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How Computers Work: A Simple Introduction Quiz

Authored by Abraham Duran

Computers

7th Grade

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How Computers Work: A Simple Introduction Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who made the famous prediction that the world would need no more than 'about five computers'?

Thomas Watson

Bill Gates

Alan Turing

Steve Jobs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main function of a computer?

To fly airplanes

To clean houses

To store food

To process information

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for taking in information in a computer?

Input

Output

Storage

Processing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the central processing unit also known as?

Keyboard

Hard drive

Microchip

Monitor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a computer program?

A set of instructions

A storage device

A type of hardware

A kind of virus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between hardware and software?

Software is physical, hardware is not

Hardware is physical, software is not

Both are non-physical

Both are physical

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an operating system?

A storage device

A computer virus

A type of hardware

Core software that controls basic computer functions

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