Hardware - inside the computer

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  1. A computer processor:
  2. Your answer:
    is the computer's brain.
    is the cheapest part of a computer purchase.
    can burn DVDs.
    increases hard drive space.


  3. When buying a computer, which hard drive size would be most useful and could be purchased TODAY:
  4. Your answer:
    60 megabytes
    20 gigabytes
    100 terabytes
    none of the above


  5. CPU stands for:
  6. Your answer:
    computer peripheral unit
    central protocol unit
    central processing url
    central processing unit


  7. Which of these items is NOT considered computer hardware?
  8. Your answer:
    PowerPoint
    monitor
    hard drive
    mouse


  9. Which answer is a correct expression of processor speed?
  10. Your answer:
    3.0 THz
    1.5 KHz
    2.0 GHz
    1.44 MB


  11. Which statement is correct?
  12. Your answer:
    Macintosh mice have one button-PC mice have two or more buttons.
    Only scientists and artists use Macintosh computers.
    Macintosh computers and PC computers cost the same.
    PC computers are made by only one company.


  13. Which statement(s) about ROM are true?
  14. Your answer:
    ROM stands for Random Order Memory
    ROM can be used to burn a CD.
    ROM contains instructions critical to the functioning of a computer.
    answers 1 and 3


  15. When you turn off a computer, what happens to the contents of the RAM?
  16. Your answer:
    it is saved by battery back - up.
    it is erased.
    it is copied to the hard drive.
    none of the above.


  17. The more RAM your computer has, the:
  18. Your answer:
    more programs it can run at one time.
    more data it can store.
    ROM will be less useful.
    none of the above.


  19. What produces a hard copy?
  20. Your answer:
    a printer
    a scanner
    RAM
    a hard drive


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