Computer Concepts Illustrated Essentials 4th Edition By Katherine T Pinard

Unit A: Computer and Internet Basics

TRUE/FALSE

1. Cars and appliances include digital electronics.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 2

2. Usually when people talk about computers, they are talking about a PC.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 2

3. The term software refers not only to the internal parts of the computer, but also to the peripheral devices.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 2

4. All cell phones are examples of a personal computer.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 3

5. On any computer, the instructions that tell a computer how to carry out processing tasks are referred to as apps.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 4

6. When you tell a computer what to do, you are providing input.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 4

7. After you save a document as a computer file, it is in storage.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 5

8. To turn off the computer, simply press the power switch.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 5

9. It is easy to get inside a tower case and swap parts.

ANS:  T                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 6

10. Only a workstation or mainframe can be configured to perform the work of a server.

ANS:  F                    PTS:   1                    REF:   Concepts 7