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Year 7 Input, Output & Storage Devices

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this device Input or Output?

Printer

a)

Input

b)

Output

2.
Is this device Input or Output?
Keyboard
a)
Input
b)
Output
3.
Is this device Input or Output?
Monitor
a)
Input
b)
Output
4.
Is this device Input or Output?
Mouse
a)
Input
b)
Output
5.
Is this device Input or Output?
Projector
a)
Input
b)
Output
6.
Is this device Input or Output?
Speaker
a)
Input
b)
Output
7.
What is the the definition for?
Allows the user to put data into the computer
a)
Input Device
b)
Output Device
8.
What is the the definition for?
Allows the user to see/hear data coming out of the computer
a)
Input Device
b)
Output Device
9.

Is it an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Input and output

d)

I don't know

10.

Is it an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Input and Output

d)

I don't know

11.
a)
input
b)
output
12.
a)
input
b)
output
13.
Which of these is not an input device?
a)
Scanner
b)
Screen
c)
Microphone
d)
Keyboard
14.
Ana bought a new speaker for her computer. What type of device is a speaker?
a)
Input
b)
Output
15.

An ____________ device is any piece of computer hardware used to communicate the results of data that has been processed.

(fill in the missing word)

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

computer

16.

Choose two advantages of video cameras compared to digital cameras

a)

Record audio as well as images

b)

Easier and faster to upload images

c)

Easier to manipulate footage using specialist software

d)

Memory card can store thousand of pictures

17.

what is this component?

(a)  

18.

What is this component?

(a)  

19.

What is this component?

(a)  

20.
Input devices allow us to send information to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to tell the computer what to do.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

What does an input device do?

a)

It converts analogue data into binary so that the computer can process it.

b)

It converts binary into analogue data so that the user can understand it.

c)

It processes the data into useful information

22.

What does an output device do?

a)

It converts analogue data into binary so that the computer can process it.

b)

It converts binary into analogue data so that the user can understand it.

c)

It processes the data into useful information

23.

The computer understands ___________ language.

a)

English

b)

Hindi

c)

French

d)

Binary

24.

The smallest unit of memory is-

a)

Byte

b)

Bit

c)

Nibble

d)

Kilobyte

25.

What does HDD stand for?

a)

Hard Driving Disks

b)

Hard Drive Diagram

c)

Hard Disk Dimensions

d)

Hard Disk Drive

26.

What does SSD stand for?

a)

Silicon Saving Device

b)

Solid Storage Device

c)

Storing Saving Drive

d)

Solid State Drive

27.

Which hard drive has no moving parts?

a)

SSD

b)

HDD

28.

Which hard drive uses spinning disks to store data?

a)

HDD

b)

SSD

29.

Optical drives are used to read...

a)

CDs

b)

Flash Drives

c)

Floppy Disks

d)

SSDs

30.

What do optical drives use to read data on CDs or DVDs?

a)

Flash Memory

b)

Metallic Tape

c)

Magnetic Tape

d)

Laser

31.

Binary on an optical disc is read as what?

a)

Bumps and Flat Surfaces

b)

Magnetic 1s and 0s

c)

Tiny Holes that light shines through

d)

Tiny 1s and 0s printed on the disc

32.

A type of portable storage that is similar to Flash Drives and is used in many digital cameras.

a)

Thumb Drive

b)

SD Card

c)

SSD

d)

Memory Stick

33.

Which type of storage device generally has the largest capacities?

a)

Hard Drives

b)

Flash Drives

c)

SD Cards

d)

Optical Drives

34.

I am wanting to use a floppy disk to store some files. What am I most likely to put on the disk?

a)

A song

b)

A few photos

c)

Some text documents

d)

All of these

35.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which of these are magnetic storage devices? (Select all that apply).

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

37.

Solid state storage has no moving parts?

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for use in mobile devices?

a)

Cloud

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

39.
What type of device is this? USB memory stick
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Storage
40.
Optical device, fairly fragile, easy to snap or scratch.
a)
Flash memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard disk
41.

Large organisations use this type of storage device to  back up huge amounts of paper as copies.

a)
CD
b)
DVD
c)
Blu-ray
d)

Magnetic tape Disk

42.
Typically has the largest storage capacity and is the cheapest per gb.
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
43.
Typically stores 650mb of data on it - usually music.
a)
DVD
b)
Blu-ray
c)
CD
d)
Floppy disk
44.

What is the most durable (less easy to break or damage)?

a)
Magnetic Tape
b)
Solid State Drive
c)
Hard Drive
d)
CD
45.
A ______ is the main storage device in your computer.
a)
CPU
b)
Hard drive
c)
Motherboard
d)
CD-Rom
46.

This storage device needs a computer with a specific type of drive in order to read the disk. Cannot be read by a CD drive or DVD drive.  Used for high definition films.

a)
Blu-ray
b)
CD
c)
DVD
d)
Bluetooth
47.

The same amount of data as 1,000 GB

a)
1 TB
b)
1 GB
c)
1MB
d)
1 KB
48.

What is the name of the modern storage method where data is stored on servers instead of physical hardware.

a)

Softcopy Storage

b)

Cloud Storage

c)

Butterfly Storage

d)

Invisible Storage

49.

What device is this?

a)

It´s a flash drive.

b)

It´s an internal hard disk.

c)

It´s a CD

50.

Kamala wants to copy a movie. Which storage device can she use?

a)

Floppy disk

b)

CD-ROM

c)

CD-R/W

d)

DVD

51.

What is the memory capacity of CD-ROM?

a)

700 MB

b)

700 GB

c)

700 KB

d)

700 TB

52.
9. What is one disadvantage of Solid State Drives?
a)
They are more expensive
b)
They have poor durability
c)
They have low capacities
d)
They have slow read and write speeds
53.
16. What is one advantage of cloud storage?
a)
It is accessible from anywhere in the world
b)
It is risk free
c)
You can access anyone's files
d)
You can use it without the internet
54.
17. What is one disadvantage of Cloud storage?
a)
It requires an internet connection in order to access your data
b)
It uses too much memory on your device
c)
It has limited capacity
d)
It is expensive to set up and maintain
55.

Which of the following units of storage is the largest?

a)

kilobyte

b)

Terrabyte

c)

megabyte

d)

gigabyte

56.

Which of the following units of storage is the smallest?

a)

kilobyte

b)

Terrabyte

c)

megabyte

d)

gigabyte

57.

Which of the following storage capacities is the largest?

a)

2000MB

b)

200KB

c)

1GB

d)

200000KB

58.

Which of the following storage capacities is the smallest?

a)

2000MB

b)

200KB

c)

1GB

d)

200000KB

59.

What is 10 000 megabytes in gigabytes?

a)

10 000 000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1

60.

What is 50 gigabytes in kilobytes?

a)

0.5

b)

5

c)

50 000

d)

50 000 000