Question | Answer |
What are the four major fuctions of a computer system (any size, and brand, old or new) | input, processing, output, store |
Define a bit | A bit is a binary digit. Bits are series of 0s and 1s. 0 stands for off pulse and 1 stands for on pulse. |
Define a byte | A byte is a set of 8 bits. Here is an example of 8 bits: 00011111 Every character that we know of (e.g. Z, ?, 3, l) is represented by a series of 8 bits. |
How many bytes are in a kilobyte, megabyte, gibabyte, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte | these are approximations: kilobyte = 1000 bytes, megabyte = million bytes, gigabyte = billion bytes, terabyte = trillion bytes, petabyte = quadrillion bytes, exabyte = quintillion |
On a brand new computer the typical storage size in bytes of a hard drive is | in terabytes |
Define hardware and give examples | any physical component of a computer (mouse, monitor, system unit, mouse) |
Define the two main categories of software and give examples of each category | system software (operating system, Windows ) and applications software: Microsoft Office Professional 2010, QuickBooks 2010, Turbo Tax, Crystal Reports |
What is an example of a peripheral device | any device connected to a computer such as mouse, printer, keyboard |
Give examples of input devices | mouse, keyboard, LCD monitor, touchscreen monitor, digital pen, camcorders, cell phones that capture images, webcam, microphone, voice recognition |
Give examples of output devices | CRT monitor, LCD monitor, printers, speaker |
Define a pixel? | picture element--a monitor's resolution is an important factor. A monitor with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels means 1680 columns of pixels by 1050 rows of pixels |
Define a motherboard and where it is located | A motherboard is a circuit board inside a computer. The motherboard is located in the system unit of a computer; it contains chipsets, expansion slots, and power. |
Define CPU. Define a typical speed of a CPU in a desktop computer. Define a popular Intel CPU sold in computers today. | A CPU is a central processing unit. A popular Intel CPU for a desktop is Core 2 Duo with a speed of 3.33 GHz |
Define RAM. What would be the typical amount of RAM on a desktop computer? | RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It is volatile memory. When you start your computer, the operating system is copied into RAM. A program you lauch is copied into RAM. You should have at least 4GM of RAM. |
Define ROM | Read only memory |
How fast is a 3.5 GigaHertz computer. | The processor performs work at a rate of 3.5 billion machine cycles per second. |
List examples of storage devices or locations | hard drive, external backup drive, online storage, CD, DVD, thumb drive, blu-ray disc |
What is the most common port type to connect input and output devices to a computer | USB port (universal serial bus) 2.0 is the standard; keyboards, printer, mouse, external hard drive, thumb drives can be connected to a USB port |
What is a warm boot | restarting the computer while it is powered on |
Define ergonomics | science of designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact efficiently and safely. |