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Review of computer basics for Middle school technology students
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1
Which program is used to connect to websites?
Skype
Web Browser
Printer
Windows 10
2
How many clicks does it take to open up an icon on the desktop?
1
3
4
2
3
Identify this image
CD
Floppy Disk
DVD
USB Drive
4
What should you do before leaving the Techlab?
All of the above
Logout of all programs
Straighten your area up
Push your chair in
5
The name of short term memory of the computer that is lost when it is turned off.
CPU
Processor
Hard Drive
Ram
6
What is the task of a bus in a computer system?
Public transportation
Move data from one area to another
power the CPU
store short term memory
7
Can you operate a computer without software?
I don't know!
Yes
Maybe so
No
8
What are some examples of computer input devices?
Monitors, Printers
Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoint
Keyboard, Scanner, digital camera
All of the above
9
What is the an example of?
CD
Floppy Disk
DVD
Disk Drive
10
Select the type of software that is needed for a computer to work.
Operating system
Communications programs
None of the above
Output
11
Everything a user "Tells" a computer to do is known as what?
Input
Operating system
Program
Output
12
Which one is a hardware device?
Online applications
Output
Data
Central Processing Unit
13
What is the motherboard and where is it located?
The main circuit board inside a computer case
Backup memory
the main circuit board right outside the computer case
Main source of memory
14
Name this computer component
Video Card
CPU
Hard Drive
Monitor
15
Your computer keeps shutting down spontaneously every few minutes.
It wants to play hide and seek
Dude, the CPU is overheating
The video card, man!
Failing hard drive, no question!
16
The ________ allows all of the computer components to work together.
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
Power Supply
17
What are the images on the desktop that look like these in the photo called?
Thingies
Icons
hard drive
Desktop
18
What is computer software?
Something you must create for the computer to work
Programs that tell the computer what to do
All of the above
The physical part of the computer
19
A magnetic disk that is the main storage device on most computers. Can be external or internal.
RAM
CPU
Hard Drive
DVD Rom
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What is computer hardware?
The items that are hard to figure out
Physical parts of the computer system
What you should have on when you work on a computer
Programs that tell the computer what to do
