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Computer Basics Study Guide

Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions based on the notes you have take. Study the answers to prepare for your first quiz. 1. Name the following:

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2. What does CPU stand for? What is its function? 3. What does USB, DVD, CD-ROM and CD-RW stand for? 4. Name two input and output devices 5. Name five keys you can find on your keyboard 6. What two types of mice did we go over? 7. What are the two types of printers and what is the difference between the two? 8. What is a soundboard? 9. What is another name for the CPU? 10. What does RAM and ROM stand for and what is the difference between the two? 11. What is a Hard Disk Drive? Does it hold permanent or temporary storage? 12. How does a Hard Disk Drive work?

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What function does the motherboard have? What are sound and video cards used for? How does the Power Supply work? What does NIC stand for and what does it do? What does BIOS Chip stand for and what is it?

18. How many bytes does a Megabyte have? How many bytes does a Gigabyte have? 19. All the information that moves through your computer is based on 2 commands. What are the two commands and what are their symbols? 20. 21. 22. How is data formed? How many bits are grouped to form one byte? What is the language of computers?