NCM110 Nursing Informatics Quiz: Computer Hardware
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What is the function of a modem?

  • Accept text and graphic output from a computer
  • Store and retrieve digital data
  • Display information in pictorial form
  • Connect your home network to the wider Internet (correct)

    • Which hardware component is responsible for displaying information in pictorial form?

  • Modem
  • Graphics Card (correct)
  • Printer
  • RAM

    • What is the function of a printer in a computer system?

  • Transfer text and graphic output to paper (correct)
  • Store and retrieve digital data
  • Display information in pictorial form
  • Connect your home network to the wider Internet

    • Which hardware device is used for high-resolution color printing?

    <p>Printer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a hard disk drive primarily do?

    <p>Store and retrieve digital data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a USB flash drive?

    <p>Store and retrieve digital data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of RAM in a computer system?

    <p>Temporary storage of program instructions and data being processed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of a computer system is permanent and remains when the power is off?

    <p>ROM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 'brain' of the computer system?

    <p>CPU</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of a computer system generates output images to a display device?

    <p>Graphics Card</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the motherboard in a computer system?

    <p>Holding crucial electronic components like CPU and memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component in a computer system is an expansion card that feeds output images to a display device?

    <p>Graphics Card</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general term applied to the instructions that direct the computer’s hardware to perform work?

    <p>Software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software controls input, output, and storage, and the operations of application software?

    <p>System software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stored on a ROM chip on the motherboard and handles the first level of system control?

    <p>Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component is referred to as the overall controller of the work of the computer?

    <p>Operating System (OS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software includes programs designed to support and optimize the functioning of the computer system itself?

    <p>Utility programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What consists of a variety of programs that control the individual computer and make user's application programs work well with the hardware?

    <p>System software</p> Signup and view all the answers

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