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What is a Computer?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a Logic Gate?

a)

And

b)

Or

c)

equal

d)

Not

2.

Fill in blank

Computer hardware manufacturers prefer to use ______ gates due to their universality and ease of fabrication, so your computer likely has millions of NAND gates inside its circuitry.

a)

NOR

b)

NAND

c)

OR

d)

XOR

3.

Every computer does the following except.....

a)

Output

b)

Processing

c)

Register

d)

Input

e)

Storage

4.

In a computer, information travels over wires. The easiest way to convey information in a wire is to consider it "on" or "off", based on how much electricity is going through it. An "on" wire represents 0, and an "off" wire represents 1.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Computers often chain logic gates together, by taking the output from one gate and using it as the input to another gate. We call that a logic circuit.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How many bits in a byte?

a)

80

b)

16

c)

2

d)

8

7.

The CPU performs the following function:

a)

Input

b)

Processing

c)

Storage

d)

Output

8.

Which device is not an input device?

a)

Printer

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Touchpad

9.

Which device is not a output device.

a)

3D Printer

b)

Monitor

c)

Sound

d)

USB Guitar cable

10.

At the hardware level, a CPU is an integrated circuit, also known as a chip.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Computers do not store long-term data in which type of memory?

a)

RAM

b)

Hard Drive

c)

USB Drive

12.

Which type of memory works at high speed with the CPU and is temporary?

a)

External Memory

b)

RAM

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Secondary Storage

13.

Which file type will store a picture?

a)

.doc

b)

.xls

c)

.jpeg

d)

.zip

14.

Which file type will store a Word document?

a)

.xls.

b)

.pdf

c)

.doc

d)

.gif

15.

Binary use the following number system:

a)

Boolean

b)

Base-10

c)

Base-2

d)

1 & 0