Computer Memory and Hardware Quiz

A set of instructions for a computer

The collection of programs used by a computer

The physical machines that make up a computer

The central processing unit, the heart of the computer

Memory locations that hold instructions and data

Devices that allow communication from user to computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse)

Devices that allow the computer to communicate information to the user (e.g., display screen, monitor)

External storage devices, like hard drives, for long-term storage

A binary digit (0 or 1)

A numbered location in memory that stores data as bits

A group of 8 bits

A unit of data storage larger than a byte

A unit of data storage larger than a kilobyte

A unit of data storage larger than a megabyte

A unit of data storage larger than a gigabyte

A unit of data storage larger than a terabyte

A unit of data storage larger than a petabyte

A unit of data storage larger than an exabyte

An eight-bit portion of memory.

A unique number identifying a byte in memory to access data.

Multiple adjacent bytes used to store larger data items.

A unit of memory equal to 1024 bytes.

A unit of memory equal to 1024 kilobytes.

A unit of memory equal to 1024 megabytes.

A unit of memory equal to 1024 gigabytes.

Units of memory storage (e.g., bytes, kilobytes, megabytes etc.)