Font size
WorksheetsChapter13: Assessment
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 57mins
List the five parts of a computer system.
Briefly tell what each part does.
Name five input devices.
What is the difference between ROM and RAM?
Name three output devices.
Rewrite the following steps in the proper sequence:
a.) processed data returned to memory.
b.) numbers keyed
c.) processed data shown on monitor
d.) store data moved for processing
e.) calculations performed
f.) keyed data stored in memory
What piece of hardware serves as the "brain" of a computer?
List the three most common types of mobiles computers.
Name and define the two types of computer software.
Identify the types of application software used for each of the following tasks:
a.) storing inventory data
b.) writing a business report
c.) transferring data to another computer
d.) creating a slide show
e.) preparing a budget, and
f.) preparing a grocery list
What are two benefits of cloud computing? Two concerns?
Explain the basic idea of a computer.
When you send an email message, what is the computer called on which an email is sent? What is the host computer called that receives the message?
What is meant by the acronym URL? Give an example of a URL for your school website or another website with which yo are familiar.
What are the most popular uses of the Internet?
What is the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0?
What difference does it make if browser search results are tailored to fit your particular interests?
Software used to locate and display information on the Web.
Browser
Program
Network
A PC INTENDED FOR REGULAR USE AT A SINGLE LOCATION.
Computer Literacy
Desktop Computer
Mobile Computer
The ability to type and to give commands to a computer using a keyboard.
Keyboarding Skills
Computer
Program
A feature of modern operating system software that provides icons and menus from which the user can select commands, typically with a mouse.
microprocessor
software
graphical user interface (GUI)
The physical equipment that makes up a computer.
Microprocessor
Software
Hardware
Pieces of computer equipment attached to the main computer unit, such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
Peripheral
Program
Hardware
An electronic tool that can store and process data and can direct the work of other tools.
Program
Network
Computer
A concise software program designed to perform a very targeted and limited function.
App
Browser
Computer
A CPU contained on a single chip.
Microprocessor
Peripheral
Icon
Instructions on how to solve a certain problem or do a certain task; the instructions that tell a computer what to do.
Software
Hardware
Browser
Small Pictures that users can double-click on to give commands to softwqare to perform specific functions.
Browser
App
Icon
What are the three major steps in the operation of a computer?
