INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS MID-TERM STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS MID-
TERM STUDY EXAM

computer - Correct Answers -an electronic device that processes information with or
without a moniter

word processing - Correct Answers -the software application that is used the most

super computer - Correct Answers -largest, fasest, and most expensive type of
computer

server - Correct Answers -a computer that links sever Pc's together in a network

using a word processor, what can you do? - Correct Answers -change the size of the
font, the typeface, the size of the margins, and the spacing between lines

information processing cycle - Correct Answers -input, storage, processing, and output

portrait - Correct Answers -the orientation of the page in which the printed lines run the
width (81/2") of the page

keyboard - Correct Answers -the most commonly used input device

advantage to touchscreen - Correct Answers -it is natural to touch things

GIGO - Correct Answers -Garbage in, garbage out
operating system - Correct Answers -manages the disks and files, manages the
computer's resources, and manages the computers memory

propriety operating system - Correct Answers -unique to a manufacturer

BIO - Correct Answers -loaded first when the computer is powered on

data - Correct Answers -the raw facts