Computer Hardware and Concepts Quiz

Your computer is running slowly when you open many applications at the same time. Which component is most likely limiting performance?

• hard disk

• keyboard

• printer

• RAM

Which of the following is NOT a hardware component of a computer?

• keyboard

• monitor

• motherboard

• operating system

Which device is used to enter text and numeric data into a computer?

• keyboard

• monitor

• mouse

• scanner

What computer component that stores all data permanently?

• RAM

• ROM

• hard disk

• motherboard

Which type of memory is volatile or temporary, meaning it is erased when the computer is turned off?

• flash drive

• hard disk

• RAM

• ROM

Which of the following terms refers to the gathering of information from an organization's internal and external environments, and the careful monitoring of these environments to identify future threats and opportunities?

• Environmental Scanning

• Market Segmentation

• Strategic Planning

• SWOT Analysis

Some entrepreneurs hire chemical or technological experts who create new and unique products which are still not available in the market. What do you call to this process?

• innovation

• invention

• improvision

• alteration

Fe wants to start a small enterprise. She studies current products and services, investigates present and future needs, evaluates how needs are met, checks available resources, reads market publications, and thinks of innovative ways to meet customer demands. Which step in entrepreneurship is Fe applying?

• sales promotion

• product distribution

• marketing design

• generating business idea

A professor's computer can't save the date and time correctly. Every time it is turned on, the clock is wrong. Which motherboard part is likely the problem?

• CMOS battery

• CPU socket

• RAM slot

• USB port

A student wants to install a new graphics card. Which slot on the motherboard should they use?

• CPU socket

• memory slot

• PCI Express slot

• RAM slot