Hardware

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1	The processor is an example of
		software
		hardware
		a program
		an output unit


2	Additional data and programs not being used by the processor are stored in?
		secondary storage
		output units
		input units
		the CPU


3	Step-by -step instructions that run the computer are?
		hardware
		CPU:s
		documents
		programs


4	A computer that accepts handwritten input on a screen:
		minicomputer
		mainframe
		desktop computer
		pen-based computer


5	Desktop and personal computers are other names for?
		microcomputers
		mainframe
		minicomputers
		peripheral equipment


6	The raw material to be processed by a computer is called?
		a program
		software
		data
		information


7	Which is not a professional computer job?
		systems analyst
		user
		data entry operator
		programmer


8	A bar code reader is an example of a(n)?
		processing device
		input device
		storage device
		output device


9	Computer people who design, write, test and implement programs are?
		programmers
		data entry operators
		computer operators
		system analysts


10	Printers and screens are common forms of?
		input units
		storage units
		output units
		processing units


11	The unit that transforms data into information is the?
		CPU
		disk drive
		bar code reader
		wand reader


12	People who prepare data for processing are?
		programmers
		printers
		librarians
		data entry operators


13	A system whereby computers and data storage are placed in dispersed locations is known as?
		centralized processing
		packaged
		summarizing
		distributed data processing


14	An example of peripheral equipment?
		CPU
		printer
		spreadsheet
		microcomputer


15	Another name for available-for-purchase software is?
		secondary software
		packaged software
		system software
		peripheral software


16	Which of the following is an acronym for a computer department?
		MIS
		CPU
		PDA
		LAN


17	A device that inputs data by scanning letters and numbers is a?
		keyboard
		mouse
		wand reader
		diskette


18	Another name for a memory is?
		secondary storage
		primary storage
		disk storage
		tape storage


19	Which is not a computer classification?
		maxicomputer
		microcomputer
		minicomputer
		mainframe


20	When all access and processing is done in one location, a computer system is said to be?
		networked
		centralized
		distributed
		linked


21	An input device that translates motins of a ball rolled on aflat surface to the screen is the?
		wand reader
		bar code reader
		keyboard
		mouse


22	Computer users who are not computer professionals are sometimes called?
		librarians
		information officers
		peripheral users
		end-users


23	The most powerful computers are ?
		superminis
		supermainframes
		supermicros
		supercomputers


24	Raw data is processed by the computer into?
		number sheets
		paragraphs
		updates
		information


25	Laser beam technology is used for ?
		terminals
		keyboards
		optical disks
		magnetic tape