1. The early machine that could be programmed with punched cards to carry out repetitive calculations was known as a(n):
(a)Analytical Engine.
(b)Difference Engine.
(c)CPU.
(d)Electron Engine
(e)None of these
2. All computers take in information which, in computer terminology, is known as:
(a)processing.
(b)Softcopy.
(c)Input.
(d)CPU data.
(e)None of these
3. Output is:
(a)information that computers take in.
(b)not available through most computer systems.
(c)information that computers give out.
(d)the source information that enters a computer system
(e)None of these
4. Modern computers are general-purpose tools, not specialized devices. ____________ are primarily responsible for this diversity.
(a)Hardware devices
(b)Software programs
(c)Input devices
(d)Changes in hardware features
(e)None of these
5. What controls the process of what happens to the input that enters the computer until it becomes output?
(a)Data
(b)The peripheral devices
(c)Hardware
(d)Software
(e)None of these
6. The physical components of the computer are known as:
(a)software.
(b)keyboard.
(c)hardware.
(d)data.
(e)Firmware
7. Two computer terms that are synonymous and used interchangeably are:
(a)hardware and firmware.
(b)data and output.
(c)keyboard and mouse.
(d)software and programs.
(e)None of these
8. The real power, flexibility, and functionality of a computer is in the:
(a)software.
(b)CPU.
(c)hardware.
(d)data.
(e)None of these
9. When a user writes a term paper on a computer, a(n) ____________ is controlling what the hardware does.
(a)firmware program
(b)software program
(c)hardware device
(d)input device
(e)None of these
10. The first computers were designed to:
(a) perform repetitive calculations and tasks.
(b)compose music.
(c)use punch cards.
(d)assist the U.S. government with defense.
(e)None of these
Answers:
1.(a), 2.(c), 3.(c), 4.(b), 5.(d), 6.(c), 7.(d), 8(a), 9.(b), 10.(a)
