Grade 9 btt - Hardware

Question 0

The name given to servers used to run large business such as bank

Answer 0

Enterprise

Question 1

Anything you can touch (mouse,tower,keyboard,printer) is called

Answer 1

Hardware

Question 2

What are the keyboard and the mouse used for?

Answer 2

To input information from the user

Question 3

Type of software that controls the function of the computer

Answer 3

Operating system

Question 4

The name of computers used by individuals

Answer 4

PC’s

Question 5

What are MS word and iTunes also known as?

Answer 5

Applications

Question 6

What do speakers and printers do?

Answer 6

They output information to the user

Question 7

Individual computers that are small, integrated and move easily are?

Answer 7

Laptops

Question 8

Computer instructions are processed by the?

Answer 8

CPU

Question 9

What are windows XP and Mac OS 10 Leopard also known as?

Answer 9

Operating system

Question 10

Hand-held computers that help to organize people and have basic office/phone function

Answer 10

Phone/mobile

Question 11

Where is information stored on most modern pcs?

Answer 11

Hard Drive

Question 12

A program that attaches itself to other programs and replicates themselves

Answer 12

Viruses

Question 13

When a PC is shut off what happens to its memory?

Answer 13

It either gets backed up or disappears

Question 14

CPU is measured in?

Answer 14

GHz/MHz

Question 15

Software that looks like a program or game but once you run them they attack your computer (type of malware)

Answer 15

Trojan

Question 16

The main memory in your computer

Answer 16

RAM

Question 17

What factor effect the speed of your PC? (beside CPU)

Answer 17

Malware or the amount of memory

Question 18

A small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes to replicate itself

Answer 18

A worm (zombie)

Question 19

What does ROM stand for?

Answer 19

Read-Only Memory

Question 20

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 20

Random Access memory

Question 21

Malware that enters your system through via email is called?

Answer 21

An email virus