Question 1 of 8Computer system structure
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The diagram represents components of a computer system. In which component would a printer be found?
The spreadsheet shown is used to calculate weekly food costs at an animal farm. Which of the following statements is used to work out the…
The entire logic circuit in Question 3 -- an OR gate and an AND gate both fed by inputs A and B, whose outputs feed a NAND gate producing P…
The flowchart shown starts, carries out a process, then tests a condition: on NO it returns to repeat the process and on yes it ends. The…
A scanner can be described as
Which of the following is a type of system software?
Which of the following devices is an output device?
The CPU component that has the functions of fetching, decoding and executing instructions is the
Which of the following is not a benefit of modular programming?
Devices that accept data from outside the computer and transfer it into the CPU are called
The part of a computer where programs are run is called the
Microsoft Windows is an example of
Which of the following tasks is carried out by a microprocessor?
The speed of a processor can be measured in
The time taken to download a 256 kilobyte file from an internet website when the data transfer speed is 9 600 bits/sec is
The Arithmetic Logic Unit performs one of the following
A network of computers and other devices that is confined to a relatively small space is called a
An operating system lets the user group files together for convenience. Such a group is called a
Which term describes the physical components of a computer system, such as a mouse, keyboard, printer or scanner?
In computer terminology, the physical components of a computer system -- such as the mouse, keyboard, printer and scanner -- are…
Give the term for the loss of work-related skills that occurs when computer systems are introduced into a workplace, for example through…
The gaining of illegal or unauthorised access into a computer system, often by cracking passwords, is called ______.
What term refers to the physical, tangible components of a computer system, such as the keyboard, mouse and scanner?
What is the name of the mode of transmission where data can be sent in both directions, but not at the same time (for example a…
In the standard block diagram of a computer system, name the component of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic and…
Which term describes the set of programs that controls computer hardware, such as a word processor, spreadsheet or operating system?
A group of 8 bits that represents a single character, such as 0101 0110, is known as a...
Give the term for a program that self-replicates and spreads into other computers, corrupting files and damaging hardware, such as a boot…
The scrambling of computer data into an unreadable form, to prevent it from being read by unauthorised users such as hackers, is called…
What term refers to the set of programs and instructions that control computer hardware and are used to solve a task?
What is the name for the exchange of signals between devices, such as a printer and a computer, used to establish that they are both ready…
Which of the following is NOT one of the five basic hardware components of a computer system?
Which of the following statements about ROM and RAM is true?
Data processing in which transactions are collected together and processed periodically in groups, with processing running from start to…
Which of the following best describes e-commerce?
A value or character appended to the end of a numeric code, used to check the validity of the code after it is copied or entered, is called…