WorksheetsComputer Architecture and Vocabulary (Tech Circuit)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which part is a connection from the hard drive to the CPU?
Hard disk drive
SATA cables
Power Connectors
This slot connects peripheral devices to the CPU.
AGP
IDE
PCI
Which of the following cables isn't really used anymore?
ISA
PCI
SCSI
AGP
Another name for the processor of a computer is the ______.
microUSB
system unit
GUI
CPU
The main piece of equipment inside a computer that holds all the parts together is the _______.
CPU
System Unit
Motherboard
Hard drive
This slot enhances the speed and performance of graphics software (games, movies, etc.)
GUI
AGP
PCI
ROM
What was the name of the first microprocessor?
Intel 4004
The IBM Unit
Xerox Alto
PS2-4021
Which of the following is a peripheral device?
System Unit
CPU
Keyboard
NIC
Which is not a function of the CPU?
Math operation performance
Move data from one storage to another
Make decisions and read instructions
Save information in it's components
What is the current size of most CPUs?
128 bits
64 bits
256 bits
32 bits
How is the frequency of a computer's speed measured?
nanoseconds
Gigahertz
Jiggawatts
Terabytes
Which memory stays active while the computer is off?
RAM
ROM
What is used to "boot" a computer?
SATA
IDE
Memory card
BIOS
Which of the following are input device?
Mouse
Monitor
Headphones
Keyboard
Which of the following is not a feature of hard drive performance?
Data rate
Memory components
Seek time
Capacity
What is the largest amount of data?
Terabyte
Megabyte
Kilobyte
Gigabyte
What type of cable connection is used to connect to a network (internet)?
RJ-11
RG-3
RJ-45
APCSP
What is the proper verb term used to describe loading the operating system of a computer?
restart
jump
boot
power-up
What do you call data that is transferred from the outside world into a computer?
Input
Output
Uploading
Downloading
What is RAM an acronym for?
Rarely Accessed Memory
Read Always Memory
Reachable at the Moment
Random Access Memory
What part of the CPU handles arithmetic and logical operations?
ALU
Logistics
CPA
Motherboard
What does GUI stand for?
Graphical Uploaded Image
Great User Information
Graphical User Interface
Graded Updated Internet
Which of the storage types below are remotely located?
Google Drive
Floppy Disk
Flash drive
SD card
What two types of connections have faster data transfer rates than USB?
DVI
Firewire
Parallel Ports
Thunderbolt
What is the common term used to describe the network card?
NEIC
NUI
NIC
NAT
Which does not have an expansion card?
Network Interface
IDE
Firewire
GPU
What part of a computer keeps its internal components cool?
Fan
Heat sink
Heat sinking fan (HSF)
CPU
BIOS stands for...
Biological Interface Operation System
BioInformaticsOutputSystem
Basic Input Output Software
Basic Input Output System
One billionth of a second:
Nanosecond
Microsecond
Billisecond
Cybersecond
How many bytes are in a terabyte?
1024 bytes
16 bytes
1073 billion bytes
10^12 bytes
