Basic Computer Concepts

Front

What is the physical component of a computer system?

Back

Hardware

Front

What is the software that manages computer hardware and software resources?

Back

Operating system

Front

What are programs designed to perform specific tasks for users?

Back

Applications

Front

What is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur?

Back

User Interface (UI)

Front

What is a type of user interface that includes graphical elements?

Back

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Front

What are the 3 major components of a modern computer

Back

Hardware

Operating system

Applications

Front

What is the purpose of the Operating System?

Back

It controls the hardware and enables you to tell the computer what to do.

Front

How does the operating system of a computer appears?

Back

a collection of windows and little icons you can click or touch

Front

The Graphical User Interface (GUI) enables you to do specialized tasks on a computer, name three?

Back

Type letter

send messages

surf through imaginary worlds

Front

At the basic level, computere work through three stages called the computing process, What are the 3 pocesses?

Back

Input (type, click, touchscreen)

Processing ( OS tells the hardware to do what you requested)

Output (display on the screen or a sound through the speakers)