Computer Basics

Front

What does a computer allow you to do? Options: Type documents and send email, Store and retrieve data, Browse the Internet, All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

The cloud allows you to ________.

Back

do all of the above

Front

Instead of a mouse, many laptops use a(n) ________.

Back

touchpad

Front

The main circuit board in a computer is called the ________.

Back

motherboard

Front

Is it possible to connect peripherals to a laptop?

Back

True

Front

To guard against malware, you will need to have ________.

Back

antivirus software

Front

What is software?

Back

Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do

Front

I am known as the "brain" of the computer because I receive information and carry out commands. I tell other parts of the computer what to do and when to do it.

Back

processor (CPU)

Front

Computers can do many things, for example......

Back

a computer can do all these

Front

A computer uses a combination of: hardware and software, line paper and white paper, monitor and digital pixels, keyboard and mouse

Back

hardware and software