Information Technology Revision Quiz

Complete the following definition of a computer by retyping the definition and including the 7 missing words below:

A computer is an ________ ________ that _________ __________, processes or ________ it and _______ _______.

(a)  

What does the abbreviation 'CPU' stand for? Type your answer.

(a)  

Processing takes place in the brain of the computer. What is the name of the brain of the computer?

• Control Unit

• System Unit

• Control Processing Unit

• Central Processing Unit

All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT:

• graph plotters

• OCR

• keyboard

• magnetic ink character recognition

This input device is used to convert text, drawings and photos to digital format.

• Printer

• VDU

• CPU

• Scanner

All of the following are examples of software EXCEPT:

• Scanner

• Skype

• Mozilla Firefox

• Norton Antivirus

Is a microphone an INPUT or OUTPUT device?

(a)  

Is a printer an INPUT or OUTPUT device?

(a)  

Data is the same as Information.

• True

• False

Another name for Primary Storage is:

• Secondary Storage

• Main Memory

• RAM

• ROM