Basic Computer Introduction

What are the physical components of a computer called?

• input

• hardware

• output

• quarter

What is the computer's coding system using 0’s and 1’s to represent a letter, digit, or other character called?

• hardware

• output

• halfway

• binary

What are the devices that allow people to interact with software called? (for example: mouse, keyboard)

• hardware

• input devices

• danger

• rocks

What is the name of the master program for the whole computer, which manages the interactions between the hardware and software? (for example: Windows)

• OS (Operating System)

• US (United System)

• IS (Inside System)

• ES (External System)

What is a single unit of binary info called (0’s and 1’s - from binary code)?

• singular

• apple

• bit

• pear

Hertz is how many instructions a processor can execute per second (GHz- Gigahertz which is billions of instructions per second).

• True

• False

What holds main components of a computer in place (like one big circuit)?

• papaboard

• sisterboard

• babyboard

• motherboard

What are the name of the devices that allow the software to show what it is doing? (for example: monitors, printers)

• pennies

• quarter devices

• output devices

• dimes

The computer's programs and files (instructions) are called what?

• upware

• outware

• inware

• software

When touch typing, where do you place your fingers on the keyboard?

• bottom row

• home row

• top row

• any row