Revision Chapter 1: Types and components of computer systems

Hardware is a general term for the _____ components that make up a computer

system, for example keyboard, mouse, monitor, processor, circuit board and so on.

• virtual

• digital

• physical

• logical

Software is a general term for the ______ that control the computer system.

• components

• hardware

• programs

• circuits

Which of the following is a type of software ?

• Application software

• Utility software

• Security software

• System software

Which of the following is not the processor and internal memory devices ?

• CPU

• Hard disk

• RAM

• Operating systems

Which of the following is not a task of operating systems ?

• • Controlling the operation of the input, output and backing storage devices

• • Supervising the loading, running and storage of applications programs

• • Dealing with errors that occur in applications programs

• • Designing new computer hardware

Which of the following is not a operating system ?

• Windows

• MacOS

• Chrome

• Linux

Which of the following are main types of user interfaces commonly used in computer systems ?

• Command Line Interface (CLI)

• Compiler Interface (CI)

• Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• Debugger Interface (DI)

Which of the following is not a type of computer ?

• PC / Desktop computer

• Laptop computer

• Keyboard

• Netbooks

Which of the following is a feature of mainframe computers ?

• They only have a single CPU

• They have very fast processor speeds

• They have limited amounts of storage capacity (about 512GB to 1TB)

• They are very portable