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15 Word Vocabulary Quiz

Instructor: Mr. Wassom Name:
Class:
Period:
Date:

Read each question and select the best answer for each.

1. Another name for a harddisk is a

a. hardware
b. floppy disk
c. fixeddisk

2. What do you call the visible touchable parts of the computer?

a. software
b. hardware
c. hard drive

3. A modem is used to
a. See what the computer is doing
b. To hook your computer to a phone line
c. Store information on

4. Temporary memory storage location

a. RAM
b. CDROM
c. Diskette
d. icon

5. Read with light, storage disk with information already on it.

a. Floppy disk
b. processor
c. CDROM

6. An operating system is
a. Global collection of connected computer systems
b. Temporary memory location
c. Software that controls the computer and tells the parts what to do

7. _______An example of hardware is

a. mouse
b. modem
c. monitor
d. all of the above
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8. _______A monitor is used to

a. see what the computer is doing
b. to connect you to a telephone line
c. to hold information until you paste it on another page
9. ______ A global collection of connected computers is

a. RAM
b. Internet
c. Modem
10. _____ A blinking line or indicator is called a

a. mouse
b. processor
c. icon
d. RAM

e. monitor
all of the above