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Computer Hardware/Software Basics
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This quiz will help students identify computer hardware/software and understand their uses.
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1
Which of these is
NOT
an output device?
Printer
Monitor
Speaker
Mouse
2
This is a...
CPU
Laptop
Hard Drive
Motherboard
3
Select three input devices your computer uses
mouse, keyboard, scanner
mouse, scanner, printer
mouse, printer, CPU
mouse, keyboard, monitor
4
What device allows you to save a file, then take the file with you to access on another device?
Scanners
USB Stick or Memory Card
Camera Phone
Hard Drive
5
The primary storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters is...
RAM
Hard Drive
Motherboard
CPU
6
Hardware used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system is a(n)..
output device
input device
CPU
external device
7
When you save a file, it is permanently saved on the...
RAM
CPU
Hard Drive
Monitor
8
The physical parts of a computer (the stuff you can touch) are called
software
hardware
armware
firmware
9
CPU stands for...
Central Proxy Unit
Central Processing Unit
Control Portal Unit
Central Patrolling Unit
10
Any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user is called a(n)...
Input device
external device
Output device
11
What does PC stand for?
Perennial Computer
Professional Corporation
Personal Computer
Politically Correct
12
This is a....
Hard Drive
Computer
Monitor
Printer
13
RAM stands for
Reciprocal Access Monitor
Raspberries and Mayonaise
Random Axis Monitor
Random Access Memory
14
This is a...
Mouse
Keyboard
Monitor
Computer
15
This is a...
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Scanner
16
This is a...
Monitor
Computer
Printer
Hard Drive
17
True or false: Hardware contains the wiring, and other physical components of the computer.
false
true
18
The brains of a computer is called the...
Hard Drive
Motherboard
RAM
CPU
19
A motherboard...
allows all the parts of your computer to receive power
is one of the most essential parts of a computer system
all of these
allows all parts of your computer to communicate
20
The most common type of memory found in a computer is
RAM
REM
ROM
RIM
21
True or false: software contains logic instructions that the computer uses to complete tasks
false
true
22
Which is an example of hardware?
Hard Drive
Mouse
All of them
Mouse
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The instructions that tell the computer what to do and how to do it is called...
printer
hardware
software
monitor
