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Core Hardware Components

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which components in your computer store data?

a)

RAM

b)

PCI

c)

SSD

d)

BD-ROM

2.

What type of expansion card allows your computer to talk to other computer, without network cables?

a)

PSU

b)

NIC

c)

PCIe

d)

Modem

3.

Which type of expansion slot provides the fastest data transfer speed?

a)

PCI

b)

PCIe x16

c)

PCIe x1

d)

AGP

4.

Which of the following optical discs will store the most data?

a)

BD-ROM

b)

DVD-ROM DL

c)

CD-ROM

d)

DVD-ROM DS

5.

What is the name of the component that controls communication between the processor and memory?

a)

CPU

b)

Expansion bus

c)

Chipset

d)

Motherboard

6.

My friend Joe wants to add another hard drive to his computer. What should he check to make sure his system will support it?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Expansion slots

d)

PSU

7.

Which of following devices is most likely to have a joystick port on it?

a)

Modem

b)

Video card

c)

Network card

d)

Sound card

8.

You want to upgrade your computer to give it a faster boot time and more space for your files. What should you purchase?

a)

CPU

b)

HDD

c)

SSD

d)

RAM

9.

If your computer runs low on RAM, what will it use instead?

a)

Optical drive

b)

Virtual memory

c)

Cache

d)

SSD

10.

Which of the following are hard drive connector types?

a)

SATA

b)

PATA

c)

PCIe

d)

AGP

11.

When you turn on your computer, it tells you that it does not have the time and date set and asks you to enter setup. What likely needs to be replaced?

a)

Time controller

b)

CPU

c)

CMOS battery

d)

BIOS chip

12.

A user named Monika wants to upgrade the memory in her laptop. What memory form factor will she need?

a)

SODIMM

b)

DIMM

c)

DDR3

d)

DDR2

13.

Which of the following is faster than RAM

a)

HHD

b)

CACHE

c)

BD-ROM

d)

SSD

14.

You are helping a neighbor buy a computer, and based on a recent experience he insists that his system needs to remain working even if a hard drive fails. What should you suggest he buy?

a)

SATA

b)

RAID 0

c)

RAID 1

d)

PATA

15.

You just installed more memory in your computer, but it’s not recognized. Your friend suggests you upgrade your BIOS.what’s the best way to do this?

a)

Order a new BIOS chip from the motherboard manufacturer

b)

Flash the BIOS

c)

Order a new BIOS chip from the memory manufacturer

d)

You can’t upgrade a BIOS

16.

Which component inside a computer produces the most heat

a)

PSU

b)

GPU

c)

RAM

d)

CPU

17.

Which of the following uses a 240-pin connector

a)

SATA

b)

SODIMM

c)

PATA

d)

DIMM

18.

Your boss wants you to justify your suggestion to purchase solid-state hard drives. What are advantages of solid-state drives?

a)

Quieter than HDDs

b)

Generate less heat than HDDs

c)

Cheaper than HDDs

d)

Faster than HDDs

19.

Which of the following are communications devices for computers

a)

PCIe

b)

NIC

c)

Modem

d)

Sound card