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CGS 1060 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1
Questions With Correct Answers
Which term is used to refer to all of the physical parts of a computer system? -
answer✔✔hardware
Software that allows you to do word processing, send e-mails, or play games is commonly
referred to as - answer✔✔application programs
Which of the following is an example of an operating system? - answer✔✔Microsoft Windows
A mainframe computer is - answer✔✔an extremely fast, expensive computer with a large data
capacity that is typically used by huge companies.
A computer that serves other computers by running important software and storing important
data is called a - answer✔✔server
What piece of computer hardware is often referred to as the "brains" of the computer? -
answer✔✔CPU
Which of the following components would NOT be considered a peripheral device? -
answer✔✔motherboard
At the lowest level of processing, computers represent data and instructions using a series of
binary digits, 1's and 0's. An individual binary digit is known as a - answer✔✔a bit
A kilobyte is - answer✔✔1024 bytes
A string of 8 binary digits is known as a - answer✔✔byte
A removable USB flash drive with a capacity of 4096 megabytes has an equivalent storage
capacity of - answer✔✔4 GB
Which type of memory contains the instructions necessary for the computer's basic input/output
system (BIOS) which is used to load essential data when the computer is turned on? -
answer✔✔ROM
CGS 1060 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1
Questions With Correct Answers
Which term is used to refer to all of the physical parts of a computer system? -
answer✔✔hardware
Software that allows you to do word processing, send e-mails, or play games is commonly
referred to as - answer✔✔application programs
Which of the following is an example of an operating system? - answer✔✔Microsoft Windows
A mainframe computer is - answer✔✔an extremely fast, expensive computer with a large data
capacity that is typically used by huge companies.
A computer that serves other computers by running important software and storing important
data is called a - answer✔✔server
What piece of computer hardware is often referred to as the "brains" of the computer? -
answer✔✔CPU
Which of the following components would NOT be considered a peripheral device? -
answer✔✔motherboard
At the lowest level of processing, computers represent data and instructions using a series of
binary digits, 1's and 0's. An individual binary digit is known as a - answer✔✔a bit
A kilobyte is - answer✔✔1024 bytes
A string of 8 binary digits is known as a - answer✔✔byte
A removable USB flash drive with a capacity of 4096 megabytes has an equivalent storage
capacity of - answer✔✔4 GB
Which type of memory contains the instructions necessary for the computer's basic input/output
system (BIOS) which is used to load essential data when the computer is turned on? -
answer✔✔ROM
