Hardware Lab
This physical device is used to type letters and numbers.
What is a keyboard?
A word processor belongs to this category of software designed to help users complete tasks.
What is application software?
Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS belong to this software category.
What are operating systems?
This action creates a stored copy of your current document so you can reopen it later.
What is saving?
This group of connected devices can share information and resources.
What is a network?
This component executes instructions and is often called the brain of the computer.
What is the CPU (central processing unit)?
Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are examples of this type of application.
What is a web browser?
This Apple operating system is designed for Mac computers.
What is macOS?
The .pdf or .docx part at the end of a filename is called this.
What is a file extension?
This type of application is best for writing and formatting a business letter.
What is a word processor?
Unlike long-term storage, this temporary working memory usually loses its contents when power is off.
What is RAM?
This type of application organizes data into cells in rows and columns.
What is spreadsheet software?
An operating system manages hardware and provides services for this other main category of software.
What is application software?
This is a separate copy of important data kept so it can be recovered after loss.
What is a backup?
Wi-Fi uses radio signals; Ethernet commonly uses this physical connection.
What is a cable (Ethernet cable)?
A touchscreen sends touch data to a computer and displays results. These are its two device roles.
What are input and output?
A web app runs through this software rather than always requiring a local desktop installation.
What is a web browser?
This OS utility lists running processes and can help close an unresponsive app in Windows.
What is Task Manager?
An unfamiliar website makes a surprising claim. Name two checks before trusting it.
What are checking the author or publisher, date, supporting evidence, and corroboration by reliable sources? (Accept any two.)
These settings control the blank space between the text and the edges of a document page.
What are margins?
Early computers used vacuum tubes. These smaller electronic switches later replaced them.
What are transistors?
Before installing an application, compare these requirements with your device’s OS, memory, and storage.
What are system requirements?
Two apps need memory and CPU time at once. This system software coordinates their use of those
What is the operating system?
A mouse stops responding. Name two basic checks before replacing it.
What are checking its connection or battery, trying another port, checking wireless pairing, or testing another mouse? (Accept any two.)
Your essay contains “their” where you meant “there.” This human review step catches errors an automatic spelling tool may miss.
What is proofreading?