COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1
Name:______________________ Group:____________
Copy the sentences below and complete the blanks using words from the list.
You should use each word only once.
SOFTWARE
VOLATILE
MEMORY
BINARY
BACKING
PERIPHERAL
READ
RAM
NON-VOLATILE
BYTES
RANDOM
HARDWARE
ROM
INPUT
CENTRAL
BIT
a. Any part of a computer which you are able to touch is called
_______________
b. Something which is plugged into the computer is called a
_____________ device.
c. The basic hardware of any computer consists of a _____________
processing
unit
and
main
________________
together
with
___________, output and _________________ storage devices.
d. The instructions that we give computers are called programs or
applications, another commonly used name is ________________
e. The main memory of a computer is made up of a set of memory chips
called __________ and _____________.
f. ROM stands for ___________ only memory
g. Progams and data stored on ROM are not lost when a computer is
switched off.
This type of memory is called ________________
memory.
h. RAM stands for _______________ access memory.
i. Programs and data stored on RAM are lost when a computer is
switched off.
This type of memory is called _______________
memory.
j. Computers store and process data using _____________ numbers.
k. ________________ stands for binary digit
l. Computer memory is measured in ____________________.