COMPUTER CONCEPTS MODULE 1
EXAMPREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPLETE PREPARATION SHEET
●● Examples of hardware
Answer: Mouse, keyboard
●● Software
Answer: Accomplishes a variety of tasks inside a computer
●● Another word for software
Answer: Program
●● Examples of software
Answer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows 10, Mac OS
●● Application software
Answer: Something that the user of the computer is going to use
●● 3 types of application software
Answer: General purpose, specialized applications, and mobile apps
,●● General purpose application software examples
Answer: Microsoft office, mix pad, paint
●● Specialized application software
Answer: Directly focused on specific things on a computer
●● Mobile applications
Answer: Programs on a smart phone
●● Parts of an information system
Answer: People, Procedures, software, hardware, data, and the internet
●● 5 things that make up a computer (remember hand)
Answer: Electrical, process Info, storage/memory, input data, and output
data
●● System software
Answer: Enables application software to interact with computer
hardware
●● 3 types of system software
Answer: Operating system, utilities, and device drivers
,●● Operating system
Answer: Programs that coordinate computer resources, provide an
interface between user and computer, and run applications
●● Examples of operating systems
Answer: Windows, Mac OS
●● Utilities
Answer: Perform specific tasks related to managing computer resources
(makes computing easier)
●● Examples of utilities
Answer: Disk cleanup, disk fragmented, trouble shorting, anti virus
program, backup, file compression
●● Device drivers
Answer: Specific code or program that can tell the computer how to
interact with other things
●● Example of a device driver
Answer: Printer. (Dad having to download the driver to the computer)
, ●● Input
Answer: Transports data into computer languages
●● Examples of input
Answer: Keyboard, mouse, scanner
●● Output
Answer: Translates computer data into useful information or a sound
●● Examples of output
Answer: Monitor, printer, speakers
●● Types of computers
Answer: Super computer, mainframe, midrange, and personal computers
●● Super computer
Answer: Most powerful type of computer
●● Main frame computer
Answer: Processes large amounts of information/data
●● Midrange computer
EXAMPREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPLETE PREPARATION SHEET
●● Examples of hardware
Answer: Mouse, keyboard
●● Software
Answer: Accomplishes a variety of tasks inside a computer
●● Another word for software
Answer: Program
●● Examples of software
Answer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows 10, Mac OS
●● Application software
Answer: Something that the user of the computer is going to use
●● 3 types of application software
Answer: General purpose, specialized applications, and mobile apps
,●● General purpose application software examples
Answer: Microsoft office, mix pad, paint
●● Specialized application software
Answer: Directly focused on specific things on a computer
●● Mobile applications
Answer: Programs on a smart phone
●● Parts of an information system
Answer: People, Procedures, software, hardware, data, and the internet
●● 5 things that make up a computer (remember hand)
Answer: Electrical, process Info, storage/memory, input data, and output
data
●● System software
Answer: Enables application software to interact with computer
hardware
●● 3 types of system software
Answer: Operating system, utilities, and device drivers
,●● Operating system
Answer: Programs that coordinate computer resources, provide an
interface between user and computer, and run applications
●● Examples of operating systems
Answer: Windows, Mac OS
●● Utilities
Answer: Perform specific tasks related to managing computer resources
(makes computing easier)
●● Examples of utilities
Answer: Disk cleanup, disk fragmented, trouble shorting, anti virus
program, backup, file compression
●● Device drivers
Answer: Specific code or program that can tell the computer how to
interact with other things
●● Example of a device driver
Answer: Printer. (Dad having to download the driver to the computer)
, ●● Input
Answer: Transports data into computer languages
●● Examples of input
Answer: Keyboard, mouse, scanner
●● Output
Answer: Translates computer data into useful information or a sound
●● Examples of output
Answer: Monitor, printer, speakers
●● Types of computers
Answer: Super computer, mainframe, midrange, and personal computers
●● Super computer
Answer: Most powerful type of computer
●● Main frame computer
Answer: Processes large amounts of information/data
●● Midrange computer
