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Yr8 Computer Systems

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is hardware?

a)

Physical computer components

b)

Applications

c)

Computer instructions

d)

Computer system

e)

The way a computer works hard

2.

Which of these describes hardware?

a)

The programs inside the computer that makes it work.

b)

The parts of the computer that you can physically touch.

3.

What is technology?

a)

Anything with a computer.

b)

Anything that is an electronic.

c)

Anything created that solves a problem.

d)

Anything that is a computer and an electronic.

4.

Which of these describes software?

a)

The programs inside a computer that make it work.

b)

The parts of the computer that you can physically touch.

5.

A digital device is ____.

a)

A device that processes information.

b)

A device that is found in nature.

c)

A device that controls a remote.

d)

A device that does not exist.

6.

Which is an INPUT device?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the following is NOT an INPUT device?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Scanner

c)

Speaker

d)

Touch Screen

8.

Which is an OUTPUT device?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which of the following is an OUTPUT device?

a)

printer

b)

earphones

c)

optical reader

d)

keyboard

10.

What is a hard drive?

a)

A virtual device that allows programs to run

b)

A location in memory that holds registers

c)

A physical device that can store information and data

d)

The start up information for a computer system

11.

Which one is NOT a type of storage media?

a)

hard disk

b)

memory cards

c)

optical discs (DVD, CD)

d)

printer

12.

What is an SSD?

a)

Solid State Drive

b)

Some Storage Device

c)

Synthetic Sound Drive

d)

Synopsis Sicily Doncaster

13.

What is an HDD?

a)

Hard Disk Drive

b)

Some Storage Device

c)

Hardware Device Drive

d)

Handy Device Drive

14.

True or False: Any CPU can fit into any CPU Socket

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

15.

What is the Heat Sink for?

a)

As a radiator to keep components warm

b)

To transfer heat from the CPU to the Fan

c)

To cool down the PSU and RAM

d)

To allow extra heat to be added to the motherboard

16.

Which port is need to run a flashdrive?

a)

USB

b)

HDMI

c)

VGA

d)

DVI

17.

The main circuit board of a computer is called _____________

a)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

b)

Motherboard

c)

Main Circuit

d)

Main board

18.

What is this?

a)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

b)

Read Only Memory (ROM)

c)

Memory Card

d)

Network Card

19.

This is the image of a __________ .

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Keyboard

d)

Motherboard

20.

This component is located on the motherboard. Name the component. _______

a)

PCI Slots

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

ROM

21.

This component is located on the motherboard. Name the component. _______

a)

PCI Slots

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

ROM

22.

This component is located on the motherboard. Name the component. _______

a)

Expansion Card Slots

b)

Processor Slot

c)

Memory Slot

d)

ROM

23.

Which component do we placed on this slot?

a)

RAM

b)

Sound Card

c)

CPU

d)

Northbridge

24.

Which component do we placed on this slot?

a)

RAM

b)

Sound Card

c)

CPU

d)

PSU

25.
a)

Northbridge

b)

Southbridge

c)

CPU

d)

CMOS

26.
What component is circled on the motherboard? 
a)
RAM slots 
b)
Expansion slots
c)
CPU
d)
Chipset
27.

What is circled on the motherboard image?

a)

I/O connectors

b)

CPU

c)

BIOS/UEFI chip

d)

RAM slots

28.

What is the highlighted item?

a)

CMOS battery

b)

CPU

c)

RAM chip

d)

Northbridge

29.

Why does your motherboard need a battery?

a)

To keep the computer in standby mode

b)

To keep the system clock running

c)

To power the North/South bridge

d)

As emergency backup power

30.

The chipset is made up of two components. What are they?

a)

CPU and RAM

b)

Network interface card and graphics card

c)

Northbridge and southbridge

d)

HDMI and USB

31.
Controls high speed access to the RAM and video card. It also controls the speed at which the CPU communicates with all of the other components in the computer.
a)
RAM modules
b)
I/O connectors
c)
Northbridge
d)
Expansion slots
32.

Allows the CPU to communicate with slower speed devices including hard drives, Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, and expansion slots.

a)

Northbridge

b)

Southbridge

c)

I/O connectors

d)

CPU

33.
This chip is used to help boot the computer and manage the flow of data between the hard drive, video card, keyboard, mouse, and more. In newer PCs is has been upgraded to UEFI and is often integrated into the motherboard as flash memory. 
a)
RAM
b)
CPU
c)
BIOS
d)
POST
34.

Click on ALL examples of SOFTWARE.

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

A computer advert describes a machine as having 'quad core processing'. This means that...

a)

It has one microprocessor containing four CPUs

b)

It has four microprocessors

c)

It's four times bigger than a single core computer

d)

It has four memory chips

36.

When a single core CPU works on several programs at the same time it is called...

a)

Multiprogramming

b)

Parallel processing

c)

Parallel tasking

d)

Multitasking

37.

What is the definition of CPU Clock Speed?

a)

The speed at which a CPU can travel

b)

The speed the CPU can interface with RAM

c)

The number of clock cycles a CPU can perform per second

d)

The speed that a CPU can tell the time