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WorksheetsComputer Software and Hardware Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which type of software is a collection of instructions that enable the user to interact with a computer, its hardware, or perform tasks?
Application Software
System Software
Utility Software
Hardware
What is an example of an application software?
Interpreter
Operating System
Compiler
Microsoft Word
What is the main responsibility of an operating system?
Recognizing input from keyboard
Ensuring programs and users do not interfere with each other
Providing a software platform to run other programs
Sending output to the display screen
Which type of software assists users with controlling or maintaining the operation of a computer, its devices, or its software?
System Software
Application Software
Hardware
Utility Software
What is an example of utility software?
Microsoft Word
Disk Checker
Student Record Software
Microsoft Excel
Which computer language is understood by the computer directly?
Low Level Language
Assembly Language
Middle Level Language
High Level Language
What is an advantage of writing instructions in high level language?
More readable and understandable
Difficult to understand
Machine dependent
Executes slower compared to low level language
What is the main output device of a computer?
Scanner
Monitor
Printer
Joystick
What is the main function of a mouse?
Produce hard copies of processed data
Move cursor or pointer across the screen
Input sound
Scan pictures and pages of text
What is the purpose of a microphone as a computer input device?
Input sound
Move cursor or pointer on the screen
Scan pictures and pages of text
Produce hard copies of processed data
What is the main function of a printer?
Move cursor or pointer on the screen
Input sound
Scan pictures and pages of text
Produce hard copies of processed data
What is the main function of a scanner?
Scan pictures and pages of text
Input sound
Move cursor or pointer on the screen
Produce hard copies of processed data
What is the main function of a joystick?
Move cursor or pointer on the screen
Produce hard copies of processed data
Scan pictures and pages of text
Input sound
What is the main function of a monitor?
Scan pictures and pages of text
Produce hard copies of processed data
Input sound
Move cursor or pointer on the screen
What is an example of system software?
Operating System
Microsoft Word
Disk Checker
Microsoft Excel
