5 Main Computer Parts
What does the motherboard do?
a) processing
b) connects parts
c) supplies power
d) stores information
b) The Motherboard connects the parts of the computer. Which part of the library is it?
a) USB
b) PS/2
c) FireWire
d) a or b
d) a or b. USB has generally replaced PS/2 for connecting mice and keyboards.
BlackberryOS, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
T/F: Software applications perform specific tasks, not general tasks.
True. Apps perform specific tasks, like word docs, artwork and video editing, and internet browsers. Operating systems perform the general tasks.
The books on the shelves of the library.
a) RAM
b) Hard drive
c) Power supply
d) CPU
b) Hard drive represents the books on the shelves of the library. Why?
The CPU is the _______ of the computer.
a) Hallways
b) Librarian or brain
c) Lights or power
d) Books or storage
b) The CPU is the brain, or librarian, of the computer.
These cables provide power and data to hard drives.
a) VGA
b) DVI
c) HDMI
d) SATA
d) SATA provides power and data to hard drives.
T/F: An operating system performs specific tasks, not general tasks.
FALSE. An OS performs general tasks such as...
Which of the following is collaboration software?
a) Google Docs
b) Adobe Illustrator
c) Skype
d) both A and C
d) Google Docs and Skype are examples of collaboration software
Give an example of a photo file type/extension
jpg, png, gif, tiff, bmp
Power supplies convert ___ to ___ power.
Power supplies convert AC power to DC
a) USB
b) Lightning
c) IEEE-1394
d) IEEE-1900
c) IEEE-1394 = FireWire
Which of the following is open source?
a) Windows
b) Chrome OS
c) Linux
d) Mac OSX
c) Linux is open source. What does that mean?
Excel is an example of _________ software.
a) Productivity
b) Security
c) Utility
d) Collaboration
a) Excel is productivity software
Give an example of an output peripheral device
Monitor, speakers, touchscreen, printer, CD-ROM, flash drive
Are solid state drives faster or slower than hard disk drives?
Faster.
Give an example of a display connector
VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
Which operating system from Microsoft is available for desktop and server use?
a) Linux
b) Mac OS X
c) Windows
d) Chrome
c) Windows is Microsoft's OS for desktop and server use.
Laura needs to use her personal computer to analyze tables of numbers. Which application software would you recommend?
a) Word processing
b) Spreadsheet
c) Database
d) Web browsing
c) Laura needs database software to analyze tables of numbers.
Jordan works with an outside vendor that is constantly sending him files that have a .zip extension, or ZIP files. What type of application will he need to open these files?
a) File compression software
b) Presentation software
c) Graphic design software
d) Spreadsheet software
a) File compression software can help with unzipping .zip files
Which of the following is volatile memory?
a) hard drive
b) RAM
c) optical disk
d) flash drive
b) RAM is volatile memory. What does this mean?
How fast is USB 3.0?
5.0 Gb/s
Which of the following is NOT handled by the operating system?
a) GUI
b) Editing a word document
c) Files and folders
d) User accounts
b) The OS operates the GUI, files and folders, and user accounts. It does NOT control editing a word document (a software app does that)
A .xls file can be edited in which program?
a) Microsoft Word
b) PowerPoint
c) Excel
d) Google Chrome
c) a .xls file is an Excel spreadsheet file
This 24-pin connector provides power to the motherboard.
a) SATA
b) ATX-power
c) FireWire
d) USB
b) ATX-power provides power to the motherboard.