Computer Vocabulary Test 6th grade

Name____________________ Period_________ Orange/Brown

Match the following:

1___ modem a. another name for a fixed disk

2___ RAM b. connects your computer to a regular

phone line.

3___ icon c. a global collection of connected

computer networks.

4___ hard disk d. temporary memory storage location

5___ Internet e. picture or graphic symbol used on

screen to represent action that can
be taken
True or False

6.___ A disk that is read with light and has information already stored
on it is called a CDROM.

7.___ Hardware that controls the computer and tells the parts what to
do is called an operating system.

8.___ An example of hardware is a floppy disk.

9.___ Hardware is another name for a hard drive.

10.___ The visible touchable parts of the computer are called hard disk.

Fill in the blank

11.___________________ is a temporary memory storage location.

12. A __________________ lets you see what you are doing when using
a program.
13. To connect your computer to a phone line for Internet use you should

have a _______________________.

14.A ________________ is a blinking line or rectangle indicator.

15.The invisible electronically stored instructions that tell the computer

what to do are called __________________________.

Define:

16.Internet

17.clipboard

18.mouse

19.floppy disk

20.What are the other two names for a hard drive?

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