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True or false: All computers perform the same four basic functions: input, storage, processing, and output?
True or false: All computers perform the same four basic functions: input, storage, processing, and output?
True (A)
True or false: The more complicated a task is and the more information that's input or output, the more processing power and memory a computer needs.
True or false: The more complicated a task is and the more information that's input or output, the more processing power and memory a computer needs.
True (A)
Which part of the computer is responsible for converting input into binary information?
Which part of the computer is responsible for converting input into binary information?
- Memory
- Output devices
- Central processing unit
- Input devices (correct)
What is the role of the central processing unit (CPU) in a computer?
What is the role of the central processing unit (CPU) in a computer?
What determines the amount of processing power and memory a computer needs for a task?
What determines the amount of processing power and memory a computer needs for a task?
What is the function of output devices in a computer?
What is the function of output devices in a computer?
True or false: Modern computers often have multiple CPUs and large amounts of memory in order to handle tasks like complicated 3-D graphics or recording high-definition movies.
True or false: Modern computers often have multiple CPUs and large amounts of memory in order to handle tasks like complicated 3-D graphics or recording high-definition movies.
Which of the following is an example of an output device?
Which of the following is an example of an output device?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of input or output that computers can interact with?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a type of input or output that computers can interact with?
True or false: The CPU calculates how to display each letter pixel-by-pixel?
True or false: The CPU calculates how to display each letter pixel-by-pixel?
What are the four basic things that all computers do?
What are the four basic things that all computers do?
Describe the process of input and output in a computer when a key is pressed on the keyboard.
Describe the process of input and output in a computer when a key is pressed on the keyboard.
Computers input information, store and process the information, and then ______ information.
Computers input information, store and process the information, and then ______ information.
