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What is hardware? (Give an example)
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Hardware is the physical components of the computer.
An example is the mouse or keyboard. |
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What is software? (give an example)
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Software is the programs and commands installed on the hardware.
An example is Microsoft. |
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To function fully does the computer need:
a) just hardware b) just software c) both |
c) both
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What are the two types of non-volatile memory?
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ROM
Hard Disk |
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What is non-volatile memory?
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Memory that does not need power to retain information, it is not wiped when the computer is turned off.
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What is volatile memory? (give an example)
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Volatile memory is wiped when the computer is turned off, it needs power to retain information.
An example of this is RAM. |
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What does:
ROM RAM stand for and do |
ROM - read only memory, it cannot be edited only read.
RAM - random access memory, it can be altered but if changes are not saved they will not be present when the program is closed or the computer turned off. |
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What is a:
BIOS CPU (give an example) |
BIOS - basic input output system.
CPU - central processing unit, Intel core processor. |
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What does a Comand Line Interface do?
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CLI's need instructions to choose options from menus and open software packages.
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What is a Graphical User Interface?
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All GUI's are wimps; they have windows, icons, menus and pointing device - they allow the user to interact with the computer.
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What are the four main types of computer?
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PC/Desktop
Laptop Netbook PDA |
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Which is the most portable computer?
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PDA
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We often say that PC's have standardized parts, what do we mean by this?
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The PC has standardized dimensions that makes parts easy to replace.
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Give a disadvantage of a portable computer.
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They are easy to steal!
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If I worked in a bank, what sort of computer would most likely be in opperation and why?
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Mainframe computer because they have fast processor speeds, and huge storagew capacity, they are capable of processing huge amouts of information every day.
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