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This quiz will help students identify computer hardware/software and understand their uses.
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What device allows you to save a file, then take the file with you to access on another device?
Camera Phone
Jump Drive or Memory Card
Hard Drive
Scanners
2
This is a....
Computer
Hard Drive
Printer
Monitor
3
Hardware used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system is a(n)..
CPU
external device
input device
output device
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Select three input devices your computer uses
mouse, keyboard, monitor
mouse, printer, CPU
mouse, scanner, printer
mouse, keyboard, scanner
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True or false: Hardware contains the wiring, and other physical components of the computer.
true
false
6
True or false: software contains logic instructions that the computer uses to complete tasks
true
false
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The physical parts of a computer (the stuff you can touch) are called
armware
hardware
firmware
software
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When you save a file, it is permanently saved on the...
Monitor
Hard Drive
RAM
CPU
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The heart and brains of a computer is called the...
Hard Drive
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
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The instructions that tell the computer what to do and how to do it is called...
software
printer
monitor
hardware
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Which of these is
NOT
an output device?
Mouse
Speaker
Monitor
Printer
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You can easily find the control panel on your computer by...
searching google for "control panel"
Restarting your computer
Turning on Minecraft
Typing "control panel" in the search box by the start icon
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This is a...
Mouse
Scanner
Keyboard
Monitor
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RAM stands for
Random Axis Monitor
Random Access Memory
Raspberries and Mayonaise
Reciprocal Access Monitor
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The primary storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters is...
Hard Drive
Motherboard
RAM
CPU
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What does PC stand for?
Professional Corporation
Perennial Computer
Politically Correct
Personal Computer
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This is a...
Monitor
Printer
Computer
Hard Drive
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Which is an example of hardware?
Hard Drive
Mouse
All of them
Mouse
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This is a...
Motherboard
CPU
Laptop
Hard Drive
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CPU stands for...
Central Proxy Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Patrolling Unit
Control Portal Unit
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The control panel allows users to...
control user accounts
all of these
view and manipulate basic system settings
add/remove hardware or software
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Any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user is called a(n)...
Input device
Output device
external device
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A motherboard...
all of these
allows all parts of your computer to communicate
is one of the most essential parts of a computer system
allows all the parts of your computer to receive power
24
This is a...
Monitor
Computer
Keyboard
Mouse
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The most common type of memory found in a computer is
RAM
REM
ROM
RIM
