alleryWhat is the term for the physical parts of a computer system?
- Freeware
- Software
- Hardware
- Firmware
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Correct answer: C. Hardware
Hardware covers the physical parts such as the CPU, RAM, motherboard and monitor.
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What is the term for the physical parts of a computer system?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a set of written instructions stored and run by hardware called?Read the answer and worked solution →Who designed a gear-based adding and subtracting device in 1642?Read the answer and worked solution →Which device invented by Leibniz in 1676 could also multiply and divide?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Englishman invented the mechanical difference engine?Read the answer and worked solution →Who in 1936 proposed a universal machine to model any type of computer?Read the answer and worked solution →Who invented the algebra now used for binary logic in computers?Read the answer and worked solution →What did the von Neumann design store together in a centralized memory?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Harvard engineer built the relay computer MARK I?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the acronym CISC expand to?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is the faster and costlier memory placed in a memory hierarchy?Read the answer and worked solution →What do laptops often have in place of a mouse?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the primary input device of a tablet computer?Read the answer and worked solution →Supercomputers maximize which kind of arithmetic performance?Read the answer and worked solution →In which decade was the minicomputer class developed?Read the answer and worked solution →A computer case protects internal parts from which hazard?Read the answer and worked solution →Most PC power supply units convert AC mains power into what?Read the answer and worked solution →Most PC power supply units meet which standard?Read the answer and worked solution →Which component is the main board connecting a computer's other parts?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the fetch, decode and execute process of a CPU called?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern CPUs are fabricated as which kind of device?Read the answer and worked solution →The internal bus is divided into address, control and which other bus?Read the answer and worked solution →Which part of a memory hierarchy offers the fastest access?Read the answer and worked solution →Cache memory is typically built using which type of RAM?Read the answer and worked solution →Which memory stores code and data actively used by the CPU?Read the answer and worked solution →Which memory type holds firmware such as the BIOS?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the startup process of a computer also known as?Read the answer and worked solution →Which firmware interface has replaced BIOS on most modern motherboards?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the CMOS battery power on a motherboard?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the voltage regulator module on a motherboard control?Read the answer and worked solution →
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What is a set of written instructions stored and run by hardware called?
- Chipset
- Software
- Motherboard
- Peripheral
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Correct answer: B. Software
Programs, the written instructions a machine executes, are collectively called software.
Who designed a gear-based adding and subtracting device in 1642?
- Gottfried Leibniz
- Blaise Pascal
- Alan Turing
- Charles Babbage
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Correct answer: B. Blaise Pascal
The French mathematician Blaise Pascal built the gear device that could add and subtract.
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