Chapter 1A

Quiz
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• A __________ is an electronic device that
process data, converting it into information.
• A) processor
• B) computer
• C) case
• D) stylus

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• __________ computers represent data as
variable points along a continuous spectrum of
values.
• A) Analog
• B) Digital
• C) Precise
• D) Mainframe

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• The ‘Difference Analyzer’ was created in the
early 1920s by __________.
• A) Peter Norton
• B) Douglas Knuth
• C) Vannevar Bush
• D) Alan Kay

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• Personal computers can be connected together
to form a __________.
• A) server
• B) supercomputer
• C) network
• D) enterprise

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• The main component of a desktop PC is the
__________ which houses the computer’s
critical parts.
• A) processor
• B) memory
• C) keyboard
• D) system case

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• To make a notebook act as a desktop model,
the notebook can be connected to a
__________ which is connected to a monitor
and other devices.
• A) bay
• B) docking station
• C) port
• D) network

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• Minicomputers are also called __________
computers.
• A) midrange
• B) laptop
• C) handheld
• D) smart

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• The most important or powerful computer in a
typical network.
• A) desktop
• B) network client
• C) network server
• D) network station

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• The __________ is used by the tablet PC to
write on the screen.
• A) finger
• B) mouse
• C) digitizer
• D) stylus

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• To access a mainframe or supercomputer,
users often use a __________.
• A) terminal
• B) node
• C) desktop
• D) handheld

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