Choose the answer that best applies

1. What is the name of the flashing symbol on the computer screen that shows where the information you enter will appear?

   1.   ?    Chip
   2.   ?    Circuit
   3.   ?    Cursor
   4.   ?    Bit
   5.   ?    Mouse

2. What is the name for any computer program that performs a specific task separate from the computer operating system that runs programs?

   1.   ?    Disk
   2.   ?    Software
   3.   ?    Format
   4.   ?    Computer System
   5.   ?    Operating System

3. What is the area inside the computer that allows the computer to store and/or act on information coded in binary code?

   1.   ?    Microprocessor
   2.   ?    Circuit
   3.   ?    Byte
   4.   ?    Memory
   5.   ?    Default

4. What is the mechanism that holds, spins, and reads the information on a disk?

   1.   ?    Disk Drive
   2.   ?    Input Device
   3.   ?    CD ROM
   4.   ?    Output Device
   5.   ?    CPU

5. What is the permanently installed mechanism inside the computer that stores all data that is put into the computer, even after the computer is turned off?

   1.   ?    Output Device
   2.   ?    Peripheral
   3.   ?    Hardware
   4.   ?    Hard Drive
   5.   ?    RAM

6. What is an information storage unit that makes use of digitally coded signals on a coated plastic disk?

   1.   ?    Floppy Disk
   2.   ?    Disk Drive
   3.   ?    Memory
   4.   ?    Circuit
   5.   ?    CD ROM

7. What is the primary input device used to enter information and instructions into the computer?
   

   1.   ?    Mouse
   2.   ?    Keyboard
   3.   ?    Scanner
   4.   ?    Printer
   5.   ?    Disk Drive

8. What is the hand-held device used as a pointing and/or drawing instrument? It is an input device that allows you to move the cursor around the screen.

   1.   ?    Byte
   2.   ?    Mouse
   3.   ?    Character
   4.   ?    Keyboard
   5.   ?    Scanner

9. What is the front part of a monitor where information is displayed?

   1.   ?    Scanner
   2.   ?    Monitor
   3.   ?    Screen
   4.   ?    Computer
   5.   ?    Memory

10. What is a reusable information storage device made of a floppy piece of plastic inside a hard plastic protector?

    1.   ?    Hardware
    2.   ?    Floppy Disk
    3.   ?    Input Device
    4.   ?    Printout
    5.   ?    Microprocessor