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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which category does the following action fall under?: The computer works on the data - e.g. calculating, sorting, searching. etc.
input
processing
communications
storage
What is this?
CPU
RAM
ROM
Speakers
Input
Output
Processing
Storage
Input
Output
Processing
Storage
The three steps in the information processing cycle are...
input, processing, output
data capturing, information gathering, summarising
communication, data capturing, output
output storage, data capturing
What is shown in the picture?
A ROM memory
A RAM memory
A hard drive
An optical memory
Which type of memory is non-volatile firmware to initialize startup?
Primary memory
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Secondary Storage
What is the largest chip on the motherboard that interprets and executes the instructions stored in RAM?
Arithmetic Logic Unit (AL)
Control Unit (CU)
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Motherboard
_____ is used to plug peripherals into the system unit.
A USB Port
An audio card
A flash drive
A video card
_____ is used when computer programs are turned on. It is cleared once the machine is shut off.
The optical disk
Random Access Memory (RAM)
The network interface
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Which of the following is used to store programs installed on a computer?
DVD Drive
CD Drive
Video Card
Hard Drive
Which of the following is a peripheral device?
Mouse
Keyboard
CPU
Printer
What is the name of this hardware?
VGA
Motherchip
Processor
Motherboard
What is the term we use to describe the time between the data being transmitted and the moment it reaches its destination, measured in milliseconds?
