and CORRECT Answers
computer - CORRECT ANSWER - electronic device capable of performing arithmetic and
logical operations
hardware and software - CORRECT ANSWER - computer system components
central processing unit (CPU) and main memory - CORRECT ANSWER - examples of
hardware
secondary storage - CORRECT ANSWER - hard disks, flash drives, zip disks, cds
common input devices - CORRECT ANSWER - keyboard and the mouse
common output device - CORRECT ANSWER - computer screen
software - CORRECT ANSWER - programs run by the computer
operating system - CORRECT ANSWER - monitors overall activity of the computer,
provides services
machine language - CORRECT ANSWER - most basic universal language is a sequence
of 0s and 1s
bit - CORRECT ANSWER - binary digit, 0 or 1
byte - CORRECT ANSWER - sequence of 8 bits