Computer Basics Lessons 1-3

What is Clock Speed in a computer?

• Something that tells time

• A measure of how many instructions are executed per second in the CPU

• The part of the CPU where mathematical calculations get carried out

Why were early computers so much bigger than the ones we use know?

• People wanted to see all the parts clearly

• They used bulky vacuum tubes

• Vacuum tubes replaced transistors

• Screens became smaller

What is the basic function of a computer?

• To store information

• To create files

• to create images

• To process information

The word 'computer' originally referred to people.

• True

• False

Smartphones today are considered computers.

• True

• False

Transistors are made from semiconductor materials like silicon

• True

• False

RAM permanently stores the operating system even when the computer is turned off

• True

• False

Bill Gates and Paul Allen create Apple I and Apple II.

• True

• False

Alan Turning is called the 'Father of the Computer'

• True

• False

Smart appliances can connect to the internet and share data

• True

• False