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Computer Basics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check all the examples of Input Units.

a)

Keyboard

b)

Microphone

c)

Speakers

d)

Mouse

2.

Check all the examples of Output Units.

a)

Screen.

b)

Printer.

c)

Headphones.

d)

Keyboard.

3.

Hardware cannot be touched, only software can be touched.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know.

4.

Software is the set of instructions or programs that make a computer function. It cannot be touched or seen.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know.

5.

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.

6.

What provides long term memory for your computer

a)

hard drive

b)

soft drive

c)

disk drive

d)

RAM

7.

What should I add to increase the performance of my computer?

a)

a faster battery

b)

add more ROM

c)

add more RAM

d)

add a bigger hard drive

8.

How many bits in one byte?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

9.

A Monitor is an example of what kind of device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

10.

Speakers are considered an input device.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

I am often referred to as "the brain" of the computer

a)

RAM

b)

monitor

c)

mouse

d)

CPU

12.

CPU stands for....

a)

Control processing unit

b)

Central Processing Unit

c)

Command processor unit

13.

RAM stands for Random Access Memory

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The RAM remembers what you tell the computer, only when the computer is on

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which of the following is an example of an output device?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Printer

c)

Speakers

d)

both b and c

16.
Name the computer hardware shown.
a)
CPU and Internal Hard Drive
b)
Mouse
c)
Monitor
d)
Speakers
17.

Name the computer hardware shown.

a)

Cables

b)

Keyboard

c)

Printer

d)

USB Flash Drive

18.

PC stands for

a)

Personal Computer

b)

Person's Computer

19.
What is software?
a)
any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
b)
the video card on the monitor
c)
the operating system
d)
the monitor and computer case
20.

What is hardware?

a)

all the ports and buttons of a computer

b)

is any part of your computer that has a physical structure.

c)

any part of your desktop

d)

software

21.

The ______ is where your software, documents, and other files are stored. It long-term storage, which means the data is still saved even if you turn the computer off or unplug it.

a)

RAM

b)

USB

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Storage Drive

22.
An ATM machine is an example of a computer.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

What type of operating system do we use on our classroom computers?

a)

Chrome OS

b)

MAC OS

c)

Microsoft Windows

d)

PC

24.
GUI (gooey) means
a)
graphical user internet
b)
general user interface
c)
graphical user interface
25.

what type of memory is this?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

offline

d)

cheap

26.

What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called?

a)

home address

b)

secondary address

c)

offline address

d)

IP address

27.

While working on a Computer data are temporarily stored in which memory?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

offline

28.

One Gigabyte is approximately equal is:

a)

1 000 000 bytes

b)

1 000 000 000 bytes

c)

1 000 000 000 000 bytes

d)

1 000 000 000 000 000 bytes

29.

Which of the following is an example of non-volatile memory?

a)

cache memory

b)

RAM

c)

ROM

d)

none of the above

30.

Computers were first invented in the 1970s.

a)

True

b)

False