Vocabulary EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES
|VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS
data - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-facts that are used to produce usable results (information)
information - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-data that has been organized so that it is usable
hardware - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-computer equipment that you can touch
software - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
keyboard - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-enables you to enter typed data or commands
, mouse - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-enables you to click a button to enter commands
microphone - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-enables you to capture sounds
monitor - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-displays text, graphics, and video
speakers - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-output devices that produce sound
printer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-prints computer output on paper
cd - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-optical storage device
dvd - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-an optical storage device that has more storage capacity than a CD
hard drive - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-the primary storage unit of a computer
flash memory - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-provides portable storage
system software - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-coordinates hardware devices and interacts with application
software
application software - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-focuses on particular user tasks, such as word processing,
games, or e-mail
desktop - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-computer is designed to fit on a desk, with modular components
notebook - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-computer is a small portable computer
laptop - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-a small portable computer, commonly referred to as a notebook