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Computer Basics

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write your name in the answer space.

4 lines
2.

What is a computer?

a)

An electronic device that receives input, processes it and provides an output in the desired format.

b)

An electronic device to do homework, play video games or surf on the internet.

c)

An electronic device that receives input, stores or processes the input and provides an output in the desired format.

3.

Typing an essay in Word is an example of input.

a)

Yes, because you're inserting data into the computer.

b)

No, because you're not introducing data into the computer.

c)

I don't know.

4.

Taking a picture with the cell phone is an example of output.

a)

Yes, because it's the result of processing data.

b)

No, because it's not the result of processing data.

c)

I don't know.

5.

Printing a document is an example of output.

a)

Yes, because it is the result of processing data.

b)

No, because it's not the result of processing data.

c)

I don't know.

6.

Listening to audio through the speakers is an example of input.

a)

Yes, because you're inserting data into the computer.

b)

No, because you're not inserting data into the computer.

c)

I don't know.

7.

Is this a valid example of the Input-Process-Output Model?

Input: Scanning picture.

Process: Editing the picture.

Output: Printed poster with picture.

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

I don't know.

8.

Is this a valid example of the Input-Process-Output Model?

Input: Text and numbers typed on keyboard.

Process: Calculations performed in a spreadsheet.

Output: Bank record.

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

I don't know.

9.

Check all the examples of Input Units.

a)

Keyboard

b)

Microphone

c)

Speakers

d)

Mouse

10.

Check all the examples of Output Units.

a)

Screen.

b)

Printer.

c)

Headphones.

d)

Keyboard.

11.

Check all the advantages of using a computer.

a)

Computers can do the same task repetitively with the same accuracy.

b)

Computers allow you to play video games.

c)

Computers do not get tires or bored.

d)

Computers have access to the internet.

e)

Computers can take up routine tasks while releasing human resource for more intelligent functions.

12.

Check all the disadvantages of using a computer

a)

Computers only help you do homework.

b)

Computers can work many hours at a time.

c)

Computers have no intelligence. They follow instructions blindly without considering the outcome.

d)

Regular electric supply is necessary to make computers work.

13.
Hardware is any part of your computer that has a physical structure, such as the keyboard or mouse.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Software is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Examples of hardware include web browsers, games, and word processors.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The __________________ is the computer's main circuit board.
a)
hardware
b)
CPU
c)
motherboard
d)
motherbox
17.
RAM is your system's long-term memory
a)
True
b)
False
18.
This internal computer component is erased every time the computer is turned off.
a)
hard drive
b)
processor
c)
random access memory (RAM)
d)
keyboard
19.
I am known as the "brain" of the computer because I receive information and carry out commands. I tell other parts of the computer what to do and when to do it.
a)
processor (CPU)
b)
motherboard
c)
power supply
d)
hard drive
20.
I am the long-term storage part of the computer. Software, documents and other files are saved here.
a)
random access memory (RAM)
b)
hard drive
c)
motherboard
d)
expansion slot
21.

Microsoft Windows

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

22.

Mobile Device Apps

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

23.

Includes word processing, photo editing software web browsers, games, music programs, almost everything else on the computer excluding saved files.

a)

applications

b)

computer

c)

core

d)

hardware

24.

Visual representation of the computer

a)

peripherals

b)

operating system

c)

secondary memory

d)

sequential memory