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What is a Computer?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is software?

a)

Clothing designed to be worn by computer users

b)

Any part of the computer that has a physical structure

c)

Instructions that tell the hardware what to do

d)

Flexible parts of a computer case

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hardware?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Hard drive

c)

Microsoft Windows

d)

Monitor

3.

The computer’s main circuit board is called a (a)   .

4.

Which feature is being used in this image?

a)

USB port

b)

Mouse

c)

Wi-Fi

d)

Trackpad

5.

RAM is like a computer’s ________, while a hard drive is like a computer’s ________.

a)

brain/nervous system

b)

short-term memory/long-term memory

c)

nervous system/brain

d)

long-term memory/short-term memory

6.

True or False: The computer sees data as 1's and 0's.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the master program that manages how the software uses the hardware?

a)

application

b)

operating system

c)

computing system

8.

What is considered the brain of the computer?

a)

central processing unit

b)

motherboard

c)

RAM

d)

harddrive

9.

True or False: A computer is a machine that manipulates information & data.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: A server is a computer.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Windows, macOS, and iOS are examples of ________.

a)

Internet service providers

b)

operating systems

c)

web browsers

d)

mobile devices

12.

Which of the following is NOT an app category?

a)

productivity

b)

communication

c)

entertainment

d)

support

13.

________ converts physical input to binary information.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

CPU

d)

memory

14.

________ stores information

a)

input

b)

output

c)

CPU

d)

memory

15.

________ calculates information

a)

input

b)

output

c)

CPU

d)

memory

16.

________ convert information to physical output

a)

input

b)

output

c)

CPU

d)

memory