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Worksheets1.1 Parts of a Computer & History of Computing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of an input device?
keyboard
microphone
printer
mouse
touchpad
Of the following categories, what category do flash drives or floppy disks fall into?
CPUs
input devices
output devices
memory
Of the following categories, what category do speakers or headphones fall into?
CPUs
input devices
output devices
memory
RAM stands for
Random Access Memory
Read Access Memory
Random Analytics Memory
Real Analytics Memory
None of these
With respect to computers, this component of a computer is volatile.
hard drives
ROM
RAM
CPU
ALU
Typically, comparing RAM with most ROM...
RAM is faster but cheaper than ROM
ROM is faster and more expensive than RAM
RAM is faster and more expensive than ROM
ROM is faster but cheaper than RAM
These are the only instructions the CPU does:
send
fetch
decode
run
execute
The CPU houses these two components:
RAM
ROM
ALU
Control Unit
cache
Which of these individuals is the "Father of Computers"?
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Steve Wozniak
Paul Allen
According to the video lecture, what analogy did I use to describe RAM and ROM?
RAM is like lecture notes and ROM is like a textbook
RAM is like a dinner plate and ROM is like a refrigerator
RAM is like a toaster and ROM is like the bread
RAM is like a motorcycle and ROM is like a bicycle
RAM is like using a pencil and ROM is like using a pen
