Introduction to Basic Computers Quiz

Instructor: Gloria A. GranfieldHampden County Sheriff’s Dept.MAY 2013

1) What is a computer?

Another name for an adding machine

A typewriter

An electronic device

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2) You point and click with this:

Keyboard

Monitor

Speakers

Mouse

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3) Lets you hear sound:

Keyboard

Monitor

Speakers

Video Camera

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4) This is a term for starting your computer:

Mouse it

Boot it

Surf it

None of the above

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5) All computers do four special functions.What is the first one?

Start

Input

Video Games

Stop

1)

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6) Typing on a computer is called?

Pointing and clicking

Keyboarding

Mousing

None of the above

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7) All computers do four special functions.What is the second one?

Start

Input

Process

Stop

2)

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8) What is this and is it used for INPUT, OUTPUT or Both?

Flash Drive/Input Only

Flash Drive/Output Only

Flash Drive/Both

Mini-computer/Both

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9) What is this? Input, Output, or Both

A special kind of mouse/Input

Video camera/Both

Video camera/Output only

Speaker/Output

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10) What is this?

A computer monitor

Electric typewriter

A laptop computer

A Game Boy

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11) What is this called and is it used for INPUT or

OUTPUT?

A computer monitor (with screen)/output

A desktop computer/output

A laptop computer/input

None of the above

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12) All computers do four special functions.What is the third one?

Output

Input

Process

Stop

3)

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13) All computers do four special functions.What is the fourth and final one?

Stop

Input

Process

Save (and Store)

4)

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14) Do you know what CPU stands for?

Computer Processing Unit

Central Product Unit

Central Processing Unit

Computer People Unite

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15) What is this and is it used for INPUT or OUTPUT?

A computer mouse/output

A computer mouse/input

A flash drive/input

None of the above

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16) Do you know what these circles are called?

Group Buttons

Radio Buttons

Just plain old circles

None of the above

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17) What does a mouse do?

Point and click

Drag and drop

Select and de-select (data)

All the above

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18) What is this ?

The “start” button in Microsoft

Internet Explorer button

The globe

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19) Lets review: What are the four basic functions of a computer?

Start, Stop, Repeat

Input, Process, Output, Save

Process, Boot, Output, File

Boot, Re-boot, File, Save

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20) What is INFORMATION?

Another name for a file

DATA (that has been processed)

It’s what starts your computer

None of the above

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21) What is a FILE?

Something you save on your computer

DATA (that has been processed)

The fourth and final function of a computer

None of the above

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22) What is this?Input, Output, or Both?

Microphone/Input Only

Speakers/ Output

Headset with Microphone/Both

Headset with Microphone/Input Only

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23)What is the MOTHERBOARD?

It is the largest circuit board in the computer

The CPU chip is attached to it

Everything inside the computer is attached to it

All the above

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24) What are the HOME ROW Keys?

QWERTY

ASDF and JKL;

12345 and 67890

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25)What makes a computer powerful?

They have big engines inside

They never break

They are fast, reliable and store huge amounts

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