WorksheetsCOMPUTER SYSTEM
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is meant by the term software?
Data Storage Systems
Built in Computer System
Control System
Programs and Applications
What is meant by hardware?
Machines
Physical Components
Control System
Monitoring System
I am the main circuit board in a computer what am I?
Hard Disk Drive
CPU
Graphics Card
Motherboard
I can read information of optical discs. What am I?
Hard Disk Drive
CPU
Optical Drive
Graphics Card
Secondary storage devices can be grouped into three categories - what are they?
Magnetic, Flash and Optical
Magnetic, Optical and Solid State
Solid State, Flash and Hard Drives
Hard Drives, CDs and USBs
What category of storage is a Blu-Ray disk?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid State
Primary memory
Magnetic tape storage is what kind of device...
Solid state memory
Optical storage
Magnetic storage
Primary memory
What category of storage device is a HD card?
Magnetic
Optical
Solid state
Primary memory
The types of storage are:
Primary
Hardware
Secondary
Software
ROM stands for
Random Access Memory
Read Only Memory
Read Online Memory
Ready Only Memory
RAM stands for:
Random Account Memory
Read Only Memory
Random Access Master
Random Access Memory
Application software is...
help the user run specific tasks like word processors, web browser, email, clients, games, etc
run tasks like the operating systems, utilities, etc
help the user run things down
run tasks like the doing my homework, revision, etc
What runs tasks like the operating systems, utilities, etc
Embedded systems
Application software
System software
Dedicated systems
The CPU carries out instructions, one after another, billions of times a second is known as...
The Fetch-Execute Cycle
The Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle
The Fetch-Breakdown-Execute Cycle
The Fetch-Breakdown-Sign out Cycle
A Visual Display Unit
Printer
Digital Camera
Monitor
Plotter
Full Form of MICR
Magentic Ink Character Recognition
Magentic Ink Cheque Recognition
Mechanical Ink Character Recognition
What is algorithmic bias?
Where you write a number in binary
How computers work
Where a computer always picks the same person from a list
Where a system creates unfair outcomes such as for different genders or race
A nibble is how many bits?
4
8
1
16
Winzip is a ___________ utility.
Antivirus software
Compression tool
Disk Defragmenter
Backup software
Mnemonic codes are used in
Low-Level Languages
Machine Languages
Assembly Languages
High Level Languages
1 GB = --------------- KB
8
1000
1024
1024 X 1024
_________ uses 7 bits to represent each character in computer memory
ASCII
ASCII-8
Unicode
EBCDIC
The ------------ management module of an operating system takes care of naming, sorting, sharing files
Process management
Memory management
File management
Device management
What component is this...?
CPU
Hard Drive
Motherboard
RAM stick
A solid state drive is an example of which type of storage?
Volatile
Big
Non Volatile
Small
RAM is an example of which type of storage?
Volatile
Big
Non Volatile
Small
Clock speed in a computer is measured in . . .
Cores
Bits
Bytes
Hertz
Cache memory is . . .
fast and expensive storage.
slow and cheap storage.
fast and cheap storage.
slow and expensive storage.
Blu ray storage is best used for?
A collection of songs.
A word processed document.
A database file.
High Definition movies.
The purpose of Random Access Memory is . . .
to store the Basic Input Output System (BIOS).
to back up data.
to store the data of programs currently in use.
to store files and information on a computer system.
The purpose of the CPU is . . .
the Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
to render videos.
to connect all the components of the computer together.
the fetch-decode-execute cycle.
What is an embedded system?
A computer system designed to be carried around, for example a laptop.
A computer system with a specific purpose, for example a microwave.
A computer system with no specific purpose.
A computer system designed to perform multiple purposes.
Which secondary device has the lowest latency?
Optical Disk
SSD
Magnetic Hard Drive
Cloud Storage
