- Digital Literacy Hardware and Software Concepts Flashcards

Which of the following is an input device?

Answer: Scanner

A scanner captures images or documents and sends that data into the computer.

Approximately how many gigabytes are in one terabyte?

Answer: 1,000

One terabyte equals about 1,000 gigabytes (1,024 in binary terms).

A tester wants to run Linux inside a window on a Windows computer without replacing Windows. What technology should they use?

Answer: A virtual machine

Virtualization software runs a guest operating system in an isolated virtual machine on the host OS.

On a Windows computer, what does a file with the .exe extension usually represent?

Answer: An executable program

The .exe extension marks an executable file that launches a program when opened.

An application on a Windows PC has frozen and will not close. Which tool can end it?

Answer: Task Manager

Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) lets users select an unresponsive app and choose End task.

Which component is primarily responsible for rendering images, video, and 3D graphics?

Answer: The GPU

The graphics processing unit (GPU) is specialized for processing and rendering visual output.

What is firmware?

Answer: Low-level software embedded in hardware that controls how the device operates

Firmware is permanent software stored on a device's chip that provides basic control of its hardware.