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WorksheetsComputer Hardware Y7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define Computer hardware
a)
the collection of physical parts of a computer system.
b)
the color of the computer
c)
how the computer looks
2.
Is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.
a)
USB
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
UPS
3.
Which type of hard drive has no moving parts?
a)
RAM
b)
Motherboard
c)
Magnetic Drive
d)
Solid State Drive (SSD)
4.
What is the main function of the CPU?
a)
To carry out processing of the data.
b)
To help with playing games.
c)
To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
d)
To heat up the computer.
5.
What are registers used for?
a)
To check that students are in school.
b)
To temporarily hold bits of data needed by the CPU.
c)
To make sure that the CPU runs properly.
d)
To make the CPU faster.
6.
Which of the following is an example of 'main memory'.
a)
Hard Drive
b)
USB Drive
c)
RAM
d)
ROM
7.
If the RAM is upgraded from 512MB to 4GB, what will be the biggest benefit?
a)
More programs and data can be opened at the same time
b)
The operating system will be faster
c)
There will be more hard drive space
d)
The computer will be quicker if you open a document
8.
What does ROM stand for?
a)
Random Only Memory
b)
Random Only Memory
c)
Rapid Only Machine
d)
Read Only Memory
9.
What does volatile mean?
a)
Data is lost when the power is turned off
b)
Data is NOT lost when the power is turned off
10.
What are these?
a)
Tower
b)
Motherboard
c)
Harddrive
d)
RAM memory
11.
Which is the Optical Storage
a)
DVD
b)
HDD
c)
SSD
d)
USB
12.
Which type of storage has moving parts?
a)
Hard Disk Drive
b)
Flash Drive
c)
DVD
d)
Solid State Drive
13.
A disadvantage of hard drives is
a)
They have moving parts
b)
They are volatile
c)
They don't last long
d)
They are hard to use
14.
Optical storage uses what for 0s and 1s
a)
Pits and pots
b)
Pits and lands
c)
Highs and Lows
d)
Light and dark
15.
Flash memory stores 0s and 1s as
a)
Trapped electrons
b)
Trapped Protons
c)
Magnetic Particles
d)
Light and dark
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