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Computer Fundamentals Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can replace a traditional mouse?

a)

ergonomic keyboard

b)

keyboard

c)

touchpad

d)

monitor

2.

What does RAM stand for?

a)
Random Access Memory
b)

Read and Modify

c)

Retired Accessible Memes

d)

Remote Access Mouse

3.

RAM is . . .

a)

permament memory

b)

long-term memory

c)

short-term memory

d)

mid-term memory

4.

Which port is this?

a)

VGA port

b)

USB port

c)

DVI port

d)

Ethernet port

5.

(a) ______ devices send data into a computer.

(b)______ devices display the results of the data.

a)

(a) software

(b) hardware

b)

(a) software

(b) input

c)

(a) output

(b) hardware

d)

(a) input

(b) output

6.

This part of the computer looks like a TV screen and lets you see your work and your files

a)

Monitor

b)

Motherboard

c)

Operating System

d)

CPU

7.

This part of the computer allows users to enter text, numbers, and other information

a)

Keyboard

b)

CPU

c)

Monitor

d)

Mouse

8.

A device which allows ussers to point to objects, click, select, highlight, and control options on the monitor

a)

Software

b)

Mouse

c)

Monitor

d)

Keyboard

9.

A unit connected to a computer that takes the text and pictures on your screen and prints a copy on paper

a)

Computer case

b)

Hard drive

c)

Printer

d)

Speaker

10.

Identify the part of the computer which is used to listen to recorded sounds, songs, and videos

a)

Monitor

b)

Scanner

c)

Printer

d)

Speakers

11.

Examples of hardware are

(Choose 3)

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Google Docs

d)

Google Slides

e)

CPU

12.

What is considered a substitute for the mouse on a laptop?

a)

Touchpad

b)

Keyboard

c)

Left Click

d)

Monitor

13.

A bit can only have two possible values: 0 and 1

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What the computer does depends on the instructions it is given.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Without storage, all the work you do on the computer would be lost.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A computer's instructions are written in__________

a)

binary code

b)

data code

c)

output code

d)

bit code

17.

What is the decimal number of the following binary code?

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

a)

22

b)

25

c)

27

d)

15

18.

What is the decimal number for the following binary code?

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

a)

100

b)

125

c)

70

d)

64

19.

What is the binary code for the following decimal number? (Be sure to use all 8 spots)

64

a)

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

b)

0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

c)

1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

20.

Is this device Input or Output?

a)

Input

b)

Output

21.

Is this device Input or Output?

a)

Input

b)

Output

22.

All of these are examples of an Input, EXCEPT

a)

Scanner

b)

Mouse

c)

Speakers

d)

Microphone

23.

Which of the followng in an Output device?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mouse

c)

Printer

d)

Microphone

24.

The physical part of computer that we can touch and see are called

a)

Computer

b)

CPU

c)

Hardware

d)

Software

25.

What type of code does a computer use to process sound?

a)

secret

b)

binary

c)

rhythm

d)

microphone

26.

Pictures, movies, sounds on a computer are really just made of ______.

a)

the Internet

b)

new creative thought on a machine

c)

combination of switches on and off

d)

real people inside a box

27.

The 0's and 1's in binary code represent the "on" and "off" of what?

a)

lights

b)

the power supply

c)

electronic switches

d)

browsers

28.

Which of these are the correct place values for binary?

a)

1,0

b)

128, 68, 34, 12, 6, 4, 2, 1

c)

128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1

d)

0, 1

29.

What do we mean by the term "Computer hardware"?

a)

The building supplies to create a computer

b)

The physical parts of a computer that you can see and touch

c)

Always wear a hard hat when using the computer

d)

Games on a computer that are hard to play

30.

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

a)

Monitor

b)

Speaker

c)

Keyboard

d)

Mouse

31.

What is a computer?

a)

A device that works on its own

b)

A device that manipulates information

c)

A device that play games and do work on

d)

A device that retrieve, store, and process data

32.

A non volitale memory that receives data and permanently writes it on a chip and last even after you turn the computer off is called

a)

Periphal

b)

Mode

c)

Read Only Memory

d)

Software

33.

Which is an output device?

a)

mouse

b)

keyboard

c)

speaker

34.

A portable device for storing information is the

a)

hard drive

b)

flash drive

c)

quick drive

d)

usb

35.

A set of instructions or program that tell the hardware what to do

a)

software

b)

hardware

c)

application

d)

browser

36.

The base 2 number system or language of the computer

a)

binary code

b)

html

c)

computer language

d)

hypertext

37.

A counting machine that uses beads that goes up and down is known as a(n)

a)

Abacus

b)

Colossus

c)

ENIAC

d)

Integrated circuits

38.

_____ was known as the father of computers.

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

John Vinvent Atanasoff

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Howard Aiken

39.

Who started Microsoft?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Steve Wozniac

c)

Warren Buffett

d)

Bill Gates

40.

An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program is known as a(n) _____.

a)

computer

b)

calculator

c)

counting device

d)

analytical device

41.

_____ was the first programmer in history.

a)

Lady Ada Lovelace

b)

Hollerith

c)

Jacquard

d)

Pascal

42.

_____ invented punch cards.

a)

Jacquard

b)

Pascal

c)

Lady Ada Lovelace

d)

Hollerith

43.

Which company PC creation is Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs created in 1977?

a)

DELL

b)

APPLE

c)

HP

d)

IBM