Unit 1 Review

Today's Apple Mac computers run with the same internal hardware as the Windows-based PC.

• True

• False

The Apple II based around an IBM compatible PC

• True

• False

What is the component that allows computers to be small enough to go into every home and office?

• Microprocessor

• Keyboard

• The internet

Moore's Law states...

• the number of programs a computer can run doubles every year

• the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles every year

• the size of a hard drive doubles every year

• Computer costs double each year

The first PC was made in 1981 by IBM

• yes

• no

One megabyte is equal to

• one thousand bytes

• one hundred thousand bytes

• one million bytes

• one billion bytes

A printer is an

• input device

• output device

"Plug and Play" is the ability to

• use a computer without it being plugged in (like a laptop)

• use one device such as a monitor on more than one computer

• the operating system to automatically detect and configure a device (like a camera)

Windows typically stores data and programs on a drive named

• A

• B

• C

• D

Match the following terms to their definitions:

Windows: ​ (a)  

Microsoft Word: (b)  

Motherboard: ​ (c)  

Mouse:​ (d)  

• operating system
• software
• hardware
• input device