Quiz About PC Basics

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Quiz AboutPC Basics

• Middle School Computer Lab
• 2003-04

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Question 1The use of graphical symbols to
control common computer functions such as opening
program and printing documents

• B. RAM
• D. Graphical User Interface

• A. Laser Printer
• C. Icon

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Question 2 The hardware that receives and
displays information coming from the computer.

• B. Hard Copy
• D. Output Device

• A. Gigabyte
• C. ROM

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Question 3A portable magnetic storage medium for
computer data that allows users to access
information.

• A. Input Device
• C. Compact Disc

• B. Floppy Disk
• D. Megabyte

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Question 4The programs or instructions that tell
the computer what to do.

• B. Graphical User Interface
• D. Hard Disk

• A. Software
• C. Hardware

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Question 5 A video or computer display device.

• B. Monitor
• D. Hard Disk

• A. Laser Printer
• C. Floppy Disk

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Question 6The hardware that is used to pass
information into the computer.

• B. Mouse
• D. Input Device

• A. Compact Disc
• C. Hard Copy

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Question 7Approximately a million bytes.

• B. Gigabyte
• D. RAM

• A. ROM
• C. Megabyte

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Question 8 Approximately a billion bytes (or
1,000 megabytes).

• B. Megabyte
• D. Monitor

• A. Graphical User Interface
• C. Gigabyte

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Question 9A disc on which a laser has digitally
recorded audio, video or computer information.

• B. Hard DIsk
• D. RAM

• A. Compact Disc
• C. Floppy Disk

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Question 10A pointing device that moves a cursor
around the screen.

• B. Mouse
• D. Modem

• A. Monitor
• C. Icon

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Question 11The brain of the computer or central
processing unit.

• B. ROM
• D. CPU

• A. Monitor
• C. Ink-jet Printer

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Question 12A fixed, large-capacity magnetic
storage medium for computer data.

• B. Monitor
• D. Modem

• A. Floppy Disk
• C. Hard Disk

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Question 13A printer that uses both laser and
photographic technology to produce high quality
output.

• B. Compact Disc
• D. Icon

• A. Ink-jet Printer
• C. Laser Printer

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Question 14The permanent memory that is built in
your computer, which is read only.

• B. Megabyte
• D. Hardware

• A. ROM
• C. RAM

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Question 15The device that allows your computer
to talk to other computers over a telephone line.

• B. Modem
• D. Hardware

• A. Software
• C. Hard Disk

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Question 16A type of printer that forms letters
on paper by shooting tiny electrically charged
droplets of ink.

• B. Compact Disc
• D. Ink-jet Printer

• A. Gigabyte
• C. Laser Printer

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Question 17The computers working memory,
sometimes called random-access memory.

• B. Hard Disk
• D. Icon

• A. RAM
• C. ROM

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Question 18The physical components of the
computer system.

• B. Modem
• D. Hard Disk

• A. Output Device
• C. Hardware

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Question 19A small picture or symbol
representing a computer hardware function or
component.

• B. Hard Copy
• D. Icon

• A. Graphical User Interface
• C. Modem

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Question 20A printed copy of computer output.

• B. Ink-jet Printer
• D. Input Device

• A. Laser Printer
• C. Hard Copy

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Bonus QuestionIn terms of a computer what would
be the equivalent to human DNA?

• B. Hard Disk
• D. ROM

• A. MAC Address
• C. DNS

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End of quiz

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