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Foundations of Computer Science

Authored by Leeann Cockrum

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

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Foundations of Computer Science
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A special kind of firmware that runs programs strictly to start up the computer is called the:

motherboard

BIOS

CPU

GPU

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

BIOS is responsible for starting up the computer and then hands over the programming to the __________.

CPU

Motherboard

RAM

Operating System

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The core component of a device that accepts and executes instructions is called the:

motherboard

BIOS

Operating System

CPU

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A circuit board with ports and sockets used to connect the main devices of a computer is called the:

Motherboard

CPU

RAM

Operating System

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does RAM stand for?

Reading Address Memory

Running Account Memory

Random Access Memory

Recent Application Memory

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not true about solid state drives?

They run silently and are more durable than hard drives.

They are more expensive than hard drives.

They use rapidly rotating disks to store and retrieve digital information.

They are fast access storage devices.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Volatile storage is available only while the system is on and disappears when the system is turned off.

True

False

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