Vocabulary Quiz 1 (Computer Tech - 2/3)

Question 0

Data

Answer 0

Raw, unorganized facts and figures. (what you put into a computer)

Question 1

Computer

Answer 1

A device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output, all according to a series of stored instructions.

Question 2

Hardware

Answer 2

Includes all the physical components that make up the system unit plus the other devices connected to it, such as a keyboard or monitor.

Question 3

Information

Answer 3

Data that has been processed to make it useful for a specific purpose. (what you can get out of a computer.)

Question 4

Input

Answer 4

Data that is entered into a computer or other device.

Question 5

Keyboard

Answer 5

An electronically controlled hardware component used to enter alphanumeric data (letters, numbers, and special characters).

Question 6

Memory

Answer 6

Area of the computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed, stored, or output.

Question 7

Motherboard

Answer 7

Main circuit board inside a personal computer to which other circuit boards can be connected; contains electrical pathways, called traces, etched onto it that allow data to move from one component to another.

Question 8

Mouse

Answer 8

An input device that, when moved about on a flat surface, causes a pointer on the screen to move in the same direction.

Question 9

Network

Answer 9

Two or more computers and other devices that are connected, for the purpose of sharing data and programs.

Question 10

Peripheral devices

Answer 10

(connected devices)
A device, such as a printer, connected to and controlled by a computer but external to the computers central processing unit. (CPU)

Question 11

Processing

Answer 11

Manipulation of data by the computer to create information.

Question 12

Software

Answer 12

Consists of programs containing instructions that direct the operation of the computer system and programs that enable users to perform specific applications, such as word processing.
3 main classifications: system, applications, and communications.

Question 13

Storage devices

Answer 13

Provides for the permanent storage of programs, data, and information.

Question 14

System unit

Answer 14

Main part of a personal computer system that contains a motherboard and other components necessary for processing information.