COMPUTER SCIENCE- INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

COMPUTER SCIENCE- INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTING ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

QUESTIONBinary Code - answer-Groupings of 1's and 0's that makes information that a computer can
understand.


QUESTIONHardware - answer-Physical elements of a computing systems (printer, circuit boards, wires,
keyboard, etc)


QUESTIONMachine Language - answer-Programs written in binary code


QUESTIONHigh-level language - answer-easier for humans to understand


QUESTIONInterpreter - answer-translates source code into machine code one line at a time
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - answer-"Brain" of the computer that performs instructions defined by
software


QUESTIONSoftware - answer-Set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do. It is what guides the
hardware and tells it how to accomplish each task.


QUESTIONOperating System (OS) - answer-Software used to control the computer and its peripheral
equipment.


QUESTIONInput Device - answer-device used to insert data into a computer or other device (ex: keyboard,
mouse, microphone, scanner, voice recognition)


QUESTIONOutput Device - answer-device that projects images, gives sound, and basically gives out the info
from the computer so the user can obtain it (ex: monitor, printer, projector, speakers)


QUESTIONBinary Number System - answer-Base2


QUESTIONDecimal Number System - answer-Base10


QUESTIONOctal Number System - answer-Base8


QUESTIONHexadecimal Number System - answer-Base16



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