Computer Science 1 (Possible questions with 100% correct answers)

PCs correct answers A relatively small computer designed to be used by one person at a time. Most home computers are PCs. Workstation correct answers A larger and more powerful PC. "Industrial Strength." Mainframes correct answers An even larger computer that typically requires some support staff and generally is shared by more than one user. Network correct answers A number of computers connected so that they may share resources such as printers and may share information. A network might contain a number of workstations and one or more mainframes as well as shared devices such as printers. Input Devices correct answers Any device that allows a user to communicate info to the computer such as a keyboard and a mouse. Output Devices correct answers Is anything that allows the computer to communicate information to the user such as a display screen (monitor) or printer. Main Memory correct answers Consists of a long list of numbered locations called memory locations. Bit correct answers A digit that can assume only the values of 0 and 1 also called binary digit. The memory locations in most computers contain 8 bits. Byte correct answers An 8 bit portion of memory. Address correct answers The number that identifies a byte. The address of the byte is then used to find the data item when needed. Memory Location correct answers Entire chunk of memory that holds a large data item such as a large number.