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Intro to Computers

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the defnition of a computer

a)

a machine like your iPad that does software

b)

A computer is any device or machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.

c)

it has hardware and software and does commands

d)

it can make a phone call or play a game

2.

What are the different types of computers we learned in class

a)

MAC Computer

b)

Controls Systems Computer

c)

General Purpose Computer

d)

Dedicated Systems Computer

3.

A dedicated systems computer performs one job like an ATM machine

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Alan Turing is considered the father of computers

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Turing's computer was built to

a)

defeat Russia in the Cold War

b)

break the German codes in WWII

c)

break the German codes in WWI

d)

Win the space rase

6.

Turing's computer is considered the first modern day computer because it could

a)

play iTunes

b)

play games

c)

it was the first programmable computer that could do more than one task

d)

it had a monitor

7.

The computer process is known as

a)

the program

b)

the input - process - output model

c)

the input - output process

d)

difficult

8.

Which are applications (uses) of a computer

a)

simulation and modelling

b)

MAC OS

c)

Robotics

d)

Bionics

9.

Cryptography is a computer application which can

a)

Protect the secrecy and the integrity of data sent from one computer to another.

b)

makes maps

c)

can do excel sheets

d)

is found in google classroom

10.

Which piece of computer hardware is like the human brain because it does all of the processing

a)

motherboard

b)

Hard Drive

c)

CPU

d)

RAM memory

11.

Which part of the computer is like the nervous system because it sends signals all over the computer and all parts are attached to it somehow

a)

motherboard

b)

cpu

c)

hard drive

d)

RAM Memory

12.

Which is a word processing applicatioin

a)

google docs

b)

google sheets

c)

google slides

d)

excel

13.

RAM memory is wiped clean every time you turn off the computer

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The hard drive stores data on your computer permanently

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Moore's Law states that computers will become smaller and faster in the future because of

a)

smaller transistors

b)

faster cpu's

c)

advancement in RAM memor

d)

advancements in the internet

16.

The Operating System is the most important piece of software on your computer

a)

true

b)

false

17.

I want to have a fast computer for playing online games with high quality video. Which computer components would be important

a)

hard drive

b)

cpu

c)

RAM memory

d)

speakers

18.

Which are system software

a)

excel

b)

operating system

c)

drivers

d)

linkers

19.

Which are application software

a)

excel

b)

google docs

c)

operating system

d)

drivers

20.

Which are types of Operating Systems

a)

MAC Big Sur OS

b)

Windows

c)

iOS

d)

Photoshop

21.

What are the two types of operating systems you can have

a)

Command Line Interface CLI

b)

Graphical User Interface GUI

c)

Halo

d)

Google Sheets

22.

Check which are input devices

a)

mouse

b)

keyboard

c)

monitor

d)

speakers

23.

Which are output devices

a)

keyboard

b)

mouse

c)

monitor

d)

printer