Student questions
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Answers will be provided through homework assignments
#1 A computer has just added 13 to 27. Where did this activity take place?
Answer The addition took place in the processor of the computer.
#2 You are using a word processor program to write a letter.
· Where (in the computer system) is the program you are running?
#3 You have just purchased a copy of the computer game “Myst” (you were waiting for the price to fall below $20.) You follow the directions on the package and install the game on your computer. Myst© consists of
After you have installed the game, where (in the computer system) does each of these things exist?
#4 Most modern automobiles are controlled by a computer. Do you think that the computer in your car has?
#5 Which of the following can be saved on a floppy disk?
#6 (Thought questionJ You have just turned on your computer and have not yet started any application. Are any programs running?
#7 What component of a computer system holds the operating system when the computer is not running?
#8 When an application is closed (stops running), do you think that it is copied from main memory back to the hard disk?
Answer
#9 (Thought questionJ Say that the server computer of a local area network has the only copy of WordPerfect (a word processor application.) Now ten users of other computers on the network each ask to run WordPerfect. Can this be done?
#10 Identify the basic internal components of the computer.
Answer
#11 Describe operating system functions that meet user needs.
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