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Hardware & Softwarre

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an input device?

a)

Any piece of computer hardware that is used to communicate the results of data that has been processed by a computer system

b)

Any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to a computer system

c)

A piece of computer equipment on which data can be stored

d)

All devices connected to the computer ports are input devices

2.

Is a touch-screen an input or output device?

a)

An input device

b)

An output device

c)

Both, an input and output device

d)

An storage devide

3.

What kind of peripheral device is a hard disk drive?

a)

Input device

b)

Output device

c)

Storage device

d)

Wireless device

4.

What is an example of an input device?

a)

A microphone

b)

A speaker

c)

A monitor

d)

A printer

5.

What is an output device?

a)

Any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to a computer system

b)

Any piece of computer hardware that is used to communicate the results of data that has been processed by a computer system

c)

A piece of computer equipment on which data can be stored

6.

What is an example of an output device?

a)

A keyboard

b)

A printer

c)

A scanner

d)

A microphone

7.

What is a storage device?

a)

A piece of computer equipment on which data can be stored

b)

Any piece of computer hardware that is used to communicate the results of data that has been processed by a computer system

c)

Any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to a computer system

8.

What is an example of a storage device?

a)

A mouse

b)

A microphone

c)

A hard drive

d)

A webcam

9.

What is the purpose of the CPU?

a)

to create date

b)

to process date

c)

to store data

d)

All of them are correct

10.

What is software?

a)

The physical parts of the computer

b)

The programs that run on a computer

c)

The place where data is stored on a computer

11.

What are the two main types of software?

a)

Systems software and applications software

b)

Input software and output software

c)

Data software and processing software

d)

Image processing software and word processor software

12.

What is hardware?

a)

The programs that run on a computer

b)

The physical parts of the computer that can be touched

c)

A programming language

13.

Which of the following phrases are true for RAM? (Select all the correct answers)

a)

RAM is cleared when you turn off your computer

b)

You can store your files permanently in RAM

c)

The motherboard contains RAM

d)

RAM is a non volatile memory

14.

Which hardware component does not attach to the Motherboard?

a)

RAM memory

b)

CPU

c)

Graphic Card

d)

Power Supply

15.

Which of the following devices would be most suitable for transferring files between computers?

a)

Internal hard disk drive

b)

CR-ROM

c)

USB memory stick

d)

Data bus

16.

Which of these is another name for the CPU?

a)

Plotter

b)

Processor

c)

Scanner

d)

Input device

17.

What do you plug on the red rectangle?

a)

ROM memory

b)

RAM memory

c)

Processor

d)

Graphic card

18.

What memory uses your computer when is running Powerpoint?

a)

ROM memory

b)

RAM memory

c)

External memory

d)

Microsoft Windows

19.

Where are the Video/Graphics Card and other cards attach to the Motherboard?

a)

Power supply

b)

Expansion slots

c)

Input device

d)

Electrical ports

20.

The computer uses ___________________ memory to start up.

a)

RAM memory

b)

ROM memory

c)

Secondary memory

d)

Expansion slots