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WorksheetsHardware vs Software Test (7/8)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
In the late 1700s, an English inventor wanted to build a machine that can make calculations faster than a person. What was his name?
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The very first electronic computers were huge, room sized!
What decade (a period of 10 years) was it introduced?
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
Personal computers were introduced to households, like Apple and IBM computers.
What decade (a period of 10 years) was it introduced?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
The internet becomes widely available.
What decade (a period of 10 years) was it introduced?
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
1960s
What type of computer is "stationary, powerful, good for school or office"?
(a)
What type of computer is "portable, folds, used for work and study"?
(a)
What type of computer is "touchscreen, lightweight, portable"?
(a)
What type of computer is "small computer in your pocket"?
(a)
What word best describes "the physical and visible parts of a computer"?
(a)
What word best describes "a set of instructions that tells a computer or other electronic device what to do and how to do it"?
(a)
What word best describes "(of two or more people or things) dependent on each other"?
(a)
Hardware is divided into 4 main categories. What are they?
Input Devices
Output Devices
Secondary Storage Devices
Internal Components
Application Software
Which of the 4 main categories of hardware "allows the user to send data or information to the computer to perform a task"?
Input Devices
Output Devices
Secondary Storage Devices
Internal Components
System Software
Which of the 4 main categories of hardware "completes the task related to the data sent by the input device."?
Application Software
Output Devices
Secondary Storage Devices
Internal Components
System Software
Which of the 4 main categories of hardware "is the place where all the data on the computer goes is a storage device. This device is one of the core components of a
computer system"?
Input Devices
Output Devices
Secondary Storage Devices
Internal Components
System Software
Which of the 4 main categories of hardware "is already a part of the motherboard and the system"?
Input Devices
Output Devices
Secondary Storage Devices
Internal Components
System Software
Which of the following is an INPUT DEVICE of a hardware?
Keyboard
Mouse
Touchscreen
Monitor
Speakers
Which of the following is an OUTPUT DEVICE of a hardware?
Printer
Hard Drives
Memory Cards
Monitor
Headphones
Which of the following is an SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE of a hardware?
Touchscreen
Hard Drives
Memory Cards
Printer
Monitors
Which of the following is an INTERNAL COMPONENT of a hardware?
CPU
RAM
Motherboard
Mouse
Monitor
Software is divided into 2 main categories. What are they?
System Software
Application Software
Internal Software
External Software
Component Software
Which of the 2 main categories of software is "operates the computer's hardware and provide a foundational environment for other software to run"?
System Software
Application Software
Operational Software
Foundational Software
Internal Software
Which of the 2 main categories of software is "helps users perform specific, task-oriented functions"?
Hint: downloadable programs for your phone like Roblox or YouTube.
System Software
Application Software
Operational Software
Foundational Software
Internal Software
Which of the following are examples of SYSTEM SOFTWARE of a computer?
Windows
macOS
ChromeOS
Microsoft Word
Which of the following are examples of APPLICATION SOFTWARE of a computer?
Microsoft Word
Google Chrome
Roblox
Spotify
Netflix
Is Windows 11 a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Is macOS a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Is chrome OS a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Is WhatsApp a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Is Netflix a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Is Roblox a SYSTEM SOFTWARE or APPLICATION SOFTWARE?
System Software
Application Software
Not a Software
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, is developed using electronic and other physical materials?
(a)
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, is developed using set of instructions using a programming language?
(a)
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, can be replaced with a new component?
(a)
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, can be reinstalled with a backup copy or redownloaded?
(a)
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, cannot be damaged by viruses.
(a)
Which of the two, HARDWARE and SOFTWARE, can be infected by viruses.
(a)
What computer term describes computer hardware parts inside of a computer?
(a)
What computer term describes computer hardware parts outside of a computer?
(a)
Which of the following are internal hardware of a computer?
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
SSD
Keyboard
Which of the following are external hardware of a computer?
Motherboard
CPU
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Which of the following are software of a computer?
RAM
CPU
SSD
mac OS
chrome OS
Is the motherboard an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the Random Access Memory (RAM) an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the monitor an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the speaker an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the keyboard an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the Windows an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
Is the printer an INTERNAL hardware or EXTERNAL hardware or SOFTWARE?
(a)
