GENERAL CONCEPTS ABOUT COMPUTERS & HARDWARE
Choose the correct option for the following statements.
1. Another name for a desktop computer is________.
a. Mainframe computer
b. Tablet PC
c. Personal computer
d. Parallel computer
2. Which one of the following is not an input device?
a. Scanner
b. Mouse
c. Keyboard
d. Speaker
3. This part tells the rest of the computer system to carry out specified
instructions.
a. Arithmetic Logical Unit
b. Control Unit
c. Microphones
d. Read Only Memory
4. RAM stands for ________.
a. Random Active Memory
b. Random Access Memory
c. Read Access Memory
d. Real Access MemoryACTIVITIESActivity 1
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Module One: ALL ABOUT COMPUTERS, INTERNET & MIRCROSOFT EDGE
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words provided in
the box.
RAM CPU CD-R CD-RW ROM
1. ________has built-in programs from the manufacturer.
2. ________ is recorded once but can be read several times.
3. ________is often termed as the “brain” of a computer.
4. Everything in ________ is deleted when the computer is switched off.
Choose TRUE or FALSE for the following statements.
1. A Microcomputer is used for large-scale chemical analysis in laboratories.
( ) TRUE
( ) FALSE
2. The next unit of data storage after the Petabyte (PB) is the Terabyte (TB).
( ) TRUE
( ) FALSE
3. RAM is called temporary (or volatile) storage because everything in RAM is
lost when the computer is switched off.
( ) TRUE
( ) FALSE
4. Microcomputers are the fastest and the most powerful computers in the
world.
( ) TRUE
( ) FALSE
