- A computer processor:
Your answer:
is the computer's brain.
is the cheapest part of a computer purchase.
can burn DVDs.
increases hard drive space.
- When buying a computer, which hard drive size would be most useful and could be purchased TODAY:
Your answer:
60 megabytes
20 gigabytes
100 terabytes
none of the above
- CPU stands for:
Your answer:
computer peripheral unit
central protocol unit
central processing url
central processing unit
- Which of these items is NOT considered computer hardware?
Your answer:
PowerPoint
monitor
hard drive
mouse
- Which answer is a correct expression of processor speed?
Your answer:
3.0 THz
1.5 KHz
2.0 GHz
1.44 MB
- Which statement is correct?
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.
- Which statement(s) about ROM are true?
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
- When you turn off a computer, what happens to the contents of the RAM?
Your answer:
it is saved by battery back - up.
it is erased.
it is copied to the hard drive.
none of the above.
- The more RAM your computer has, the:
Your answer:
more programs it can run at one time.
more data it can store.
ROM will be less useful.
none of the above.
- What produces a hard copy?
Your answer:
a printer
a scanner
RAM
a hard drive