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Computer Terms 8

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Programs and operating information used by a computer

(a)  

2.

Program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in a computer.

(a)  

3.

A type of software that manages data files in a computer system. It has limited capabilities and is designed to manage individual or group files.

(a)  

4.

the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer.

(a)  

5.

Any device that allows you to send information from a computer to another device that is then output in visual or audio form.

(a)  

6.

Hardware device that permanently stores and retrieves data on a computer. (Your Secondary Memory Source).

(a)  

7.

How computers store and views data, performing calculations using only zeros and ones

(a)  

8.

a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission.

(a)  

9.

a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.

(a)  

10.

Equipment used to provide data and control signals to a computer

(a)  

11.

Universal Serial Bus - Used for Storage.

(a)  

12.

Telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or all of the communication path.

(a)  

13.

An input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and special function keys.

(a)  

14.

a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad

(a)  

15.

display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen

(a)  

16.

A device that produces a paper or hard copy of the processing results.

(a)  

17.

An output device that allows you to hear voice, music, and other sounds from your computer.

(a)  

18.

A contraction of "Binary Digit". The single unit of information in a computer, typically represented as a 0 or 1.

(a)  

19.

a group of 8 bits

(a)  

20.

1024 bytes

(a)  

21.

1 million bytes / 1000 kilobytes

(a)  

22.

a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.

(a)  

23.

Central Processing Unit

(a)  

24.

A personal computer connection that enables you to connect multiple peripherals to a single port with high performance and minimal device configuration.

(a)  

25.

the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.

(a)  

26.

RAM (Your Primary Memory Source)

(a)  

27.

Whenever you enter data into your machine

a)

Storage

b)

Processing

c)

Output

d)

Input

28.

When data is placed in memory

a)

Storage

b)

Processing

c)

Output

d)

Input

29.

Where a computers processor takes the information and manipulates it

a)

Storage

b)

Processing

c)

Output

d)

Input

30.

Data that is sent out by the computer is...

a)

Storage

b)

Processing

c)

Output

d)

Input

31.

What does number 1 represent in the flow of data...

a)

Output

b)

Process

c)

Storage

d)

Input

32.

What does number 2 represent in the flow of data...

a)

Output

b)

Process

c)

Storage

d)

Input

33.

What does number 4 represent in the flow of data...

a)

Output

b)

Process

c)

Storage

d)

Input

34.

What does number 3 represent in the flow of data...

a)

Output

b)

Process

c)

Storage

d)

Input