CGS 1060 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
Which type of memory stores any programs and data that are currently in use by the
CPU that will be lost when the computer is switched off? - ANSWER-RAM
Which unit of measurement is equivalent to one billion bytes? - ANSWER-gigabyte (GB)
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
Which type of memory stores any programs and data that are currently in use by the
CPU that will be lost when the computer is switched off? - ANSWER-RAM
Which unit of measurement is equivalent to one billion bytes? - ANSWER-gigabyte (GB)
