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HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the image shown a hardware or software?

a)

hardware

b)

software

2.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

software

b)

hardware

3.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

hardware

b)

software

4.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

hardware

b)

software

5.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

software

b)

hardware

6.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

software

b)

hardware

7.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

hardware

b)

software

8.

Is the image shown hardware or software?

a)

hardware

b)

software

9.
Which of these is an example of software?
a)
Youtube
b)
Keyboard
c)
Speakers
d)
Mouse
10.
Which of these is an example of computer hardware?
a)
PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft office word
c)
Mouse
d)
Snapchat
11.
Which of the following is a software?
a)
Mouse
b)
Microsoft office word
c)
Keyboard
d)
Speakers
12.
The .................... is any part of the computer that you can see or touch
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
13.

A computer has two main parts: _______________ and _______________.

a)

hardware, lightware

b)

software, brightware

c)

hardware, software

d)

lightware, brightware

14.

Examples of hardware are:

a)

Mouse

b)

Monitor

c)

CPU

d)

All of these

15.

Match the following:

a)

Hardware: a, b ; Software: c, d

b)

Software: a, b ; Hardware: c, d

c)

Hardware: a, c ; Software: b, d

d)

Software: a, c ; Hardware: b, d

16.
The software is the physical part of a computer. 
a)
true
b)
false
17.
.A software is a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
a)
true
b)
false
18.
MS-Word is a hardware
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Printer is a software
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Games are a software
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Keyboard isn't hardware
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Mouse is a hardware
a)
true
b)
false
23.
The “brain” of a computer is main memory.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
The .................... is any part of the computer that you can see or touch
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
25.
Which of the following is a software?
a)
Mouse
b)
Microsoft office word
c)
Keyboard
d)
Speakers
26.
Which of these is an example of computer hardware?
a)
PowerPoint
b)
Microsoft office word
c)
Mouse
d)
Snapchat
27.
Which of these is an example of software?
a)
Youtube
b)
Keyboard
c)
Speakers
d)
Mouse
28.
Which of the following best describes the CPU?
a)
it is the heart of the computer
b)
it is the brain of the computer
c)
it is a memory
29.
What is hardware?
a)
The operating system and other programs such as Paint and WordPad
b)
Neither
c)
The parts of computer that we can see or touch such as Mouse and Keyboard.
30.

An expansion board that controls and produces video on the monitor

a)

Display Card

b)

Memory Card

c)

Graphic Card

d)

Moniter Card

31.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Accurate Maps
b)
Really Awesome Memory
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Random Access Memory
32.

The main storage of your computer

a)

RAM

b)

Motherboard

c)

ROM

d)

Hard Drive

33.
What is Software?
a)
User Applications and Operating Systems
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
34.

THE PARTS OF A COMPUTER, THAT CAN BE TOUCHED AND SEEN ARE CALLED ______

a)

HARDWARE

b)

SOFTWARE

c)

OUTPUT DEVICES

35.

THE DEVICES USED FOR STORING DATA ARE CALLED _____

a)

STORAGE DEVICES

b)

INPUT DEVICES

c)

OUTPUT DEVICES

36.

THE DEVICES THAT GIVE RESULTS AFTER PROCESSING ARE CALLED

a)

OUTPUT DEVICES

b)

INPUT DEVICES

c)

STORAGE DEVICES

37.

A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO A COMPUTER IS CALLED

a)

SOFTWARE

b)

HARDWARE

c)

MALWARE

38.

THE ________ MANAGES THE OVERALL WORKING OF A COMPUTER

a)

OPERATING SYSTEM

b)

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM

c)

NERVOUS SYSTEM

39.

A DEVICE COMMONLY SEEN IN VIDEO PARLOURS FOR PLAYING GAMES

a)

JOYSTICK

b)

SCANNER

c)

SPEAKER

d)

MOUSE

40.

RAM WANTS TO RECORD A SONG IN THE COMPUTER.WHICH INPUT DEVICE CAN HE USE?

a)

MICROPHONE

b)

MS-PAINT

c)

SCANNER

41.

SHEELA WANTS TO DRAW A GREETING CARD USING A SPECIFIC SOFTWARE. WHICH TYPE OF SOFTWARE WILL SHE USE?

a)

MS-PAINT

b)

MS-WORD

c)

MS-EXCEL

42.

______ IS A SET OF PROGRAMS THAT CONTROLS THE OVERALL WORKING OF A COMPUTER

a)

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

b)

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

c)

MALWARE

43.

THE SOFTWARE THAT IS DESIGNED TO DO A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WORK IS CALLED

a)

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

b)

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

c)

HARDWARE

44.

________ IS USED FOR DOING CALCULATIONS

a)

CALCULATOR

b)

MIXER GRINDER

c)

WASHING MACHINE

45.

______ IS USED FOR TYPING AND MAKING CORRECTIONS IN THE TEXT

a)

WORD PAD

b)

SCRIBBLING PAD

c)

MS-PAINT

d)

TUX PAINT

46.

CD STANDS FOR

a)

COMPACT DISK

b)

COMPUTER DISK

c)

CIRCULAR DISK

47.

PEN DRIVE IS A

a)

INPUT DEVICE

b)

STORAGE DEVICE

c)

OUTPUT DEVICE

48.

______ IS A DEVICE WHICH STORES HUGE AMOUNT OF DATA AND INFORMATION.

a)

HARD DISK

b)

COMPACT DISK

c)

DVD

49.

A _____ COPIES A PICTURE OR TEXT PRINTED ON A PAPER INTO THE COMPUTER

a)

SCANNER

b)

MICROPHONE

c)

JOYSTICK

50.

______ PRINTS THE OUTPUT THAT WE CAN SEE ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN ON PAPER

a)

SPEAKER

b)

PRINTER

c)

MOUSE

d)

MONITOR

51.

________________ IS REGARDED AS THE FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMER

a)

LADY ADA LOVELACE

b)

LADY AGNES

c)

LADY CLARA

52.

_____ IS CONSIDERED AS THE "FATHER OF MODERN COMPUTER"

a)

ALAN TURING

b)

CHARLES BABBAGE

c)

ALEX TUSSELL

53.

IT LOOKS LIKE A PEN THAT CAN BE USED ON A SPECIAL PAD

a)

LIGHT PEN

b)

INK PEN

c)

GEL PEN

54.

A printer is _______.

a)

input

b)

output

55.
What is Hardware?
a)
Computer Instructions or Data
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
56.
A keyboard is ______.
a)
input
b)
output
57.
What is Software?
a)
Programs, applications, does the work of your input.
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
58.
Is the monitor/screen hardware or software?
a)
Software
b)
Hardware
59.
Keyboard,Mouse,Microphone,Scanner are which type of Hardware ?
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
60.
Is any hardware component that can display information to a user
a)
Hardware - OUTPUT
b)
Hardware - STORAGE
c)
Hardware - SYSTEM UNIT
d)
Hardware - INPUT
61.
What is Software?
a)
Applications and programming instructions
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
62.
What does CPU stand for?
a)
Critical Processing Unit
b)
Core Processing Unit
c)
Common Processing Unit
d)
Central Processing Unit
63.
This is the image of a __________ .
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Keyboard
d)
Motherboard
64.

The 2 types of Software are:

a)

Operating System

b)

System

c)

Business

d)

Application

65.

CD/DVD

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

66.

Microphone

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

67.

Teachers

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

68.

Windows 10

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

69.

PowerPoint

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

70.

Paint

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

71.

External Hard drive

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

72.

Webcam

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

73.

Apple iOS

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

74.

Programmers

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Peopleware

75.

Game Controller

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

76.

Router

a)

Input Device

b)

Output Device

c)

Storage Device

d)

Communications

77.

Monitor

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

78.

CPU

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

79.

CD/DVD

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

80.

Earphones

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

81.

RAM

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Storage Device

d)

Both Processing and Storage Device

82.

Mouse

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

83.

Keyboard

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

84.

Speakers

a)

Input Device

b)

Processing Device

c)

Output Device

d)

Storage Device

85.

Is this HARDWARE or SOFTWARE?

a)

HARDWARE

(硬體)

b)

SOFTWARE

(軟體)

86.

Is this HARDWARE or SOFTWARE?

a)

HARDWARE

(硬體)

b)

SOFTWARE

(軟體)

87.

Is this HARDWARE or SOFTWARE?

a)

HARDWARE

(硬體)

b)

SOFTWARE

(軟體)

88.

Is this HARDWARE or SOFTWARE?

a)

HARDWARE

(硬體)

b)

SOFTWARE

(軟體)

89.

HARDWARE:

Is this INPUT or OUTPUT?

a)

INPUT
(輸入設備)

b)

OUTPUT

(輸出設備)

90.

HARDWARE:

Is this INPUT or OUTPUT?

a)

INPUT
(輸入設備)

b)

OUTPUT

(輸出設備)

91.

HARDWARE:

Is this INPUT or OUTPUT?

a)

INPUT
(輸入設備)

b)

OUTPUT

(輸出設備)

92.

HARDWARE:

Is this INPUT or OUTPUT?

a)

INPUT
(輸入設備)

b)

OUTPUT

(輸出設備)

93.


Which of the following is an APP (應用程式)?

a)

Windows 11

b)

iOS

c)

Minecraft

d)

Android

94.


Which of the following is an OS (作業系統)?

a)

Line

b)

Candy Crush

c)

Gmail

d)

Windows 11

95.

Scanner is a

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Operating system

d)

None of these

96.

Operating system is a

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

System software

d)

None of these

97.

What is a hardware?

a)

All the physical parts of the computer

b)

The parts of the compute which we can not touch

c)

System software

d)

None of these

98.

What is a sofware?

a)

All the physical parts of the computer

b)

The parts of the compute which we can not touch

c)

System software

d)

None of these

99.
  • . 

    Which of the following devices are known as input devices?

a)

Monitor, keyboard, mouse

b)

Keyboard, microphone, joystick

c)

Monitor, printer, scanner

d)

CD-ROM, DVD, floppy disk

100.
  • . 

    Which software can be used to create a presentation using text, graphics, animation, audio and video?

a)

google docs

b)

google sheets

c)

google slides

d)

google drawing

101.
  • . 


    Which of these are software?

a)
  • Trackball

b)
  • Scanner

c)
  • Internet Explorer

d)

Keyboard

102.
  • . 



    In the simplest terms, a computer is a machine that stores and processes what?

    •  

a)
  • The Operating System

b)
  • Data

c)
  • Games

d)

Pictures

103.
  • ___________________allows the user to type information into the computer.

    •  

a)
  • The Operating System

b)
  • Keyboard

c)
  • Mouse

d)

Mic

104.
  • The Central Processing Unit is sometimes known as the...

    •  

a)
    • Hand of the computer.

b)
  • Stomach of the computer.

c)
  • Brain of the computer.

d)

heart of the computer

105.
    •  

      Select the input devices that are used to take pictures.

a)
    • Printer

b)
  • Barcode Reader

c)
  • Scanner

d)

Webcam

106.
    •  

      Which is the correct computer system sequence?

a)
    • Input -> Processing -> Output

b)
  • Input -> Output -> Processing

c)
  • Processing -> Output -> Input

d)

None of these

107.
    •  

      The CPU is made up of three parts which are...

a)
    • Control Unit, Part Unit and Screen Unit.

b)
  • Memory Unit, Central Unit and Block Unit.

c)
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit, Control Unit and Memory Unit.

d)

None of these

108.
    •  

      Which one of the following is NOT an example of a storage device?

a)
    • CD

b)
  • DVD

c)
  • Pendrive

d)

Webcam

109.
    •  

      A hardcopy is a...

a)
    • printed sheet of paper.

b)
  • picture on the screen.

c)
  • a type of sound from the speakers.

d)
  • Webcam

110.
    • An output device, such as a monitor,

a)
    • sends data to a computer.

b)
  • receives data from a computer.

c)
  • a type of sound from the speakers.

d)

does nothing.

111.
    • A softcopy is a...

a)
    • photocopy.

b)
  • printed sheet of paper.

c)
  • File in the computer.

d)

  • None of these

112.
    • Which one of these is NOT an input device?

a)
    • Microphone

b)
  • Scanner

c)
  • Printer

d)

  • None of these

113.
    • The term CPU stands for..

a)
    • Central Processing Unit.

b)
  • Control Processing Unit.

c)
  • Central Play Unit.

d)

  • None of these

114.
    • The term UPS stands for...

a)

  • Uninterruptible Power Supply.

b)
  • interruptible Power Supply.

c)
  • Central Play Unit

d)
  • None of these