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Computer Parts

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING UNIT

b)

CENTRAL PROGRAMMING UTILITY

c)

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

d)

COMPUTER PROTICAL UTOPIA

2.

Which memory holds instructions temporarily and is erased when the power goes off?

a)

READ ONLY MEMORY

b)

RIGHT ANGLE MEMORY

c)

BIOS MEMORY

d)

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

3.

What piece of computer hardware PROCESSES instructions?

a)

CPU

b)

ROM

c)

RAM

d)

BIOS

4.

Which memory contains the instruction sets for starting the computer?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

NIC

d)

GNP

5.

What do you call the plastic box that holds all of the computer parts?

a)

Case

b)

Container

c)

Box

d)

Chest

6.

What is the main circuit board of a computer called?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Power Supply

c)

Motherboard

d)

Random Access Memory

7.

What computer part provides electricity to the computer?

a)

Power Board

b)

Electricity Supply

c)

Power Supply

d)

Electricity Board

8.
The brain of the computer is the _____________.  
a)
Motherboard
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
Hard Disk
9.
The backbone of the computer is the _____________.  
a)
Motherboard
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
Hard Disk
10.
The physical parts of the computer is called:  ____________
a)
Binary Code
b)
Hardware
c)
Software
d)
Central Processing Unit
11.
A set of instructions or programs
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
c)
Output Devices
d)
Hardware
12.
What is a power supply for?
a)
Tells processor what to do.
b)
Keeps everything in place.
c)
Controls the weather.
d)
Provides power to the computer and its parts.
13.

What is this?

a)

Application

b)

Operating System

c)

Desktop

d)

Output Device

14.

What is this computer part?

a)

RAM

b)

Hardware

c)

Optical Drive

d)

Hard drive

15.

What are these?

a)

Fabric

b)

Headphones

c)

Output devices

d)

Input Devices

16.

What are these?

a)

number

b)

mouse

c)

output devices

d)

input devices

17.
What does a computer allow you to do?
a)
Type documents and send email
b)
Browse the Internet
c)
Store and retrieve data
d)
All of the above
18.
An example of computer hardware is...
a)
Web Browser
b)
Keyboard
c)
App
d)
Operating System
19.
What does BIOS stand for?
a)
Beginning In/Out Systems
b)
Basic In/Out Systems
c)
Broad In/Out Systems
d)
Basic In/Out Sources
20.
What is a computer monitor?
a)
A TV screen that you watch for computers
b)
A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer
c)
The place you save all of you work
d)
Equipment that displays pictures
21.
This Part of The Computer Is In Charge of Everything
a)
Motherboard
b)
Hard Drive
c)
Power Supply
d)
Mouse
22.
The card attached to the motherboard allows pictures and text to appear.  It controls the output to a display screen.
a)
Graphics Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
Network Card
d)
Ethernet Cord
23.
The _________________ contains the computer's basic circuitry and components.  Every part is attached to it.  It is considered the "HEART" of the computer.
a)
Central Processing Unit
b)
Application Software
c)
Motherboard
d)
Input Devices
24.
The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals is called...
a)
BIOS
b)
Operating System
c)
Application Software
d)
Motherboard
25.
All of the following are input devices except:
a)
Keyboard
b)
Scanner
c)
Control Panel
d)
Printer
26.
All of the following are storage devices except:
a)
Flash Drive
b)
Hard Disk
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
Scanner
27.
This device shows what your computer is doing.
a)
Printer
b)
Monitor
c)
Hard drive
d)
Flash drive
28.
This device lets you copy information from paper and save it to a computer.
a)
Printer
b)
Flash drive
c)
Scanner
d)
Speakers
29.
This allows everyone to listen to videos or music from your computer.
a)
Headphones
b)
DVD
c)
Speakers
d)
Mouse
30.
When you want to save information from your computer, you can use one of these.
a)
Flash drive
b)
Hard drive
c)
Mouse
d)
Monitor
31.
This is something you should not share with friends.
a)
Flash drive
b)
Tablets
c)
Password
d)
DVD
32.
Touch Screen is
a)
Output
b)
Input
c)
Storage
33.
CD is
a)
Output
b)
Storage
c)
Input
34.
Flash Drive is
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Storage
35.

It is known as the brain and heart of the computer.

a)

Monitor

b)

Keyboard

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Camera

36.

1. Which computer part can you point and click with?

a)

Monitor

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Camera

37.

What is hardware?

a)

The parts of the computer you can smell.

b)

The parts of the computer you can hear.

c)

The parts of the computer you can touch.

d)

The parts of the computer you can taste.

38.

What do you do with a scanner?

a)

You can hear your work.

b)

You copy your work and put it "out" of the computer.

c)

You can smell your work.

d)

You copy your work and put it "in" the computer.

39.

A _________________transfers information from the computer to paper.

a)

scanner

b)

computer

c)

printer

40.

A _______________ transfers information from paper to the computer.

a)

scanner

b)

printer

c)

computer

41.

We use a _________________ or ___________________ to move the cursor and click on images or text.

a)

laptop - computer

b)

screen - scanner

c)

mouse - touchpad

42.

Mac or Windows are examples of....

a)

operating systems

b)

computers

c)

apps

43.

______________ are software programs used in smartphones and tablets.

a)

applications

b)

abs

c)

software

44.
a)

heat sink

b)

motherboard

c)

CPU

d)

power supply

45.

What is the purpose of a camera?

a)

It takes picture.

b)

It can see you.

c)

It records.

d)

It can see videos.

46.

This computer part is like the human skin

a)

Monitor

b)

Case

c)

GPU

d)

Keyboard

47.

This computer part is like the human stomach

a)

Case

b)

Processor

c)

Power supply

d)

Motherboard

48.

This computer part is like the human skeleton

a)

Processor

b)

GPU

c)

Case

d)

Motherboard

49.

This computer part is like the human eyes

a)

Hard drive

b)

GPU

c)

RAM

d)

Processor

50.

This computer part is like the human heart

a)

RAM

b)

GPU

c)

Power supply

d)

Hard drive

51.
Motherboard
a)
Circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other elements of a computer are located.
b)
Storage device that stores a large amount of data.
c)
Random Access Memory. A chip that stores temporary data that goes away when the computer is turned off.
d)
The drive on the computer that reads and writes disks like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays
52.
Fan
a)
A device that cools the internal parts of a computer. Most computers have more than one.
b)
The card that plugs into the motherboard and runs the monitor(s).
c)
The structure that protects different components from overheating.
d)
Circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other elements of a computer are located.
53.

A set of instructions that tells the computer what to do

a)

RAM

b)

Software

c)

Operating System

d)

Hard Drive

54.

What operating system operates on our school computers?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Google

c)

Linux

d)

Firefox

55.

This system allows the user to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language. Without this, the computer is useless.

a)

Motherboard

b)

Operating system

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Server