BUYING A COMPUTER QUIZ

a gigabyte equals approximately one ___ bytes:

Billion

Which type of touchscreen uses a single metallic-coated panel and uses electricity to calculate touch points?

projective captive

"Full HD" resolution is expressed as:

1920 x 1080

most new laptop computers come with how much storage:

256 GB-1 TB

when you buy a new laptop, how much RAM should it come with?

4-8 GB

Most tablets and phones use _____ as their main storage device.

SSD

Which of the following represent the highest amount of storage?

Terabyte

a kilobyte is equal to approximately ____ bytes:

Thousand

Used in a variety of devices including ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, ____ allow for the input of data with the use of a stylus or finger.

Touchscreens

A digital device that accepts input, processes and stores the input, and provides output is a __.

computer

An application that navigates all of the files and folders on your Mac is the _____ .

finder

which of the following represents the least amount of storage:

kilobyte

Which of the following is a strength of the Android platform?

most widely used OS for smartphones and tablets

What manages hardware and software, supports the computer's basic functions, and runs programs?

operating system

A computer that is highly mobile, has a smaller OS, and uses a touchscreen as the primary input method is called a _____ .

tablet

a terabyte equals approximately one ____ bytes?

trillion

Which of the following is a strength of the Linux platform?

Free to download and use

A mobile hinged computer with an integrated keyboard that uses a full operating system is called a notebook or a ____ computer.

Laptop

All of the following are common ports that are included with laptop computers except:

MIDI ports

Windows OS is owned and maintained by _____ .

Microsoft

Which of the following might be risky to uninstall from a Windows PC laptop?

Microsoft Works 6-9 Converter

a megabyte equals approximately one ____ bytes?

Million

Many manufacturers have made _____ optional equipment when purchasing a new laptop computer.

Optical drives

A site on the Windows operating system where you can uninstall programs, adjust settings, and manage tasks is the ____.

control panel