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TYPES OF COMPUTERS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE EARLIEST COMPUTERS WERE DESIGNED WITH WHAT PRIMARY FUNCTION IN MIND?

a)

ASTRONOMY

b)

SCIENCE

c)

MATH

d)

SOCIAL MEDIA

2.

IN THE BEGINNING, COMPUTERS WERE NOT POPULAR IN HOMES, LIKE THEY ARE TODAY. WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON ?

a)

THERE WAS NO SOCIAL MEDIA

b)

THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE

c)

THEY MADE A ROOM TOO MESSY

d)

NO ONE WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN THEM

3.

WHEN COMPAQ CAME OUT WITH THE 'HUGGABLE LUGGABLE' WHAT WAS ITS BIG SELLING POINT?

a)

IT WAS ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET

b)

IT WAS PRETTY COLORS

c)

IT WAS VERY POWERFUL AND FAST

d)

IT WAS PORTABLE

4.

OTHER PRODUCTS THAT 'GO ALONG WITH' OR WORK WITH A COMPUTER TO MAKE IT MORE USEFUL ARE CALLED....

a)

KEYBOARDS

b)

PERIPHERALS

c)

SUPERCOMPUTERS

d)

QUASARS

5.

CLICK ALL BELOW THAT ARE CORRECT: WHY DOES RMS OFFER A COMPUTER CLASS?

a)

MANY JOBS IN THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

b)

MOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO, YOU MAY NEED COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

c)

IN THE FUTURE EVEN MORE APPLIANCES IN YOUR HOME MAY HAVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN THEM

d)

COMPUTERS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN EVERY DAY LIFE

6.

MANY THINGS ABOUT COMPUTERS HAVE CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS. CLICK ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

a)

SIZE

b)

SPEED

c)

COST

d)

PURPOSE

7.

THERE ARE MORE SUPERCOMPUTERS THAN ANY OTHER KIND BECAUSE THEY ARE SO POWERFUL AND ENJOYABLE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

SUPERCOMPUTERS ARE SO POWERFUL, THEY ARE BEST USED FOR CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

IF I NEED A COMPUTER THAT CAN DO A LOT, AND DO IT VERY QUICKLY, WHICH TYPE OF COMPUTER WOULD BE BEST?

a)

SUPERCOMPUTER

b)

MICROCOMPUTER

c)

MAINFRAME COMPUTER

d)

PERSONAL COMPUTER

10.

WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A MICROCOMPUTER?

a)

IPAD

b)

PERSONAL COMPUTER

c)

PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER

d)

MINI COMPUTER

11.

A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER IS MUCH THE SAME AS A MICROCOMPUTER , EXCEPT IT IS PORTABLE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

A SMARTPHONE WOULD BE BEST DESCRIBED AS A:

a)

SUPERCOMPUTER

b)

HANDHELD COMPUTER

c)

MAINFRAME

d)

TABLET COMPUTER

13.

AN E-READER WOULD BE BEST DESCRIBED AS AN:

a)

MAINFRAME

b)

SUPER COMPUTER

c)

TABLET

d)

HANDHELD

14.

BY THE CLASSROOM DEFINITIONS, THE SMARTPHONE WOULD BEST BE CATEGORIZED AS A:

a)

MAINFRAME

b)

HANDHELD

c)

TABLET

d)

NOTEBOOK

15.

A LAPTOP WOULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS A:

a)

HANDHELD

b)

TABLET

c)

NOTEBOOK

d)

MICROCOMPUTER

16.

A DESKTOP COMPUTER, ONE THAT DOES NOT MOVE AROUND, WOULD BEST BE CALLED A:

a)

MICROCOMPUTER

b)

TABLET

c)

MAINFRAME

d)

SUPERCOMPUTER

17.

TO BE TRULY MEET THE DEFINITION OF A COMPUTER, IT MUST HAVE AN ACTUAL KEYBOARD ATTACHED TO IT.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

A TABLET COMPUTER MOST LIKELY DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTERNAL....

a)

PRINTER

b)

KEYBOARD

c)

USB PORT

d)

INTERNET

19.

CLICK ALL BELOW THAT WOULD BE A PLACE YOU MAY WOULD FIND A SUPERCOMPUTER.

a)

NASA

b)

WALMART HEAD OFFICE

c)

MILITARY NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEPT

d)

DOLLAR GENERAL

20.

CLICK ALL BELOW THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO FIND A MAINFRAME COMPUTER.

a)

MY HOUSE

b)

PUBLIX MAIN OFFICE

c)

IN YOUR BACK POCKET

d)

DISNEYWORLD