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CGS 1060 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE1
Which term is used to refer to all of the physical parts of a computer system?
- -hardware
-Software that allows you to do word processing, send e-mails, or play
games is commonly referred to as - -application programs
-Which of the following is an example of an operating system? - -Microsoft
Windows
-A mainframe computer is - -an extremely fast, expensive computer with a
large data capacity that is typically used by huge companies.
-A computer that serves other computers by running important software and
storing important data is called a - -server
-What piece of computer hardware is often referred to as the "brains" of the
computer? - -CPU
-Which of the following components would NOT be considered a peripheral
device? - -motherboard
-At the lowest level of processing, computers represent data and
instructions using a series of binary digits, 1's and 0's. An individual binary
digit is known as a - -a bit
-A kilobyte is - -1024 bytes
-A string of 8 binary digits is known as a - -byte
-A removable USB flash drive with a capacity of 4096 megabytes has an
equivalent storage capacity of - -4 GB
-Which type of memory contains the instructions necessary for the
computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) which is used to load essential
data when the computer is turned on? - -ROM
-Which type of memory stores any programs and data that are currently in
use by the CPU that will be lost when the computer is switched off? - -RAM
-Which unit of measurement is equivalent to one billion bytes? - -gigabyte
(GB)
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