ICT TEST (CH 1)
One gigabyte is approximately __________ characters.
1 billion
The kind if software that enables users to perform specific tasks is called __________ software.
Application
The __________ refers to the part of the internet that presents information in multimedia form.
world wide web
The processor chip, commonly called the __________ or a __________, is a tiny pieces of silicon that contains millions of miniature electronic circuits.
CPU, central processing unit
The first programmable computers in the USA, which appeared in 1946, was called the __________.
ENIAC
A hard disc is an example of software.
F
A microcomputers is used to view very small objects.
F
Computers are becoming larger, slower, and more expensive.
F
Modems store information.
F
Primary storage is the area in the computer where data or information is held permanently.
F
Supercomputers are particularly inexpensive.
F
Computers continue to get smaller and smaller.
T
Main memory is a software component.
T
Mainframe computers process faster than microcomputers.
T
Movies are a form of multimedia.
T
Processing is the manipulation by which a computer transforms data into information.
T
The keyboard and the mouse are examples of input devices.
T
The operating system is part of the system software.
T
Which of the following operations constitute the four basic operations followed by all computers? a. Input b. Storage c. Programming d. Output e. Processing
a, b, d, e
Speakers are an example of a. An input device b. An output device c. A processor d. A storage device
b
What is the leading use of computers? a. Web surfing b. Email c. eshopping d. Word processing
b
Which of the following devices converts computer output into displayed images? a. Printer b. Monitor c. Floppy-Disk drive d. Processor e. Hard-Disk drive
b
Since the days when computers were first made available, computers have developed in three directions. What are they? a. Increased expense b. Miniaturization c. Increased size d. Affordability e. Increase speed
b, d, e
A terabyte is approximately a. One million characters b. One billion characters c. One trillion characters d. One quadrillion characters
c
Which is the main circuit board in the computer? a. RAM chip (random access memory) b. CPU processor chip (central processing unit) c. Motherboard d. Hard drive
c
Which of the following computer types is the smallest? a. Mainframe b. Microcomputer c. Microcontroller d. Supercomputer e. Workstation
c
Which of the following is the secondary storage devices? a. Processor b. Memory chip c. Floppy-Disk drive d. Printer e. Monitor
c
A (n) __________ is an electronic machine that accepts data and processes it into information.
computer
The two main types of microcomputers are the __________, which sits on the desktop, and the __________, which usually is placed on floor.
desktop pc, tower pc
Supercomputers are used for a. Breaking codes b. Simulations for explosions f nuclear bombs c. Forecasting weather d. Keeping planets in orbit e. All of these f. Only a, b, and c
f
The general term for all the machinery and equipment in a computer system is __________.
hardware
"__________ technology "merges computing with high speed communications.
information
The four basic operations of all computers are __________, __________, __________, and __________.
input, processing, storage, output
The __________ is a worldwide network that connects hundreds of thousands of smaller network.
internet
Embedded computers, or __________, are installed in "smart" appliances and automobiles.
microcontrollers
The __________ is the display device that takes the electrical signals from the video card and forms an image using points of colored light on the screen.
monitor
__________ and __________ are the two most common input devices.
mouse, keyboard
__________ refers to information presented in nontextual forms such as video, sound, and graphics.
multimedia
A(n) __________ is a communications system connecting two or more computers.
network
RAM is an example of __________ storage, and a hard drive is an example of __________ storage.
primary, secondary
The base material for computer processing devices is __________, a natural element found in sand.
silicon
__________ are high-capacity machines with thousands of processors.
supercomputers
