Computer Technology Name:
Terms Quiz 5-A Period:
Points Possible: 15
Binary Numbers
Central Processing Unit
Circuits
Floppy Disk
Folder
Graphical User Interface
Information
Input Devices
Laptop Computer
Keyboard
Mouse
Multi-tasking
Pentium
Output Devices
System Unit
***Graphical User InterfaceInput DeviceMouseSystem Unit / 1 / A type of user interface that features on-screen objects, such as menus and icons, manipulated by a mouse.***Laptop ComputerMulti-taskingPentiumSystem Unit / 2 / Case that holds the power supply, storage devices, and the circuit boards (including the motherboard).
***Floppy DiskKeyboardMouseOutput Devices / 3 / Devices that display, print, or transmit the results of processing from the computer’s memory.
***Central Processing UnitCircuitsMulti-taskingOutput Devices / 4 / Running more than one program at a time or making sure that the instructions and data from one area of memory don’t interfere with memory allocated for other programs.
***Binary NumbersInformationMousePentium / 5 / An input device that allows the user to manipulate objects on the screen by moving the device along the surface of a desk.
***CircuitsFolderGraphical User InterfaceKeyboard / 6 / The path from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel.
***Floppy DiskInformationKeyboardMouse / 7 / An arrangement of letters, numbers, and special function keys that act as the primary input device to the computer.
***Binary NumbersCircuitsGraphical User InterfacePentium / 8 / Name of the CPU; 5th generation of the Intel processor.
***FolderInput DevicesLaptop ComputerOutput Devices / 9 / A portable, compact computer that can run on an electrical wall outlet or a battery unit.
***CircuitsFloppy DiskFolderMulti-tasking / 10 / Round piece of flexible Mylar plastic covered with a thin layer of magnetic oxide and sealed inside a protective covering.
***Binary NumbersFolderGraphical User InterfaceSystem Unit / 11 / The subdirectory or subdivision, of a directory that can contain files or other directories.
***Binary NumbersCentral Processing UnitInformationPentium / 12 / The results of the computer storing data as bits and bytes; the words, numbers, sounds, and graphics.
***CircuitsInput DevicesLaptop ComputerSystem Unit / 13 / Units that gather information and transform that information it into a series of electronic signals for the computer.
***Binary NumbersInformationKeyboardMulti-tasking / 14 / A method for representing numbers using only two digits, 0 and 1.
***Central Processing UnitInput DevicesLaptop ComputerOutput Devices / 15 / Where the processing in a computer takes place, often called the brain of the computer.