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What does the word 'computer' derive from?
What does the word 'computer' derive from?
- Communication
- Computation
- Compilation
- Calculation (correct)
What is a key characteristic of a computer in terms of intervention?
What is a key characteristic of a computer in terms of intervention?
- It requires no intervention to run
- It needs minimal intervention to run
- It requires constant intervention to run
- It needs outside intervention to run (correct)
What can a computer do once started?
What can a computer do once started?
- Continue to run without outside intervention (correct)
- Stop running immediately
- Require constant outside intervention
- Run intermittently with outside intervention
What type of functions can a computer perform following specific rules?
What type of functions can a computer perform following specific rules?
What type of energy does a computer need to operate?
What type of energy does a computer need to operate?
What is the term used to refer to any piece of hardware used by the computer?
What is the term used to refer to any piece of hardware used by the computer?
Which part of a computer system consists of organized sets of instructions for controlling the computer?
Which part of a computer system consists of organized sets of instructions for controlling the computer?
What is the primary function of a computer?
What is the primary function of a computer?
Which term describes the electronic devices that make up a computer's visible and touchable parts?
Which term describes the electronic devices that make up a computer's visible and touchable parts?
What is the essential component of a complete computer system that includes four distinct parts?
What is the essential component of a complete computer system that includes four distinct parts?
What are the four distinct parts of a complete computer system?
What are the four distinct parts of a complete computer system?
Which term refers to the electronic devices that make up a computer's visible and touchable parts?
Which term refers to the electronic devices that make up a computer's visible and touchable parts?
What is the primary function of software in a computer system?
What is the primary function of software in a computer system?
What is the main function of a computer?
What is the main function of a computer?
What is the term used to refer to any piece of hardware used by the computer?
What is the term used to refer to any piece of hardware used by the computer?
What is a computer?
What is a computer?
What does a computer's hardware consist of?
What does a computer's hardware consist of?
What does software consist of?
What does software consist of?
What is the primary function of a computer?
What is the primary function of a computer?
Which of the following is not a part of a complete computer system?
Which of the following is not a part of a complete computer system?
