Key Term Quiz
Complete
each statement by writing one of the terms listed under Key Terms in each
blank.
1.
A complete _______computer_______ refers to the combination of hardware,
software, data, and people.
2.
A(n) _________software____ Is a set
of data or program instructions that has been given a name.
3.
A(n)______________ is a device that holds a disk.
4.
Electronic instructions that tell the computer’s hardware what to do are known
as Hardware_______
5.
The generic term______________ refers to a piece of hardware.
6.
Data and program instructions are temporarily held in _____Ram_________ while
*he processor is using them.
7.
The ___Information processing cycle ________ includes four stages: input,
processing, output, and storage.
8.
One _______MB_______ is roughly equivalent to one million bytes of data.
9.
Operating systems fall into the category of ____system_________ software.
10.
In a magnetic disk drive, a special device called the ____ read/write
head____ reads data from and writes data to a
disk's
Multiple
Choice
Circle
the word or phrase that best completes each statement
1.
Which of the following devices stores instructions that help the computer start
up?
a. Joystick b. RAM c. ROM
d. monitor
2.
A ____________can perform both input and output functions.
a. trackball b. microphone c.
communications device d. CPU
3.
Which type of software would you use to make the computer perform a specific
task,
drawing
a picture?
a.
application software b. utility software c. operating system software d.
system software
4.
Which of the following units represents the largest amount of data?
a. kilobyte b. terabyte c. gigabyte d. megabyte
5.
You can use this output device when you need only to see information,
a. printer b. speaker c. monitor d. communications
6.
Generally; a ____________cannot be removed from the computer.
a. mouse b. keyboard c. diskette d.
hard disk
7.
A file that the user can open and use is called a(n)_____________
a. application b. document c program
d. data
8.
Because computer data has been reduced to numbers, it is described as being____
a. digital b. numeric c. information d. processed
9.
Which type of disk can store up to 17 gigabytes of data?
a. floppy disk b. compact disc c. optical disc d. digital
video disc
10.
Which type of software is used for creating slide shows?
a. Web design software b. presentation
software c. word-processing software d. spreadsheet software
