Desktop Computer Components Quiz

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What are the two major categories of computer components?

System unit and peripheral devices

Hardware and software (correct)

Input and output

Desktop and laptop

Which component of a computer can be seen and touched?

System unit (correct)

Monitor

Software components

Drives

What are the examples of peripheral devices mentioned in the text?

Light pen, stylus, trackball

Central Processing Unit, processor

Monitor, keyboard, mouse (correct)

Joystick, scanner, touch screen

Which device is used for data processing and is considered the brain of the computer?

Central Processing Unit (CPU) Signup and view all the answers

What is housed inside the system unit according to the text?

Central Processing Unit (CPU) Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main parts of the CPU?

Control Unit and Arithmetic Logic Unit Signup and view all the answers

How is the speed of a processor measured?

In terms of the number of instructions it can process per second Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the primary memory?

Loading programs and data processing Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of secondary memory?

Permanent storage of information or backup of data Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between onboard devices and peripheral devices?

Onboard devices are fixed in the system unit, while peripheral devices are not fixed and must be connected through ports Signup and view all the answers

Desktop Computer Components Quiz

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What are the two major categories of computer components?

Which component of a computer can be seen and touched?

What are the examples of peripheral devices mentioned in the text?

Which device is used for data processing and is considered the brain of the computer?

What is housed inside the system unit according to the text?

What are the two main parts of the CPU?

How is the speed of a processor measured?

What is the main function of the primary memory?

What is the purpose of secondary memory?

What is the difference between onboard devices and peripheral devices?

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