The Ultimate Computer Hardware and Software Quiz

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What is included in computer hardware?

Mouse (correct)

Command

Instruction

Software

What is the role of software in a computing system?

To display visuals

To store and run instructions (correct)

To provide sound output

To provide physical structure

Why is hardware termed as 'hard'?

Because it is difficult to change (correct)

Because it is difficult to understand

Because it is physically hard

Because it is expensive

What is a Von Neumann architecture?

A design architecture for an electronic digital computer Signup and view all the answers

What directs the hardware to execute any command or instruction?

Software Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'software' refer to in the context of computing?

The set of instructions that can be stored and run by hardware Signup and view all the answers

Why is software termed as 'soft'?

Because it is easy to change Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a graphics card in a computer?

To process graphics Signup and view all the answers

What does a usable computing system typically consist of?

A combination of hardware and software Signup and view all the answers

What is the arithmetic logic unit a subdivision of, according to the Von Neumann architecture?

The processing unit Signup and view all the answers

The Ultimate Computer Hardware and Software Quiz

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What is included in computer hardware?

What is the role of software in a computing system?

Why is hardware termed as 'hard'?

What is a Von Neumann architecture?

What directs the hardware to execute any command or instruction?

What does the term 'software' refer to in the context of computing?

Why is software termed as 'soft'?

What is the role of a graphics card in a computer?

What does a usable computing system typically consist of?

What is the arithmetic logic unit a subdivision of, according to the Von Neumann architecture?

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