questions and answers
Whatntisntantcomputer?nt-ntanswer--
Anntelectronicntdevicentthatntstores,ntretrieves,ntandntprocessesntdata,ntandntcanntbentprogrammedntwithntinstructi
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Whatntisntanotherntwordntfornt"software"?nt-ntanswer--Programs
Whatntisntantcomputerntcomprisedntof?nt-ntanswer--Softwarent(programs)ntandnthardware
Whatntisntmeantntbyntantcomputersntsoftware?nt-ntanswer--Thentprograms
Whatntisntmeantntbyntantcomputersnthardware?nt-ntanswer--
Thentphysicalntcomponentsntofntthentcomputernt(i.e.ntmouse,ntkeyboard,ntsystemntunit,ntetc.)
Whatntarentthenttwontmostntcommonntinputntdevices?nt-ntanswer--Keyboardntandntmouse
Whatntarentthenttwontmostntcommonntoutputntdevices?nt-ntanswer--Monitorntandntprinter
Definent"inputntdevice":nt-ntanswer--Antpiecentofnthardwarentusednttontprovidentdata
Definent"outputntdevice":nt-ntanswer--
Usednttontcommunicatentthentresultsntofntdatantprocessingntintontantreadablentform
Whatntisntthent"brain"ntofntthentcomputer?nt-ntanswer--Thentcentralntprocessingntunitnt(CPU)
Whatntisntthentcentralntprocessingntunitntresponsiblentfor?nt-ntanswer--Allntcomputerntfunctions
WhatntisntmeasuredntbyntthentCPU?nt-ntanswer--Howntfastntthentcomputerntrunsnt(MHzntspeed)
WhatntdoesntRAMntstandntfor?nt-ntanswer--Randomntaccessntmemory
WhatntisntthentRAMntresponsiblentfor?nt-ntanswer--Storingntdatantonntanttemporaryntbasis
Whatntdoesnt"volatile"ntmean,ntinntregardsnttontcomputers?nt-ntanswer--
Thentinformationntisntlostntoncentthentcomputerntpowerntisntswitchedntoff
WhatntdoesntROMntstandntfor?nt-ntanswer--Readntonlyntmemory
Whatntisntthentbasicntunitntofntmeasurementntusedntinntcomputerntdatantstorage?nt-ntanswer--Bit
Whatntisntantbit?nt-ntanswer--Antbinaryntdigitntcomposedntofnt1'sntandnt0's
WherentisntthentROMntlocated?nt-ntanswer--Onntthentmotherboard
Whatntisntantbyte?nt-ntanswer--8ntbits
Whatntisntantkilobyte?nt-ntanswer--1024ntbits
Whatntisntantmegabyte?nt-ntanswer--1024ntkilobytes
Whatntisntantgigabyte?nt-ntanswer--1024ntmegabytes
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