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Fundamentals of Hardware and SoftwareQUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A________is also known as a microcomputer

a)

Super Computer

b)

Mini Computer

c)

Workstation

d)

Personal Computer

2.

Supercomputers are used mainly for all EXCEPT:

a)

Nuclear energy research

b)

Science and engineering applications

c)

weather forcasting

d)

school and hospital records

3.

PDA stands for:

a)

Personal Diagram Assistant

b)

Personal Data Account

c)

Personal Digital Assistant

d)

Personal Digital Accountant

4.

Microwaves, washing machine, medical equipment, cameras, toys and airplanes are some of the appliances/ machines which uses the list above.

a)

Mainframe Computers

b)

Embedded Computers

c)

Micro Computers

d)

Wearable Computers

5.

Choose all of the hardware devices.

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Access Memory
b)
Remote Access Memory
c)
Recently Accessed Memory
d)
Rarely Accessed Memory
7.

The primary memory of computers consists of:

a)

RAM and ROM.

b)

Storage devices.

c)

Hard disks and hard drives.

d)

CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

8.

What is the main circuit board on a computer called?

a)

Motherboard

b)

Mothership

c)

CPU

d)

Graphics card

9.

What stores "short-term" memory in a computer?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Hard-Drive

d)

Cooling Fan

10.

A device that inputs moving images into a computer which is mainly used for video conferencing.

a)

Digital camera

b)

Video camera

c)

Web cam

d)

Film camera

11.

Input device for sound data

a)

Scanner

b)

Voice control

c)

Voice recognition

d)

Microphone

12.
What does OMR stand for?
a)
Optical Mark Recognition
b)
Optical Meter Reader
c)
Operator Mark Recognition
d)
Online Meter Reader
13.
Which of these is OMR sometimes used for?
a)
Marking Exam Papers
b)

Turning hardcopy to softcopy

c)

Scanning cheques

d)
Playing  an Audio File
14.
What does OCR stand for?
a)
Optical Character Reader
b)
Online Cloud Read
c)
Operating Command Recognition
d)
Online Cloud Recognition
15.
What does MICR stand for?
a)
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
b)
Magnetic Ink Computer Recognition
c)
Multimedia Internet Computer Recognition
d)
Memory Internet Character Reader
16.

You can use this to input printed documents to a computer ?

a)

Trackerball

b)

Scanner

c)

Keyboard

d)

Mouse

17.

Input device commonly found on laptops instead of a mouse in the form of a small panel containing different touch-sensitive areas.

a)

Touch pad

b)

Scanner

c)

Sensors

d)

Stylus

18.
If you are shopping at Walmart and you need to know the price of an item, you could use a _____________.
a)
Barcode Scanner
b)
Scanner
c)
Web Cam
d)

Biometric scanner

19.

The newer type of monitor which is flat. Displays are generally cheaper, thinner, lighter and produces higher quality images.

a)

LCD screen

b)

CRT monitor

c)

Native resolution

d)

Projectors

20.

Printer that works by spraying ink through nozzles at a sheet of paper.

a)

Thermal Printer

b)

Inkjet Printer

c)

3D Printer

d)

Dot Matrix Printer

21.

How many types of printers are they?

a)

a. 2

b)

b. 10

c)

c. 1

d)

d. 4

22.

Hard Disk Drives are a type of...

a)

Optical storage device

b)

Magnetic storage device

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

23.

CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays are all types of...

a)

Magnetic storage devices

b)

Optical storage devices

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

24.
What is the advantage of cloud storage?
a)
Requires internet connection
b)
Unlimited capacity (for a price)
c)
Cheap
d)
More secure
25.
What does ROM do when a computer is turned off?
a)
It empties because it is volatile
b)
It has instructions stored to boot it back up.
c)
It runs extra programs before it is turned off.
d)
It checks to make sure there are now viruses
26.
What does the ALU do?
a)
It performs calculations
b)
It opens programs
c)
It holds instructions
d)
It holds addresses of instructions
27.
Which of these is non volatile?
a)
ROM
b)
RAM
28.
What is virtual memory?
a)
a section of a computer storage drive that is temporarily used for RAM
b)
stores data/instructions that are currently in use.
c)
Stores data/instructions that are needed for the computer to run
d)
Holds instructions needed to boot the computer
29.
Which of these storage devices is the cheapest?
a)
HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
b)
CDs
c)
SSD (Solid State Drive)
d)
USB Flash Memory
30.

What is held in cache?

a)

All of the apps on a device

b)

Instructions that have been processed

c)

Commonly used instructions and data

d)

Data used to boot the computer

31.
Which component would calculate the result of 6 * 4?
a)
Accumulator
b)
ALU
c)
Control Unit
d)

RAM

32.
What is a byte?
a)
The largest unit of data on a computer
b)
A group of bits combined into groups of eight or more.
c)
All of the data on a computer
d)

A group of four bits

33.

What type of software is this?

a)

system software

b)

Interactive software

c)

application software

d)

Integrated software

34.

What type of software is this?

a)

system software

b)

Powerpoint software

c)

application software

d)

Presentation software

35.

What type of software is this?

a)

system software

b)

Microsoft word software

c)

application software

d)

word processor software

36.

Operating system for mobile devices

a)

Netware

b)

Unix

c)

Android

d)

Windows NT

37.

Which type of software controls and manages the hardware of a computer system?

a)

Utility Software

b)

Application Software

c)

Operating System

d)

Web Browser

38.

Which of the following devices is used for both input and output?

a)

Monitor

b)

Keyboard

c)

Printer

d)

Touchscreen

39.

What does the acronym BIOS stand for?

a)

Basic Input/Output System

b)

Binary Input Output System

c)

BuiltIn Operating System

d)

Basic Information Operating System

40.

Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?

a)

Retains data when power is off

b)

Loses data when power is off

c)

Can store data permanently

d)

Is used for longterm storage

41.

What is an example of an input device used for gaming?

a)

Graphics card

b)

Game controller

c)

Monitor

d)

Printer

42.

What is the name given to software that can be used by many people for a wide range of tasks?

a)

Custom-written

b)

Integrated

c)

General-purpose

d)

Special-purpose

43.

Which of the following is NOT a system utility?

a)

antivirus program

b)

disk checking program

c)

word processing program

d)

disk defragmenting program

44.

Which of the following is NOT a category of application software

a)

Integrated software

b)

General Purpose software

c)

Entertainment software

d)

Special Purpose software

45.

Software written to meet the need specific need of a company is_______________

a)

special purpose software

b)

integrated software

c)

general purpose software

d)

custom written software

46.
Microsoft excel is an example of _________________ Software.
a)
Spreadsheet
b)
Word Processing
c)
Presentation
d)
Reference
47.

Windows XP, Windows 7, and iOS 12 are examples of:

a)

Operating systems

b)

Application software

c)

Utility software

d)

General Purpose software

48.

This interface requires the user to type in codes or words

a)

Command Line

b)

Graphical

c)

Menu Driven

49.

The _________ is a small symbol displayed on the screen that moves when the user moves the mouse

a)

icon

b)

menu

c)

window

d)

pointer

50.

Which device is used to print building plans?

a)

Plotter

b)

MicroFICHE

c)

Printer

d)

Visual Display Unit

51.

What is the most common type of biometrics device?

a)

Lie detectors that measure pulse rate

b)

Fingerprint scanners and readers

c)

Iris and retinal scanners

d)

Voice and face recognition scanners

52.

Magnetic stripe readers are used in the following areas except

a)

Credit/debit cards

b)

Security doors to hotels

c)

Electronic funds transfer at POS terminals

d)

Object recognition

53.

Which one of the following devices could be used to produce a very large drawing on plastic sheeting?

a)

Graph plotter

b)

laser printer

c)

touch screen

d)

dot matrix printer

54.

This device is called a:

a)

Touch screen

b)

Graphic tablet

c)

Scanner

d)

Touchpad

55.

Which tab in Microsoft Word contains options for changing font size and style?

a)

Insert

b)

Home

c)

Layout

d)

Review

56.

Google Docs is an example of:

a)

Spreadsheet software

b)

Word processing software

c)

Web browser

d)

Media player

57.

A general-purpose software that has been modified to perform specific tasks for the user.

a)

General-purpose

b)

Specialized

c)

Customized

d)

Custom-written

58.

These all translate source code into machine code. (Pick multiple)

a)

Assembler

b)

Compiler

c)

Interpreter

d)

Executer

59.

What is Encryption software used to do?

a)

Permanently change data

b)

Revert data to something it wasn't before

c)

Change data so it is unreadable by an interceptor

d)

Change data so it is readable by an interceptor

60.

What is the purpose of Anti-Virus software?

a)

To keep the computer safe from malicious software

b)

To keep people safe from other people

c)

To keep the computer safe from defragmantation

d)

To keep data safe

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