Understanding Computers
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  • Question 1
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    Q. Which of the following is computer hardware?
    answer choices
    Microsoft Word
    Adobe Acrobat
    Keyboard
    Minecraft
  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q. Which of the following is an input device?
    answer choices
    Speaker
    Printer
    Headphones
    Mouse
  • Question 3
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    Q. Which of the following is an output device?
    answer choices
    Monitor/Screen*
    Joystick
    CD-ROM
    Microsoft Excel
  • Question 4
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    Q. Which of the following is a storage device?
    answer choices
    Pen drive
    SIM card
    CD-ROM
    All of the above
  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q. Which of the following is an input device?
    answer choices
     A projector screen
    A DVD-ROM

    A speed camera

    An inkjet printer
  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q.  Which of the following is an output device?
    answer choices
    A scanner
    A barcode reader
    A printer
    A microphone
  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q. Which of the following is computer software?
    answer choices
    A CPU
    RAM
    Microsoft PowerPoint
    ROM
  • Question 8
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    Q. What would be a suitable device to transfer 12 photos from one PC to another?
    answer choices
    A USB pen drive
    A DVD-ROM
    An internal hard disk drive
    A scanner
  • Question 9
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    Q.  Whats the missing word? INPUT ??????? OUTPUT
    answer choices
    Downput
    Process
    Offput
    Data
  • Question 10
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    Q. Computer memory that temporarily stores information is called:
    answer choices
    Forgetful
    RAM
    ROM
  • Question 11
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    Q. Which of the following is likely to be held in Read Only Memory (ROM)?
    answer choices
    Start-up instructions used when a PC is switched on
    A film loaded from a DVD
    A computer game
    A document saved by the user
  • Question 12
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    Q. Memory that loses stored data when the computer is turned off is called?
    answer choices
    Lossy
    Unreliable
    Volatile
    Non-volatile
  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q. What is the function of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
    answer choices
    To act as a permanent data store
    To act as a temporary data store
    To fetch, decode and execute instructions
    To hold computer programs while they are being used
  • Question 14
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    Q. A single binary digit is known as a
    answer choices
    Byte
    Bit
    Nibble
    Bobble
  • Question 15
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    Q. The number system that computers understand is called
    answer choices
    Decimal
    Denary
    Boolean
    Binary
  • Question 16
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    Q. How many different binary codes can be represented in 2 bits?
    answer choices
    2
    4
    8
    16
  • Question 17
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    Q. ASCII is:
    answer choices
    a programming language
    a code for representing characters in binary
    a type of computer
    a method of translating from denary to binary
  • Question 18
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    Q. Which of the following can be represented in ASCII?
    answer choices
    Alphabetic characters such as A, B, C
    Numeric characters such as 5, 6, 7
    “Special” characters such as %, *, &
    all of the above
  • Question 19
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    Q. The sound waves that we hear with our ears are?
    answer choices
    Digital
    Analogue
    Amplitude
    Frequency
  • Question 20
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    Q. Sound is stored in digital form using
    answer choices
    Recording
    Sampling
    Grabbing
    Capturing
  • Question 21
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    Q. The quality of a sound recording can be improved by taking samples more frequently
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 22
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    Q. If we take more samples, the sound file will become?
    answer choices
    Louder
    Smaller
    Quieter
    Larger
  • Question 23
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    Q. A larger sound file requires more storage space
    answer choices
    True
    False
  • Question 24
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    Q. The tiny dots which make up the images that we see on a computer are called?
    answer choices
    Pixies
    Pixels
    Dots
    Bits
  • Question 25
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    Q. Each pixel contains binary number which represents?
    answer choices
    A file name
    A file size
    A frequency
    A colour
  • Question 26
    30 seconds
    Q. The more pixels that a picture contains, the ????????? the file size
    answer choices
    Smaller
    Larger
    Faster
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