WorksheetsComputer History & Hardware
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 31mins
Hard Drive Disk
Data Drive Disk
File Drive
Memory
Which of the following is an input device?
Which of these is an example of Storage
Google Drive
Hard Drive
Solid State Drive
Food Drive
What can a printer output?
Soft Copies
Hard Copies
Video files
3D objects
Which of the following is a peripheral device?
Hardware parts that can be connected to a computer
Analog equipment
Software applications
Peripherals
Binary Code
Which cable will give you electrical power
Select the motherboard
Identify the power surge protectors
Prevents computer from overheating
What is the main part of the computer where instructions are processed?
RAM
ROM
CPU
Why do CPU's use Binary?
because the inventor didn't like maths
because they can't count to bigger numbers
they are made of billions of switches which can be on or off
because 1 and 0 are related to input and output
What is input device?
Starting up a computer from a halted or powered down condition.
Something anyone can
operate
Hardware components that allow the user to enter data, commands,
and responses into a computer.
none of these
Device that projects images, gives sound, and basically gives out the info from the computer so the user can obtain it (ex: monitor, printer, projector, speakers).
Byte
Output
GUI
Input
System software that tells the computer how to perform the functions of loading and storing, executing a program, transferring data, etc.
Operating System (OS)
optical discs
Terabyte
Anything that will connect to the outside of the computer, they can be input and output, depending on the device is called a (a)
What is a fast serial bus providing a plug-and-play interface that allows a computer to communicate with peripheral and other devices without the need of additional software?
(a)
What is the fundamental building block of modern electronic devices, which is used to control the flow of electricity in electronic circuits?
(a)
Chips are also called what?
Integrated Circuits
Connected Circuits
Interlevel circuits
Interlocking Circuits
Who was the person that was especially good at code breaking and helped Britain decode German's Enigma machine? He also invented a machine to help answer 3 important questions in the mathematical field
Ivan Sutherland
Alan Turing
Raj Reddy
Timothy Berners-Lee
What is the language that computers can only communicate in and it is grouped into 1s and 0s?
(a)
What were people called that would do incredible calculations that would eventually open the doors of Astronomy in the 19th century?
Computer Scientists
Computers
Physicists
Astronomers
What is this a picture of?
CPU
Chip
Transistor
Flash Drive
What is this a picture of (generic term)?
(a)
Which one below is NOT a programming language?
Python
Javascript
Java
Snake
(a) help connect input/output devices to a computer through a circuit that is specifically designed for that particular device
Where were the teal and lilac ports used for in older computers?
Input and Output
Keyboard and Mouse
Left and Right Speakers
Microphone and Webcam
The (a) is what performs the actual image and graphics processing.
What is the role of the heat sink in a graphics card?
To store extra data
To process graphics faster
To cool down the GPU
To connect the graphics card to the motherboard
What does GPU stand for?
General Processing Unit
Graphics Processing Unit
Gaming Performance Unit
Graphics Performance Unit
What is Moore's Law?
The observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles approximately every two years.
The principle that computer speed doubles every year.
The theory that technology will become obsolete every five years.
The rule that software development costs double every year.
How does Moore's Law impact computer performance?
It leads to slower processing speeds.
It results in increased processing power and efficiency.
It causes computers to use more energy.
It makes computers more expensive.
What is one way Moore's Law has impacted the gaming industry?
It has made games less realistic.
It has allowed for more detailed graphics and complex gameplay.
It has reduced the number of games available.
It has increased the cost of gaming consoles.
What is one criticism of Moore's Law?
It has led to a decrease in technological innovation.
It has created unrealistic expectations for technological progress.
It has slowed down the pace of scientific research.
It has increased the cost of education.
