What am I?

Question 1

I connect computers and allow them to talk to eachother.

Answer 1

Modem

Question 2

I wake up the computer and remind it what to do.

Answer 2

BIOS

Question 3

I am the brain of the computer

Answer 3

CPU

Question 4

I have a very good memory I can read but I can’t write.

Answer 4

ROM

Question 5

Information in the computer is stored on my magnetic cylinders

Answer 5

Hard drive

Question 6

I can read and write but if you turn off the computer I forget everything.

Answer 6

RAM

Question 7

I hold all the other curcuit boards.

Answer 7

Motherboard.

Question 8

Memory is stored on chips loacted on the motherboard

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Primary

Question 9

Memory is stored on the hard drive

Answer 9

Secondary

Question 10

Hold 1.44 MB of storage

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Floppy Disk

Question 11

The process of reading and writing to a hard or floppy disk is done with

Answer 11

Electricity and magnetism

Question 12

Usually stores about 650 MB

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CD

Question 13

CD’s use this to store data on the disk’s surface

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Pits and lands

Question 14

Always keep these away from computers and floppy disks because they can erase memory

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Magnets

Question 15

The purpose of storage in a computer is to hold information or

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Data

Question 16

Hard drives spin at 3600 or more

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RPM

Question 17

This holds even more information than a CD

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DVD

Question 18

This is a set of instructions that tells the computer how to perform a specific disk.

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Program

Question 19

Programs are like these that allow people to work with computers learning the computer’s language.

Answer 19

Translators

Question 20

Using bits and bytes in different combinations to represent a code is known as

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Programing

Question 21

Copying a program onto your computers hard drive from another source is known as

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Installing the program

Question 22

People who write codes to create programs are known as computer

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Programmers

Question 23

Two examples of programming languages

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Basic and Pascal

Question 24

Some programs can have this done from the internet directly to your hard drive.

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Downloaded

Question 25

If you wanted to write a letter you would use

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Word processing

Question 26

Computer games are

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Intertainment

Question 27

You would use this program to ceate a birthday card

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Desktop publishing

Question 28

Software that displays un wanted pop-up ads

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Adware

Question 29

Any program designed to perform a specific function for the user - Example: Microsoft Office

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Application

Question 30

A program or tool such as Internet Explorer that enables you to search/surf the Internet

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Browser

Question 31

A defect or fault in a computer program caused by mistakes made by programmers

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Bug

Question 32

• A fast memory used for temporary storage of recently accessed web pages

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Cache

Question 33

A small piece of information on the times and dates you have visited websites

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Cookies

Question 34

When the computer or operating system unexpectedly stops working

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Crash

Question 35

A special program which enables a computer to work with a piece of hardware such as a printer.

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Driver

Question 36

Business done over the internet

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EBusiness

Question 37

A message/mail sent via the computer over the Internet

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Email

Question 38

Frequently asked question

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FAQ

Question 39

Special hardware designed to prevent unauthorized access into or out of a computer or network.

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Firewall

Question 40

The physical equipment of a computer system

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Hardware

Question 41

A visit to a website

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Hit

Question 42

The main page or opening page that appears when you visit a website

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Home Page

Question 43

A set of informal rules defining proper behavior on the internet

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Netiquette