The Computer System

Question 1

a computing tool that has been used
as early as the Mesopotamian period. Most designs are able to perform the four basic arithmetic operations

Answer 1

Abacus/Abaci

Question 2

a computing tool that was invented
around the Hellenistic civilization.

Answer 2

Astrolabe

Question 3

originally intended to solve large
computational tasks.

Answer 3

Computers

Question 4

The ancestor of the modern computer’s design

Answer 4

Analytical Engine by Charles Babbage

Question 5

Whats ENIAC?

Answer 5

Electronic Numerical Integrator
and Calculator.

Question 6

Whats BASIC

Answer 6

Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code.

Question 7

Whats COBOL

Answer 7

Common Business Oriented Language.

Question 8

Whats HTML

Answer 8

Hypertext Markup Language

Question 9

Whats IBM

Answer 9

International Business Machines.

Question 10

Whats UNIVAC

Answer 10

Universal Automatic Computer.

Question 11

Most common computer

Answer 11

Microcomputer

Question 12

Handles multiple users at once

Answer 12

Macrocomputer

Question 13

Handles intense computational task

Answer 13

Supercomputer

Question 14

Binary digit

Answer 14

Bit

Question 15

False, OFF

Answer 15

Zero

Question 16

True, ON

Answer 16

One

Question 17

Also known as programs or application

Answer 17

Software

Question 18

There are software which tell hardware how to interact with the computer system as a whole. These are called

Answer 18

Device Drivers

Question 19

There are software which maintain the computer system such as configuration, monitoring and security. These are called

Answer 19

Utility Software

Question 20

There are software which manage the computer system’s resources and services for other software. These are called

Answer 20

System Software

Question 21

It manages the computer system and
provides an environment where apps can communicate with the user.

Answer 21

Operating System

Question 22

a circuit that carries out instructions for the computer system. Also known as processor

Answer 22

CPU

Question 23

stores data and instructions for the operations of the CPU.

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Memory Unit

Question 24

High-speed, volatile memory. Volatile means that the information which is stored will be erased when the computer system shuts down

Answer 24

Random Access Memory

Question 25

Slower, non-volatile memory. Non-volatile means that the information is stored and not erased even when the computer system shuts down.

Answer 25

Read-only Memory

Question 26

It is not directly accessed by
the CPU

Answer 26

Secondary Memory