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Mar 24 Computer Hardware/Software Basics
Mar 24 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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This is a...
Laptop
Motherboard
CPU
Hard Drive
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Any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user is called a(n)...
Output device
external device
Input device
3
This is a...
Monitor
Computer
Printer
Hard Drive
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What does PC stand for?
Professional Corporation
Politically Correct
Personal Computer
Perennial Computer
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This is a...
Keyboard
Scanner
Mouse
Monitor
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True or false: Hardware contains the wiring, and other physical components of the computer.
false
true
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The instructions that tell the computer what to do and how to do it is called...
hardware
software
printer
monitor
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You can easily find the control panel on your computer by...
Turning on Minecraft
searching google for "control panel"
Restarting your computer
Typing "control panel" in the search box by the start icon
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When you save a file, it is permanently saved on the...
CPU
Monitor
Hard Drive
RAM
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The control panel allows users to...
add/remove hardware or software
view and manipulate basic system settings
control user accounts
all of these
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Select three input devices your computer uses
mouse, printer, CPU
mouse, keyboard, scanner
mouse, scanner, printer
mouse, keyboard, monitor
12
Hardware used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system is a(n)..
input device
output device
CPU
external device
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Which is an example of hardware?
Mouse
Hard Drive
Mouse
All of them
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RAM stands for
Random Axis Monitor
Reciprocal Access Monitor
Raspberries and Mayonaise
Random Access Memory
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This is a...
Computer
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
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The heart and brains of a computer is called the...
RAM
Motherboard
CPU
Hard Drive
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The physical parts of a computer (the stuff you can touch) are called
software
hardware
armware
firmware
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Which of these is
NOT
an output device?
Speaker
Printer
Mouse
Monitor
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CPU stands for...
Central Proxy Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Patrolling Unit
Control Portal Unit
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A motherboard...
allows all the parts of your computer to receive power
is one of the most essential parts of a computer system
allows all parts of your computer to communicate
all of these
21
The most common type of memory found in a computer is
RAM
RIM
ROM
REM
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The primary storage device, which spins, reads and writes one or more fixed disk platters is...
Motherboard
Hard Drive
CPU
RAM
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True or false: software contains logic instructions that the computer uses to complete tasks
false
true
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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
Scanners
Hard Drive
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This is a....
Computer
Printer
Monitor
Hard Drive
