overview of Computers Unit Test
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This device displays text and images generated by a computer - ANSWERSMonitor
Information to be processed by the computers - ANSWERSData
This device provides a means of enter data into your computer - ANSWERSKeyboard
An output device that gives you a printout of your work - ANSWERSPrinter
This marks the position of the next insertion point or where the next character will
appear - ANSWERSCursor
The amount of information a computer can store is measured by these -
ANSWERSBytes
This allows computers to communicate through telephone lines - ANSWERSModem
A group of related information stored under one name - ANSWERSFile
This guards against surges or fluctuations of power - ANSWERSSurge Protector
This is found inside your computer and is used to store information - ANSWERSHard
Drive
It takes eight of these to make a byte - ANSWERSBits
This is considered to be the brain of your computer - ANSWERSCPU
The assumption a computer makes when the user does not give specific information is
called - ANSWERSDefault
Instructions that come with computer software and hardware that tells how they work
are called - ANSWERSDocumentation
A device that is connected directly to the computer is called a - ANSWERSPeripheral
The computer's temporary memory is called - ANSWERSRAM
