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Computer Components Quiz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The collection of unprocessed facts, figures and symbols is known as ____________.

a)

Information

b)

Software

c)

Data and Information

d)

None of the above

2.

______________ is the processed form of data which is organized meaningful and useful.

a)

Information

b)

Software

c)

Data

d)

None of the above

3.

Hardware is any part of the computer that has a physical structure that can be seen and touched.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

d)

None of the above

4.

Components of computer hardware are ____________________________.

a)

Input devices and output devices

b)

A system unit and storage devices

c)

Communication devices

d)

All of the above

5.

__________ devices accept data and instructions from the user.

a)

Output

b)

Input

c)

Components of hardware

d)

Storage

6.

Which disk is made up of a circular thin plastic jacket coated with magnetic material?

a)

Hard Disk

b)

Compact Disk

c)

DVD

d)

Floppy Disk

7.

___________ disks are used to store more than 25 GB of data with a very high speed in less amount of time.

a)

Digital Versatile

b)

Compact

c)

Blue‐Ray

d)

None of the above

8.

Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory are examples of _______________.

a)

Primary Memory

b)

Secondary Memory

c)

Auxiliary Memory

d)

Both primary and secondary memory

9.

Which system uses only the digits 0 and 1?

a)

Bits

b)

Binary number system

c)

Secondary number system

d)

Nibbles

10.

There are two primary types of softwares namely _________ and __________.

a)

General Purpose and tailor made

b)

Operating System and utility software

c)

Application Software and System Software

d)

None of the above

11.

Gimp, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Picasa etc. are examples of _________ softwares.

a)

Word Processors

b)

Desktop publishing

c)

Presentation

d)

Spreadsheets

12.

Which generation computers used high level languages such as FORTRAN and COBOL and also used transistors instead of vacuum tubes?

a)

I Generation

b)

II Generation

c)

III Generation

d)

V Generation

13.

IBM notebooks, Pentium PCs‐Pentium 1/2/3/4/Dual core/Quad core, PARAM 10000 are examples of which generation of computers?

a)

I Generation

b)

IV Generation

c)

III Generation

d)

V Generation

14.

According to the functioning of computers, they are divided into three categories namely _____, ________ and ________.

a)

Mainframe, Supercomputer and Mini computer

b)

Analog, Digital and Hybrid

c)

Palmtop, PC and Desktop

d)

Micro‐computers, Digital and Hybrid

15.

___________ is a cabling technology for transferring data to and from digital devices at high speeds.

a)

S‐Video Port

b)

FireWire

c)

Ethernet Port

d)

PS/2 Port

16.

______________ is used to connect the monitor to the computer which offers images at higher resolutions.

a)

USB Port

b)

Video Graphics Array

c)

Parallel Port

d)

None of the above

17.

Which of the following is not an input device?

a)

Scanner

b)

Microphone

c)

Speaker

d)

Trackball

18.

___________ acts as the nerve centre that sends control signal to all other units.

a)

Control Unit

b)

Software

c)

ALU

d)

Memory

19.

Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory are examples of ____________.

a)

Auxiliary Memory

b)

Primary Memory

c)

Secondary Memory

d)

Both primary and secondary memory

20.

GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, and Picasa are examples of _________ softwares.

a)

Spreadsheets

b)

Word Processors

c)

Desktop publishing

d)

Presentation

21.

A (a)   is made up of a circular thin plastic jacket coated with magnetic material. Its outer cover which is a hard plastic protects this plastic disk. It can hold 1.44 MB data.

22.

(a)   is made up of a metal disk and coated with a metal oxide used to store bulk of data.

23.

There are two types of CDs: _____________ and ___________

a)

CD-R (Compact Disk – Recordable)

b)

CD-RW (Compact Disk – Rewriteable)

24.

(a)   are used to store more than 25 GB of data with a very high speed in less amount of time.

25.

The (a)   is the box that protects the internal electronic components from damage

26.

System Unit contains ____________ and _____________

a)

central processing unit (CPU)

b)

memory

27.

The (a)   interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer

28.

(a)   is where data and instructions are held.

29.

CPU consists of ______________ and _________________

a)

ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit)

b)

CU (Control Unit)

30.

(a)   executes most computer operations.

31.

(a)   acts as the nerve centre that sends control signal to all other units.

32.

The control unit and ALU are usually many times (a)   than other devices connected to a computer system.

33.

There are two categories of memory, _____________ and _____________.

a)

primary memory

b)

secondary memory

34.

____________ and _____________ are both primary memory.

a)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

b)

Read Only Memory (ROM)

35.

____________ refers to memory that can be selected and used

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36.

__________ and _____________ are both primary memory.

a)

Random Access Memory (RAM)

b)

Read Only Memory (ROM)

37.

(a)   refers to memory that can be selected and used randomly.

38.

The information stored in (a)   disappears the very moment the machine is turned off. It is also referred to as volatile memory.

39.

(a)   permanently stores a set of instructions which instructs the computer how to work.

40.

Memory, storage, files and folder sizes are all measured in (a)   .

41.

A single numeric value using either 0 or 1 is called a (a)   .

42.

1 nibble = (a)   bits.

43.

1 byte= (a)   bits.

44.

1 Kilo Byte = (a)   .

45.

1 MB = (a)   .

46.

1 GB = ___________.

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47.

1 TB = ___________.

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48.

1 PB (Peta Bytes) = __________.

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49.

There are two primary types of softwares:

a)

Application software

b)

Systems software

50.

Writer is a (a)   software.

51.

Impress is a (a)   software.

52.

Spreadsheet is a (a)   software.

53.

What are tailormade or customized software?

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54.

What are system softwares?

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55.

(a)   is the interface between user and the other programs and the computer’s hardware.

56.

There are two categories of system software: ____________ and _____________.

a)

Operating system

b)

utility software

57.

What are the different types of utility software?

a)

Text Editors

b)

Compression Utilities

c)

Disk Fragmentation

d)

Scan Disk

e)

Encryption or Decryption

58.

Write the characteristics of computers.

a)

Data Storage

b)

Diligence

c)

No IQ

d)

Accuracy

e)

Speed

59.

Computers have been divided into (a)   generations according to the development of technologies.

60.

(a)   generation computers used bulky vaccum tubes.

61.

(a)   generation used transistors instead of vacuum tubes.

62.

FORTRAN and COBOL were used in (a)   generation.

63.

In (a)   generation Small Scale Integration and Medium Scale Integration technology were implemented in CPU, I/O processors etc.

64.

Microprocessors were introduced in (a)   Generation.

65.

(a)   Generation Computers use extensive parallel processing, multiple pipelines, multiple processors etc.

66.

(a)   computers deal with data in the form of numbers.

67.

(a)   computers are used in banking, airlines and railways etc. for their applications.

68.

A (a)   is the fastest type of computer.

69.

The (a)   Ports are simple, 6-pin, low-speed serial connections commonly used to connect a keyboard and mouse.

70.

(a)   means the device is capable of receiving more than one bit at a time.

71.

(a)   port is used to connect it to a wired network.

72.

(a)   is a technology for transmitting video signals over a cable by dividing the video information into two separate signals.

73.

(a)   is a protocol for transferring data to and from digital devices.

74.

(a)   is a cabling technology for transferring data to and from digital devices at high speeds.

75.

The process of decoding data that has been encrypted into secret format is called (a)   .

76.

Most keyboards attach to the PC via _________ connector or _______ port.

a)

PS/2

b)

USB port

77.

(a)   is a volatile memory.