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Computer Hardware Test

Total questions: 151

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The speed at which the platter spins is known as what?

a)

Miles per Hour (MPH)

b)

Rotations Per Second (RPS)

c)

Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)

d)

Spins per Minute (SPM)

2.

Identify the component that protects the internal hardware of a computer system unit

a)

RAM

b)

Case

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Power Supply

3.

Which component is the brain of the computer?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Hard drive

d)

Motherboard

4.

Identify the component that stores the information being accessed by the CPU.

a)

RAM

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Power Supply

d)

Motherboard

5.

Which type of hard drive has no moving parts?

a)

RAM

b)

Motherboard

c)

Magnetic Drive

d)

Solid State Drive (SSD)

6.

Which of the following is an input device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Projector

c)

Speaker

d)

Keyboard

7.

Which input device can verify a person's identity for security purposes?

a)

Stylus

b)

Gamepad

c)

Barcode reader

d)

Fingerprint Scanner

8.

Which of the following is an output device?

a)

Mouse

b)

Monitor

c)

Keyboard

d)

Microphone

9.

Which of the following is a storage device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Scanner

c)

Speaker

d)

Flash Drive

10.

Identify the most common type of connector for a keyboard and mouse.

a)

USB

b)

VGA

c)

RJ-45

d)

DB-25

11.
Is a data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material.
a)
RAM
b)
Hard Disk
c)
DVD
d)
ROM
12.
Is a disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from optical discs
a)
CD/DVD Drive
b)
Hard Disk
c)
Mother Board
d)
Power Supply
13.
Is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.
a)
USB
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
UPS
14.
Is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general purpose microcomputers and other expandable systems. It holds and allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system
a)
Video Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
Motherboard
d)
Network Card
15.
Is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The primary function of a power supply is to convert electric current from a source to the correct voltage, current, and frequency to power the load.
a)
USB
b)

CPU

c)
RAM
d)
Power Supply
16.
Fans attached to components are usually used in combination with a heat sink to increase the area of heated surface in contact with the air, thereby improving the efficiency of cooling.
a)
Cooling Fan
b)
Heating Fan
c)
Hard d]Disk Fan
d)
DVD Fan
17.
Is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs.
a)
Graphic Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
TV Card
d)
Network Card
18.
Is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display. Frequently, these are advertised as discrete or dedicated graphics cards, emphasizing the distinction between these and integrated graphics.
a)
Graphic Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
TV Card
d)
Network Card
19.
Is an electronic device that connects a computer to a computer Network, usually a LAN.
a)
Graphic Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
TV Card
d)
Network Card
20.
Is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface.
a)
Mouse
b)
Light Pen
c)
Touch Pad
d)
Trackball Mouse
21.
A device that projects an enlarged image of an acetate or other transparency placed on it on to a wall or screen.
a)
Projector
b)
Printer
c)
Monitor
d)
Speakers
22.
Is a peripheral device which makes a persistent human-readable representation of graphics or text on paper.
a)
Projector
b)
Printer
c)
Monitor
d)
Speakers
23.
A device that converts analog audio signals into the equivalent air vibrations in order to make audible sound.
a)
Projector
b)
Printer
c)
Monitor
d)
Speakers
24.
Is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.
a)
Projector
b)
Printer
c)
Monitor
d)
Scanner
25.
A video camera connected to a computer, allowing its images to be seen by Internet users.
a)
Webcam
b)
Speakers
c)
Keyboard
d)
Light Pen
26.
A machine allowing the creation of a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession.
a)
Inkjet Printer
b)
Laser Printer
c)
Dot Matrix Printer
d)
3D Printer
27.
This is an image of what type of hardware?
a)
USB Port
b)
Portable Storage
c)
Hardware
d)
USB Cable
28.
Which is true about casing?
a)
It has built - in processor
b)
It serves as the container of the computer's internal parts.
c)
It has 20 drive bays.
d)
It carries the computer's external parts
29.
The processor and hard disk both communicate with _____.
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
the power supply
d)
microphones
30.
Personal Computer
a)
PC
b)
RAM
c)
CPU
d)
PerCom
31.
Device that gives out information from the computer (ex: monitor, printer, speakers)
a)
Output
b)
Tower
c)
Port
d)
Hard Drive
32.

Which of the following is an input device?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which of these is an example of Storage

a)

Google Drive

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Solid State Drive

d)

Food Drive

34.

What are the 4 basic computer functions?

(a)  

35.

Match the following

a)
1.

Output

b)
2.

Input

c)
3.

Processing

d)
4.

Storage

e)
5.

Input & Output

36.

What does the CPU stands for?

(a)  

37.

This computer parts will allow you to connect high end monitors.

a)

CPU

Central Processing Unit

b)

GPU

Graphics Processing Unit

c)

RAM

Random Access Memory

d)

USB

Universal Serial Bus

38.

Select the motherboard

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Prevents computer from overheating

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

What type of device is this? (Smartphone screen)

a)

Output Device

b)

Input Device

c)

Input and Output Device

d)

Storage Device

41.

The speed at which a CPU runs instructions is governed by a ticking clock signal. One gigahertz, 1 GHz, means one _________ ticks per second.

a)

thousand

b)

million

c)

billion

d)

hundred

42.

RAM stands for ____________________. It is measured in ______________.

a)

Random Access Memory and Gigabyte

b)

Random Awesome Memory and Gigahertz

c)

Round Access Memory and Terabytes

d)

Random Access Memory and megahertz

43.

This is a type of memory that holds the computer's startup routine. Data can be read but not written to it and it retains the data even once the computer has been shut down.

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

EEPROM

d)

Hard Drive

44.

Which of the following is an input device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Projector

c)

Speaker

d)

Keyboard

45.

Which of the following is a storage device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Scanner

c)

Speaker

d)

Flash Drive

46.

RAM is used for short term memory

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which of these peripherals are output devices (check 3 that apply)

a)

keyboard

b)

printer

c)

headphones

d)

monitor

48.

Function Keys

a)

Shortcuts for common tasks

b)

add functions to your computer software

c)

F1-F19

d)

used to switch to the next field in word processing

49.

Which keys on a keyboard are rarely use and not on all modern keyboards? (check 2 that apply)

a)

Scroll lock

b)

insert

c)

pause/break

d)

end

50.

Motherboard connects directly or indirectly to... (check 4 that apply)

a)

CPU

b)

Video Card

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Solid State Drive

e)

Computer Software

51.

CPU or processor.....

a)

Is primarily responsible for the speed of a computer

b)

Carries out the commands on the computer

c)

Accesses memory

d)

Primarily responsible for housing data from your computer

52.

Cpu is made of...

a)

copper and plastic

b)

ceramic and silicon

c)

steel and plastic

d)

ceramic and copper

53.

A processor's speed....

a)

megahertz and gigahertz

b)

megabytes and gigabytes

c)

square units

d)

binary and megahertz

54.

RAM stands for...

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Random Accessible Memory

c)

Readability access memory

d)

Real access memory

55.

RAM... (check 4 that apply)

a)

Short term memory

b)

Long term memory

c)

disappears when the computer is turned off

d)

measured in gigabytes

e)

can be added to speed up the programs being run at once

56.

Data is temporarily stored in the...

a)

Memory

b)

Hard drive

c)

SSD

d)

CPU

57.

Data is stored here.... (check 2 that apply)

a)

Memory

b)

Hard drive

c)

Solid State Drive

d)

GPU

58.

When running and saving files...(check 2 that apply)

a)

When running the computer data is copied from hard drive into the RAM

b)

When running the computer data is copied from RAM into the Hard drive

c)

When saving data is copied from the RAM to the hard drive

d)

When saving data is copied from the Hard drive to the RAM

59.

Having a faster hard drive means... (check 2 that apply)

a)

Start up is faster

b)

loading program is faster

c)

your game will be less "glitchy"

d)

your fps will increase

60.

Having a more RAM means... (check 2 that apply)

a)

Start up is faster

b)

loading program is faster

c)

your game will be less "glitchy"

d)

your fps will increase

61.

What does the heatsink do?

a)

takes heat from the motherboard

b)

absorbs heat from the cpu

c)

blows heat away from the cpu

d)

stays cool so that the cpu can

62.

Before touching the inside of a computer you need to....(check 3 that apply)

a)

touch a grounded metal object

b)

discharge any static buildup

c)

make sure your computer is unplugged

d)

unplug your parts from the motherboard

63.

What usage does a USB adapter or dongle have?

a)

Bluetooth

b)

Ethernet

c)

network card

d)

video card

64.

Bluetooth is used in computers to communicate with... (check 3 that apply)

a)

keyboards

b)

mice

c)

SSD

d)

printers

65.

Ways to add Internet to your computer... (check 4 that apply)

a)

Ethernet Cable

b)

Wi-Fi

c)

wireless connection

d)

network card

e)

GPU

66.

Video cards... (check 3 that apply)

a)

the same as a GPU

b)

also called a graphics processing unit

c)

are not always needed because they are already built into the motherboard

d)

do not really help with graphics-intensive games

e)

helps apps like Google run more smoothly

67.

What is the brain of the computer, where all the work is done?

a)

Keys

b)

Monitor

c)

CPU

68.

What puts pictures and words on paper?

a)

Monitor

b)

CPU

c)

Printer

69.

What can point and click to tell the CPU what to do?

a)

Mouse

b)

Monitor

c)

Keyboard

70.

The CPU can also be called what?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Screen

c)

Monitor

71.

What controls the arrow on the monitor?

a)

My Teacher

b)

My Finger

c)

Mouse

72.

The Keyboard has letters and numbers called what?

a)

Mouse

b)

Buttons

c)

Keys

73.

What allows you to see what the CPU is doing?

a)

The Monitor

b)

Computer

c)

My Eyes

74.

What allows you to hear what the CPU is doing?

a)

Speaker

b)

Headphones

c)

Both

75.

What has letters and numbers that allow you to tell the CPU what to do?

a)

The Alphabet

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

76.

Input devices allow you to tell the computer what to do. Output devices tell you what the computer is doing. Which sentences are True?

a)

The keyboard and mouse are input devices.

b)

The monitor, printer and headphones are output devices.

c)

Both are true.

77.
Physical parts of a computer...such as the keyboard and monitor.
a)
software
b)
hardware
78.
Mozilla Firefox is a program that allows you to access information on the Internet.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
The CPU is called the _______________ of the computer.
a)
arm
b)
mother
c)
brains
d)
leg
80.
Programs that give instruction to the computer.
a)
keyboard
b)
mother board
c)
hardware
d)
software
81.
An example of software would be...
a)
MS Power Point
b)
keyboard
c)
monitor
d)
printer
82.
An example of the computer's hardware would be ...
a)
MS Word
b)
MS Publisher
c)
Keyboard
83.
What is this piece of hardware?
a)
Computer/Tower
b)
Storage Unit
c)
Monitor
d)
CPU
84.
What is this piece of hardware?
a)
CPU
b)
Motherboard
c)
Computer/Tower
d)
Power Supply
85.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily 
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently 
d)
Drives through the computer
86.
What is Software?
a)
User Applications and Operating Systems
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
87.
What is Hardware?
a)
Computer Instructions or Data
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
88.
This is the image of a __________ .
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Keyboard
d)
Motherboard
89.
What Operating System is on a Microsoft computer?
a)
OSX
b)
CentOS
c)
Windows
d)
Android
90.
CPU stands for:
a)
a. Computer Power Unit
b)
b. Central Processing Unit
c)
c. Command Processing Universal
d)
d. Communication Port Unit
91.

Which of the following is not a Microsoft application?

a)

Word

b)

Excel

c)

Powerpoint

d)

Safari

92.

What is a storage device?

a)

Hardware that manipulates information to produce new results

b)

Software that tells the hardware what to do

c)

Hardware that is used to store data, whether temporarily or permanently

93.

Please match the Drive / device with its name

a)
1.

USB Memory

b)
2.

Hard Drive

c)
3.

SD Card

Secure Digital Card

d)
4.

Floppy Disk

e)
5.

CD, Blu Ray, DVD

94.

What type of device is a Hard disk?

a)

Output Device

b)

Storage Device

c)

Input and Output Device

d)

Input Device

95.

hard drive

a)

Plays Music

b)

Storage for all software and files on the compute

c)

Allows the computer to "think"

d)

Cools the CPU

96.

What is the purpose of a Hard Drive

a)

Store Long Term Memory

b)

Store Fat Term Memory

c)

Store Short Term Memory

d)

Stores Deleted Memory

97.
Jordan is going to buy DVDs to record his basketball games.  What is a DVD used for?
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Storage
98.

Which of the following is storage device?

a)

CPU

b)

Fan

c)

RAM

d)

USB drive

99.

Capacity is

a)

the rate at which data can be read and written

b)

how much data the device can hold

c)

the ability of the device to be carried on or moved

100.

How much memory does the floppy disk hold

a)

11.2 MB

b)

120 MB

c)

1.44 MB

d)

144 MB

101.

Which of the following would be a suitable flash storage medium to enable you to take files from your school computer to home?

a)

Magnetic tape

b)

USB flash drive/pen drive

c)

hard disk

d)

Cloud storage

102.

What is the Cloud system ?

a)

Computers working together in one building or business

b)

Computing model that enables storing data and files remotely

c)

A collection of fluffy floating computers

d)

It's the Internet

103.

Which of the following is true about the cloud?

(Hint: more than one correct answer)

a)

It is all of the things you can access remotely over the Internet

b)

The cloud makes it easy to share files with many people at once

c)

Things are stored on internet servers instead of your hard drive

d)

You do not need an internet connection to access files stored on the cloud

104.

What is cloud storage

a)

Servers hidden in clouds

b)

Closed Locations Of Underground Drill Storage

c)

A type of storage that can be accessed with an internet connection

d)

A type of storage that can be accessed in the clouds

105.

An internet service that provides storage to computer users

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Hard Disk

c)

Diskettes

d)

Enterprise Storage

106.
Which is the Optical Storage
a)
DVD
b)
HDD
c)
SSD
d)
USB
107.

What is the advantage of using cloud storage:

a)
If you have no internet connection, you have no access to your data.
b)
Can be expensive to set up.
c)
Security concerns.
d)
You can access your documents anywhere
108.
How many bits in a byte?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
4
d)
16
109.
Normally used in digital cameras. ___ can hold thousands of jpg photographs.
a)
SD memory cards
b)
USB memory stick
c)
Magnetic tape
d)
CD
110.

CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays are all types of...

a)

Magnetic storage devices

b)

Optical storage devices

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

111.
Optical storage uses what for 0s and 1s
a)
Pits and pots
b)
Pits and lands
c)
Highs and Lows
d)
Light and dark
112.

An internet service that provides storage to computer users

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Hard Disk

c)

Diskettes

d)

Enterprise Storage

113.

Secondary storage devices can be grouped into three categories - what are they?

a)

Magnetic, Flash and Optical

b)

Magnetic, Optical and Solid State

c)

Solid State, Flash and Hard Drives

d)

Hard Drives, CDs and USBs

114.

Hard Disk Drives are a type of...

a)

Optical storage device

b)

Magnetic storage device

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

115.

CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays are all types of...

a)

Magnetic storage devices

b)

Optical storage devices

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

116.

Magnetic tape storage is what kind of device...

a)

Solid state memory

b)

Optical storage

c)

Magnetic storage

d)

Primary memory

117.

What category of storage device is a HD card?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid state

d)

Primary memory

118.

Which of the 3 categories of secondary storage is the least durable due to its moving parts?

a)

Optical storage

b)

Primary memory

c)

Solid state storage

d)

Magnetic storage

119.

Which category of secondary storage devices has the fastest access speeds? (i.e. quicker to read and write to)

a)

Magnetic storage

b)

Solid state storage

c)

Primary memory

d)

Optical memory

120.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
121.

Which of these are magnetic storage devices?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
122.

Solid state storage has no moving parts?

a)

True

b)

False

123.

Which of these are magnetic storage devices?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
124.

Which type of storage uses a laser?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Optical

c)

Solid State

125.

Which of the following is most commonly found in PCs?

a)

Solid State Storage

b)

Magnetic Storage

c)

Cloud Storage

d)

Optical Storage

126.
What type of device is this? USB memory stick
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Storage
127.
Not intended to be a portable storage device.
a)
CD
b)
Flash memory
c)
DVD
d)
Internal hard disk
128.
Large organisations use this type of storage device to  back up their systems daily.
a)
CD
b)
DVD
c)
Blu-ray
d)
Magnetic tape
129.
Typically has the largest storage capacity and is the cheapest per gb.
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
130.
Typically stores 650mb of data on it - usually music.
a)
DVD
b)
Blu-ray
c)
CD
d)
Floppy disk
131.

Cloud storage is very secure because the host has lots of security procedures in place.

a)

True

b)

False

132.

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for use in mobile devices?

a)

Cloud

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

133.

The physical parts of our computers are called...

a)

Software

b)

Hardware

c)

CPU

d)

The Monitor

134.

This is the ICON for...

a)

fortnite

b)

turning the computer on or off

c)

the clock

d)

the settings

135.

The 'Enter' key means what?

a)

OK

b)

Delete

c)

Go on

d)

Cancel

136.

Instructions that tell the hardware what to do...

a)

Internet

b)

Transistor

c)

Software

d)

Cursor

137.

A secret code used to get into your computer or accounts.

a)

Login

b)

Secretword

c)

Username

d)

Password

138.

The 'backspace' key does what?

a)

Goes to the next important part on the screen

b)

Deletes all of your work

c)

Goes back to the previous page

d)

Erases what you have written

139.

The CURSOR can be shaped like...

a)

an arrow

b)

A finger

c)

A capital 'I'

d)

A capital 'C'

140.

The 'Tab' key does what?

a)

Jumps to the next important part of the screen

b)

It goes ahead or does the next thing

c)

Makes all of the letters capital

d)

Makes the screen look like it would if it were a tablet.

141.

This is the ICON for...

a)

minecraft

b)

the menu

c)

liking something

d)

a thumb war game

142.

The USERNAME is...

a)

A code that tells the computer who you are.

b)

A secret code used to keep your computer safe.

c)

The first step in the log in process.

d)

A list of folders, files, and programs on your computer.

143.

The 'Shift' key does what?

a)

Makes ALL letters capital.

b)

Makes one letter capital at a time.

c)

Jumps to the next important part of the screen.

d)

Erases all of the previous work.

144.

This is the ICON for...

a)

a map

b)

a camera

c)

music player

d)

roblox

145.

A list of programs, files, and folders on a computer is called...

a)

Software

b)

a menu.

c)

the CPU

d)

the hardrive.

146.

CPU stands for what?

a)

Computer Programming Unit

b)

Computer Processing Unit

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Central Programming Unit

147.

1

a)

Modem/Router

b)

Headphones

c)

Speaker

d)

Optical Drive

148.

2

a)

Screen

b)

TV

c)

Monitor

d)

Computer

149.

3

a)

Box

b)

Case/Tower

c)

CPU

d)

Computer

150.

4

a)

Video/Graphics Card

b)

Disk Drive

c)

USB Port

d)

Optical Drive

151.

5

a)

Copier

b)

Printer

c)

Paper Maker

d)

Case/Tower

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