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Practice and test your knowledge about computer concepts, hardware components, and common tasks with this flash card drill. Learn about RAM, storage devices, silicon chips, and more.
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Flash Card 5Type Drill 5 Circuits, Gigabyte, RAM,Silicon Chips, Storage Devices Output devices that are used to keep data when the power to the computer is off. Approximately 1 billion bytes. The paths from one component of a computer to another that data uses to travel. The ability of a computer to process information and save data to the location specified. Made of melted sand and that is what circuits are embedded into to keep them together.
What type of high-speed computer connection is used for jump drives and peripheral devices? USB What is one easy way to describe hardware? Touchable If you have two programs open, what lets you display them side by side on the monitor? Tile Windows Vertically What leased internet connection provides high capacity and speed for data transmission? T3 Which part of the Taskbar has the “Safely Remove Hardware” button? System Tray What button lets you change the settings by clicking the up or down arrows? Spin Button
In My computer, to select files that are consecutively listed, what key do you hold down while clicking the files? Shift What program is distributed for free, allows use for a short time, and then must be paid for to continue use? Shareware What is the tab to use in Display Properties when changing the screen resolution? Settings In what do you type “Games” when using the Help and Support Center? Search What is the tab to use in Display Properties when changing the screen saver? Screen Saver
In a program, what button allows you to take your open window back to its previous size? Maximize or Restore When you delete files from the hard drive, where are they stored? Recycle Bin What is the process of copying data from a storage device into RAM? Reading In order to effectively work with more than one program at a time, what is it recommended that you increase? RAM (Memory) What button lets you select the setting you want by putting a black dot in the middle of a circle? Radio Button
When you delete files from a disk or network drive, where are they stored? Nowhere they are deleted When using Windows Search, what can you not use as part of the search string or conditions? Name of the person who created the file What is the main circuit board for the computer that contains the CPU and RAM? Motherboard What type of computer is very large and holds data for thousands of users? Mainframe Which type of monitor is smaller, viewable from almost any angle, and costs more? Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
What type of printer is known for fast printing with high resolution, and looks like a copy? Laser Printer What storage device is good for portability, durability, and fast read/write time? Jump Drives What type of printer is known for spraying ink onto the paper and is good for photo quality printing? Ink-Jet Printer How is the speed of the system clock measured? In MHz or GHz In the Disk Properties dialog box for a storage device, what shows the amount of space available on the device? The pie
What is it called when data from files are saved Fragmented in different locations on the storage device? In My Computer, what is the keyboard F5 command to refresh a list? In My Computer, what is the keyboard F2 command to rename a file or folder? What is the process that converts data into indecipherable code before transmitting across Encryption a network? What System Tool scans the files on your hard Disk drive and reorganizes them so that all parts of a Defragmenter file are together? What System Tool scans your hard drive and tells you what files are unnecessary and can be Disk Cleanup deleted?
Which input device lets you write information on a screen and then converts the information Digital Tablet into typed text? Bytes are made up of 0’s and 1’s, what kind of Digital signals are these? In My computer, to select files that are not listed in order, what key do you hold down Ctrl before clicking the files? Which monitor uses a vacuum tube, is heavy, Cathode Ray and is less expensive? Tube (CRT) What button tells the program to accept all of Command Button the changes made at a dialog box ? OK Cancel What box lets you select the setting you want by putting a check mark next the correct Check Box option? ¨
Central What is known as the computer’s brain, which Processing Unit manipulates data? (CPU) CD - R What two storage devices do not you let modify the data? DVD - R What keyboard command lets you toggle or Alt + Tab move between open programs? What is a low resolution setting for a monitor? 800 x 600 52 – record / 24 – On a CD - RW, what does 52 x 24 x 48 mean? rewrite / 48 – read
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