Computer Basics Quiz--information Processing Cycle
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- 1.The Operating System does which of the following?
- A.
Controls the computer memory
- B.
Controls the hardware
- C.
Allows you to communicate with your computer
- D.
All of the above
- 2.Which of the following is the most common OS used in the world today?
- A.
Mac OS
- B.
Linux
- C.
MS Windows
- D.
Safari
- 3.The information processing cycle consists of:
- A.
Input, output, storage, and processing
- B.
Input, output, saving, and printing
- C.
Input, output, games, and work
- D.
Input, output, peripherals, and monitors
- 4.Input is
- A.
What you see on the screen
- B.
Taking data and inputting it into the computer so it can be processed
- C.
The hard copies you get when you print
- D.
Computing the data, like adding the numbers, creating a word document, etc.
- 5.Output is
- A.
The data you put into the computer, usually with a keyboard
- B.
The work being done--the thinking that the computer does.
- C.
The result of processing. It can be printed, seen on the monitor, heard on speakers, etc.
- D.
A keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers--anything connected to the computer
- 6.Processing is
- A.
The work done on data. Adding numbers, creating a song, making a word document, etc.
- B.
Anything connected to the computer
- C.
Done by the monitor
- D.
Not a function of a computer
- 7.A peripheral is anything connected to a computer, like a keyboard, mouse, printer, etc.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Common storage devices include
- A.
Keyboard, mouse, touchpad
- B.
Monitors and printers
- C.
USB drive, hard drive, CD/DVD, External hard drives
- D.
Biometric devices, speakers, CPU
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