COMPUTER CONCEPTS - TEST 1 – VOCABULARY
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
data - ✔✔facts that are used to produce usable results (information)
information - ✔✔data that has been organized so that it is usable
hardware - ✔✔computer equipment that you can touch
software - ✔✔set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
keyboard - ✔✔enables you to enter typed data or commands
mouse - ✔✔enables you to click a button to enter commands
microphone - ✔✔enables you to capture sounds
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,monitor - ✔✔displays text, graphics, and video
speakers - ✔✔output devices that produce sound
printer - ✔✔prints computer output on paper
cd - ✔✔optical storage device
dvd - ✔✔an optical storage device that has more storage capacity than a CD
hard drive - ✔✔the primary storage unit of a computer
flash memory - ✔✔provides portable storage
system software - ✔✔coordinates hardware devices and interacts with application software
application software - ✔✔focuses on particular user tasks, such as word processing, games, or e-mail
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, desktop - ✔✔computer is designed to fit on a desk, with modular components
notebook - ✔✔computer is a small portable computer
laptop - ✔✔a small portable computer, commonly referred to as a notebook
subnotebook - ✔✔slightly smaller and lighter than a notebook
optical mouse - ✔✔uses a sensor to detect mouse movement
touchpad - ✔✔a touch-sensitive device that acts as a mouse on a laptop computer
trackpoint - ✔✔a button that you move with your finger to position a mouse pointer on screen
webcam - ✔✔captures live audio and video for transmission from one computer to another
scanner - ✔✔reads text or pictures and transmits them in digital format to a computer or printer
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
data - ✔✔facts that are used to produce usable results (information)
information - ✔✔data that has been organized so that it is usable
hardware - ✔✔computer equipment that you can touch
software - ✔✔set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
keyboard - ✔✔enables you to enter typed data or commands
mouse - ✔✔enables you to click a button to enter commands
microphone - ✔✔enables you to capture sounds
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,monitor - ✔✔displays text, graphics, and video
speakers - ✔✔output devices that produce sound
printer - ✔✔prints computer output on paper
cd - ✔✔optical storage device
dvd - ✔✔an optical storage device that has more storage capacity than a CD
hard drive - ✔✔the primary storage unit of a computer
flash memory - ✔✔provides portable storage
system software - ✔✔coordinates hardware devices and interacts with application software
application software - ✔✔focuses on particular user tasks, such as word processing, games, or e-mail
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, desktop - ✔✔computer is designed to fit on a desk, with modular components
notebook - ✔✔computer is a small portable computer
laptop - ✔✔a small portable computer, commonly referred to as a notebook
subnotebook - ✔✔slightly smaller and lighter than a notebook
optical mouse - ✔✔uses a sensor to detect mouse movement
touchpad - ✔✔a touch-sensitive device that acts as a mouse on a laptop computer
trackpoint - ✔✔a button that you move with your finger to position a mouse pointer on screen
webcam - ✔✔captures live audio and video for transmission from one computer to another
scanner - ✔✔reads text or pictures and transmits them in digital format to a computer or printer
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
