________ is a package of instructions that tell the computer what to do also known as an application or short for app.
Hardware
Software
Apps
Input
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
People who write software (instructions that tell the computer what to do) are called ______________.
Computer Technitions
Programmers
Hackers
Computer Scientist
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Hardware is the tangible, physical equipment that _______________.
Used and applied
Heard and seen
Can be seen and touched.
Imputted and outputted
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A program can be defined as a series of detailed step-by-step ___________ that tell the computer precisely what actions to perform.
Software
Inputs
Applications
Instructions
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
RAM stands for?
random access memory
read about memory
read access memory
random about memory
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
ROM stands for?
random only memory
read only memory
recover only memory
retro only memory
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The computer's _________ memory (ex. microchips: RAM, ROM)
temporary
important
internal
external
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The computer's _________ memory (ex. thumb drives, hard drives, cloud storage: ie. Dropbox)
temporary
internal
external
important
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
ROM is _____ and RAM is __________?
temporary; permanent
larger; smaller
smaller; larger
permanent; temporary
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A hardware device which enables the computer to accept data is called an ______ device.
RAM
input
ROM
output
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A hardware device which reports computer information in a form we can understand is called an _________ device.
output
RAM
input
ROM
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Some devices can be both input and output devices.
True
False
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The most common example of an input device is a ___________.
Monitor
Mouse
Headphones
Keyboard
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Speakers are an example of an ________ device.
Input
RAM
Output
ROM
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
All computers do processing by following a series of instructions in a software program. The computer chip that receives and carries out these instructions is called: the ____________.
harddrive
monitor
processor
motherboard
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
CPU stands for __________.
central processing unit
computer processing unit
central protection unit
computer protection unit
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The CPU is often referred to as the __________ of the computer system.