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7th Grade Computers
7th Grade Computers - 3rd Term Quiz
Question | Answer |
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A circuit board which contains most of the major electronic components of the computer. | MOTHERBOARD |
A "pointing" device that allows you to move your text cursor and to point and click icons and menu options. | mouse |
The computer's ability to permit more than one application to be active on the desktop or in memory at the same instant in time. | MULTITASKING |
A collection of computers and devices connected together via communication devices and transmission media that allows computers to share resources. | NETWORK |
A set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices. (Windows XP or Windows 7). | OPERATING SYSTEM |
Hardware that allows a user to see the results of input and processing. The two most common devices are a video-display monitor and a printer. | OUTPUT DEVICES |
A secret code to protect your data and keep others from accessing your computer. | PASSWORD |
The point at which a peripheral attaches to or communicates with a system unit so it can send data to or receive information from the computer. | PORT |
A series of instructions that tells a computer how to perform tasks necessary to processing data and information. | PROGRAM |
The internal memory in your computer where data and programs reside while being executed by the CPU. A memory chip that can be read from and written to. | RAM |
Memory that can be read but not written to. It also describes the chip inside your computer that holds data, instructions, and information. | ROM |
Stands for "sending particularly annoying messages" or unwanted e-mail. | SPAM |
A button on the Windows taskbar that displays the Windows main menu. | START BUTTON |
A blinking vertical line that appears on your screen. It indicates where text will appear when you type in a document. | TEXT CURSOR |
Software that was written to harm your computer and the data that is stored on it. | VIRUS |