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    The document provides definitions for common computer system terms. It defines a complete computer system as the combination of hardware, software, data, and people. Programs are named sets of data or instructions. Magnetic disk drives use a read/write head to access data on disk surfaces. The central processing unit (CPU) executes programs and processes data according to its instructions.

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    Looking Inside The Computer System

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    The document provides definitions for common computer system terms. It defines a complete computer system as the combination of hardware, software, data, and people. Programs are named sets of data or instructions. Magnetic disk drives use a read/write head to access data on disk surfaces. The central processing unit (CPU) executes programs and processes data according to its instructions.

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    The document provides definitions for common computer system terms. It defines a complete computer system as the combination of hardware, software, data, and people. Programs are named sets of data or instructions. Magnetic disk drives use a read/write head to access data on disk surfaces. The central processing unit (CPU) executes programs and processes data according to its instructions.

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    LOOKING INSIDE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM

    .FILL IN THE BLANKS


    1. A complete______________ refers to the combination of hardware, software, data, and people.

    2. A(n)______________ Is a set of data or program instructions that has been given a name.

    3. A(n)______________ is a device that holds a disk.

    4. Electronic instructions that tell the computer’s hardware what to do are known as._______________
    5. The generic term______________ refers to a piece of hardware.

    6. Data and program instructions are temporarily held in______________ while *he processor is using
    them.

    7. The______________includes four stages: input, processing, output, and storage.

    8. One______________ is roughly equivalent to one million bytes of data.

    9. Operating systems fall into the category of______________ software.

    10. In a magnetic disk drive, a special device called the______________ reads data from and writes data
    to a disk's surface.

    MULTIPLE CHOICE
    1. Which of the following devices stores instructions that help the computer start up?

    a. joystick b. RAM c. ROM d. monitor

    2. A ____________can perform both input and output functions.

    a. trackball b. microphone c. communications device d. CPU

    3. Which type of software would you use to make the computer perform a specific task, drawing a
    picture?

    a. application software b. utility software c. operating system software d. system software

    4. Which of the following units represents the largest amount of data?

    a. kilobyte b. terabyte c. gigabyte. d. megabyte

    5. You can use this output device when you need only to see information,
    a. printer b. speaker c. monitor d. communication

    6. Generally; a ____________cannot be removed from the computer.

    a. mouse b. keyboard c. diskette d. hard disk

    7. A file that the user can open and use is called a(n)_____________

    a. application b. document c, program d. data

    8. Because computer data has been reduced to numbers, it is described as being____

    a. digital b. numeric c. information d. processed

    9. Which type of disk can store up to 17 gigabytes of data?

    a. floppy disk b. compact disc c. optical disc d. digital video disc

    10. Which type of software is used for creating slide shows?

    a. Web design software b presentation software c. word processing software

    d spreedsheet software

    11.-------------consist of instructions that control the computers.

    a. Programs b.list c.keyboard d.file

    12.People that operate computers are called.

    a.Operaters b.custumers c.users d.clients

    13.All the instructions from the users and various softwares are carried out by the

    A.ALU B.CPU C.MU D.DVD

    14.Devices present proceds data to the user or to another computer.

    a.output b.procrsser c.storage d.input

    15.The two primary catagories of storage device are magnetic and ---------storage.

    a.electrical b. optical c.electronic d.therminal

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