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WorksheetsGCSE 3.4 Computer systems - Hardware & Software
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this piece of hardware?
a)
CPU
b)
Motherboard
c)
Computer/Tower
d)
Power Supply
2.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently
d)
Drives through the computer
3.
Which of the following is an Output device?
a)
Printer
b)
Mouse
c)
Microphone
d)
Keyboard
4.
Physical parts of a computer...such as the keyboard and monitor.
a)
software
b)
hardware
5.
What is the most important piece of software on a computer?
a)
Operating System
b)
Programs
c)
Applications
d)
Hardware
6.
Keyboard,Mouse,Microphone,Scanner are which type of Hardware ?
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
7.
Is any hardware component that can display information to a user
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
8.
Floppy disk is a ?
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
9.
What is Software?
a)
Applications and programming instructions
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
10.
What is Hardware?
a)
Computer Instructions or Data
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
11.
Identify which of the following is (are) category(ies) of hardware component(s)
a)
Main memory
b)
Storage
c)
Secondary memory
d)
Central processing unit
e)
Input device
12.
It consist of 8 consecutive bits.
What does it refers to?
a)
Address
b)
Byte
c)
Binary
d)
Memory
13.
Which of the following are categories of software
a)
System software
b)
Microsoft Office
c)
Disk Defragmenter
d)
Application software
14.
Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment.
a)
PowerPoint
b)
Operating System
c)
Microsoft
d)
Dell
15.
True or False: Output Devices-- Hardware components that allow the user to enter data, commands, and responses into a computer.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
________________programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
17.
_________________are programs that designed to help users to be more productive with their personal tasks.
a)
Software
b)
System Software
c)
Application software
d)
Utility program
18.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical user interface
19.
The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system
a)
Command line
b)
Graphical user interface
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