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Hardware and software 1º Bach

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

... is the internal memory of the CPU for storing data, programs, and program result. It is a read/write memory which stores data while the machine is working, but as soon as the machine is switched off, data is erased.

(a)  

2.

Which of these parts is NOT software?

a)

Operating System

b)

Device drivers

c)

Accounts management

d)

Heat sink

3.

A touch screen is an input device

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the component in the image?

a)

Power Supply

b)

System fan

c)

Optical drive

5.

Which of these examples are Database Software ?

a)

Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, VLC Media Player…

b)

MS Access, FileMaker, dBase

c)

Google Chrone, Mozilla Firefox

6.

Plug & play technology in Windows allows the computer to perform ...

a)

Installing programs automatically from the Internet when the computer requires it

b)

Virus protection via external connectors (parallel and serial ports)

c)

Automatic detection of some external device that has been connected to the computer as well as the installation of its components

7.

What is the numbering system used in computers?

a)

The alphanumeric system

b)

The decimal system

c)

The number system

d)

The binary system

8.

The ASCII code in computer science is ...

a)

There is no such code

b)

It serves to represent the number of microphones in a computer

c)

It is a system where each character is assigned a number between 0 and 255

9.

A shareware is a software that is freely distributed to users on a trial basis

a)

True

b)

False

10.

1. Which of the followings are NOT programming languages?

a)

Phyton

b)

Java

c)

Safari

d)

All of them are programming languages

11.

1. Which of these is NOT a system software?

a)

Operating system

b)

Firmware

c)

Web browsers

d)

Device driver

12.

1. Which of these is NOT a part of the microprocessor?

a)

Calculation Unit

b)

Arithmetric logic Unit

c)

Control Unit

d)

Main memory Unit

13.

What type of card is this?

a)

ROM memory card

b)

RAM memory card

c)

GPU

d)

Sound card

14.

This is an ...

a)

Output device

b)

Input device

c)

Both

d)

Any of them

15.

What is this device?

a)

A CD disc

b)

CPU

c)

Hard drive

d)

RAM memory

16.

Which of the following are output devices?

a)

Monitor

b)

Printer

c)

Keyboard

d)

Scanner

e)

Headphones

17.

What does BIOS stand for?

a)

Basic internal operating system.

b)

Basic information in the operating system.

c)

Basic input and output system

18.

Which is the software that anyone can inspect, modify and enhance?

a)

Shareware

b)

Freeware

c)

Open source software

19.

Which of these are types of programming languages?

a)

Logic Programming Language

b)

C++ language

c)

Pascal language

d)

D+ language

20.

It refers to the files and programs that make up your computer's operating system

a)

Programming software.

b)

System software

c)

Programming languages

21.

What is the firmware?

a)

Permanent software which is embedded in the system´s read-only memory

b)

Permanent software which is embedded in the system´s RAM memory

22.

Is Android an example of System software?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

What is the Arithmetic logic Unit (ALU) function?

a)

It executes all calculations within the CPU (additions, subtractions, logic operations...)

b)

It stores instructions which await to be decoded or executed.

c)

Both are correct

d)

None of them are correct

24.

Which of the following are functions of the BIOS?

a)

It stores, loads and runs the initializing software

b)

It performs arithmetic and logic operation

c)

It stores permanent and temporary data, such as apps, photos, documents...

d)

It checks that every component works properly

25.

What is the operating system?

a)

Where all the software is contained

b)

The place where data is stored on a computer

c)

It manages hardware resources and provides services to software application programs

d)

It makes the mouse and keyboard work

26.

What is this?

a)

Motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

SSD

d)

RAM

27.

Which of the following are System software?

a)

Device drivers

b)

Apps

c)

Firmware

d)

Operating Systems