True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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A
monitor, which looks like a television, produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper
or transparency film.
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2.
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Two
main components of the motherboard are the central processing unit and memory.
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3.
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Storage differs from memory in that it holds items only temporarily while the
processor interprets and executes them.
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4.
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A
hard disk provides much less storage capacity than a floppy disk.
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5.
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A
variation of the standard CD-ROM is the rewriteable CD, or CD-RW.
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6.
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The
operating system contains instructions that allow application software to be run.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7.
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Computer hardware includes all of the following except
__________. a. | input and output
devices | c. | storage and
communications devices | b. | a system unit | d. | application programs | | | | |
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8.
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All
of the following are commonly used output devices except __________. a. | a
keyboard | c. | a
monitor | b. | a printer | d. | speakers | | | | |
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9.
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The
circuitry in the system unit usually is part of or is connected to a circuit board called the
__________. a. | billboard | c. | motherboard | b. | soundboard | d. | snowboard | | | | |
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10.
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A(n)
__________ is an electronic device that contains many microscopic pathways that carry electrical
current. a. | icon | c. | kiosk | b. | pointer | d. | chip | | | | |
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11.
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__________ holds data, instructions, and information for future use. a. | Storage | c. | Input | b. | Memory | d. | Output | | | | |
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12.
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A
modem is a(n) __________. a. | small, handheld input device that contains at least one
button | b. | communications device that enables computers to communicate via
telephone lines | c. | storage device that stores data using microscopic pits created
by laser light | d. | output device that looks like a television screen and displays
text or graphics | | |
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13.
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On a
personal computer, all of the processor’s functions typically reside on a single chip, often
called a __________. a. | megaprocessor | c. | maxiprocessor | b. | miniprocessor | d. | microprocessor | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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14.
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_________________________ is the electric, electronic, and mechanical equipment that
makes up a computer.
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15.
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_________________________ is the series of instructions that tells the computer
hardware how to perform tasks.
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16.
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_________________________ is any data or instructions entered into a
computer.
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17.
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_________________________ is data that a computer has processed into
information.
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18.
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A(n)
_________________________, such as the scanner, keyboard, microphone, mouse, PC camera, and digital
camera in the accompanying figure, is any hardware component that allows a user to enter data and
instructions into a computer.
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19.
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In
the accompanying figure, the _________________________ is a box-like case made from metal or plastic
that protects the internal electronic components of the computer from damage.
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20.
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The
_________________________ is the electronic device that interprets and carries out the basic
instructions that operate a computer.
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21.
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_________________________ is a temporary holding place for data and
instructions.
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22.
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A
computer _________________________, or carries out, the instructions in a program by first placing,
or loading, the instructions into the memory of the computer.
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23.
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Power
users typically work with _________________________, in which they combine text, graphics, sound,
video, and other media elements into one application.
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