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STORAGE MEDIA>ADAPTER CARDS>SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Storage media's memory is basically _______________

a)

volatile memory

b)

non-volatile memory

c)

backup memory

d)

impact memory

2.

All programs that are written on erasable programmable read only memory are termed as _____________________

a)

EPROM program

b)

EROM program

c)

PROM program

d)

DROM program

3.

Which of the following types of storage is the most durable? (9)

a)

Optical disk

b)

Magnetic disk

c)

Solid State Drive

d)

They are all the same

4.

Which of the following types of storage is the most expensive per MB/GB?

a)

Optical disc

b)

Magnetic disc

c)

Solid State Drive

d)

They are all the same

5.

Why is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) not very portable?

a)

It has moving parts

b)

It is too large

c)

It will break if you touch it

d)

It is too small

6.

Which type of storage uses lasers to write the data? (4/5)

a)

Optical disc

b)

Magnetic disc

c)

Solid state drive

d)

All types

7.

Which is the smallest of these data capacities?

a)

2 KB

b)

2049 bytes

c)

0.5 MB

d)

3gb

8.

Give two (2) examples of Adapter Cards.

a)

Network card

b)

Memory card

c)

Modem Card

d)

Processor slot

e)

Adapter card slot

9.

Choose three (3) storage media from the list below.

a)

Processor

b)

Hard disks

c)

USB Flash drives

d)

Memory Cards

e)

Memory

10.

Give three (3) types of Utility Program.

a)

Antivirus Program

b)

Disk Defragmenters

c)

Desktop Operating System

d)

Solid State Drive

e)

File Compression Tools

11.

State three (3) functions of Operating System.

a)

Controlling a network

b)

Providing file, disk and system management tools.

c)

Interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

d)

Monitoring Performance

e)

Reduce the size of files

12.

List two (2) examples of open source Mobile Operating System software.

a)

Google Android OS

b)

BlackBerry OS

c)

Android OS

d)

Windows Mobile

e)

Symbian OS

13.

List three (3) examples of proprietary Mobile Operating System software.

a)

Google Android OS

b)

BlackBerry OS

c)

Android OS

d)

Windows Mobile

e)

Symbian OS

14.

List two (2) popular compression tools which often used by computer user.

a)

Time Machine

b)

WinZip

c)

Windows Disk Cleanup

d)

WinRAR

e)

Spy Sweeper

15.

Identify types of utility program for given situation.


It provides user interface to manage files and folders.

a)

File Compression Tool

b)

Disk Defragmenter

c)

Disk Cleanup

d)

Backup

e)

File Manager

16.

Description:

A program that attempts to locate file in a computer based on specified criteria which could be a words contained in a file, date the file was created or modified, sizeof the file, location of the file, file name, author and other similar properties.


State type of this utility program.

a)

Restore

b)

Antivirus program

c)

Disk Defragmenter

d)

Disk Cleanup

e)

File Manager

17.

Which type of adapter card slot used to connect graphic cards.

a)

Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP)

b)

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

18.

Which type of adapter card slot used to connect network cards, sound cards, modems, extra ports such as USB or serial TV tuner cards and disk controllers.

a)

Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP)

b)

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

19.

Which of the following statement refers to function of adapter card slot?

a)

Houses CPU and forms the electrical interface

with the CPU.

b)

For adding more memory, graphics capabilities

and support for special devices.

c)

To connect Random Access Memory (RAM)

and get faster of the performance of computer.

20.

1 Megabyte = _________________ bytes?

a)

1 trillion

b)

1 million

c)

1 billion

d)

1 quadrillion

e)

1 thousand

21.

Which of these is an example of an operating system?

a)

Windows

b)

Word

c)

Excel

d)

PS3

22.
System software consists of the program that controls the operations of the computer and its devices. Two types of system software are ;
a)
Microsoft Word and Windows 10
b)
Utility programs and Windows
c)
Operating systems and utility programs
d)
Operating system and application software
23.

Which of the following is/are Online Storage?

a)

One Drive

b)

Icloud

c)

Google Drive

d)

All of them

24.

A thick magnetic disk encased in a thicker protective shell. It consists of several aluminum platters, each of which requires a read/write head for each side.

Which storage media related to the statements above.

a)

Hard Disk

b)

Solid State Drive

c)

Optical disk

d)

Flash disk

25.

A flash device with a storage capacity similar to a small hard drive. They are faster than hard drives, they have no moving parts, and they have lower power consumption than hard drives.

Identify the storage media.

a)

Solid State Dive

b)

Hard Disk

c)

Optical Disk

26.

_____________is a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks

a)

Operating system

b)

System Software

c)

Application software

d)

Utility program

27.

What is the purpose of Anti-Virus software?

a)

To keep the computer safe from malicious software

b)

To keep people safe from other people

c)

To keep the computer safe from defragmantation

d)

To keep data safe

28.

What are the most popular operating systems?

a)

Nintendo Switch

b)

Windows and Mac OS X

c)

Apple

d)

Microsoft

29.

Whic icon represents to Microsoft?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which icon represents to Apple?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Mac OS is an example of ______________ software.

a)

application system

b)

utility system

c)

operating system

d)

programming language

32.

Which of the following is a an operating system software?

a)

Linux

b)

MS Office 2003

c)

Flipgrid

d)

Gmail

33.

What is the main benefit of proprietary software?

a)

It has been thoroughly tested.

b)

It can be changed by anyone.

c)

It is expensive.

34.

What is the main benefit of open source software?

a)

It is expensive.

b)

It is usually free.

c)

It comes with documents to help you use it.

35.

Which type of utility program related to this image?

a)

Disk Defragmenter

b)

Compression Tool

c)

Disk Clean Up

d)

Backup Utility

e)

Restore Utility

36.

This figure refers to ___________________

a)

Command Line Interface

b)

Graphical User Interface

37.

This figure refers to ___________________

a)

Command Line Interface

b)

Graphical User Interface

38.

A utility program that is best used for removing temporary files.

a)

Disk Defragmenter

b)

Antivirus

c)

Disk Clean Up

d)

Backup Utility

e)

Compression Tool

39.

A utility program that is used for restoring backup files.

a)

Disk Defragmenter

b)

Antivirus

c)

Disk Clean Up

d)

Restore Utility

e)

Backup Utility

40.

A utility program that can be used to manage files into folders so it can retrieved easier and faster.

a)

Disk Defragmenter

b)

File manager

c)

Spyware remover

d)

Restore Utility

e)

Backup Utility