Question

1. which one of the following options lists only peripheral devices?

ram, rom, hdd
keyboard, monitor, printer
motherboard, floppy drive, cpu
modem, phone line, hard drive

1. which tool would be best if your job requires you to create a variety of documents while traveling?

workstation computer
cellphone
laptop computer
tablet

Explanation:

• Question 7: Peripheral devices are external to the computer's main processing unit. A keyboard (input), monitor (output), and printer (output) are all peripheral devices. RAM, ROM are memory, HDD is storage (not all peripheral). Motherboard and CPU are core components. Modem is peripheral but phone line is a communication medium and hard - drive is storage.
• Question 8: A laptop computer is portable and has the functionality to create a variety of documents. A workstation is not portable. A cellphone has limited document - creation capabilities compared to a laptop. A tablet also has more limited functionality for complex document creation compared to a laptop.

Answer:

1. keyboard, monitor, printer
2. laptop computer