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Parts of a Computer

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING UNIT

b)

CENTRAL PROGRAMMING UTILITY

c)

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

d)

COMPUTER PROTICAL UTOPIA

2.

Which memory holds instructions temporarily and is erased when the power goes off?

a)

READ ONLY MEMORY

b)

RIGHT ANGLE MEMORY

c)

BIOS MEMORY

d)

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

3.

What piece of computer hardware PROCESSES instructions?

a)

CPU

b)

ROM

c)

RAM

d)

BIOS

4.

Which memory contains the instruction sets for starting the computer?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

NIC

d)

GNP

5.

What part is the computers permanent memory? It holds programs and files.

a)

Power Supply

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Optical Drive

d)

Video Card

6.

What is the main circuit board of a computer called?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Power Supply

c)

Motherboard

d)

Random Access Memory

7.

What computer part converts digital data into what you see on your monitor?

a)

Ethernet Card

b)

Optical Drive

c)

Motherboard

d)

Graphics/Video Card

8.

What computer part uses lasers to read CD/DVDs?

a)

Optical Drive

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Ethernet Card

d)

Power Supply

9.

What computer part provides electricity to the computer?

a)

Power Board

b)

Electricity Supply

c)

Power Supply

d)

Electricity Board

10.

What computer part do you need to connect to the internet?

a)

Ethernet Card

b)

Google Card

c)

Online Card

d)

Power Card

11.
What part of the computer is this?
a)
Screen
b)
TV
c)
Desktop
d)
Monitor
12.
What kind of computer is this?
a)
Chromebook
b)
Laptop
c)
CPU
d)
Desktop Computer
13.

What part of the computer is this?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Computer

c)

Tower

d)

Box

14.
What are these called?
a)
Headphones
b)
Keyboard
c)
Microphone
d)
Keyboard
15.
What is this called?
a)
CPU
b)
Screen
c)
Mouse
d)
Box
16.

What input device, of the computer, do you use to type?

a)

Desktop

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Cursor

17.

What are the physical components / parts of a computer system called?

a)

Hardware

b)

Desktop

c)

Devices

d)

Peripherals

18.
What are the programs that run on a computer system called? 
a)
Algorithms
b)
Code
c)
Software
d)
Languages
19.
What is the name of the chip inside the computer that processes information?
a)
Random Access Memory
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Motherboard
20.

Processor speed is measured in _______.

a)

Ghz

b)

Bus Speed

c)

Hyperthreads

d)

Cores

21.

The main circuit board in a computer is called the ________.

a)

RAM

b)

dongle

c)

motherboard

d)

power supply unit

22.

This is the _________.

a)

keyboard

b)

scanner

c)

CD-ROM

d)

monitor

23.

This is a ___________.

a)

keyboard

b)

monitor

c)

headphone

d)

scanner

24.

This is a _______.

a)

microphone

b)

keyboard

c)

digital camera

d)

scanner

25.
The brain of the computer is the _____________.  
a)
Motherboard
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
Hard Disk
26.
What type of storage device is this?
a)
Internal hard drive
b)
External hard drive
c)
Flash drive
d)
DVD drive
27.
ROM and RAM are both 
a)
Types of Memory
b)
Types of Computer
c)
Types of Food
d)
Types of Work
28.
The O in ROM stands for
a)
One
b)
Open
c)
Only
d)
Often
29.
The A in RAM stands for...
a)
Accidental
b)
Always
c)
Access
d)
Apple
30.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Access Memory
b)
Rapid Access Memory
31.
What does ROM stand for?
a)
Random Only Memory
b)
Read Only Memory
32.
a)
Fax
b)
Printer
c)
Paper
d)
Copier
33.
a)
Monitor
b)
PC
c)
CPU
d)
Power button
34.

Where is data processed in the computer?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Hard Drive

c)

ROM

d)

Data isn't processed inside the computer

35.
A computer manipulation of data so that it can be transformed into useful information:
a)
Data Entry
b)
Processing
c)
Accessing
d)
Deleting
36.

Which output device, of the computer, displays open programs?

a)

Monitor

b)

Mouse

c)

Keyboard

d)

Motherboard

37.
The biggest piece of silicon inside the computer is:
a)
CPU
b)
Cabinet
c)
Microprocessor
d)
Motherboard
38.
Which of the following is a means of Output?
a)
Monitor
b)
Speakers
c)
Printer
d)
All of the Above
39.

The brain of the computer is the:

a)

CPU

b)

Monitor

c)

Motherboard

d)

Cabinet

40.

Every time you open a program, it gets loaded faster from the hard drive if you have this:

a)

RAM

b)

CAM

c)

ROM

d)

POM

41.
A set of 8 bits that represent a single character:
a)
Byte
b)
Software
c)
Hardware
d)
Flash Drive
42.
The physical parts of a computer: 
a)
Byte
b)
Software
c)
Hardware
d)
Flash Drive
43.
Programs and applications:
a)
Byte
b)
Software
c)
Hardware
d)
Flash Drive
44.
This image is of a 15-pin cable with a blue connector that carries video only.
a)
VGA
b)
Hard Disk Drive(HDD)
c)
USB
d)
Optical Drive