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Computer Skills Placement Exam Questions And Answers Latest Update
- Course
- Computer Science Placement
- Institution
- University Of California - Berkeley
Computer Skills Placement Exam Questions And Answers Latest Update
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Computer Skills Placement ExamQuestions And Answers Latest
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Hardware Answer: The physical parts of the computer. (Example: data
storage, keyboard, monitor, monitor, hard disk drive, memory, motherboard)
software Answer: A program or instructions that give directions to the
computer.
Information Technology (IT) Answer: the computers and other electronic
devices used to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data
mainframe computer Answer: a large central computer to which users are
connected by terminals
Network computer Answer: a configuration of computers cabled together
with one workstation designated as the file server
personal computer Answer: A computer that can perform all of its input,
processing, output, and storage activities by itself.
laptop Answer: a computer that is portable and suitable for use while
traveling.
, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Answer: A small, handheld computer
used for personal information management. The predecessor to the
smartphone.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Answer: executes commands from a
computer's hardware and software; the principal computer chip that contains
several processing components, which determines the computer's operating
speed; the "brain" of a computer
hard disk Answer: a storage device that contains one or more inflexible,
circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and
information
common input devices Answer: Keyboard, mouse, scanner, and digital
camera, microphone, touchpad, light pen, joystick, camera
Common output devices Answer: monitor, printer, speakers, plotters,
screens
computer memory Answer: the temporary, internal storage within a
computer
peripheral device Answer: a component, such as a monitor or keyboard,
that connects to the computer through data port
CPU Speed Answer: The rate at which the CPU can perform a task, such
as moving data to and from RAM, or performing a numerical calculation.
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