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The operating system provides the means for users to interact with a computer.

A) True
B) False

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Information is data that have been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

A) True
B) False

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Keyboards that display on screen when input of text is required are known as virtual keyboards.

A) True
B) False

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The area that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up when it is powered on is ________.


A) RAM
B) ROM
C) the USB
D) the CPU

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The area that holds all of the instructions the computer needs to start up is the RAM.

A) True
B) False

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The terms data and information can be used interchangeably.

A) True
B) False

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The "brains" of the computer is the ________.

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CPU
Central Processi...

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning

Premises
LED
CPU
ROM
RAM
QWERTY
Responses
technology used on flat-screen monitors
processes commands issued by software instructions
holds start up instructions needed when the computer is powered on
standard keyboard layout
stores programs and data the computer is currently using

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LED
CPU
ROM
RAM
QWERTY

Flash drives plug into a(n) ________.


A) USB port
B) serial port
C) expansion slot
D) drive bay

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

Premises
motherboard
peripheral device
input device
system unit
output device
Responses
case that houses the electronic components, power source, and storage devices of a desktop computer
displays processed data
used to enter data
main circuit board containing the central electronic components of a computer
external device that exchanges data with the computer through ports

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motherboard
peripheral device
input device
system unit
output device

A ________ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the Internet.


A) video card
B) network interface card (NIC)
C) sound card
D) controller card

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A(n) ________ is where a peripheral device can attach to a computer so that data can be exchanged between it and the operating system.


A) port
B) drive
C) slot
D) expansion bus

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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An SD card is an example of a(n) ________ card.

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flash memo...

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The arithmetic logic unit (ALU) controls all of the functions performed by the computer's other components and processes all the commands issued to it by software instructions.

A) True
B) False

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________ is a measure of the greatest amount of light showing when the monitor displays pure white.

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A(n) ________ microphone picks up sounds equally well from all directions.

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Apple's OS X and Microsoft Windows are examples of ________ software.


A) utility
B) application
C) operating system
D) communication

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Microphones and scanners are examples of ________ devices.

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

Premises
data
software
information
processing
hardware
Responses
data organized in a meaningful way
computer programs
physical components of a computer
turning data into information
represents a fact, figure, or idea

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data
software
information
processing
hardware

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:

Premises
megabyte
petabyte
kilobyte
gigabyte
terabyte
Responses
approximately 1 trillion bytes
approximately 1,000 terabytes
approximately 1 billion bytes
approximately 1 million bytes
approximately 1 thousand bytes

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megabyte
petabyte
kilobyte
gigabyte
terabyte

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