A computer is a programmable electronic machine capable of:
a) Solve any type of problems, even when the programs are not available.
necessary for that.
b) Process data and obtain information.
c) Store data and run programs in order to solve problems.
d) All of the above is correct.
e) Only b) and c) are correct.
There are two fundamental parts that make up a computer:
a) The central processing unit and memory.
b) The input and output peripherals.
c) The hardware and the software.
d) The physical components and application programs.
3. The Windows Operating System is application software.
a) True
b) False
4. The following elements are part of the computer hardware, except:
Central processing unit
b) Memory.
c) Operating System.
d) Monitor.
e) Keyboard.
5. A peripheral refers to the units or devices that allow the computer
communicate with the outside, that is, both to externalize, to input information and
data. The peripherals are those that allow you to perform operations known as
input/output.
a) True
b) False
6. All these elements are peripherals, except:
a printer.
a mouse.
c) A CD unit.
d) A processor.
e) They are all peripherals.
7. Storage peripherals are responsible for storing the data processed.
I use the CPU so that it can make use of them once they have been eliminated from
the main memory, as it is erased every time the computer is turned off.
They can be internal, like a hard drive, or removable, like a CD.
a) True
b) False
8. An Operating System is:
a) A set of instructions through which programs can be written
so that computers can perform specific tasks.
b) It is a software program that acts as an interface between hardware devices and the
programs used by the user to operate a computer.
It is a group of programs that allows users to carry out one or more tasks.
specific, in any field of activity that can be automated or assisted.
It is a set of programs developed to make computers useful.
for all types of tasks and all types of users.
9. The Keyboard and the Mouse are input/output peripherals
a) True
b) False
10. Which of these elements is the most critical for the functioning of a computer:
The printer.
b) The CD unit.
c) The hard disk.
d) The processor.
The mouse.
11. Hardware refers to all the physical and tangible parts of a computer:
its electrical, electronic, electromechanical and mechanical components, its cables,
cabinets or boxes, peripherals of all kinds, and any other physical element involved.
a) True
b) False
12. The Word Processor is:
a programming language.
b) An operating system.
c) A basic program.
d) Everything above is false
13. The software refers to the logical equipment or logical support of a computer.
digital, and encompasses the set of logical components necessary to make
possible to carry out specific tasks.
a) True
b) False
14. A device driver:
a) It is an input/output peripheral.
It is a software program that allows the operating system to interact with a peripheral.
c) It is a program that allows users to carry out one or more specific tasks.
d) It is a physical and tangible part of the computer.
15. Application software is that which allows users to carry out one or more tasks.
specific tasks, in any field of activity capable of being automated.
a) True
b) False
16. The keyboard block that contains these keys Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, Page Down is
denomination:
alphanumeric keyboard.
b) Function keys.
c) Command keys.
d) Editing keys.