what am i?

Question 1

i connect computers and allow them to talk to each other

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 not write

Answer 4

ROM

Question 5

information in the computer is stored in my magnetic cylinder

Answer 5

hard drive

Question 6

i can read and write but if you turn of the computer i will forget everything

Answer 6

RAM

Question 7

I hold all of the other curuit boards

Answer 7

motherboard

Question 8

i get electricity into the computer

Answer 8

power supply

Question 9

i handle the graphics that are displayed on the moniter

Answer 9

video card

Question 10

other hardware like the keyboard or monitor plugs into me

Answer 10

port

Question 11

a set of instructions that tells the computer how to perform a specific task

Answer 11

program

Question 12

programs are like _______ that allow people to work with computers without learning there language

Answer 12

translators

Question 13

using bits and bytes in different combinations torepresent a code is known as

Answer 13

programming

Question 14

copying a program onto your computer’s hard drive from another source is known as ____ the program

Answer 14

installing

Question 15

people who write codes to dreate programs are as computer

Answer 15

progammers

Question 16

two examples of programming languages are

Answer 16

basic and pascal

Question 17

some programs can be ____ from the internet directly to your hard drive

Answer 17

downloaded

Question 18

if you wnated to write a letter, you would use a _______ _____ type of program

Answer 18

word processing

Question 19

computer games are ______ programs

Answer 19

entertainment

Question 20

you would use a _____ program to create a birthday card

Answer 20

desktop publishing

Question 21

the large program that controls how the cpu communicates with other hardware components is the

Answer 21

operating system

Question 22

a computer that is easy to operate is called

Answer 22

user friendly

Question 23

this wakes up the computer and reminds it what to do

Answer 23

bios

Question 24

this part of the operating system is stored on rom

Answer 24

essential

Question 25

important but non essential, parts of the operating system are stored on the computers

Answer 25

hard drive

Question 26

disk-based operating system is known as

Answer 26

dos

Question 27

is the most common operating system for pcs

Answer 27

windows

Question 28

operating systems are constantly being ____ as technology advances

Answer 28

upgraded

Question 29

one example of a macintosh operating system is

Answer 29

system 8

Question 30

a graphical user interface uses ____ to help the user navigate within the computer system

Answer 30

graphics

Question 31

_________ memory is stored on chips located on the motherboard

Answer 31

primary

Question 32

____ memory is stored on the hard drive

Answer 32

secondary

Question 33

a _____ holds 1.44MB of storage

Answer 33

floppy disk

Question 34

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

Answer 34

electricity and magnetism

Question 35

a _____ usually stores about 650 MB

Answer 35

CD

Question 36

CDs use ______ AND _______ to store data on the disk’s surface

Answer 36

pits and lands

Question 37

always keep _____ away from computers and floppy disks because they can erase information

Answer 37

magnets

Question 38

the purpose of storage in a computer is to hold _____ or information

Answer 38

data

Question 39

hard drives spin at 3600 or more

Answer 39

RPM

Question 40

A ______ holds even more information than a CD

Answer 40

DVD