what is hardware?

[A] A program
[B] The mouse (correct answer)
[C] Software
[D] electric light bulb
[E] a piece of toast
represents i million bytes
[A] gigabyte
[B] kilobyte
[C] megabyte (correct answer)
[D] terrabyte
[E] millibyte
provides a means of giviing the computer information using different keys for different
instructions
[A] scanner
[B] keyboard (correct answer)
[C] mouse
[D] program
[E] modem
Provides the means to move the pointer on the screen and give information to the
compter by clicking its buttons
[A] scanner
[B] keyboard
[C] mouse (correct answer)
[D] program
[E] modem
A series of instructions which tell the computer to perform one or more particular tasks
[A] voice activation
[B] database
[C] program (correct answer)
[D] software
[E] virus

1 billion bytes
[A] megabyte
[B] kilobyte
[C] terrabyte
[D] gigabyte (correct answer)
[E] billibyte
what you see is what you get
[A] the screen
[B] video
[C] wysiwyg (correct answer)
[D] cd rom
[E] dvd
where you put a disk so that the computer can read it.
[A] hard drive
[B] disk drive (correct answer)
[C] modem
[D] usb port
[E] cpu
The main working memory of a computer. when the power is switched off the date in this
memory is lost
[A] RAM (correct answer)
[B] CPU
[C] Hard Disk
[D] Floppy Disk
[E] ROM
The smallest unit of information in any computer system. eight of these make a Byte.
[A] Mb
[B] Byte
[C] Kb
[D] Bit (correct answer)
[E] Binary

An error in a computer program

[A] Crash
[B] Bug (correct answer)
[C] Power Failure
[D] Virus
[E] Fatal error
A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo) so that it can stored on a computer
[A] Modem
[B] Software
[C] Scanner (correct answer)
[D] Keyboard
[E] Mouse
Another form of removable storage for information. it can hold many times the amount of
information that a Floppy Disk can. it has read only memory.
[A] CD-RW
[B] Floppy Disk
[C] Hard Disk
[D] CD Rom (correct answer)
[E] Memory Stick
It is removable storage device on which you can store information. they have a hard case
and just over 1Mb capacity.
[A] CD-RW
[B] Floppy Disk (correct answer)
[C] Hard Disk
[D] CD Rom
[E] CPU
It is effectively the "brain" of the computer. It is the silicon chip which translates
programs into the computer processes or actions.
[A] CD-RW
[B] Floppy Disk
[C] Hard Disk

 [D] CD Rom
[E] CPU (correct answer)
It provides hard (paper) copies from the computer.
[A] email
[B] Software
[C] Printer (correct answer)
[D] Fax
[E] Network
A piece of equipment that holds the screen.
[A] Image
[B] Monitor (correct answer)
[C] Video
[D] Scanner
[E] Desktop
A device that converts digital computer signals into analogue signals to enable
transmission by the telephone system and back again.
[A] Monitor
[B] Scanner
[C] Arial
[D] Digital camera
[E] Modem (correct answer)
A Compact Disk that can be read from or written to a number of times.
[A] CD Rom
[B] Hard Drive
[C] RAM
[D] CD-RW (correct answer)
[E] CPU
A computer enthusiast who delights in exploring and experimenting with computer
systems (often other peoples)!
[A] Programmer
[B] Hacker (correct answer)

 [C] Teacher
[D] Computer Salesman
[E] Chat Room Guest