Q1.What is a computer?
A. A computer is an electronic machine operating under the control of instructions.
Q2.How many generations of computers are there?
A. There are three generations of computers.
Q3.What are the categories of computers?
A. The categories of computer are supercomputer, mainframe computer and personal computer.
Q4.What is software?
A. Software is the program or instructions that make the computer work.
Q5.What is hardware?
A. Hardware is the physical and electronic component of the computer system.
Q6.What are storage media?
A. Storage media are the physical materials that user stores data, information and instructions on for future use.
Q7.What does the acronym CPU stands for?
A. CPU - Central Processing Unit.
Q8.What do the acronyms ROM and RAM stand for?
A. ROM – Read Only Memory & RAM – Random Access Memory.
Q9.What is the difference between input and output?
A. Input is what is entered into the computer, while output what you seen on the monitor or what is printed out.
Q10. What is the difference between data and information?
A. Data is what is entered into to the computer to be processed, while information is processed data.
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