Jan 21, 2016
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Question 1 - 10
• __________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.
Answer 1 – 10
• What is Information?
Question 1 - 20
• This language consists of just two digits: 0 and 1.
Answer 1 – 20
• What is binary?
Question 1 - 30
• After a picture has been taken with a digital camera, the actual print of the picture is considered _____________.
Answer 1 – 30
• What is output?
Question 1 - 40
• How many binary digits or bits combine to create one byte?
Answer 1 – 40
• What is eight?
Question 1 - 50
• The term “bit” is short for ___________.
Answer 1 – 50
• Binary digit
Question 2 - 10
• This contains the central electronic components of the computer.
Answer 2 – 10
• What is the motherboard?
Question 2 - 20
• The set of computer programs that enables the hardware to perform different tasks.
Answer 2 – 20
• What is software?
Question 2 - 30
• Approximately 1 billion bytes.
Answer 2 – 30
• What is a gigabyte?
Question 2 - 40
• Approximately 1 million bytes.
Answer 2 – 40
• What is a megabyte?
Question 2 - 50
• Computer chips specifically designed to reside in other devices such as your car.
Answer 2 – 50
• What are embedded computers?
Question 3 - 10
• Provide an example of an input device.
Answer 3 – 10
• Mouse, keyboard, touch screen, etc.
Question 3 - 20
• These are the first devices with touch screen capabilities.
Answer 3 – 20
• What are tablet PCs
Question 3 - 30
• Provide an example of an output device.
Answer 3 – 30
• What are speakers, monitor, etc.
Question 3 - 40
• Provide an example of a peripheral device.
Answer 3 – 40
• What are printers, monitors, USB extenders, etc.
Question 3 - 50
• This key is used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.
Answer 3 – 50
• Windows – Control (ctrl) key• Mac – Command key
Question 4 - 10
• This device looks like a skinny pen but has no ink.
Answer 4 – 10
• What is a stylus?
Question 4 - 20
• These microphones pick up sound from only one direction.
Answer 4 – 20
• What are unidirectional microphones?
Question 4 - 30
• This is the small, touch-sensitive area at the base of the keyboard on a netbook computer.
Answer 4 – 30
• What is the touch pad.
Question 4 - 40
• These printers have tiny hammer-like keys that strike the paper through an inked ribbon.
Answer 4 – 40
• What are impact printers?
Question 4 - 50
• Restarting a computer when it is already powered on is called __________.
Answer 4 – 50
• What is a warm boot?
Question 5 - 10
• Flash drive plug into this.
Answer 5 – 10
• What is a USB port?
Question 5 - 20
• This transforms the wall voltage to the voltages required by the computer chips.
Answer 5 – 20
• What is the power supply?
Question 5 - 30
• The hard drive is an example of ____________ storage.
Answer 5 – 30
• What is nonvolatile storage?
Question 5 - 40
• Where the programs and data the computer is currently using is stored.
Answer 5 – 40
• What is the RAM?
Question 5 - 50
• The applied science concerned with designing and arranging things that people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely.
Answer 5 – 50
• What is ergonomics?