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ISM Yr 7 Hardware & Software

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition for a computer

a)

a programmable machine

b)

my phone

c)

my iPad

d)

a machine that does stuff for you

2.
Keyboard,Mouse,Microphone,Scanner are which type of Hardware ?
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
3.
Is any hardware component that can display information to a user
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
4.
Is any hardware component that allows a user to enter data 
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
5.
Printer, Monitor, Speakers and Headphones are which type of Hardware ?
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
6.
Screen that shows you what you are doing on the computer?
a)
MONITOR
b)
COMPUTER
c)
SPEAKER
d)
SCANNER
7.
Term for the physical parts of the computer
a)
HARDWARE
b)
HARD DRIVE
c)
SOFTWARE
d)
INPUT DEVICES
8.
Scanner is a ? 
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
9.
What is Software?
a)
Applications and programming instructions
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
10.
What is Hardware?
a)
Computer Instructions or Data
b)

Physicals parts of a Computer that I can see or touch

11.

In order to make a computer function I need the following

a)

hardware & software

b)

printer & keyboard

c)

Mr Heslin & Ms Prodhomme

d)

keyboard

12.

Which is not a piece of computer hardware

a)

CPU

b)

Video Card

c)

Monitor

d)

google slides

13.

Which types of devices does a computer use

a)

old and new devcies

b)

applications & system devices

c)

input & output devices

d)

computer and software devices

14.

Which is an input device

a)

projector

b)

mouse

c)

printer

d)

speaker

15.

Which is an output device

a)

printer

b)

mouse

c)

keyboard

d)

scanner

16.

True or False: A piece of hardware can be both an input & an output device

a)

false

b)

true

c)

It cannot be determined

17.

CPU stands for

a)

Canadian Public Snapchat

b)

Command Process Station

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Please stop asking me questions

18.

If I wanted to store a lot of files on my computer like movies or pictures I would need a large

a)

motherboard

b)

RAM

c)

hard drive

d)

CPU

19.

Which are operating systems

a)

Excel

b)

google docs

c)

Mac OS

&

Windows

d)

Access & google slides

20.

True or False: The operating system is the most important piece of software on my computer

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Which is not an application software

a)

google slides

b)

chrome web browser

c)

CPU

d)

google docs

22.

Computer function on which model

a)

input-process-output

b)

execute-do-output

c)

eat-love-pray

d)

do-think-don't

23.

What does the motherboard do?

a)

acts as the brains of the computer

b)

acts like the memory by storing commands

c)

acts like the skeleton and nervous system because it connects everything

d)

It has no purpose

24.

Anything that is stored permanently on my computer is stored

a)

on RAM memory

b)

on the hard drive

c)

on the CPU

d)

on the motherboard

25.

The CPU is like what part of the human body because it does all the thinking

a)

motherboard

b)

RAM memory

c)

hard drive

d)

CPU

26.

Microphone

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

27.

Game Controller

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

28.

Monitor

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

29.
The CPU is called the _______________ of the computer.
a)
arm
b)
mother
c)
brains
d)
leg
30.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily 
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently 
d)
Drives through the computer
31.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Accurate Maps
b)
Really Awesome Memory
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Random Access Memory