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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An electronic tool that allows information to be input, processed, and output

a)

Operating System

b)

Computer

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Motherboard

2.

A name for the short-term memory of the computer that is lost when the computer is turned off

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Processor

d)

Hardware

3.

The brain of the computer. This part does the calculation, moving and processing of information.

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Hardware

d)

Motherboard

4.

The physical part of a computer

a)

Software

b)

Hard drive

c)

Hardware

d)

Disk drive

5.

A worldwide network of computers

a)

CPU

b)

Network

c)

Internet

d)

RAM

6.

WWW stands for

a)

World Wide Waver

b)

World Wide Web

c)

World Wide Wonder

d)

World Wide Water

7.

An example of an output device is

a)

Keyboard

b)

Scanner

c)

Speaker

d)

Mouse

8.

The computer’s main circuit board is called a

a)

Hard drive

b)

Motherboard

c)

Monitor

d)

Bluetooth

9.

RAM is like computer’s_________, while a hard drive is like a computer’s_______.

a)

Short-term memory, long-term memory

b)

Brain, nervous system

c)

Nervous system, brain

d)

Long-term memory, short-term memory

10.

A case that contains electronic components of the computer that are used to process data

a)

System Unit

b)

Motherboard

c)

CPU

d)

Storage device

11.

Two types of _______ are desktop computers and notebook computers.

a)

Servers

b)

Supercomputers

c)

mainframe computers

d)

personal computers

12.

Five popular types of _______ are smart phones, PDAs, handheld computers, portable media players, and digital cameras.

a)

mobile devices

b)

notebook computers

c)

desktop computers

d)

tower computers

13.

_______ consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices.

a)

A graphical user interface (GUI)

b)

A communications device

c)

System software

d)

Application software

14.

With a ______, you interact with the software using text, graphics, and visual images such as icons.

a)

Software

b)

Graphical user interface (GUI)

c)

Operating system

d)

Application software

15.

A ______ is a mobile computing device designed for single-player or multiplayer video games.

a)

Smart phone

b)

Game console

c)

Handheld computer

d)

Portable Media player

16.

The most popular programming languages include the following except:

a)

C++

b)

JavaScript

c)

Visual Basi

d)

Guava**

17.

Which of the following is not a mobile computer or a mobile device?

a)

Server

b)

Smartphone

c)

Portable Media Player

d)

Digital Camera

18.

Which among the following is NOT a first-generation computer?

a)

IBM 650

b)

UNIVAC

c)

ENIAC

d)

PDP-8

19.

What is the main electronic component of second-generation computers?

a)

Transistors

b)

Integrated Circuits

c)

Vacuum Tubes

d)

Microprocessors

20.

Who is the founder of Apple Company?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Tom Anderson

d)

Jeff Bezos

21.

A small office/home office (SOHO) includes any company with fewer than how many employees?

a)

Fewer than 55

b)

Fewer than 50

c)

Fewer than 60

d)

Fewer than 65

22.

A type of computer user that requires the capabilities of a powerful desktop computer, called a workstation.

a)

Mobile user

b)

Home user

c)

Power user

d)

Enterprise user

23.

“A handheld navigation device gives users turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions to a destination” Computer application in what field is being described?

a)

Travel

b)

Government

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Health Care

24.

Companies on the Cutting Edge that advertises itself as the “Earth’s most customer-centric company”?

a)

Target

b)

Ebay

c)

Amazon

d)

Walmart

25.

Among the following which is one of the five categories of computer users?

a)

Machine user

b)

Work user

c)

School user

d)

Mobile user

26.

Computer is a motorize device, that process output into input

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

Three commonly used input devices are printer, monitor, and speaker

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

An output device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Computer literacy involves having a current knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

A netbook, which is a type of notebook computer, is smaller, lighter, and often not as powerful as a traditional notebook computer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

The leading digital camera brands as of today are Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Lenovo, LG and Asus.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

Embedded computer functions as part of a complete device rather than being a standalone computer. Typically, it performs a highly specific function.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

37.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

Camera-assembly manufacturing (CAM) refers to the use of computers to assist with manufacturing processes such as fabrication and assembly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

The mobile user works with basic business software such as graphic processing and managerial software.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

41.

Each employee or customer who uses a computer in the enterprise is an enterprise user.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

42.

Surgeons using computer-controlled devices to provide them with greater precision during operations is NOT an application of computer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

All branches of science, from biology to astronomy to meteorology, use computers to assist them with collecting, analyzing, and modeling data.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

The main electronic component of fourth generation of computers is Artificial Intelligence.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Publishing is the process of making works, including books, magazines, newspapers, music, film, and video, available to the public.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE