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WorksheetsYear 9 Hardware Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 33mins
Select the most accurate definition of a 'Computer'
Software which takes in data, processes it and outputs the result
A programmable machine that takes in data, processes it and then outputs the result.
A programmable device which outputs data
A machine which serves a useful purpose to its users
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "A"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "B"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "C"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "D"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "E"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "F"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "G"
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What is the name of the hardware labelled "H"
What is the purpose of the Hard Drive?
To process data and instructions
To store programs and files for the long-term, even when the computer is switched off.
To add extra processing power to enable faster graphics.
To provide power to the computer
What is the purpose of the RAM?
To process data and instructions.
To store programs and files for the long-term, even when the computer is switched off.
To store the programs and files that the user is working on.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
What is the purpose of the CPU?
To add extra processing power to enable faster graphics.
To provide power to the computer
To convert electrical signals to either light or radio waves in order to transmit data across a network.
To process data and instructions.
What is the purpose of the Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)?
To store the programs and files that user is working on.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
To convert electrical signals to either light or radio waves in order to transmit data across a network.
To add extra processing power to enable faster graphics.
What is the purpose of the PSU?
To add extra processing power to enable faster graphics.
To provide power to the computer
To convert electrical signals to either light or radio waves in order to transmit data across a network.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
What is the purpose of the Network Interface Card?
To process data and instructions.
To store programs and files for the long-term, even when the computer is switched off.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
To convert electrical signals to either light or radio waves in order to transmit data across a network.
What is the purpose of the Motherboard?
To convert electrical signals to either light or radio waves in order to transmit data across a network.
To process data and instructions.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
To connect all of the computer components together allowing them to communicate with one another.
What is an input device?
It sends data to the CPU for processing.
It sends information from the CPU to the user.
It sends data to the user from the CPU.
It sends information from the user to the CPU.
What is an output device?
It sends information from the user to the CPU.
It sends data to the CPU for processing.
It sends data to the user from the CPU.
It sends information from the CPU to the user.
When you double click on an icon to open a program, the CPU will...
...ask the Mouse to find the program in the RAM.
...ask the Hard Drive to load the program into RAM.
...ask the RAM for the program to be loaded into the Hard Drive.
...ask the Hard Drive to locate your documents.
How does the CPU work?
It fetches instructions from the RAM, decodes them and then executes them.
It fetches instructions from the Hard Drive, decodes them and then executes them.
It fetches instructions from the Hard Drive, decodes them in the RAM and then executes them.
It fetches instructions from the RAM, decodes them in the Hard Drive and then executes them.
What is the CPU also known as?
The heart of the computer.
The muscles of the computer.
The brain of the computer.
The soul of the computer.
A 3GHz CPU will process how many instructions per second?
3 million
1 billion
3 billion
3 trillion
Where is the CPU located?
Motherboard
RAM
GPU
Sound Card
What does the word decode mean?
Making decisions
Moving something
Making sense of something
Calculating something
What is meant by a CPU's 'Clock Speed'?
Making decisions
Number of F-D-E cycles (instructions processed) per second.
Number of F-D-E cycles (instructions processed) per minute.
Number of F-D-E cycles (instructions processed) per hour.
