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ICT Lesson 2 Review - Hardware

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Computers

6th Grade

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ICT Lesson 2 Review - Hardware
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Oscar wants to make sure he chooses the fastest one. Which of the following processors would perform the fastest?

2.8 GHz

3.4 GHz

1.3 GHz

2.2 GHz

Answer explanation

The 3.4 GHz processor would perform the fastest. A faster clock speed results in faster performance.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What protects the components stored inside a computer system unit?

Power supply

Case

Hard drive

RAM

Answer explanation

A case is used to protect internal components within a computer.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which component stores data being accessed by the CPU?

Power supply

Hard drive

RAM

Motherboard

Answer explanation

RAM (Random Access Memory) stores data being accessed by the CPU. The hard drive stores data that is not being accessed by the CPU.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for the main circuit board of your computer to which other components are attached so that everything in your computer works together?

Central processing unit

Power supply

Hard drive

Motherboard

Answer explanation

The motherboard is the main circuit board of your computer to which other components are attached so that everything in your computer works together.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the central processing unit (CPU) in a computer?

It stores the software and data

It provides electricity to the rest of the system.

It houses the main circuit board.

It performs the calculations and processing.

Answer explanation

The central processing unit (CPU) is often called the "brain" of your computer. Its purpose is to perform all of the calculations and processing for the computer. Most CPUs in computers are made by Intel or AMD for PCs and Apple computers use their own version of the CPU. In today's computers, you may have a CPU with multiple cores each performing a different task.


Computers use electricity. The circuits in computers have electrical resistance. When electricity flows through resistance, it generates heat.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tom is custom building his own computer for college. He wants the computer to be able to perform fast when multitasking, have amazing graphics, large capacity to store information, and be a laptop. Tom is choosing between two hard drives: solid state drive (SSD) or magnetic hard drive. Which choice would work best with his needs?

The SSD because it is faster and offers additional stability.

The SSD because it is less expensive and has moving parts to read the information on the computer.

The magnetic hard drive because it is less expensive and has moving parts to read the information on the computer.

The magnetic hard drive because it is faster and offers additional stability.

Answer explanation

Today, there are two types of hard drives that are most commonly used: solid state drives (SSDs) are faster and have no moving parts (offering additional stability) and magnetic hard drives which are less expensive but have moving parts and are susceptible to breaking from a fall.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which device is an input device?

Monitor

Keyboard

Speakers

Projector

Answer explanation

A keyboard is an input device because is used to provide information to a computer. Speakers, projectors and monitors are all output devices because they display data that has been processed by the computer.

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