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Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A computer has two main parts: _______________ and _______________.

a)

hardware, lightware

b)

software, brightware

c)

hardware, software

d)

lightware, brightware

2.

Set of ____________________ given to the computer is called software.

a)

instructions

b)

stories

c)

hardware

d)

numbers

3.

__________________ controls and commands all parts of computer system.

a)

Monitor

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

CPU

4.

Examples of hardware are:

a)

Mouse

b)

Monitor

c)

CPU

d)

All of these

5.

_____________________ software co-ordinates different parts of computer.

a)

System

b)

Application

c)

Input

d)

None of these

6.

Which of the following controls the hardware and how all other software works?

a)

Application software

b)

Computer Programs

c)

Operating System

d)

Peripheral devices

7.

Which of the following enables a computer to temporarily store instructions and data?

a)

Hardware

b)

Memory

c)

Input devices

d)

Peripheral devices

8.

Which of the following system relies on precisely positioned marks on a form?

a)

Electronic Point of Sale

b)

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

c)

Optical Character Recognition

d)

Optical Mark Reader

9.

____________________ and _______________ are two types of software.

a)

System, application

b)

Internal, external

c)

System, external

d)

Internal, application

10.

The smallest unit of data in the computer is?

a)

Kilobyte

b)

Terabyte

c)

Byte

d)

Bit

11.

Which of the following holds the most information?

a)

A sheet of paper

b)

A hard disk

c)

A monitor

d)

A DVD

12.

ROM is:

a)

Basic programming language

b)

Volatile memory

c)

Secondary memory

d)

Non-volatile memory

13.

Which of the following is not an output device?

a)

Speaker

b)

Microphone

c)

Printers

d)

Monitor

14.
Which of the following best describes the CPU?
a)
it is the heart of the computer
b)
it is the brain of the computer
c)
it is a memory
15.

Which of the following is not a scanning device?

a)

Touch pad

b)

Barcodereader

c)

Optical mark reader

d)

Optical character recognition

16.

Which of the following is not true about biometric system?

a)

It can be used to identify people

b)

It is less accurate than a password

c)

It can use finger print to identify persons

d)

Retinal scanning is a biometric identification method

17.

Which of the following is not a function of the operating system?

a)

Providing a user interface

b)

Maintaining security

c)

Writing a letter

d)

Managing computer resources

18.

Which of the following could NOT be classified as a cloud-base storage?

a)

Gmail

b)

Drop Box

c)

Google Drive

d)

Windows OS

19.

Which of the following is the most suitable output device to print an architectural drawing on a very large paper?

a)

Visual display unit

b)

Laser printer

c)

Plotter

d)

Dot matrix

20.

Information can be classified as all the following, EXCEPT

a)

All the raw facts and figures

b)

The result of processing

c)

Meaningful

d)

Can be used to make informed decision

21.

Data is:

a)

Letters

b)

Numbers

c)

Symbols

d)

All of the above

22.

Which of the following shows the functions of a computer?

a)

Input - output - storage

b)

Input - Processing/storage - output

c)

output - Processing/storage - input

d)

storage/Processing - input - output

23.

What kind of input device would be best suited for automatically switching on a light when it has detected a change in light?

a)

Keyboard

b)

OMR

c)

Sensor

d)

Biometric system

24.

Which of these is a softcopy?

a)

A photo displayed on a computer monitor

b)

A quote printed by a laser printer

c)

A drawing printed by a plotter

d)

A song performed by a live band

25.

The main storage of your computer

a)

RAM

b)

Motherboard

c)

ROM

d)

Hard Drive

26.

is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data (input), process the data according to specified rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use

a)

Computer

b)

Screenshot

c)

Diary

27.

a thin, light weight mobile computer with a screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base. Designed to fit on your lap and for easy transport,

a)

Desktop

b)

Laptop

c)

Tablet

28.

a device that allows you to take photos and store the photographed images digitally.

a)

Digital Camera

b)

Scanner

29.

is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions INTO a computer or mobile device.

a)

Input Device

b)

Output Device

30.

an output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium, such as paper

a)

Printer

b)

Digital Camera