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7. Locking the computer is the same as shutting it down. ....................
8. A printer creates a soft copy of the data displayed on the paper. ....................
Answer Arcade Section B (Subjective)
A. Short answer type questions.
1. What is the purpose of secondary memory?
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2. What happens during the "Processing" step of the Input-Process-Output (IPO) cycle?
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3. What does the Control Unit (CU) in the CPU do?
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4. What is a computer?
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5. What is a printer?
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6. What is the function of the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) in a computer?
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7. Categorise the following as Input/Process/Storage devices:
Printer
Plotter
Hard Disk
Microphone
Speakers
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8. What is the difference between RAM and ROM in primary memory?
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