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ITGS Strand Three: 3.01 Hardware

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of secondary storage device that uses electronic circuits to read and store data. Also known as solid state storage.

a)

Optical Storage

b)

Flash Memory

c)

Magnetic Storage

d)

Secondary Storage

2.

Type of secondary storage that uses magnets to read and store data. Examples include floppy disks and hard disks.

a)

Optical Storage

b)

Flash Memory

c)

Magnetic Storage

d)

Secondary Storage

3.

Storage unit: 1024 gigabytes

a)

Kilobyte

b)

Megabyte

c)

Gigabyte

d)

Terabyte

4.

Storage unit: 1024 kilobytes

a)

Kilobyte

b)

Megabyte

c)

Gigabyte

d)

Terabyte

5.

A type of primary storage whose contents cannot be changed where the contents are programmed at the time of manufacture.

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

6.

A temporary (volatile) storage area for programs and data that are being used in a given moment and exists in relatively small amounts.

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

7.

The processor connects directly to the computers ______________, which in turn provides ports and connections for all other parts of the system.

a)

Supercomputer

b)

Mainframe

c)

Motherboard

d)

Processor

8.

The speed at which a processor executes instructions is called the

a)

Megahertz

b)

Gigahertz

c)

Clock Speed

d)

Microprocessor

9.

At the center of all computers is a ___________, also called a Central Processing Unit (CPU)

a)

Motherboard

b)

Processor

c)

Mainframe

d)

Hard Disk

10.

High speed printer that produce higher quality printouts than inkjet printers but are more expensive.

a)

Printer

b)

Ink Printer

c)

Laser Printer

d)

High Speed Printer

11.

Output device where displays are the big, deep, monitors that used to be used on almost all desktop computers.

a)

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)

b)

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)

12.

Keyboard which is displayed on screen and controlled by clicking on buttons with the mouse or a touch screen.

a)

Dvorak Keyboard

b)

Multimedia Keyboard

c)

Concept Keyboard

d)

Soft Keyboard

13.

Mobile device bigger than a phone but smaller than a laptop, also called palmtop computer.

a)

Smart Phone

b)

PDA

c)

Netbook

d)

Laptop Computer

14.

High end computer system that achieves very high data throughput.

a)

Supercomputer

b)

Mainframe

c)

Desktop Computer

d)

Laptop Computer

15.

Input device that lets the user touch areas of the display to perform tasks.

a)

Trackball

b)

Touch Pad

c)

Microphone

d)

Touch Screen