Computer Fundamentals Quiz

A friend is working on piecing together a computer.

He calls and explains that he needs to buy a circuit board with ports and sockets that connects the main devices of his computer.

Which computer component is he most likely explaining?

• BIOS

• CPU

• motherboard

• RAM

You plug in a new microphone into the USB port of your computer.

Your computer automatically picks up the microphone and installs the necessary drivers on its own.

What kind of device is this microphone?

• driver

• peripheral

• plug-and-play

• ready-to-go

Your aunt calls you asking for help hooking up her new Bluetooth mouse.

You first ask if she has gone through the ___________ process.

• Connecting

• Driver installation

• NFC

• Pairing

You and your brother are sharing a printer. You install the driver software onto your computer and install the printer.

Then, you disconnect the printer and lend it to your brother.

When you reconnect the printer later on, what is most likely to happen?

• The printer is ready to work.

• You must reinstall the printer driver.

• You must update the printer driver.

• The printer is no longer compatible with your computer.

What is the purpose of an output device?

• To allow the computer to store information or programs.

• To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.

• To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.

• To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation

Which of the following choices lists the three main components of a computer’s hardware?

• CPU, Memory, Motherboard

• CPU, Flash memory, Processor

• Processor, Binary, RAM

• Input devices, Output devices, Motherboard

What is the purpose of an input device?

• To allow the computer to store information or programs.

• To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.

• To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.

• To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation

Choose the option that correctly identifies this picture.

• CPU

• Motherboard

• CD

• Operating System

Choose the option that correctly identifies this picture.

• CPU

• Motherboard

• CD

• Operating System

Choose the option that correctly identifies this picture.

• CPU

• Motherboard

• USB drive

• CD