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WorksheetsICT 1-100
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Relevance, objectivity, completeness are the properties of :
Information
Informatics
Interface
Multimedia
Macromedia
Central Processing Unit - the "brain" of the computer is the part of the
Monitor
Keyboard
There is no right answer
Motherboard
Joystick
The speed of information processing in the computer depends on:
ROM
RAM
Clock frequency
All answers are correct
External memory
When the computer turns off, the information is erased from:
FLOPPY DISK
HARD DISK
RAM
All answers are correct
the permanent memory
Which of the following should only be used for temporary data storage?
Random access memory
Rewriteable CD
Hard drive
3.5inch floppy disk
USB flash drive
What is the width: height ratio of a traditional computer monitor?
5:2
16:9
9:16
12:16
4:3
Which of these five does NOT comprise a part of the system bus?
Data bus
Logic bus
Control bus
Address bus
All answers are correct
What is the correct definition of the term 'CISC'?
Continual Input System Computer
Control Independent System Computer
Complex Instruction Set Computers
Central Immediate Source Construct
All answers are correct
Where does the control unit look in order to find the address of the next instruction to be fetched?
Instruction Register (IR)
Memory Buffer Register (MBR)
Accumulator (ACC)
Memory Address Register (MAR)
All answers are correct
Types of computer system
Laptop, PDA, tablet PC
Hardware and software
Input, output and storage devices
RAM and ROM
All answers are correct
With indirect addressing, how many memory lookups are need to obtain the required data?
Zero
Two
One
Three
All answers are correct
What does CPU stand for?
All answers are correct
Computer processing unit
Central pipelining unit
Core processing unit
Central processing unit
When was the first commercial microprocessor introduced?
1971
1961
1981
2001
1941
Out of what material are computer chips made?
Silicon
Plastic
Olestra
Fibre
Wood
The width of the smallest wire on a computer chip is typically measured in:
Millimeters
Nanometers
Centimeter
Kilometer
Microns
Which of the following is not part of a computer chip's job?
Performing mathematical operations
Starting up the computer
Follow sets of instructions
All answers are correct
Moving data from one memory location to another
What does ROM stand for?
Random-only memory
Read-only memory
Read-on memory
Random access memory
Random of memory
About how much address space can a 64-bit microprocessor access?
1,000 GB
1 billion GB
4 GB
3 billion GB
2 billion GB
How many transistors are included in the Intel Core i7 processor, introduced in 2008?
7 million
73 million
25 million
All answers are correct
731 million
The CPU is included on a central component of the computer known as:
the BIOS adapter
the command center
the motherboard
modem
sound card
The memory that a CPU can use directly is called:
clock memory
cache memory
direct access memory
external memory
superior memory
Which type of CPU was used in the first IBM personal computer?
16-bit
8-bit
32-bit
All answers are correct
There is no correct answer
The first commercial processor was used in:
the Apple Macintosh
the ENIAC computer Apple Macintosh
a programmable business calculator
mobile phone
all answers are correct
Which of these is an important manufacturer of CPU chips?
ADM
HP
AMD
Hitachi
Motorola
In what year was introduced the original PC, used an 16-bit processor, but it only had an 8-bit bus to carry the data.
1981
1971
1961
1941
1991
In what year Intel Corp. created its 4004 programmable chip for calculators
1981
1971
1961
1991
1951
What designates the register DS?
Data segment register
Counting register
Base register
Accumulator
Data register
What designates the register CS?
Base pointers register
Source index register
Code segment register
Next instruction pointer register
Destiny index register
What designates the register BP?
Code segment register
Source index register
Destiny index register
Base pointers register
Next instruction pointer register
What designates the register SI?
Base pointers register
Destiny index register
Source index register
Code segment register
Next instruction pointer register
What designates the register DI?
Destiny index register
Source index register
Base pointers register
Code segment register
Next instruction pointer register
What designates the register IP?
Destiny index register
Base pointers register
Source index register
Code segment register
Next instruction pointer register
What designates the register F?
Flag register
Next register
Code segment register
Source register
Destiny index register
Which device carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system?
system unit
motherboard bus
data unit
address bus
central processor unit
When the term “central processor unit” has been in use in the computer industry?э
since 1960s
since 1950s
since 1980s
since 1990s
since 1970s
What part of the CPU does not execute program instructions; rather, it directs other parts of the system to do so.
The arithmetic/logic unit
The control unit
The memory
The motherboard
The system bus
What is the main circuit of a computer?
Microprocessor
Modem
Scanner
Motherboard
Keyboard
Which of the following has the highest capacity?
All answers are correct
CD-ROM
3.5inch floppy disk
DVD-ROM
Hard disk
Which of the following has the lowest capacity?
All answers are correct
DVD-ROM
Hard drive
3.5inch floppy disk
CD-ROM
Which of the following is essentially a magnetic disk on which large amounts of data can be stored?
Floppy disk
Hard disk
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
All answers are correct
What device is used for shorter term data storage?
Random Access Memory
Hard disk and Floppy disk
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
Floppy disk
How also we call microprocessor?
Motherboard
PC (Personal computer)
CPU (Control Processing Unit)
Hard drive
Memory (Personal computer)
What unit / device is used to decode the instructions?
Decoder
Timer
Clock
Control logic unit
Program counter
What unit is used to hold the result of operations performed by the arithmetic and logic unit
Decoder
Accumulator
Counter
Program
Address bus
The flag register is specially designed to contain all the appropriate … status flags
4-bit
8-bit
16-bit
2-bit
1-bit
Which device controls the movement of instructions in?
CU
ALU
Register array
System bus
All answers are correct
Which of the following devices should sometimes referred to as the “brain” of the PC?
Monitor
Processor
Printer
Modem
Scanner
Which of the following devices has the special key such as the arrow keys, escape, shift, etc, which are used for performing more complete functions?
Keyboard
Mouse
Scanner
Modem
Joystick
Which of the following devices would be commonly used to allow the user to access the internet and as such browse the world wide web and send e-mail?
Keyboard
Monitor
Scanner
Printer
Modem
Which of the following chips is more expensive?
ENIAC
CISC
IBM
IBP PC
UNIVAC
Which of the following IBM System/360 systems shipped first?
360 model 30
360 model 20
360 model 90
360 model 44
There is no correct answer
If your IBM S/360 was going to run the BOS/360 Operating System you would have been required to have purchased at least how much memory?
64 kilobytes
8 kilobytes
16 kilobytes
128 kilobytes
There is no correct answer
16 kilobytes What was the primary medium used to input programs into S/360 in the mid-1960s?
There is no correct answer
Telephone lines
Paper tape
Teletype terminals
Punched cards
ICT standard
grouped standard
scientific standard
technical standard
information standard
national standard
What is the main circuit board of a computer?
Motherboard
Microprocessor
Modem
Scanner
Keyboard
Type of ICT tools:
the internet
mathematical
interactive board
text
logical
Computer system consists:
ROM and RAM
Hardware and software
Input and output devices
Main memory and storage device
Graphical and multimedia package
Types of computer systems:
Single OS and multiple OS, wearable PC
Input and output devices, wearable PC
Desktop PC, mainframe, wearable PC
Storage and output devices, wearable PC
Hardware and software, wearable PC
The Start menu and clock are found on the ….
task bar
scroll bar
title bar
start menu
desktop
Which program creates and edits bitmap pictures?
Media Player
Paint
Movie Maker
Windows
WordPad
What is the file extension of the Excel program?
*.txt
*.accdb
*.xlsx
*.pptx
*.txt
A table consists of:
forms
records
modules
queries
macros
The correct hierarchy of terms from largest to smallest is:
database, table, record, field
table, record, database, field
record, table, database, field
field, record, table, database
database, table, field, recorddatabase, table, field, record
A table consists of:
forms
modules
queries
macros
records
The correct hierarchy of terms from largest to smallest is:
field, record, table, database
database, table, field, record
record, table, database, field
table, record, database, field
database, table, record, field
What are the four classifications of the Network based on the scale?
PAN, COAXIAL, WI-FI
ACTIVE, CLIENT-SERVER
BUS, STAR, RING, MESH
PAN, LAN, WAN, MAN
LAN, ETHERNET, PAN
What is the file extension of the Power Point program?
*.xlsx
*.bmp
*.pptx
*.txt
*.accdb
What is the pixel?
picture element
software
brief blur
long delay
programming oddity
From the listed terms what is included in the hardware?
Processor, mouse
Blank DVD
Data entry operator
Web browser
0 Database, program
The first programmable computer in the USA, which appeared in 1946,
was called the….
ENIAC
HARDWARE
COMPUTER
WINDOWS
CELERON
Speakers are an example of ...
an input device
a storage device
an output device
a power supply
a processor
Peripheral components…
Headphones
Monitor
System unit
Keyboard
Mouse
I can read and write, but if you turn off the computer, I forget
everything:
RAM
ROM
BIOS
CPU
SRAM
System software
Word drivers
Spreadsheet program
Device drivers
Database package
Graphics package
I have a very good memory. I can read, but I can‘t write:
RAM
ROM
BIOS
CPU
SRAM
Application software
Spreadsheet program
Device drivers
Anti-virus utility
Disk clean-up program
Programming language C+
Easy way to access programs
Desktop
Start Menu
Task Bar
Desktop Icons
Shortcut Icons
You use your finger to drag the pointer around the screen. What is this?
keyboard
touchpad
screen
wheel mouse
iPad
A device that shows a copy of the computer‘s screen on a large
screen, often used in presentations?
Headset
Touchpad
Projector
Touch screen
Stylus
Work area on which you see your programs
Start Menu
Task Bar
Icons
Desktop
Shortcut
The user can perform calculations using the computer without using:
RAM
Printer
System bus
Processor
ROM
Graphics programs
MS Power Point
Adobe Photoshop
Norton Commander
Acrobat Reader
Find Scanner
Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages of the instruction execution cycle?
Flag
Execute
Plotter
Multiple
Single
Which of the following should NOT be categorised as an input device?
Motherboard
Scanner
Joystick
Mouse
Single
What is HTML?
Text redactor
Hyper Text Markup language
Operation system
Utilities software
Application programs
What does BIOS stand for?
All answers are correct
There is no correct answer
Basic input
Operating system
Test software
What does a laser printer use to make a print job?
the mouse
the modem
toner
monitor
speakers
Which one is an INPUT device?
Keyboard
Speakers
There is NO correct answer
Plotter
Printer
Which of the following could be found on a motherboard?
Hard Drive
Win RAR
CD Drive
Floppy disk
Memory card
Computer memory can be referred to as either permanent or temporary. Of the following, which one is NOT a temporary storage area?
There is no correct answer
Headphones
Modem
Hard drive
Virtual memory
To what do buses and lines connect in a computer chip?
Monitor
ROM
Printer
Plotter
CPU
All the number systems are divided into 2 groups:
Integers and fractional
All answers are correct
Positional
Arabic and decimal
Roman and Integers
Which of the following could be found on a mother board?
USB Port
CD Drive
Hard Drive
Floppy disk
Memory card
Which of the following should not necessarily come with the motherboard?
BIOS description
0 Contact information
Binary and decimal
Integers and fractional
mathematical
All the information which is used by people, can be divided into the following types:
single task
there is no correct answer
graphics
audio
music
What are the main parts of computer system?
Hardware
Spreadsheet
There is no correct answer
Multi-user
Single task
All the information which is used by people, can be divided into the following types:
there is no correct answer
contact information
its model number
single task
mathematical
The unit of information is called
megabyte (mb)
there is no correct answer
com
jpeg
power point (ppt)
Which one is an INPUT device?
Printer
Plotter
There is No correct answer
Keyboard
Speakers
Which one is an OYTPUT device?
Hard Disk
Monitor
There is No correct answer
Scanner
Digital Camera
