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Hardware and Components

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does HCI stand for?
a)
Human Computer Interface
b)
Human Computer Interaction
c)
Human Computer Iteration
d)
Human Computer Integer
2.
If it is physical and can be touched it is….
a)
Ransomeware
b)
Shareware
c)
Hardware
d)
Freeware
3.
RAM stands for
a)
Readable Android Memory
b)
Read and Magnetise
c)
Random Access Memory
d)
Random Active Memory
4.
ROM stands for
a)
Read only memory
b)
Read order Memory
c)
Random order Memory
d)
Random octave Memory
5.

Which word beginning with V means that memory is wiped when power is turned off?

(a)  

6.
RAM is non-volatile
a)
True
b)
False
7.
ROM is volatile
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which memory chip holds the instructions to load the operating system
a)
RAM
b)
CPU
c)
Motherboard
d)
ROM
e)
Peripheral
9.

Your hard drive is also known as......

a)
Primary Storage
b)
External Hard drive
c)
Flash Drive
d)
Secondary Storage
10.

Which of these memory types has the fastest read/write speeds?

a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Secondary Storage
d)
CD Drive
11.

Which of these means a device that you (usually) plug into your PC?

a)
External
b)
Wi-Fi
c)
Cam chain
d)
Peripheral
12.
Where does the Operating System reside when the Computer is turned off?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CD/ROM
d)
Secondary Storage
13.
Secondary storage is volatile?
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Reorder the following memory types from fastest to slowest

a)

Register

b)

Cache

c)

RAM

d)

Secondary Storage

e)

CD/ROM

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
15.
Question Image

Match the following

Peripheral Device

Hard disk drive

Primary Storage Non-Volatile

RAM

Primary Storage

Volatile

ROM

Secondary Storage

Mouse

Output Device

Speaker

16.

All the main components are housed on the (a)   board?

17.

Draw a RAM chip

18.

Explain what happens when you turn your computer on

4 lines
19.

How well do you understand this topic

a)

Say what?

b)

Kinda but not a whole lot

c)

Pretty good idea what's going on

d)

Got this one