WorksheetsForm 4 Hardware Revision
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
The function of data storage is
Send data or information to other people
As a place to store information
Receive data or information from outside sources
Manipulate data quickly and precisely
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?
Computers need a non-volatile memory to larger programs.
A character is stored in the computer
Volatile form of a computer memory
Collection of unorganized facts
What are the uses of Input Devices?
Enter everything into the computer
Enter data and programs into the computer
Enter instruction and programs into the computer.
Enter instruction and data into the computer.
Which component is the brain of the computer?
CPU
RAM
Hard drive
Motherboard
Why is the CPU important to the computer?
It runs programs
It's the computers work area
Holds data for long periods of time
It helps hold data collected from the outside world
What part of the computer stores all the data on the computer even when it is off?
RAM
Processor
Hard Drive
Power Supply
Boot-up program
Cache
RAM
ROM
Hard Disk
What is output device?
Any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions
A part of computer system that has no physical or invisible form
The core function of a computer.
Any computer component capable of conveying information to a user.
The CPU fetches instructions from.... and executes those instructions.
Memory
ALU
ROM
Input Device
The Program Counter
Stores the address of the next instruction in memory
Stores the address of where the next item will be fetched from
Stores data fetched from memory, or waiting to be stored in memory
Stores the result of arithmetic calculations
Which of the following has the largest memory?
RAM
Cache
This sensor is used for burglar alarms
Temperature
Humidity
Movement/Motion
PH
Define the term 'sensor'. Choose the most appropriate definition.
Used to capture and can measure physical quantities
A hardware device that collects data and stores it.
What two input devices could be used with a VR flight training system?
Steering wheel/joystick
Motion sensor
bar code reader
OCR
RFID
It converts a live view into a digital signal which can then be streamed to another computer via the Internet.
modem router
printer
scanner
webcam
