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Information Technology

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Input devices allow us to send information to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to tell the computer what to do.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Output devices receive information from the CPU (Central Processing Unit), then translate it into sounds or images that we can understand.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Printer
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
4.
Mouse
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
5.
Speakers
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
6.
Camera
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
7.
Keyboard
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
8.
Monitor
a)
This is an input device.
b)
This is an output device.
9.
What is the the definition for?
Allows the user to see/hear data coming out of the computer
a)
Input Device
b)
Output Device
10.
What is the the definition for?
Allows the user to put data into the computer
a)
Input Device
b)
Output Device
11.

Which of the following is NOT an input device?

a)

Scanner

b)

Digital camera

c)

Mouse

d)

Monitor

12.

Unprocessed material entered into the computer is called

a)

Processing

b)

Information

c)

Storing

d)

Data

13.

The MOST popular device is used to play game is

a)

Mouse

b)

Joystick

c)

Trackball

d)

None of the above

14.

Mouse, Joystick, Trackball, and Light Pen, can all be considered as what category of input devices?

a)

Source Data

b)

Terminal

c)

Keyboard

d)

Pointing

15.

The physical part of the computer system is the

a)

Hardware

b)

Output device

c)

Processing function

d)

User

16.

How many known generations of computers exist?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

17.

Which computer can hold on a desk and only one person can use it at a time?

a)

Desktop

b)

Super

c)

Mainframe

d)

Mobile

18.

I convert text from images to editable text. What am I?

(a)  

19.

I am used in marking multiple choice papers and doing surveys. What am I?

(a)  

20.

TRUE/FALSE

Multimedia entry devices allow text, sound, images, and keyboard strokes, to be entered into the computer

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Banks use me to read numbers at the bottom of cheques. What am I?

(a)  

22.

A computer is ____________

a)

An electronic device used to input, process, store, and output information and or data

b)

Electronic devices used to type and save information only

c)

An electronic device used to recharge only

d)

All of the above

23.

What is the name of the device shown in the pictures?

a)

Contactless card reader

b)

Chip and PIN reader

c)

Magnetic stripe reader

24.
What does OMR stand for?
a)
Optical Mark Recognition
b)
Optical Meter Reader
c)
Operator Mark Recognition
d)
Online Meter Reader
25.

Which of the following is OMR used for?

a)
Marking Exam Papers
b)
Controlling Characters in Computer Games
c)
Projecting a Presentation onto a big screen.
d)
Playing  an Audio File
26.
What does MICR stand for?
a)
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
b)
Magnetic Ink Computer Recognition
c)
Multimedia Internet Computer Recognition
d)
Memory Internet Character Reader
27.
What is MICR used for?
a)
Bank Cheques
b)
Bank Statements
c)
Payslips
d)
Shop Receipts 
28.

What are the advantages for the device shown on the image? (multiple options)

a)

Quicker transaction meaning less time spent at pos

b)

Don't have to use PIN

c)

Secure method of payment compared to swipe and contactless method

d)

Chip is less likely to be damaged compared to a megnetic swipe

29.

___________ used to read information on the magnetic stripe found on the back of a credit or debit card.

a)

Contactless Card Reader

b)

Chip Reader

c)

Magnetic Stripe Reader

d)

Barcode Scanner

30.

To use this device, the card is held within a few centimeters of the payment terminal to make a payment. The terminal picks up the signal from the chip and allows the transaction to be processed.

a)

Chip and PIN reader

b)

Contactless Card Reader

c)

Barcode Scanner

d)

Optical Mark Readers

31.

This device is used to read information from products in supermarkets. Handheld scanners or wands are also very common.

a)

Barcode Scanners

b)

Optical Character Reader

c)

Quick Response Code

d)

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

32.

The name of this device is:

a)

Chip & Pin Reader

b)

Barcode Reader

c)

Magnetic Stripe Reader

33.

The name of this device is:

a)

Chip & Pin Reader

b)

Barcode Reader

c)

Magnetic Stripe Reader

34.

_____________devices are used for specific purpose devices designed to automate

a)

Direct data entry

b)

Indirect data entry

35.
Most commonly used input device.
a)
graphic tablet
b)
keyboard
c)
SD card
36.
State one IMAGE file format that is suitable for transferring file over Internet.
a)
jpeg
b)
png
c)
gif
d)
tiff
37.

This is an image or visual representation of an object.

a)

Video

b)

Audio

c)

Text

d)

Graphics

38.

Input devices send information in and out of the computer? (a)   .

True\ False

39.

Scanner is a source data automation device

True\ False

(a)  

40.

Keyboard is a point and draw device

True\False

(a)  

41.

The mouse is a point and draw device.

True\False

(a)  

42.

The light pen is a point and draw device

True\False

(a)  

43.

A thumbdrive is an example of a Output device

True\False

(a)  

44.

Hardware can be defined has;

a)

The components that makes up the computer

b)

Physical parts of the computers where you can touch

c)

Applications which tells the computer what to do

d)

All of the above

45.

Data can be defined as;

a)

Raw unprocessed information

b)

Service provider

c)

Processed information

d)

Easily understood

46.

The 3 categories of input devices are:

a)

Key, mouse, touchscreen

b)

Source data automation, point and draw, click and select

c)

Key, point and draw, source data automation

47.

This image is an example of:

a)

Picture scanner

b)

Barcode reader

c)

Biometric system

48.

Which of these devices would you more likely find in a supermarket:

a)

Barcode reader

b)

Optical mark reader

c)

Optical character reader

49.

Which of these devices is used to read cheques?

a)

Magnetic Ink Character Reader

b)

Optical mark Reader

c)

Optical Character Rrader

50.

The device used to mark bubble sheets is called:

a)

Optical Character Reader

b)

Optical mark Reader

c)

Point of sale system

51.

A process where scanned marks on a page are automatically converted to inputs.

a)

OCR

b)

OMR

c)

CAD

d)

AVR

52.
What does OMR stand for?
a)
Optical Mark Recognition
b)
Optical Meter Reader
c)
Operator Mark Recognition
d)
Online Meter Reader
53.

Machine Language is a -------- language.

a)

4th Generation

b)

3rd Generation

c)

1st Generation

d)

2nd Generation