.

• operate with amazing speed, reliability, consistency, and accuracy

• store huge amounts of data and information

• allow communications with others

• all of the above

An input device is any hardware component that enables you to _____.

• enter data and instructions into a computer

• send and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers

• record (write) and/or retrieve (read) items to and from storage media

• convey information to one or more people

An output device is any hardware component that _____.

• enters data or instructions into a computer

• sends and receives data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers

• records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media

• conveys information to one or more people

A storage device _____.

• enters data or instructions into a computer

• sends and receives data, instructions and information to and from one or more computers

• records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media

• conveys information to one or more people

A _____, such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, is a flat, round, portable metal disc with a plastic coating.

• USB flash drive

• floppy disk

• compact disc

• hard disk

A communications device is a hardware component that enables a computer to _____.

• enter data or instructions into a computer

• send and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers

• record (write) and/or retrieve (read) items to and from storage media

• convey information to one or more people

A Web page can contain _____.

• text and graphics

• audio

• video

• all of the above

With a _____, you interact with software using text, graphics, and visual images.

• command line interface (CLI)

• graphical user interface (GUI)

• menu driven interface (MDI)

• voice oriented interface (VOI)

A(n) _____ is a miniature image that represents a program, an instruction, or some other object

• server

• processor

• icon

• network

When a user starts a computer, portions of the _____ load into memory from the computer’s hard disk.

• application software

• operating system

• graphical user interface (GUI)

• podcast