QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Software.
Answer: written programs or procedures or rules and associated
documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that
are stored in read/write memory
●● main memory.
Answer: holds current memory, volatile (goes away)
●● auxiliary memory.
Answer: exists once the computer turns off (hard drive)
●● input.
Answer: keyboard, mouse, etc.
●● output.
Answer: monitor, printer, etc.
●● RAM.
, Answer: Random Access Memory - is the main memory, and the hard
drive is the principal
●● CPU.
Answer: (Central Processing Unit) The key component of a computer
system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute
program instructions
●● 1 bit.
Answer: smallest unit
●● 4 bits.
Answer: nibble
●● 8 bits.
Answer: 1 byte
●● 1,000 bytes.
Answer: 1 KB
●● 1 million bytes (1,000 kilobytes).
Answer: 1 MB