Computers
Hardware Test Directions

On your Sheet of paper write down the letter of the correct answer. Read carefully some of the questions have more than one answer



 

 
1.
1 pts.
Fill in the blank - A ________________ is an electronic machine that takes in data and instructions, works with the data, and puts out information.   
  A. Printer
  B. Monitor
  C. Computer
  D. Scanner
  E. Keyboard
   

 
 
 



 

 
2.
1 pts.
What do you call a blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go?   
  A. Hyphen
  B. Marker
  C. Cursor
  D. Mouse
  E. Line
   

 
 
 



 

 
3.
1 pts.
What do you call a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder?   
  A. Cursor
  B. Icon
  C. Picture
  D. Folder
  E. HTML
   

 
 
 



 

 
4.
1 pts.
What input device do you use to enter text and number information?   
  A. Scanner
  B. Mouse
  C. Keyboard
  D. Cursor
  E. Icon
   

 
 
 



 

 
5.
1 pts.
What is the primary output device of a computer?   
  A. Monitor
  B. Printer
  C. Scanner
  D. Keyboard
  E. Speakers
   

 
 
 



 

 
6.
1 pts.
What do you call a pointing device used to control a computer?   
  A. Cursor
  B. Line
  C. Mouse
  D. Keyboard
  E. Laser
   

 
 
 



 

 
7.
1 pts.
What device do you use to get a hard copy of information off of the computer?   
  A. Monitor
  B. Scanner
  C. CD
  D. Hard Drive
  E. Printer
   

 
 
 



 

 
8.
1 pts.
What do you call the physical parts of a computer?   
  A. Hardware
  B. Software
  C. Physical Ware
  D. Computer Software
  E. Computer Parts
   

 
 
 



 

 
9.
1 pts.
What gives the computer instructions and tells it what to do?   
  A. Hardware
  B. Software
  C. Physical Ware
  D. HTML
  E. Robots
   

 
 
 



 

 
10.
1 pts.
What is a synonym for information?   
  A. Dates
  B. Detest
  C. Data
  D. Speaking
  E. Denial
   

 
 
 



 

 
11.
1 pts.
What protects the insides of a computer?   
  A. Shell
  B. Skelaton
  C. Tower
  D. Turner
  E. Tackler
   

 
 
 



 

 
12.
4 pts.
What are the 4 main parts of a computer system?   (Choose all that Apply)
  A. Hardware
  B. Software
  C. Data
  D. People
  E. Computer
   

 
 
 



 

 
13.
4 pts.
What are the 4 categories of hardware devices?   (Choose all that Apply)
  A. Input Devices
  B. Output Devices
  C. Storage Devices
  D. Basic Devices
  E. Processing Devices
   

 
 
 



 

 
14.
1 pts.
What do you call the computers main storage?   
  A. CD
  B. RAM
  C. ROM
  D. Hard Drive
  E. Disk Drive
   

 
 
 



 

 
15.
1 pts.
What do you call writing, designing, and laying out documents on a computer?   
  A. Creative Writing
  B. Electronic Publishing
  C. Microsoft Word
  D. Desktop Writing
  E. Desktop Publishing
   

 
 
 



 

 
16.
1 pts.
What do you call the short term memory that helps your computer run faster?   
  A. REM
  B. RAM
  C. ROM
  D. RIM
  E. RYM
   

 
 
 



 

 
17.
1 pts.
What is the brain of a computer?   
  A. CUP
  B. CPU
  C. UPC
  D. UCP
  E. PCU
  F. PUC
   

 
 
 



 

 
18.
1 pts.
What gets electricity to the rest of the computer?   
  A. Electrical Supply
  B. Electrical Box
  C. Power Box
  D. Power Supply
  E. Power Cord
   

 
 
 



 

 
19.
1 pts.
What do you call the circuit board that ties all of the computer parts together?   
  A. Sisterboard
  B. Motherboard
  C. Fatherboard
  D. Greatgreatgreatgrandmaboard
  E. Brotherboard
   

 
 
 



 

 
20.
1 pts.
What is a basic hardware device that allows computers to talk to each other?   
  A. Modem
  B. Telephone
  C. Fax
  D. Printer
  E. Sound Card
   

 
 
 



 

 
21.
1 pts.
Who invented the Microprocessor?   
  A. Bill Gates
  B. Tim Berners -Lee
  C. Doug Englebart
  D. Ted "Marcian" Hoff
   

 
 
 



 

 
22.
1 pts.
Who invented the Mouse?   
  A. Bill Gates
  B. Tim Berners-Lee
  C. Doug Engelbart
  D. Ted "Marcian" Hoff
   

 
 
 



 

 
23.
1 pts.
Who created the Language HTML?   
  A. Bill Gates
  B. Tim Berners-Lee
  C. Doug Engelbart
  D. Ted "Marcian" Hoff
   

 
 
 



 

 
24.
4 pts.
What are the 4 main types of data a computer works with?   (Choose all that Apply)
  A. Letters
  B. Numbers
  C. Words
  D. Sound
  E. Graphics
   

 
 
 



 

 
25.
1 pts.
What is this a picture of?   
  A. CPU
  B. RAM
  C. BIOS
  D. ROM
  E. HTML
   

 
 
 



 

 
26.
1 pts.
What is a synonym for People in a Computer system?   
  A. Humans
  B. Operators
  C. Controllers
  D. Users
  E. Borrowers
   

 
 
 



 

 
27.
1 pts.
What category of hardware is the following a picture of?   
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A. Input
B. Output
C. Basic
D. Storage
E. Processing
   

 
 
 



 

 
28.
1 pts.
What type of software is Microsoft PowerPoint and example of?   
  A. Web Browsing Software
  B. Communication Software
  C. Word Processing Software
  D. Presentation Software
  E. Graphic Editing Software
   

 
 
 



 

 
29.
1 pts.
What type of software is the following a picture of?   
  A. Web Browsing Software
  B. Communication Software
  C. Word Processing Software
  D. Presentation Software
  E. Graphic Editing Software
   

 
 
 



 

 
30.
1 pts.
What was the first commercial video game ever invented?   
  A. Ping
  B. Pong
  C. Ping-Pong
  D. Space wars
  E. Tetris
   

 
 
 



 

 
31.
1 pts.
Information on a disk tells the computer what to do. What part of a computer system is this?   
  A. Hardware
  B. Software
  C. Input
  D. Output
  E. Users
   

 
 
 



 

 
32.
1 pts.
When playing a song what category of hardware devices am I using?   
  A. Speakers
  B. Audio
  C. Output
  D. MP3
  E. CD
   

 
 
 



 

 
33.
1 pts.
What type of data does an MP3 player put out?   
  A. Output
  B. Audio
  C. MP3
  D. Speakers
  E. CD
   

 
 
 



 

 
34.
1 pts.
What kind of error is this an example of… Tim sits down at a working computer and types in this address, http://www.coralspringmiddleschool.net, and the computer cannot find the address.   
  A. Computer Error
  B. User Error
  C. Typing Error
  D. Spelling Error
  E. Internet Error
   

 
 
 



 

 
35.
1 pts.
A circuit board that ties all computer components together is an example of what category of hardware devices?   
  A. Input
  B. Output
  C. Basic
  D. Storage
  E. Processing