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Computer Skills Placement Exam Questions
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Hardware - Answer✔The physical components of a computer.
software - Answer✔the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Information Technology (IT) - Answer✔the computers and other electronic devices used to
store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data
mainframe computer - Answer✔a large central computer to which users are connected by
terminals
Network computer - Answer✔Means two or more connected computers that can share
resources
Personal Computer (PC) - Answer✔computer designed for general use by a single person
laptop - Answer✔portable computer
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - Answer✔A small, handheld computer used for personal
information management. The predecessor to the smartphone.
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Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Answer✔executes commands from a computer's hardware and
software; the principal computer chip that contains several processing components, which
determines the computer's operating speed; the "brain" of a computer
hard disk - Answer✔a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that
use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information
input device - Answer✔A device used to enter information into a computer.
output device - Answer✔allows the user to view or listen to the data a computer processes
such as a monitor, printer, headphones, or speakers
computer memory - Answer✔any physical device capable of storing information temporarily or
permanently
Random Access Memory (RAM) - Answer✔Computer location where instructions and data are
stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.
read-only memory (ROM) - Answer✔A type of memory that contains data that is retrievable
but cannot be changed.
bit - Answer✔A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer,
typically represented as a 0 or 1
Byte - Answer✔a group of 8 bits
Kilobyte (KB) - Answer✔A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.
Megabyte (MB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one million bytes
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Gigabyte (GB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one billion bytes
Terabyte (TB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one trillion bytes
keyboard - Answer✔An input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and
special function keys.
mouse - Answer✔a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor
on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad
trackball - Answer✔An input device that has the rolling ball on the top. It is used to move the
cursor and select items on a computer screen.
scanner - Answer✔an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for
data input to a computer
touchpad - Answer✔A pointing device you can use instead of a mouse. These devices sense the
position of your finger and then move the pointer accordingly.
Light pen - Answer✔an input device used like a pencil. It emits an electronic signal to the screen
in the exact spot where entry is needed. Light pens do not work on all types of computer
screens
joystick - Answer✔Input device used for games playing and flight simulators.
digital camera - Answer✔a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later
reproduction
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Computer Skills Placement Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Hardware - Answer✔The physical components of a computer.
software - Answer✔the programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Information Technology (IT) - Answer✔the computers and other electronic devices used to
store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data
mainframe computer - Answer✔a large central computer to which users are connected by
terminals
Network computer - Answer✔Means two or more connected computers that can share
resources
Personal Computer (PC) - Answer✔computer designed for general use by a single person
laptop - Answer✔portable computer
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - Answer✔A small, handheld computer used for personal
information management. The predecessor to the smartphone.
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Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Answer✔executes commands from a computer's hardware and
software; the principal computer chip that contains several processing components, which
determines the computer's operating speed; the "brain" of a computer
hard disk - Answer✔a storage device that contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that
use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information
input device - Answer✔A device used to enter information into a computer.
output device - Answer✔allows the user to view or listen to the data a computer processes
such as a monitor, printer, headphones, or speakers
computer memory - Answer✔any physical device capable of storing information temporarily or
permanently
Random Access Memory (RAM) - Answer✔Computer location where instructions and data are
stored on a temporary basis. This memory is volatile.
read-only memory (ROM) - Answer✔A type of memory that contains data that is retrievable
but cannot be changed.
bit - Answer✔A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit of information in a computer,
typically represented as a 0 or 1
Byte - Answer✔a group of 8 bits
Kilobyte (KB) - Answer✔A unit of computer storage equal to approximately one thousand bytes.
Megabyte (MB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one million bytes
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Gigabyte (GB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one billion bytes
Terabyte (TB) - Answer✔a unit of storage measuring roughly one trillion bytes
keyboard - Answer✔An input device that enters data with letters, numbers, symbols, and
special function keys.
mouse - Answer✔a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor
on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad
trackball - Answer✔An input device that has the rolling ball on the top. It is used to move the
cursor and select items on a computer screen.
scanner - Answer✔an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for
data input to a computer
touchpad - Answer✔A pointing device you can use instead of a mouse. These devices sense the
position of your finger and then move the pointer accordingly.
Light pen - Answer✔an input device used like a pencil. It emits an electronic signal to the screen
in the exact spot where entry is needed. Light pens do not work on all types of computer
screens
joystick - Answer✔Input device used for games playing and flight simulators.
digital camera - Answer✔a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later
reproduction
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