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GEE-LIE-Intro to ICT

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Computer Processing Unit

b)

Central Peripheral Unit

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Computer Processing User

2.

Who invented the Graphical User Interface (GUI)?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Bell Labs

d)

Xerox

3.

You install a new 250 GB hard drive in your computer and format it.  Upon checking the available space on the hard drive in My Computer, you are puzzled to find that there is substantially less space available than 250GB.  Why? 

a)

Whoever you ordered it from lied to you.

b)

Formatting tables and free space.

c)

The hard drive is defective.

d)

You incorrectly formatted the hard drive with an older formatting standard.

4.

What is the most crucial component to any computer system?

a)

Power Supply

b)

RAM


c)

Hard Drive

d)

CPU

5.

What is the transfer rate of a standard USB 2.0 Device?

a)

100 Mbit/s

b)

480 Mbit/s

c)

1 Gbit/s

d)

250 Mbit/s

6.

While we're on the subject of USB, who invented it?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Intel

c)

Apple

d)

Samsung

e)

AMD

7.

Your computer suddenly shuts off and doesn't turn on after repeated attempts.  What is the most likely cause?

a)

CPU fried

b)

Hard Drive crashed

c)

CD-ROM fried

d)

Power Supply blown

e)

Motherboard fried

8.

Why are SSDs superior to standard Hard Drive Technology?

a)

Smaller

b)

Near zero access times

c)

No Moving Parts

d)

Ruggedness

e)

All of the above

9.

True or False: CPU Frequency (Mhz, Ghz) is the most important factor in overall CPU speed.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No Moving Parts

d)

Ruggedness

e)

All of the above

10.

Final Question (True or False):  Microsoft invented DOS.

a)

True

b)

False