(Dutch) Hardware v9.0 Unit 1 # of Question: 40
1. Which of the following is the basic purpose of a computer?
§ entertainment
§ academic research
§ processing raw data into useful information
§ communicating across the globe
Objective: 1.1 Define a computer's purpose and describe its function
2. Choose the list containing a computer's most fundamental operational components that
work together to complete tasks.
§ keyboard, mouse, monitor
§ keyboard, monitor, RAM
§ system unit, input devices, output devices
§ system unit, RAM, mouse
Objective: 1.2 List basic computer components and their functions
3. Which computer component processes and stores data and controls all computer functions?
§ system unit
§ monitor
§ printer
§ keyboard
Objective: 1.3 Identify peripheral input and output devices
4. The computer's "brain," responsible for analyzing and processing information and
instructions, is the __________.
§ major peripheral device
§ system unit
§ RAM
§ CPU
Objective: 1.2 List basic computer components and their functions
5. The computer's "short term memory," responsible for remembering and holding program
instructions until they can be processed, is the __________.
§ major peripheral device
§ system unit
§ RAM
§ CPU
1. Which of the following is the basic purpose of a computer?
§ entertainment
§ academic research
§ processing raw data into useful information
§ communicating across the globe
Objective: 1.1 Define a computer's purpose and describe its function
2. Choose the list containing a computer's most fundamental operational components that
work together to complete tasks.
§ keyboard, mouse, monitor
§ keyboard, monitor, RAM
§ system unit, input devices, output devices
§ system unit, RAM, mouse
Objective: 1.2 List basic computer components and their functions
3. Which computer component processes and stores data and controls all computer functions?
§ system unit
§ monitor
§ printer
§ keyboard
Objective: 1.3 Identify peripheral input and output devices
4. The computer's "brain," responsible for analyzing and processing information and
instructions, is the __________.
§ major peripheral device
§ system unit
§ RAM
§ CPU
Objective: 1.2 List basic computer components and their functions
5. The computer's "short term memory," responsible for remembering and holding program
instructions until they can be processed, is the __________.
§ major peripheral device
§ system unit
§ RAM
§ CPU
