Quiz 1 - Hardware and Software

What is a program?

• refers to all of the physical devices, or components, of which a computer

  is made

• essential to a computer because

  it controls everything the computer does

• set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task

• performs a specialized task that enhances the computer’s

  operation or safeguards data

What is a hardware?

• refers to all of the physical devices, or components, of which a computer

  is made

• essential to a computer because

  it controls everything the computer does

• set of instructions that a computer follows to perform

  a task

• performs a specialized task that enhances the computer’s

  operation or safeguards data

List at least one of the five major components of a computer system.

What part of the computer actually runs programs?

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

• HDD

What part of the computer serves as a work area to store a program and its data while the program is running?

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

• HDD

What part of the computer holds data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer?

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

• GPU

What part of the computer collects data from people and from other devices?

• Input devices

• Output Devices

• System Software

• Application Software

What part of the computer formats and presents data for people or other

devices?

• Input devices

• System Software

• Application Software

• Output Devices

What fundamental set of programs control the internal operations of the

computer’s hardware?

• Software Development Programs

• Utility Programs

• Operating System

• Application Software

What do you call a program that performs a specialized task, such as a virus

scanner, a file compression program, or a data backup program?

• Software Development Programs

• Utility Programs

• Operating System

• Application Software