Types & components of a computer system Flashcards
1
Q
2 advantages of using GUI (Graphic User Interface).
A
The user doesn’t need to learn any commands & a pointing device is used to click on an icon to launch the application-this is simpler than typing in commands.
2
Q
Identify 2 internal items of hardware that could be found in a desktop computer.
A
Motherboard & RAM.
3
Q
(a) This is temporary storage used for the application being executed.
(b) This is a volatile memory.
(c) An example of this storage is an SSD.
(d) This stores the start-up instructions for the computer.
A
(a) RAM
(b) RAM
(c) Backing storage
(d) ROM
