WorksheetsComputer Components Quiz
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 54mins
The collection of unprocessed facts, figures and symbols is known as ____________.
Information
Software
Data and Information
None of the above
______________ is the processed form of data which is organized meaningful and useful.
Information
Software
Data
None of the above
Hardware is any part of the computer that has a physical structure that can be seen and touched.
True
False
Not sure
None of the above
Components of computer hardware are ____________________________.
Input devices and output devices
A system unit and storage devices
Communication devices
All of the above
__________ devices accept data and instructions from the user.
Output
Input
Components of hardware
Storage
Which disk is made up of a circular thin plastic jacket coated with magnetic material?
Hard Disk
Compact Disk
DVD
Floppy Disk
___________ disks are used to store more than 25 GB of data with a very high speed in less amount of time.
Digital Versatile
Compact
Blue‐Ray
None of the above
Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory are examples of _______________.
Primary Memory
Secondary Memory
Auxiliary Memory
Both primary and secondary memory
Which system uses only the digits 0 and 1?
Bits
Binary number system
Secondary number system
Nibbles
There are two primary types of softwares namely _________ and __________.
General Purpose and tailor made
Operating System and utility software
Application Software and System Software
None of the above
Gimp, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Picasa etc. are examples of _________ softwares.
Word Processors
Desktop publishing
Presentation
Spreadsheets
Which generation computers used high level languages such as FORTRAN and COBOL and also used transistors instead of vacuum tubes?
I Generation
II Generation
III Generation
V Generation
IBM notebooks, Pentium PCs‐Pentium 1/2/3/4/Dual core/Quad core, PARAM 10000 are examples of which generation of computers?
I Generation
IV Generation
III Generation
V Generation
According to the functioning of computers, they are divided into three categories namely _____, ________ and ________.
Mainframe, Supercomputer and Mini computer
Analog, Digital and Hybrid
Palmtop, PC and Desktop
Micro‐computers, Digital and Hybrid
___________ is a cabling technology for transferring data to and from digital devices at high speeds.
S‐Video Port
FireWire
Ethernet Port
PS/2 Port
______________ is used to connect the monitor to the computer which offers images at higher resolutions.
USB Port
Video Graphics Array
Parallel Port
None of the above
Which of the following is not an input device?
Scanner
Microphone
Speaker
Trackball
___________ acts as the nerve centre that sends control signal to all other units.
Control Unit
Software
ALU
Memory
Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory are examples of ____________.
Auxiliary Memory
Primary Memory
Secondary Memory
Both primary and secondary memory
GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, and Picasa are examples of _________ softwares.
Spreadsheets
Word Processors
Desktop publishing
Presentation
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.
(a) is made up of a metal disk and coated with a metal oxide used to store bulk of data.
There are two types of CDs: _____________ and ___________
CD-R (Compact Disk – Recordable)
CD-RW (Compact Disk – Rewriteable)
(a) are used to store more than 25 GB of data with a very high speed in less amount of time.
The (a) is the box that protects the internal electronic components from damage
System Unit contains ____________ and _____________
central processing unit (CPU)
memory
The (a) interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer
(a) is where data and instructions are held.
CPU consists of ______________ and _________________
ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit)
CU (Control Unit)
(a) executes most computer operations.
(a) acts as the nerve centre that sends control signal to all other units.
The control unit and ALU are usually many times (a) than other devices connected to a computer system.
There are two categories of memory, _____________ and _____________.
primary memory
secondary memory
____________ and _____________ are both primary memory.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
____________ refers to memory that can be selected and used
__________ and _____________ are both primary memory.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Read Only Memory (ROM)
(a) refers to memory that can be selected and used randomly.
The information stored in (a) disappears the very moment the machine is turned off. It is also referred to as volatile memory.
(a) permanently stores a set of instructions which instructs the computer how to work.
Memory, storage, files and folder sizes are all measured in (a) .
A single numeric value using either 0 or 1 is called a (a) .
1 nibble = (a) bits.
1 byte= (a) bits.
1 Kilo Byte = (a) .
1 MB = (a) .
1 GB = ___________.
1 TB = ___________.
1 PB (Peta Bytes) = __________.
There are two primary types of softwares:
Application software
Systems software
Writer is a (a) software.
Impress is a (a) software.
Spreadsheet is a (a) software.
What are tailormade or customized software?
What are system softwares?
(a) is the interface between user and the other programs and the computer’s hardware.
There are two categories of system software: ____________ and _____________.
Operating system
utility software
What are the different types of utility software?
Text Editors
Compression Utilities
Disk Fragmentation
Scan Disk
Encryption or Decryption
Write the characteristics of computers.
Data Storage
Diligence
No IQ
Accuracy
Speed
Computers have been divided into (a) generations according to the development of technologies.
(a) generation computers used bulky vaccum tubes.
(a) generation used transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
FORTRAN and COBOL were used in (a) generation.
In (a) generation Small Scale Integration and Medium Scale Integration technology were implemented in CPU, I/O processors etc.
Microprocessors were introduced in (a) Generation.
(a) Generation Computers use extensive parallel processing, multiple pipelines, multiple processors etc.
(a) computers deal with data in the form of numbers.
(a) computers are used in banking, airlines and railways etc. for their applications.
A (a) is the fastest type of computer.
The (a) Ports are simple, 6-pin, low-speed serial connections commonly used to connect a keyboard and mouse.
(a) means the device is capable of receiving more than one bit at a time.
(a) port is used to connect it to a wired network.
(a) is a technology for transmitting video signals over a cable by dividing the video information into two separate signals.
(a) is a protocol for transferring data to and from digital devices.
(a) is a cabling technology for transferring data to and from digital devices at high speeds.
The process of decoding data that has been encrypted into secret format is called (a) .
Most keyboards attach to the PC via _________ connector or _______ port.
PS/2
USB port
(a) is a volatile memory.
