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Unit 1 - Computer Hardware - Year 7

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Control Program Unit

c)

Constant Playing Unit

d)

Central Program Unit

2.

What is the function of the Central Processing Unit?

a)

Copies and pastes information

b)

Controls the keyboard

c)

Processes and executes data and instructions

d)

Turns the computer on

3.

What does RAM stand for?

a)

Read Access Memory

b)

Random Access Memory

c)

Responsible Access Minute

d)

Requires Access Memory

4.

What is the function of the Random Access Memory?

a)

Temporarily turns the computer on

b)

Stores information about computers

c)

Temporarily stores currently running programs and instructions

d)

Stores numbers

5.

What is the function of the Hard Drive?

a)

Permanently stores the computer and turns it on

b)

Permanently stores all programs and data even when the computer is switched off.

c)

Controls the instructions on the computer

6.

What does ROM stand for?

a)

Requires Online Memory

b)

Read Only Memory

c)

Read Online Memory

d)

Request Only Memory

7.

What is the function of ROM?

a)

Stores the instructions needed to start up the computer.

b)

Stores the letters on a keyboard

c)

Stores the information needed to save memory

d)

Stores the instructions to save a document

8.

What does HDD stand for?

a)

Hard Drive Door

b)

Hard Direct Drive

c)

Hard Disk Drive

d)

Hard Drive Disk

9.

What does SSD stand for?

a)

Solid Storage Drive

b)

Solid State Drive

c)

Storage Section Drive

d)

Storage State Drive

10.

What are HDD and SSD types of?

a)

Secondary Storage

b)

Primary Memory

c)

Types of computer

d)

A type of keyboard

11.

Complete the first stage of the fetch, decode and execute cycle

The central processing unit fetches an instruction from the ______ _____ ______

(a)  

12.

Complete the second stage of the fetch, decode and execute cycle.

The central processing unit then (a)   the action that is required for that instruction

13.

Complete the third stage of the fetch, decode and execute cycle.

The _______ __________ ____ then executes the instruction

(a)  

14.

Complete the final stage of the fetch, decode and execute cycle

The cycle repeats until the computer is ________ ___

(a)  

15.

What is RAM size measured in?

a)

RAM Size

b)

Memory

c)

Bytes

d)

Inches

16.

What is processing speed measured in?

a)

Centimeters

b)

Millimeters

c)

CPU Size

d)

Hertz