REVISE 1

1. What does a computer system consist of? Hardware and software

2. How many basic hardware sections are there? Three, central processing unit (CPU), main memory,
peripherals
3. What is the brain of the computer? CPU
4. What are physical parts that make up a computer? Hardware
5. Which section that holds program and data while they are executed or processed is it? Main memory
6. Which device is used store information? Hard drive (disk)
7. Which is used by large organizations that need to process enormous amounts of data? A mainframe
8. What are the most suitable computers for home? Desktop pcs
9. Which device can you use to write directly onto the screen of a tablet PC? A stylus
10. What unit of frequency is used to measure the processor speed? GHz
11. Which is used to perform mathematical calculations and logical operations? ALU
12. Which provides pulses at fixed intervals to measure and synchronize circuits and units? A clock
13. What can store a single character, such as the letter h or number 7? Byte
14. Which keys represent letters and numbers, as arranged on a typewriter? Alphanumeric keys
15. What controls the cursor? A mouse
16. Which printer uses pins to print the dots required to sharp a character? Dot-matrix
17. What is also called gas discharge display? Plasma
18. What is the smallest unit on a display screen or bitmapped image? Pixel
19. What technology is used by active-matrix LCDs? TFT technology
20. What measurements describe the size of a display? Aspect ratio and Screen sizes
21. What unit of frequency is used to measure the brightness of a display?
22. What refers to number of dots of color contained in a display?
23. What are used for archiving information that you no longer need to use regularly?
24. What is a good choice for secondary storage?
25. What is a file system that defines the structure for keeping track of the files?
26. The average time required for the read/write heads to move and finish date is called?
27. A serious disk malfunction; when the read/write head touches the rotating disk?
28. What is a scrollable viewing area in screen; it can contain files or folders?
29. What displays information in the form of a table with a lot of columns and rows? t
30. Which term describes any fast , high-bandwidth connection?
31. The power line internet provides broadband access through?
32. The standard protocol that allows computers to communicate over the Internet is called?
33. What is a system used to distribute email to many different subscribes at once called?
34. What is a program for reading Usenet newsgroups called?
35. What are programs designed to infiltrate or damage a computer?