computer concepts Flashcards
The actual machine (wires, transistors, and circuits) of a computer is called ___?
Hardware
Generally used by small to medium sized companies and can support a few users or hundreds of users.
server
Data, information, and program instructions are stored temporarily on a _____ chip.
RAM
What is a large, expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of users and it used by large companies?
Mainframe
Logical operations and arithmetic computations are performed by the ______.
ALU
Which of the following is NOT true about the earliest computers?
They were first developed in the 1970s.
RAM stands for ____ Access Memory
random
A computer with high-level computational capacity.
supercomputer
All of the following are computer system components EXCEPT:
sever
Which of the following is NOT true about monitors?
screen output is hard copy
A ____ is approximately a billion bytes
gigabyte
what is a cookie?
it is a small files that are designed to hold data.
what is defragmentation?
cleaning of the computer.
what is application software?
a software is systems downloaded for computer.