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Introduction to Computer

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hardware component of a computer, and it permanently stores data on storage media.

a)

Input

b)

Storage Device

c)

Software

d)

Hardware

2.

EDP has this many steps:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

A set of integrated devices that input, output, process, and store data and information.

a)

Computer

b)

Computer System

c)

Hardware

d)

Software

4.

A software that allows the computer to share information and communicate with each other.

a)

Application Software

b)

Operating System

c)

Utility Software

d)

Connectivity Software

5.

An accurate and rapid method of data processing, Also frequently used term for automatic information processing.

a)

EDP

b)

USB

c)

ADP

d)

UPS

6.

An English mathematician who conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers.

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

d)

Clifford Berry

7.

Another term for Sholes keyboard.

a)

Keyboard

b)

QWERTY

c)

Touch keyboard

d)

KwertBoard

8.

Facts, concerning a particular event or subject, which are refined by processing.

a)

Computer

b)

Data

c)

Information

d)

Procedures

9.

Google releases the Chromebook, a laptop that runs what type of OS.

a)

Google Chrome OS

b)

Windows 7

c)

Windows 8

d)

Google

10.

In what year does Facebook launched?

a)

2003

b)

200

c)

2005

d)

2006

11.

It becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.

a)

Bluetooth

b)

Hotspot

c)

Wi-Fi

d)

Infrared

12.

It includes different arithmetic and logical operations, so to process data means to do the classifying, sorting, summarizing, comparing and other manipulation techniques that convert data into information.

a)

Input

b)

Processing

c)

Output

d)

Data

13.

It is a machine that can save, retrieve and manipulate data according to instructions.

a)

Computer

b)

Data

c)

Information

d)

Procedures

14.

It is a system software that helps maintain and protect the computer system.

a)

Application Software

b)

Operating System

c)

Utility Software

d)

Language Processors

15.

It is use to translate and display the result of the data processing. Example: Monitor Screen, Printer, etc.

a)

Output Hardware

b)

Input Hardware

c)

Secondary Storage

d)

Memory Hardware

16.

It is used for uttering forceful feeling and also use for coding language purposes.

a)

Tilde

b)

Accent Grave

c)

Exclamatory point

d)

Hash Tag

17.

It is where the computer system stores data permanently.

a)

Processing and Memory Hardware

b)

Secondary Storage

c)

Input Hardware

d)

Output Hardware

18.

It refers to all the activities associated with recording data and making it available for processing.

a)

Input

b)

Processing

c)

Data

d)

Information

19.

Microsoft launched this OS in 2009, which offers the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition, among other features.

a)

Windows Vista

b)

Windows 7

c)

Windows 8

d)

Windows 10

20.

Part of mouse that you will use most often.

a)

Primary button

b)

Secondary button

c)

Scroll wheel

d)

USB connector

21.

Software that interprets computer language and translates it into machine language. It also checks for errors in language syntax and fixes the problems.

a)

Application Software

b)

Operating System

c)

Utility Software

d)

Language Processors

22.

The area that contains the processed data and the instructions that must be followed during the data processing.

a)

Storage

b)

Output

c)

Input

d)

Processing

23.

The collection and conversion of a set of information to a meaningful outcome.

a)

Computer

b)

Data Processing

c)

Information

d)

Procedures

24.

The first computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms.

a)

First Generation

b)

Second Generation

c)

Third Generation

d)

Fourth Generation

25.

The first personal computer with a GUI.

a)

Compaq

b)

MS-DOS

c)

Lisa

d)

Microsoft

26.

The term information derived from which Latin word that means to give form to.

a)

Informare

b)

Inform

c)

Informa

d)

Informs

27.

The year when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers on April Fool’s Day and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board, according to Stanford University.

a)

1977

b)

1978

c)

1976

d)

1975

28.

These are a set of instructions, written in code, to instruct a computer on how to perform a task, run a software, do calculations etc.

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

d)

Procedures

29.

What is he browser that challenges Internet Explorer in the year 2004?

a)

Google chrome

b)

Mozilla Firefox

c)

Microsoft Edge

d)

Opera Mini

30.

This type of memory is volatile or impermanent, that is, all its contents disappear when there is no power:

a)

Flash memory

b)

RAM

c)

ROM

d)

HDD

31.

This prefix means “multiplied by a billion” or “x 1,000,000,000”.

a)

Giga

b)

Kilo

c)

Mega

d)

Tera

32.

The basic unit of memory is a _____.

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

Kilobyte

d)

Megabyte

33.

Traditionally, these computers are generally large and powerful computers used by large corporations such as banks to keep track of ATM transactions.

a)

Mainframes

b)

Minicomputers

c)

Servers

d)

Supercomputers

34.

This type of RAM modules are used inside laptops, where space is at a premium.

a)

DIMM

b)

SIMM

c)

SODIMM

d)

DDR

35.

This type of data storage device uses magnetic media to store data.

a)

DVD Drives

b)

Flash Drives

c)

Hard Disk Drives

d)

Solid State Drive

36.

These are operating systems except____

a)

MS Office

b)

Puppy Linux

c)

Ubuntu

d)

Windows 10

37.

This is a free, open-source alternative to Adobe PhotoShop.

a)

GIMP

b)

OpenOffice.org

c)

Publisher

d)

One Note

38.

These are free, open-source alternatives to MS Word, except ____

a)

AbiWord

b)

Apache OpenOffice Writer

c)

LibreOffice.org Writer

d)

Adobe Reader

39.

These are software utilities designed to block unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.

a)

Anti-virus software

b)

Firewalls

c)

Media players

d)

Browser

40.

This is a rectangular area on the Desktop used to display information.

a)

Icon

b)

Window

c)

Windows 10

d)

Wallpaper

41.

This is a copy of the contents of memory that is saved to the storage device like a hard disk or flash drive.

a)

File

b)

Icon

c)

Window

d)

Wallpaper

42.

This is located at the right side of the Task Bar and contains the icons of programs running in the background.

a)

Clock

b)

Folder

c)

Windows Notification Area

d)

Task View

43.

This appears on the left side of an open window and shows the file system locations in the computer.

a)

Navigation Pane

b)

Scroll Bars

c)

System Tray

d)

Ribbon

44.

This usually appears at the bottom of the Windows Desktop and contains the icons of all running processes including open windows and programs running in the foreground.

a)

Navigation Pane

b)

Scroll Bars

c)

System Tray

d)

Task Bar

45.

If an open window contains too many items to display all at once, this enables you to view the items that are currently off-screen.

a)

Navigation Pane

b)

Scroll Bars

c)

System Tray

d)

Ribbon

46.

This key combination activates an inactive window by cycling through inactive windows every press.

a)

ALT-F4

b)

ALT-TAB

c)

CTRL-A

d)

CTRL-V

47.

These games are available for free in the Microsoft Store

a)

Imperia Online

b)

Mahjong

c)

MineCraft

d)

Solitaire

48.

This is an example of a virtual private network (VPN) client.

a)

Psiphon3

b)

QBitTorrent

c)

ThePiratebay.org

d)

uTorrent

49.

This is a free and open source alternative to the Windows 10 operating system.

a)

GIMP

b)

OpenOffice.org

c)

Ubuntu Linux

d)

macOS

50.

A set of programs (computer instructions), which helps the user to do a set of specific tasks. It helps the user interact with the computer system.

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

d)

Procedures