SECTION A: Multiple Choice

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. In what year was the first general purpose computer built?

• 1846

• 1946

• 2006

• 2016

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Who built the first digital computer?

• Charlie Chaplin

• Charleson Cabbage

• Charles Babbage

• Charlotte Babylon

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Raw unprocessed facts, symbols and figures are referred to as

• Data

• Information

• Input

• Output

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. WhatsApp, Microsoft Word and Video games are all examples of

• Application software

• Hardware

• Memory

• System Software

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Which group consists of the basic functions of computers

• Unemployment, cost, misuse, failure

• Input, process, output, store

• Keyboard, mouse, monitor, system unit

• Speed, cost, reliability, silence

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Which part is also referred to as ‘the brain’ of the computer

• Hard drive

• C.P.U

• Motherboard

• RAM

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. The image below shows what device

• Floppy disk

• Memory card

• RAM chip

• Hard drive

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Which is FALSE about non-volatile memory?

• Loses contents when there’s no power

• Saves content even without power

• Permanently saves data

• Can store data using a storage device

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. What are the two main/major components of a computer?

• Keyboard and mouse

• Hard copy and soft copy

• Motherboard and C.P.U

• Hardware and software

Circle the letter with the most correct answer. Another name for the monitor is

• Screen

• Visual Display Unit

• Display

• TV