Chapter 1 Checkpoint

Question 1

What is a program?

Answer 1

Software

Question 2

What is hardware?

Answer 2

Physical devices, or components of which a computer is made.

Question 3

List the five major components of a computer system.

Answer 3

CPU, Main memory, Secondary Storage devices, input devices, output devices

Question 4

What part of the computer actually runs programs?

Answer 4

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Question 5

What part of the computer serves as a work area to store a program and its data while the program is running?

Answer 5

Main Memory

Question 6

What part of the computer holds data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer?

Answer 6

Secondary Storage Devices

Question 7

What part of the computer collects data from people and other devices?

Answer 7

Input devices

Question 8

What part of the computer formats and presents data for people or other devices?

Answer 8

Output devices

Question 9

What fundamental set of programs control the internal operations of the computer’s hardware?

Answer 9

Operating Systems

Question 10

What do you call a program that performs a specialized task, such a virus scanner, a file compression program, or a data backup program?

Answer 10

Utility Program

Question 11

Word processing programs, spreadsheets programs, email programs, web browsers, and game programs belong to what category of software?

Answer 11

Application Software

Question 12

What amount of memory is enough to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number?