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Hardware and Software Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The computer’s basic suite of software applications. It is responsible for interpreting all the data streams that it receives from devices connected to it. It decodes, processes, and delivers data to the output devices. 

a)

driver

b)

operating system

c)

BIOS

d)

application software

2.

A type of storage device that uses spinning electromagnetic discs to store magnetic patterns as the “data.”

a)

solid state drive

b)

hard drive

c)

RAM

d)

Portable Drive

3.

Which of the following is an example of an input device?

a)

joystick

b)

monitor

c)

speaker

d)

projector

4.

What is the speed of CAT5E?

a)

1000 Mbps

b)

100 Mbps

c)

16 Mbps

d)

10 Mbps

5.

What is the service port number for HTTPS?

a)

80

b)

443

c)

25

d)

21

6.

A component of a computer that converts alternating current (AC) to a low-voltage direct current (DC).

a)

NIC

b)

RAM

c)

motherboard

d)

power supply

7.

Which of the following is an application software?

a)

BIOS

b)

Windows

c)

driver

d)

Safari

8.

A type of long-term storage that uses flash memory modules instead of discs.

a)

solid state drive

b)

hard drive

c)

RAM

d)

portable drive

9.

Which of the following is an example of an output device?

a)

keyboard

b)

microphone

c)

speaker

d)

computer mouse

10.

It is a Unix-like operating system and has been built based on a previous Unix distribution.

a)

LINUX

b)

MAC OS

c)

UNIX

d)

Windows

11.

Allows a computer to connect to a network.

a)

Motherboard

b)

RAM

c)

NIC

d)

CPU

12.

Holds and interconnects the Central Processing Unit, the Random-Access Memory, the Graphics Processor Unit, and the Network Interface Controller, among other components.

a)

Motherboard

b)

RAM

c)

NIC

d)

CPU

13.

Used to absorb the heat and distribute it over a larger surface area.

a)

actuator

b)

heatsink

c)

thermal paste

d)

liquid cooling system

14.

It is the layer of software that directly runs on top of the hardware BIOS and provides us with basic functionality.

a)

driver

b)

firmware

c)

operating system

d)

application software

15.

What is a computer?

a)

an electronic device

b)

stores data

c)

accepts inputs and produces output

d)

all options are correct

16.

It is an operating system first developed in 1985 by Microsoft and is the one most used by consumers on PCs.

a)

LINUX

b)

MAC OS

c)

UNIX

d)

Windows

17.

It is an open-source Operating system.

a)

LINUX

b)

MAC OS

c)

UNIX

d)

Windows

18.

It is not saved in a storage device. Instead, it can be found on a dedicated memory chip and communicates very directly to the hardware.

a)

driver

b)

firmware

c)

operating system

d)

application software

19.

A type of software installed on top of the operating system to do specific functions.

a)

driver

b)

firmware

c)

operating system

d)

application software

20.

It is needed for the operating system to operate a connected hardware device.

a)

driver

b)

firmware

c)

operating system

d)

application software