101: COMPUTER LITERACY QUIZ CHAPTER-2 Name_______________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) ________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion. 1) _______ A) A number B) Information C) A symbol D) A character 2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data-processing functions of a computer?
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Operating System: An operating system (OS) is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs require an operating system to function. Types: 1. Real-time A real-time operating system is a multitasking operating system that aims at executing real-time applications. Real-time operating systems often use specialized scheduling
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The Journey Inside Introduction to Computers Lesson 2: Four Components of a Computer Directions: Use the http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreTheCurriculum/ website to complete the units in this series. Choose Intro to Computers on the gray menu bar. Choose Lesson 2 on the left side of your screen and complete the questions below after reading the paragraph‚ watching the video‚ and completing Activity 1. 1. Both a toaster and a computer have physical parts you can touch such
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Task 1: Identification of the peripherals of a computer. To prepare a report containing the block diagram of the CPU along with the configuration of each Peripheral and its functions. AIM: To identify the peripherals of a computer. 1. The Mother Board [pic] 2. CPU (Processor) [pic] 3. SMPS (Switched mode Power Supply) [pic] 4. Cabinet [pic] 5. CPU heat Sink and fan [pic] 6. RAM (Random Access Memory) [pic]
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20th Century European History Due Date: October 1‚ 2008 A Very Long Engagement In the movie “ A Very Long Engagament” there is a sadness of love buried underneath the trenches of the war. Along with this sadness is a strong showing of Militarism and how it ruined so many lives in the years 1914-1918. Matilde’s account of lost love and hope has made her goal to struggle through the harsh realities of life to try to find an answer‚ an answer which she surely knows will cripple her mind. The
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UNIT - I BASIC STRUCTURE OF COMPUTERS FUNCTIONAL UNITS A computer consists of five functionally independent main parts. They are‚ ➢ Input ➢ Memory ➢ Arithmetic and logic ➢ Output ➢ Control unit Basic functional units of a computer [pic] The operation of a computer can be summarized as follows The computer accepts programs and the data through an input and stores them in the memory.The stored data
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IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events --------------- Tables de Cotation de l’IAAF pour les Epreuves Combinées 2001 Edition Reprinted edition - April 2004 IAAF Council Le Conseil de l’IAAF President Lamine Diack (SEN) Senior Vice President Arne Ljungqvist (SWE) Vice Presidents Amadeo I D Francis (PUR) Dapeng Lou (CHN) Helmut Digel (GER) Honorary Treasurer Jean Poczobut (FRA) General Secretary István Gyulai (HUN) Members Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad (QAT) Bill Bailey (AUS)* Sergey Bubka
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Computer Architecture The circuitry in a computer which controls the manipulation of data is called the central processing unit‚ or CPU. In the machines of the mid-twentieth century‚ CPUs were large units comprised of perhaps several racks of electronic circuitry that reflected the significance of the unit. However‚ technology has shrunk these devices drastically. The CPUs found in today’s desktop computers and notebooks are packaged as small flat squares (approximately two inches by two inches)
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The history of computer development is often referred to in reference to the different generations of computing devices. A generation refers to the state of improvement in the product development process. This term is also used in the different advancements of new computer technology. With each new generation‚ the circuitry has gotten smaller and more advanced than the previous generation before it. As a result of the miniaturization‚ speed‚ power‚ and computer memory has proportionally increased
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Uses of Computers in different Fields Our daily encounters with and dependence upon technology is almost invisible as it takes the shape of electronic climate control system‚ wireless communication systems such as phones and pagers‚ automatic tellers to dispense money. Magnetically striped cards to facilitate consumer transactions‚ cable and satellite television‚ auto mobiles and mass transit. Free trade agreements have led to globalization of commerce and scientific debate about global
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