Basic Operations and Programming Errors Flashcards
What are the 2 components of a computer system?
Hardware and software.
It contains the motherboard, central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), and storage drives.
System unit.
What are the 3 basics operations of a computer?
- Accepting input
- Processing input/data
- Producing an output/result
If a device accepts input and produces output then it is a computer.
False. It should be able to accept input, process data, and produce an output.
Hardwares are the components of a computer not visible to the naked eye.
False. Software.
What are the 5 components of a hardware?
- Input
- Process
- Output
- Storage
- Communication devices
Give an example of an input device.
Keyboard, camera, mouse, microphone.
Give an example of a processing device.
CPU, RAM, GPU.
Give an example of an output device.
Monitor, speaker, printer, projector.
Give an example of a storage device.
Solid-state drive (SSD), harddrive, USB, flash drive, memory card, DVD.
Give an example of a communication device.
Internet, Bluetooth, modem.
What are the 2 categories of software?
Application and system software/operating system.
Give an example of an application software.
Zoom, Chrome, Spotify.
Give an example of a system software.
Linux, Ubuntu, Android.
A/an _ gives instructions to hardware and makes application softwares work.
operating system (OS)