Introduction to Computer Science

Introduction to Computer Science Questions and Answers 1. • The Miss Porters Network is a o A. MAN o B. SAN o C. LAN o D. WAN • 2. Which is considered to be the computer’s short-term memory? o A. REM o B. ROM o C. RAM o D. RIM • 3. What are the four major components of a computer? o A. Input Devices, CPU, Storage, Output Devices o B. Input Devices, Processing Unit, Storage, Output Devices o C. Motherboard, Processing Unit, Storage, Output Devices o D. Input Devices, Processing Unit, Memory, Output Devices • 4. Which one has two examples of output devices? o A. Monitor and scanner o B. Speaker and keyboard o C. Printer and scanner o D. Speaker and printe • 5. What is the brain of the computer? o A. Motherboard o B. Memory o C. CPU o D. NIC • 6. Application software_________________________________ o A. Tells the computer components what to do o B. Let’s the computer interact with the user o C. Let’s the user perform a task. o D. Is encoded on a piece of hardware. • 7. What allows multiple programs to run on a computer? o A. NIC o B. OS o C. API o D. GUI • When was the world wide web invented? o A. 1974 o B. 1982 o C. 1989 o D. 1999 • 9. Everything physical in a computer is attached to the… o A. Hard drive o B. CPU o C. Memory o D. Motherboard • Information that is broken down into small chunks before it is sent to another computer are called… o A. Letters o B. Packets o C. Messages o D. Packages