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Computer Hardware - Year 7

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Display Screen is used to

a)

Protect you from the sun

b)

Make it easier to see a cricket ball

c)

Print out information

d)

Output data from the computer

2.

What is a mouse used to do

a)

Eat cheese

b)

Type characters onto the screen

c)

Control a cursor on a computer

d)

Output data from a computer

3.

What is a keyboard used to do

a)

Typing data into a computer

b)

Controlling the cursor

c)

Storing data

4.

Which of these is not an input device

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Printer

d)

Camera

5.

What does a concept keyboard do.

a)

Special keyboards called Concept Keyboards can be used for specific jobs E.g. A restaurant may have a keyboard with all their meals and drinks on.

b)

Special keyboards called Concept Keyboards can be used for printing

c)

Special keyboards called Concept Keyboards can be used for taking a picture

6.

Which input device can be used to do special shortcuts which make things quicker e.g. CTRL+C to copy.

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Camera

7.

A tracker ball is a type of?

a)

Mouse

b)

Fire Engine

c)

Keyboard

d)

Printer

8.

Barcode scanners are

a)

Used in shops and supermarkets to quickly scan items allowing much quicker service at the till.

b)

Used to X Ray people in hospitals

c)

Used to control the cursor

9.

Which device allows people to conduct video conferencing calls such as on Microsoft Teams.

a)

Web Camera

b)

Magic

c)

Mouse

d)

Scanner

10.

Which device allows artists and illustrators to draw freehand onto their computer screen.

a)

Graphic Tablet

b)

Keyboard

c)

Scanner

d)

Web Camera

11.

What input device would you use to get old photographs onto a computer

a)

Scanner

b)

Mouse

c)

Graphics Tablet

d)

Printer

12.

What type of printer burns powdered ink into the paper?

a)

Laser

b)

Ink Jet

c)

Drum

d)

Camera

13.

Which of the following is not an output device

a)

Microphone

b)

Printer

c)

Speaker

d)

Headphones

14.

Which is the output device that allows the computer user to see the information that the computer has processed for example when I type into the keyboard

a)

Printer

b)

Headphones

c)

Camera

d)

Monitor

15.

What is the most common output device?

a)

Printer

b)

Speakers

c)

Monitor

d)

Keyboard

16.

What type of device can create realistic models from melted plastic?

a)

3D Printer

b)

Camera

c)

Scanner

17.

What type of input device allows you to see people virtually

a)

Monitor

b)

Web Camera

c)

Keyboard

18.

Which type of device is any computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects.

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Processing

d)

Storage

19.

What type of storage is generally smaller in size, and designed to hold data temporarily and are internal to the computer. They have the fastest data access speed. These types of devices include RAM and cache memory.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Magic

20.

What type of storage device is this?

A large storage device that has no moving parts and can read and write data much quicker. They are usually a lot more expensive but a lot more reliable . They use memory chips rather than a spinning disk. They are usually used in computers to store the operating system and programs so that they load up very quickly

a)

Solid State Drive

b)

Magnetic Hard Drive

c)

Memory Stick

d)

Tape Drive