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WorksheetsComputer Science: Hardware Basics
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
What does a MOTHERBOARD (the main circuit board of a computer) do?
Connects all other parts of a computer together.
Stores data.
Provides protection to the case.
Reads data on discs.
Select the THREE (3) statements below that are TRUE
A CPU, or Central Processing Unit:
Is called the "brain" of the computer.
Processes inputs, operations, and data.
Needs a heatsink to pull heat away from it.
is the same weight as a locomotive.
This computer component provides the specific power needs to a computer.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
A Mouse
Power Supply Unit (PSU)
Hard Disc Drive
RAM stores and accesses data on a short-term basis so that it can be accessed quickly by a user. What does RAM stand for? Please type your answer below.
Rams, Antlers, and Monkeys
Roiled and Amplified Metal
Reversed Algorithmic Memories
Random Access Memory
Select THREE (3) following answer choices that are TRUE
What is a workstation?
A can of compressed air.
A place where someone works.
Our computers in Mr. Jans' Computer Science class.
A place where we do educational work.
This computer component reads and writes data on discs such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays:
A GPU
An Optical Disc Drive (ODD)
Printer cables
A circuit
TRUE or FALSE: The HEATSINK absorbs and transfers excessive and unwanted heat.
TRUE
FALSE
The HARD DISC DRIVE, or HDD is used for:
Slotting expansion cards.
Creating cool graphics on the monitor.
Constructing discs.
Long-term data storage.
Please select TWO (2) of the following answers that are TRUE:
A GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit
is a circuit board.
improves creation of images, video, and animations.
is made of wood.
is an example of an electrical current.
Graphics Cards, Sound Cards, Ethernet Cards, and/or Memory Cards can be slotted into a motherboards _________ _____.
Memory Bank
Expansion Slots
Conduit Base
Direct Current
Select the TWO (2) main types of CABLES used in computers:
Data Cables
Cable TV
Zip lines
Power Cables
A motherboard is a CIRCUIT board. A Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) is also a CIRCUIT board. But, what is a CIRCUIT?
A special device that tells us the time.
A lens used for seeing.
A protective layer of metal that keeps a computer safe.
A circular path used for transmitting an electrical current.
What is this?
(Please type your answer below.)
(a)
The colored keys in this image are all on the keyboard's ____ ___.
Home row.
Space bar.
Number line.
Top row.
An ALGORITHM is an Ordered Set of Instructions
Select the THREE (3) following answers that can be considered ALGORITHMS.
A daily schedule
A circuit board.
A recipe for baking a cake.
A LEGO instruction manual.
A computer is...
A cable used to send data from one place to another.
My case or tower.
A programmable electronic device designed to accept inputs and generate results.
A bench press that utilizes weights and bars of various shapes and sizes.
What does COMPUTE (the root word of "computer") mean?
Technology
Science
Calculate
Graphics
The image above is of a _ _ _ (HINT: 3 letter word).
(Please type your answer below)
(a)
All electronics need some form of __________ to function (work).
Hot air
Electricity
Calcified metal
Oxygen
BONUS QUESTION: Which of the following companies designed the workstation you are working on right now?
Linux
Microsoft
NVIDIA
Apple
Which one of the following is something you would insert into a motherboard's expansion slot?
A hyperdrive drifter
A sound card
A balloon inflator
Antivirus
What is the name of the small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point and click on a locations on a display screen.
Keyboard
RAM
Mouse
GPU
Most Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) have been replaced with a faster, more reliable long-term storage option, named what?
Simplified Storage Drives
Expeditious NEXT Drives
Solid State Drives
Random Access Memories (RAM)
The first circuit was invented in the year 1800 by whom?
Alessandro Volta
Gregorio Electris
Nigel MacGillis
Bobby Planto
What is the name of the highly conductive lines between circuits that are used to connect components?
Neon Stilts
Braces
Curly Brackets
Traces
The very first circuit was invented in the year 1800 by a man named?
Benny Electroid
Abigail Zappy
Alessandro Volta
Max Power
