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13S Basic hardware + operating systems

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

motherboard

b)

HDD

c)

power supply

d)

peripheral

2.
a)

HDD

b)

SSD

c)

motherboard

d)

surge protector

3.
a)

surge protector

b)

heat sink

c)

power supply

d)

ribbon cable

4.
a)

computer home

b)

computer box

c)

tower case

d)

house

5.
a)

QR code

b)

stripe code

c)

line code

d)

bar code

6.
a)

CPU

b)

kernel

c)

PSU

d)

motherboard

7.
a)

power supply

b)

motherboard

c)

CPU

d)

processor

8.
a)

flash drive

b)

memory drive

c)

flash stick

d)

pen stick

9.
a)

fan

b)

overheat

c)

surge protector

d)

heat sink

10.
a)

mains electricity

b)

electricity cable

c)

power cord

d)

surge protector

11.
a)

port

b)

socket

c)

slot

d)

plug

12.
a)

socket

b)

slot

c)

port

d)

plug

13.
a)

socket

b)

slot

c)

port

d)

plug

14.
a)

ink cartridge

b)

ink toner

c)

ink cassette

d)

ink box

15.
a)

scanner

b)

printer

c)

barcode reader

d)

monitor

16.
a)

trackball

b)

mouse

c)

touchpad

d)

joystick

17.
a)

touchpad

b)

mouse

c)

trackball

d)

joystick

18.
a)

touchpad

b)

joystick

c)

trackball

d)

mouse

19.
a)

USB cable

b)

USB cord

c)

USB wire

d)

USB line

20.
a)

flatbed scanner

b)

handheld scanner

21.
a)

NIC

b)

router

c)

gateway

d)

domain

22.
a)

optical disc drive

b)

surge protector

c)

floppy disk drive

d)

expansion slot

23.
a)

flash drive

b)

RAM

c)

power supply

d)

expansion slot

24.
a)

disc

b)

disk

25.
a)

disc

b)

disk

26.

a text-based way of communicating with a computer

a)

CLI

b)

GUI

c)

kernel

d)

distribution

27.

a way of communicating with a computer through the use of icons, menus and other visual indicators or representations

a)

CLI

b)

GUI

c)

open source

d)

malware

28.

the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

a)

widely used

b)

easily customizable

c)

user friendly

d)

open source

29.

hardware components and/or other software resources a computer needs to work properly

a)

Apple-manufactured hardware

b)

system requirements

c)

UNIX

d)

kernel

30.

the speed at which a computer operates

a)

release

b)

performance

c)

distribution

d)

reliability

31.

in-depth understanding of a system

a)

advanced knowledge

b)

reliability

c)

performance issues

d)

malware

32.

software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system

a)

kernel

b)

malware

c)

distribution

d)

commercial software

33.

a program that is designed and developed for licensing or sale to end users

a)

malware

b)

commercial software

c)

kernel

d)

equivalent

34.

a program or application that is for the same purpose and has mostly the same functionality as another one

a)

distribution

b)

commercial software

c)

malware

d)

software equivalent

35.

a bundle of software (e.g. Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, or Mint)

a)

kernel

b)

distribution

c)

driver

d)

equivalent

36.

to install software on a computer or other device before selling it to a consumer

a)

preinstall

b)

re-install

c)

customize

d)

compatible

37.

able to be made or changed in ways that suit individual people or tasks

a)

preinstalled

b)

user-friendly

c)

customizable

d)

commercial

38.

used by many people

a)

widely used

b)

reliable

c)

equivalent

d)

cross-platform

39.

able to be used on different types of computers or with different software packages

a)

reliable

b)

cross-platform

c)

high performance

d)

user friendly

40.

likely to suffer from something

a)

prone

b)

open source

c)

cross-platform

d)

malware

41.

the core of the operating system that provides basic services for all other parts of the OS

a)

malware

b)

kernel

c)

driver

d)

prone

42.

a specific named or numbered version of published software

a)

kernel

b)

release

c)

equivalent

d)

driver

43.

a group of files that enable one or more hardware devices to communicate with the computer's operating system

a)

driver

b)

kernel

c)

distribution

d)

release

44.

to make or put together a particular product

a)

release

b)

manufacture

c)

re-install

d)

prone

45.

software installed on a computer's hard drive that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software

a)

cross-platform

b)

distribution

c)

operating system

d)

open source