Choose the correct alternative for each of the following. Which of the…
2023
Choose the correct alternative for each of the following.
Which of the following do you not use with a computer?
Answer: C. Toothbrush — ConceptA computer system uses hardware components and peripherals to input, process, store, and output digital information. An object used for a non-computing…
- A.
Hard drive
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Toothbrush
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: C
Concept
A computer system uses hardware components and peripherals to input, process, store, and output digital information.
An object used for a non-computing purpose does not become computer equipment merely because it may be present near a computer.
Application
A hard drive stores digital data, so it performs the storage function of a computer.
A keyboard sends text and commands to the computer, so it performs an input function.
A toothbrush is a personal-care tool used to clean teeth, not a standard computer component or peripheral.
“More than one of the above” would require at least two listed objects to lack a computing role, which the classification does not show.
“None of the above” would require all listed objects to have a computing role, which the classification does not show.
Cross-check
Grouping the objects by function gives storage hardware, an input peripheral, and a personal-care implement. Only the toothbrush falls outside computer use.
Result
Therefore, the object not used with a computer is the toothbrush.