WorksheetsCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
An electronic tool that allows information to be input, processed, and output
Operating System
Computer
Central Processing Unit
Motherboard
A name for the short-term memory of the computer that is lost when the computer is turned off
RAM
ROM
Processor
Hardware
The brain of the computer. This part does the calculation, moving and processing of information.
CPU
RAM
Hardware
Motherboard
The physical part of a computer
Software
Hard drive
Hardware
Disk drive
A worldwide network of computers
CPU
Network
Internet
RAM
WWW stands for
World Wide Waver
World Wide Web
World Wide Wonder
World Wide Water
An example of an output device is
Keyboard
Scanner
Speaker
Mouse
The computer’s main circuit board is called a
Hard drive
Motherboard
Monitor
Bluetooth
RAM is like computer’s_________, while a hard drive is like a computer’s_______.
Short-term memory, long-term memory
Brain, nervous system
Nervous system, brain
Long-term memory, short-term memory
A case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data
System Unit
Motherboard
CPU
Storage device
Two types of _______ are desktop computers and notebook computers.
Servers
Supercomputers
mainframe computers
personal computers
Five popular types of _______ are smart phones, PDAs, handheld computers, portable media players, and digital cameras.
mobile devices
notebook computers
desktop computers
tower computers
_______ consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.
A graphical user interface (GUI)
A communications device
System software
Application software
With a ______, you interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images such as icons.
Software
Graphical user interface (GUI)
Operating system
Application software
A ______ is a mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games.
Smart phone
Game console
Handheld computer
Portable Media player
The most popular programming languages include the following except:
C++
JavaScript
Visual Basi
Guava**
Which of the following is not a mobile computer or a mobile device?
Server
Smartphone
Portable Media Player
Digital Camera
Which among the following is NOT a first-generation computer?
IBM 650
UNIVAC
ENIAC
PDP-8
What is the main electronic component of second-generation computers?
Transistors
Integrated Circuits
Vacuum Tubes
Microprocessors
Who is the founder of Apple Company?
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Tom Anderson
Jeff Bezos
A small office/home office (SOHO) includes any company with fewer than how many employees?
Fewer than 55
Fewer than 50
Fewer than 60
Fewer than 65
A type of computer user that requires the capabilities of a powerful desktop computer, called a workstation.
Mobile user
Home user
Power user
Enterprise user
“A handheld navigation device gives users turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions to a destination” Computer application in what field is being described?
Travel
Government
Manufacturing
Health Care
Companies on the Cutting Edge that advertises itself as the “Earth’s most customer-centric company”?
Target
Ebay
Amazon
Walmart
Among the following which is one of the five categories of computer users?
Machine user
Work user
School user
Mobile user
Computer is a motorize device, that process output into input
TRUE
FALSE
Three commonly used input devices are printer, monitor, and speaker
TRUE
FALSE
An output device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer.
TRUE
FALSE
Communication device is a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) and receive data, instruction, and information to and from one or more computers or mobile devices.
TRUE
FALSE
Computer literacy involves having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses
TRUE
FALSE
A netbook, which is a type of notebook computer, is smaller, lighter, and often not as powerful as a traditional notebook computer.
TRUE
FALSE
A mainframe is a mobile device on which you can store, organize, and play digital media. For example, you can listen to music; watch videos, movies, and television shows; and view photos on the device’s screen.
TRUE
FALSE
The leading digital camera brands as of today are Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Lenovo, LG and Asus.
TRUE
FALSE
Embedded computer functions as part of a complete device rather than being a standalone computer. Typically, it performs a highly specific function.
TRUE
FALSE
A server is the fastest, most powerful computer — and the most expensive. The fastest servers are capable of processing more than one quadrillion instructions in a single second.
TRUE
FALSE
A supercomputer is used for large-scale simulations and applications in medicine, aerospace, automotive design, online banking, weather forecasting, nuclear energy research, and petroleum exploration use a supercomputer
TRUE
FALSE
A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.
TRUE
FALSE
A system software is a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.
TRUE
FALSE
Camera-assembly manufacturing (CAM) refers to the use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.
TRUE
FALSE
The mobile user works with basic business software such as graphic processing and managerial software.
TRUE
FALSE
Each employee or customer who uses a computer in the enterprise is an enterprise user.
TRUE
FALSE
Surgeons using computer-controlled devices to provide them with greater precision during operations is NOT an application of computer.
TRUE
FALSE
All branches of science, from biology to astronomy to meteorology, use computers to assist them with collecting, analyzing, and modeling data.
TRUE
FALSE
The main electronic component of fourth generation of computers is Artificial Intelligence.
TRUE
FALSE
Publishing is the process of making works, including books, magazines, newspapers, music, film, and video, available to the public.
TRUE
FALSE
