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Introduction to Computers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____is information that a user physically enters into a computer by pressing a key on a keyboard, clicking a mouse, tapping a touch screen, pushing a button on a game controller, speaking into a microphone, etc.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

2.

____is the operations performed by a computer to retrieve, transform, or classify information.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

3.

____is information that a computer returns to a user such as images on a screen, sounds from speakers, and printed pages.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

4.

____is the saving of information on memory chips, discs, or other storage media by a computer for later use.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

5.

An early computing machine that used punched cards and metal pins. It was used to compile the 1890 US census.

a)

Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

b)

Supercomputers

c)

1944 - Harvard Mark 1 Completed

d)

Naval Ordnance Research Calculator

6.

A smaller, faster, cheaper, and more durable electronic device that replaced mechanical relays, which were slow and tended to wear down over time.

a)

Transistor

b)

Microchip

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

7.

An electronic device that allowed entire computers to be built into a single board, replacing modules for each part of the computer. Microchips paved the way for personal computer ownership.

a)

Transistor

b)

Microchip

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

8.

A system for making digital resources publicly available over the internet using a web browser that paved the way for email, chatrooms, and social media sites.

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Microchip

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

9.

A mobile phone that functions as a computer and allows users to access the internet.

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Microchip

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

10.

The fastest, most powerful computers that exist at a given time. These computers have processing capabilities designed to solve problems that are too complex for regular computers. They play vital roles in the advancement of national defense, science, and social change.

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Microchip

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

11.

A field of study that looks at how computers and other kinds of technology interact with humans.

a)

World Wide Web

b)

Human-computer interaction

c)

Smartphone

d)

Supercomputers

12.

Occurs when the Central Processing Unit (CPU) retrieves the information from RAM and manipulates it according to instructions from an application.

a)

Data Processing

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

13.

Which of the following is not a four basic component of a computer?

a)

input

b)

output

c)

processing

d)

RAM

e)

storage

14.

Explain how input devices communicate with computers.

(a)  

15.

RAM is non-volatile memory

a)

True

b)

False

16.

ROM is non-volatile memory

a)

True

b)

False

17.

RAM loses its data after the device loses power.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

ROM contains programming that allows computers to start up.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following are not principles for measuring human-computer interaction?

a)

Usability

b)

Effectiveness

c)

Kindness

d)

Efficiency

e)

Satisfaction

20.

Which of the following is not a benefit from supercomputers?

a)

Advancement in national defense

b)

Scientific discoveries

c)

Social change

d)

all of these