8th Grade Term Quiz #3
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Refers to software presented in a combination of forms: graphics, text, sound, and animation. | MULTIMEDIA
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| 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
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| A collection of computers and devices connected together via communication devices and transmission media that allows computers to share resources. | NETWORK
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| A set of programs that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware devices. (Windows XP or Windows 7) | OPERATING SYSTEM
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| 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
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| A secret code to protect your data and keep others from accessing your computer. | PASSWORD
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| 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
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| A series of instructions that tells a computer how to perform tasks necessary to processing data and instructions. | PROGRAM
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| 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
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| A temporary storage place for deleted documents. | RECYCLE BIN
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| Memory that can be read but not written to. It also describes the chip inside your computer that holds data, instructions, and information. | ROM
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| Programs used to perform specific tasks (example: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). | SOFTWARE
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| An expansion card that enhances the sound-generating capabilities of a computer. | SOUND CARD
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| Stands for "sending particularly annoying messages" or unwanted e-mail. | SPAM
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| A button on the Windows taskbar that displays the Windows main menu. | START BUTTON
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| One trillion bytes or characters of information. | TERABYTE
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| A blinking vertical line that appears on your screen. It indicates where text will appear when you type in a document. | TEXT CURSOR
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| The address of documents and resources on the Internet. | URL
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| Software that was written to harm your computer and the data that is stored on it. | VIRUS
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| A program that allows you to view web pages and search for information on the Internet (Internet Explorer or Chrome). | WEB BROWSER
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