Problem 3
List the five major components of a computer system.
Problem 4
What part of the computer actually runs programs?
Problem 6
What part of the computer holds data for long periods of time, even when there is no power to the computer?
Problem 7
What part of the computer collects data from people and from other devices?
Problem 8
What part of the computer formats and presents data for people or other devices?
Problem 9
What fundamental set of programs control the internal operations of the computer's hardware?
Problem 10
What do you call a program that performs a specialized task, such as a virus scanner, a file compression program, or a data backup program?
Problem 11
Word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, email programs, web browsers, and game programs belong to what category of software?
Problem 12
What amount of memory is enough to store a letter of the alphabet or a small number?
Problem 14
In what numbering system are all numeric values written as sequences of 0 s and 1 s?