A+ Basic

1. Input devices allow us to send information to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to tell the computer what to do.

• True
• False

2. A Microsoft Windows feature specifically designed to enable encryption of removable drives is known as:

• BitLocker
• TrueCrypt
• BitLocker To Go
• DriveCrypt

3. Which companies are the major manufacturers of PC processors today?

• Intel and IBM
• Apple and AMD
• Motorola and Apple
• Intel and AMD

4. What does RAM stand for?

• Random All Memory
• Read All Memory
• Random Access Memory
• Read Access Memory

5. If the RAM is upgraded from 4GB to 16GB, what will be the biggest benefit?

• More programs and data can be opened at the same time
• The operating system will be faster
• There will be more hard drive space
• The computer will be quicker if you open a document

6. Keyboard is ______ device

• An output
• Software
• An input
• Memory

7. If Windows recognizes a device, where will it appear?

• Device Manager
• C:\Windows\System32\Devices
• Desktop
• Safely remove hardware applet

8. USB flash drives use solid state memory.

• True
• FALSE

9. RAM is a type of primary storage

• True
• FALSE

10. Which of these is NOT secondary storage?

• USB
• Google Drive
• RAM
• DVD