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MBI CSEC IT Computer fundamentals

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Computers are made up of ________ and ________?
a)
Hardware and Software
b)
Bits and Pieces
c)
Inputs and Outputs
d)
Plastic and Metal 
2.
________ is a package of instructions that tell the computer what to do also known as an application or short for app.  
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
c)
Apps
d)
Input
3.
People who write software (instructions that tell the computer what to do) are called ______________.
a)
Computer Technitions
b)
Programmers
c)
Hackers
d)
Computer Scientist 
4.
Identify the computer part.
a)
Monitor
b)
Computer Case
c)
Camera
d)
Mouse
5.
Identify the computer part.
a)
Digital camera
b)
Microphone
c)
Computer Case
d)
Mouse
6.
I connect computers and allow them to talk to each other?
a)
cpu
b)
usb port
c)
modem
d)
mother board
7.
BIOS stands for what?
a)
Bring in Output Status
b)
Basic input  outside system
c)
Basic input output system
8.
I hold all of the other circuit boards. 
a)
fatherboard
b)
motherboard
9.
Is this computer part an input or an output?
a)
Input
b)
Output
10.
Is this computer part an input or an output?
a)
Input
b)
Output
11.
Is this computer part hardware or software?
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
12.
Hardware or software?
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
13.
Which one represents the most storage space?
a)
1000 bytes
b)
1gb
14.
The two most commonly used operating system is ?
a)
Windows, Macintosh
b)
Dell, Apple
15.

Which of the following are functions of the control unit?


I. Read instruction

II. Direct operations

III. Execute instruction

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

16.

Which of the following is an example of an embedded computer system?

a)

Desktop

b)

IBM z system

c)

Laptop

d)

Smart Television

17.

A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is

a)

Keyboard

b)

Plotter

c)

Scanner

d)

OMR

e)

None of these

18.

The binary system uses powers of

a)

2

b)

10

c)

8

d)

16

e)

None of the above

19.

Used to play audio file that can be built into the system unit or connected with cables.

a)

Speaker

b)

Microphone

c)

Mouse

d)

Printer

20.

Which group is comprised of Hardware ONLY?

a)

RAM, Monitor, Windows 10

b)

RAM, Keyboard, Games

c)

RAM, Monitor, CPU

d)

CPU, RAM, MS Word

21.
Which of the following is not a good way to protect your computer?  
a)
Install antivirus software
b)
Back up important files
c)
Skip operating system updates
d)
Plug it into a surge protector
22.
This is an image of what kind of hardware?
a)
Tower Casing
b)
CD/DVD Drive
c)
USB Port
d)
Portable Storage
23.
This is an image of what type of hardware?
a)
USB Port
b)
Portable Storage
c)
Hardware
d)
USB Cable
24.
This is an image of what type of hardware?
a)
USB Port
b)
USB Cable
c)
Portable Storage
d)
CD/DVD Drive
25.
A hand-operated device that allows control of the cursor on a computer screen.
a)
Mouse
b)
Keyboard
c)
Printer
d)
Hardware
26.
What is this?
a)
Harddrive
b)
Tower
c)
Motherboard
d)
DVD
27.
a)
Frop Disc
b)
Floppy Disc
c)
Jump Drive
d)
Microphone
28.
What does CPU stand for?
a)
Central Processing Unit
b)
Computer Processing Unit
c)
Computing Part Unit
d)
Core Process Unit
29.
What is this component called?
a)
Spinning Disk Drive
b)
Optical Disk Drive
c)
Hard Disk Drive
d)
Floppy Disk Drive
30.
What are the programs that run on a computer system called? 
a)
Algorithms
b)
Code
c)
Software
d)
Languages
31.
What type of storage device is this?
a)
Internal hard drive
b)
External hard drive
c)
Flash drive
d)
DVD drive
32.
The mouse is connected to your computer via what type of port?
a)
Mouse Port
b)
USB Port
c)
PS 2 Port
d)
Serial Port
33.
What happens if you don't have enough RAM?
a)
Your computer will slow down because it has to load everything from the Hard Drive
b)
Your computer will speed up
c)
You won't get much wool from your sheep
d)
Your computer will run out of Hard Drive Space
34.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
a)
memory available for the operating system, programs and processes to use when the computer is running.  
b)
requires the computer to be turned on in order to retain data
c)
The data in RAM is not permanently written (volatile memory)
d)
All of the above
35.

What is this hardware component?

a)

motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

power supply

d)

graphics card

36.

This port is used to connect.....

a)

The mouse

b)

The keyboard

c)

The Monitor

d)

The printer

37.

The blue cord that connects computers to display devices

a)

HDMI

b)

VDI

c)

DMI

d)

VGA

38.

This cord connects the....

a)

monitor to the computer

b)

computer to the internet

c)

printer to the computer

d)

mouse to the computer

39.

This port is used to connect the computer to the.....

a)

printer

b)

monitor

c)

internet

d)

keyboard

40.

A computers short term memory used to complete calculations

a)

hard drive

b)

cloud storage

c)

RAM

d)

disc drive

41.

You would plug the power cord into port number....

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

12

42.

You would plug the VGA connector into port number

a)

3

b)

8

c)

10

d)

11

43.

You would plug the ethernet cord into port number...

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

8

44.

You would plug the mouse into port number....

a)

3

b)

7

c)

8

d)

11

45.

Which of the following would NOT be plugged into a USB port?

a)

printer

b)

mouse

c)

monitor

d)

keyboard

46.

Which of the following is NOT a hardware component for a computer?

a)

mouse

b)

motherboard

c)

Microsoft Word

d)

CPU

47.
Printer
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
48.
Plotter
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
49.
Scanner
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
50.
Touchpad
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
51.
Microfon
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
52.
LCD Projector
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
53.
Joystick
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
54.
Pendrive
a)
input devices
b)
output devices
c)
storage devices
d)
processor
55.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
56.

Storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid disks with magnetic surfaces. The device is either permanently installed within the computer case or can be portable

a)

Hard Drive

b)

Input

c)

Byte

57.

Software used to control the computer and its peripheral equipment.

a)

PowerPoint

b)

Operating System

c)

Microsoft

d)

Dell

58.

User friendly means

a)

something anyone can use

b)

Starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition

c)

A type of high-capacity DVD

that is commonly used for high

definition video.

d)

Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,Photoshop, Google Docs,

Google Sheets, Google Presentations

59.

What is input device?

a)

Starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition.

b)

Something anyone can

operate

c)

Hardware components that allow the user to enter data, commands,

and responses into a computer.

d)

none of these

60.

Which of the following are an example of an application software?

a)

Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint

b)

Dell Computing

c)

Samsung Computing

d)

Apple Computing