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10a Hardware, Software, History, Measurement, Shortcuts

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this port for?

a)

USB 2.0 Type-C

b)

USB 3.0 Type-C

c)

USB 2.0 Type-A

d)

USB 3.0 Type-A

2.

What is shown in the picture?

a)

RAM

b)

VGA

c)

HDD

d)

NIC

e)

ROM

3.

The picture shows the motherboard of a .....

a)

PC

b)

smartphone

c)

laptop

d)

minicomputer

4.
What are the four tasks(classifications)  that make up a computer?
a)
input, color, pixels, and application
b)
input, output, process, store
c)
printers, output, monitors, microphones
d)
keyboards, mouse, joysticks, and memory card
5.
Circuit board that connects everything inside your computer together
a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Motherboard

d)

CPU

6.
Where does all of the computer's processing happen?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
Hard Drive
7.
The base 2 number system or language of the computer
a)
HTML
b)
Binary Code
c)
Sans script
d)
Hypertext
8.
Processing speed of the CPU
a)

GHz

b)

MPH

c)

dB

d)

MB

9.
Storage that loses its memory every time the computer is turned off
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
Hard Drive
10.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily 
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently 
d)
Drives through the computer
11.

Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?

a)

large amounts of fast RAM

b)

liquid cooling

c)

a high capacity external hard drive

d)

a fast EIDE drive

12.

What indicates that the charge on the CMOS battery could be getting low?

a)

The computer fails to boot.

b)

Performance while accessing files on the hard drive is slow.

c)

The computer time and date are incorrect.

d)

A beep error code occurs during POST.

13.

What is a possible hardware upgrade that can be used to add more storage space to a modern smartphone?

a)

hard disk

b)

microSD

c)

CompactFlash

d)

USB flash drive

14.
a)

MicroSD

b)

SD

15.

What is the purpose of the system PSU (Power Supply Unit)?

a)

To provide cooling for internal system components.

b)

To carry out instructions for the system processor.

c)

To process graphics for an external display.

d)

To provide a source of power for all computer components.

e)

To confuse people who think it is Pennsylvania State University.

16.

Are they in correct order?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which is not an operating system?

a)

Windows

b)

Edge

c)

Mac OS

d)

Linux

18.

Identify the component that protects the internal hardware of a computer system unit

a)

RAM

b)

Case

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Power Supply

19.

Which component is the brain of the computer?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Hard drive

d)

Motherboard

20.

Which type of hard drive has no moving parts?

a)

RAM

b)

Motherboard

c)

Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

d)

Solid State Drive (SSD)

21.

Identify the most common type of connector for a keyboard and mouse.

a)

USB

b)

VGA

c)

RJ-45

d)

DB-25

22.
Which is measured in GHz?
a)
Processor
b)
Hard Disk
c)
RAM
d)
Power Supply
23.
What does RAM stand for?
a)

Random Accurate Maps

b)

Random Accoustic Memory

c)

Read All Memory

d)

Random Access Memory

24.
RAM is what kind of memory?
a)

Permanent

b)

Hard

c)

Slow

d)

Temporary

25.
All memory is measured in what?
a)

Meters (m)

b)

Volume (v)

c)

Bytes (b)

d)

Inches (in)

26.
The binary digits 0 and 1 are each called a bit.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

How many bits are there in a byte?

a)

8

b)

1

c)

1024

28.
Computers are only able to recognize two states of 0's and 1's known as _____.
a)

bytes

b)

the binary system

c)

code system

d)

encoding

29.

"Press (ctrl + s) to save"

How many bytes are in that sentence? Do not count quote marks

a)

16

b)

24

c)

19

30.

What was the name of the first computer system ever created by Charles Babbage?

a)

The Colossus

b)

IBM 370

c)

Honeywell-6000

d)

The Difference Engine

31.

Who invented the Tabulating Machine?

a)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

32.

He/She is the first computer progammer.

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

33.

What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Konrad Zuse

34.
Who invented the first computer
a)
Alan Turing
b)
Lovelace
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
ARPANET
35.
How do we call this?
a)

server

b)

router

c)

HDD

d)

NIC

36.
What computer is this?
a)

Altair 8800

b)

IBM Datamaster

c)

ENIAC

d)

Univac

37.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
38.

Who invented the Jacquard’s Loom, that uses punch cards to create patterns on fabric woven on a loom?

a)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

b)

Charles Xavier Thomas

de Colmar

c)

Charles Babbage

39.

What is this?

a)

video cassette player

b)

DVD player

c)

old-type game console

40.

Who invented the Punch Card Tabulating Machine that was aimed to use in census?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Herman Hollerith

41.

Difference engine was invented in _

a)

1933

b)

1822

c)

1615

42.
What company did Paul Allen and Bill Gates start
a)
Microsoft
b)
Windows
c)
Apple
d)
Minecraft
43.

What company did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack start?

a)

Apple

b)

IBM

c)

Microsoft

d)

Dell

44.
Which type of computer is designed for one person to use at a time?
a)

PC (personal computer)

b)

Server

c)

Minicomputer

d)

Mainframe computer

45.

Who invented a calculating machine called the Difference Engine?

a)

German Hollerith

b)

Joseph-Marie Jacquard

c)

Charles Babbage

46.

Which came into existence first: Wikipedia or YouTube?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

YouTube

47.

HDD stands for ___

a)

Hard Dimension Disk

b)

High Dimension Disk

c)

Hard Disk Drive

d)

High Disk Drive

48.

Who is known as the father of computer?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Charles Babbage

49.

How many terabytes are there in a megabyte?

a)

8

b)

1024

c)

1024 x 1024

d)

1024 x 1024 x 1024

50.
a)

MicroSD

b)

SD

51.

Is what type of software?

a)

system software

b)

programming software

c)

application software

d)

utility software

52.

Mac OS is an example of ______________ software.

a)

application

b)

utility

c)

system

d)

programming

53.

C++, JavaScript, Python are example of __________software.

a)

application

b)

utility

c)

system

d)

programming

54.

What's the shortcut for CUT?

a)

ctrl+X

b)

ctrl+Y

c)

ctrl+Z

d)

ctrl+C

55.

What's the shortcut for REDO?

a)

ctrl+R

b)

ctrl+Y

c)

ctrl+Z

d)

ctrl+C

56.

What color is audio input port?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

57.

What color is audio output port?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

58.

WIFI is wired internet connection

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

59.

What is the format of this cassete?

a)

VGA

b)

JVC

c)

VHS