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WorksheetsComputer skills - Chapter 2
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
refers to the physical components that make up a computer system.
Computer software
Computer Hardware
physical components found inside a computer
Internal hardware
External hardware
Internal software
External software
physical components found outside computer or may be found with a computer
Internal hardware
External hardware
Internal software
External software
Which of the following are examples of Internal hardware
Modem
USB thumb drive
Fan (heat sink)
Network card
Joystick
Which of the following are examples of external hardware
Printer
Scanner
Flat-panel
Video card
Processor
Computer hardware is not a platform for information processing cycle.
True
False
consists of four steps; input step, process step, output step, and store step.
Human processing cycle
Information processing cycle
Formatting processing cycle
any hardware devices that send data to a computer .
Input units
Output units
Storage units
Processing Units
Input devices allowing users to interact with, control, and feed data to computers.
True
False
input device is mainly used to control and playing computer games.
Track Ball
Digital Camera
Scanner
Joystick
allow users to input letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer that can serve as commands or be used to type text.
Mouse
Light Pen
Keyboard
Microphone
A trackball is an input device used to control a pointer/cursor .
Joystick
Monitors
Track Ball
Graphic Tablet
Track Ball is the most popular pointing device.
True
False
Mouse :
the most popular pointing device.
very famous cursor-control device
sends corresponding signals to the CPU
all above
Arrow keys of the keyboard is faster than mouse
True
False
It takes analogue sound waves and converts them into electrical signals, suitable for a computer.
Microphone
Light Pen
Web Cam
Graphic Tablet
Light pen is a light-sensitive pointing device similar to a pen. It is used to select a displayed menu item or draw pictures on the monitor screen.
True
False
Scanner
input devices that capture images in digital form.
turn a document or image into a digital form that can be stored on the disk.
feeds its image in real time to a computer or computer network.
reading bar coded data
input devices that capture images in digital form.
Digital Camera
Web Cam
Barcode Reader
Graphic Tablet
image sensor chip to capture the image, rather than the film used by a traditional camera.
True
False
Many digital cameras are capable of recording video in addition to taking photos.
True
False
video camera that feeds its image in real time to a computer or computer network.
Digital Camera
Web Cam
Barcode Reader
Graphic Tablet
input device that enables an artist to draw or sketch digitally using a pen or stylus.
Light Pen
Web Cam
Barcode Reader
Graphic Tablet
Bar Code Reader is used for reading bar coded data (data in the form of light and dark lines).
True
False
any device used to send data from a computer to user .
Input units
Processing Units
Storage units
Output units
Monitors
an output device that displays video images and text.
come in many sizes and resolutions
The size of a screen is the length of its diagonal
The Resolution the number of pixels the screen can display horizontally and vertically.
all above
in Monitors : The number of pixels per inch can be measured by (PPI).
True
False
transfer the soft copies of texts and photos to hard copies.
Printers
Speakers
Projector
cheap and widely used. However, they are slow and produces have low quality printout.
Laser Printers
Inkjet printers
Dot Matrix Printer
Plotters
3D Printers
create a three dimensional solid objects from a digital file.
Laser Printers
Inkjet printers
Dot Matrix Printer
Plotters
3D Printers
very high speed with very high quality output. However, they are expensive.
Laser Printers
Inkjet printers
Plotters
3D Printers
are print in high quality. However, it is expensive and it slow as compared to laser printer.
Scanners
Dot Matrix Printer
3D Printers
Inkjet printers
cheap and widely used. However, they are slow and produces have low quality printout.
3D Printers
Dot Matrix Printer
Plotters
Projector
mainly used by architectural engineers to print out building plots, maps, and engineering drawing.
Projector
I am not an engineer
Speakers
Plotters
create a three dimensional solid objects from a digital file .
3D Printers
Projector
Inkjet printers
Laser Printers
Speakers
device to input audio that is then stored in a digital form.
device that connect to computer, take images and videos and reproduce them onto wall
device that are used to listen to the music and sounds played by the computer.
capable of recording video in addition to taking photos
Projector is an output device that connect to computer, take images and videos and reproduce them onto wall
True
False
capable of store and retrieve data either temporarily or permanently.
Input units
Output units
Storage units
Processing Units
Around one million Bytes
kilobytes
megabytes
gigabytes
terabytes
Around one billion Bytes
Kilobytes
Megabytes
Terabytes
Gigabytes
has 1024 Bytes
Kilobytes
Megabytes
Gigabytes
Terabytes
Around one trillion bytes
Kilobytes
Megabytes
Gigabytes
Terabytes
5 MB = KB
5÷1024 KB
5×1024 KB
5+1024 KB
5−1024 KB
device is a hard drive or solid-state drive directly attached to the device.
Local storage
Portable storage devices
Cloud storage
storage device containing magnetic disks rotating at high speeds.
Solid-state drives (SSD)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
USB flash drive
Optical storage
Local storage
They usually mounted inside computers.
They have huge storage capacities.
They hold all permanently stored programs and data.
All above
type of nonvolatile storage media that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory.
Cloud storage
USB flash drive
Memory cards
Solid-state drives
HDD is faster and more efficient in terms of data stores and retrieves than SSD.
True
False
SSD produce little heat
True
False
SSD is more expensive than HDD
True
False
HDD is require more power than SSD
True
False
Why SSD does not make any noise ? Because it .......
Smaller than HDD
has not moving parts
Require little power
Expensive
Portable storage devices are used to transport data
True
False
devices are lightweight plastic discs with a light reflecting layer. Data can be stored by using laser light.
USB flash drive
Optical storage
Memory cards
Cloud storage
Blu-ray disc (BD), its capacity around .......
650 to 700 MB.
4.7GB to 8.5GB.
25GB to over 200GB.
compact disc (CD) its capacity around .......
650 to 700 MB.
4.7GB to 8.5GB.
25GB to over 200GB.
storage device commonly used in small, portable devices, such as cameras and phones.
USB flash drive
Optical storage
Memory cards
Cloud storage
service model in which data is stored, managed, backed up remotely and made available to users over a network (typically the Internet).
Optical storage
Power supply
Motherboard
Cloud storage
User gets 15 GB of free space.
Google Drive
OneDrive
Dropbox
Mega
free cloud storage with 50 GB.
Google Drive
OneDrive
Dropbox
Mega
users get 2 GB of free space with several ways of earning up to around 18 GB.
Google Drive
OneDrive
Dropbox
Mega
Everyone gets 5 GB of free space.
Google Drive
OneDrive
Dropbox
Mega
main part of a computer. They include the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and other components.
Input units
Output units
Storage units
Processing Units
The central processing unit (CPU) is a small electron chip
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Not mentioned
Main circuit board of a microcomputer where Computer components are attached.
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Not mentioned
hold the data and instructions that the Central Processing Unit (CPU) needs.
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
^_^
It hold, allocates power, and allows communication between computer hardware components.
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Not mentioned
The brain of computer
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Not mentioned
processes data and performs arithmetic and logical operations.
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Not mentioned
Motherboard speed is measure in Hz for example (MHz and GHz)
True
False, it is processor
False , it is memory
they are temporary data storage allocations. They hold transitory data while the instruction is being carried out.
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Control Unit (CU)
Registers
it performs mathematical operations and Logical operations .
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Control Unit (CU)
Registers
It directs operations within a computer’s processor .
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Control Unit (CU)
Registers
(addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) are examples of ....
mathematical operations
Logical operations
(comparisons of values, selections, matching and data merging) are examples of ....
mathematical operations
Logical operations
This type of memory stores the data needed to start up the computer.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
called CPU memory
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) that a CPU can access more quickly than it can access regular RAM.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) that a CPU can access more quickly than it can access regular RAM.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
It does not lose its contents if the computer is turned off or if the power is disconnected.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
It loses its content as soon as the computer is turned off or in case power is disconnected.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Cache Memory
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