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1.1 Parts of a Computer & History of Computing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an input device?

a)

keyboard

b)

microphone

c)

printer

d)

mouse

e)

touchpad

2.

Of the following categories, what category do flash drives or floppy disks fall into?

a)

CPUs

b)

input devices

c)

output devices

d)

memory

3.

Of the following categories, what category do speakers or headphones fall into?

a)

CPUs

b)

input devices

c)

output devices

d)

memory

4.

RAM stands for

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Read Access Memory

c)

Random Analytics Memory

d)

Real Analytics Memory

e)

None of these

5.

With respect to computers, this component of a computer is volatile.

a)

hard drives

b)

ROM

c)

RAM

d)

CPU

e)

ALU

6.

Typically, comparing RAM with most ROM...

a)

RAM is faster but cheaper than ROM

b)

ROM is faster and more expensive than RAM

c)

RAM is faster and more expensive than ROM

d)

ROM is faster but cheaper than RAM

7.

These are the only instructions the CPU does:

a)

send

b)

fetch

c)

decode

d)

run

e)

execute

8.

The CPU houses these two components:

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

ALU

d)

Control Unit

e)

cache

9.

Which of these individuals is the "Father of Computers"?

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Steve Wozniak

e)

Paul Allen

10.

According to the video lecture, what analogy did I use to describe RAM and ROM?

a)

RAM is like lecture notes and ROM is like a textbook

b)

RAM is like a dinner plate and ROM is like a refrigerator

c)

RAM is like a toaster and ROM is like the bread

d)

RAM is like a motorcycle and ROM is like a bicycle

e)

RAM is like using a pencil and ROM is like using a pen