Computer basics

What does a computer allow you to do?

• Type documents and send email
• Browse the Internet
• Store and retrieve data
• All of the above

The cloud allows you to ________.

• access your email from any computer with an Internet connection
•  automatically back up your data
• easily bring your files with you
• do all of the above

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

• optical drive
• touchpad
• scanner
•  laser pointer

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

• RAM
• dongle
• motherboard
•  power supply unit

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

•  antivirus software
• a can of compressed air
• a word processor
• spyware

What is software?

• Anything connected to the computer that is soft
• Anything connected to the computer that you can touch
• Any set of instructions that you can work with
• Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do

What operating system do we use in the lab?

• OS X
• Internet Explorer
• Windows 7
• Win Zip

What is the operating system for a Mac?

• OS X
• Windows
• Safari
• Opera

1.  RAM and ROM are _________________ of a computer.   [1]

• backup storage
• temporary storage 
• peripherals
• main memory

A speaker and a printer are input devices.

• True
• False