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Task 1What is being shown here?

Here are some pieces of computer hardware or types of computer. You have to decide what name best describes the picture. To make things a little easier, here is a list of devices/ types of computer to choose from.

scanner laptop computer mouse desktop computer PDA main/internal memory magnetic hard drive microprocessor power supply netbook computer

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Hardware or software?Here are some items that are either hardware or software. You have to decide which they are by putting a tick in the appropriate column.

Name of item Hardware Software1 Microprocessor2 Operating system3 Magnetic hard disk drive4 Memory chips5 Keyboard6 Mouse7 Word-processor8 Search engine9 Speakers10 Microphone11 DVD drive12 Blank DVD13 Database14 Spreadsheet15 Bar code reader16 Printer17 Web browser18 Modem19 Wireless router20 Digital camera

Can you name the storage device/media shown?

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Multiple Choice

1 Which one of the following is a storage device?A ScannerB Hard disk driveC MicrophoneD Central processing unit

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2 Which one of these is a compact disk containing data/programs that can only be read?A CD-RB CD-ROMC CD-RWD Hard disk

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3 What are backup copies?A Copies kept for managementB Copies kept for security purposesC Copies of lists of passwordsD Copies of documentation

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The diagram shows which one of these?A BBCB PDAC Laptop computerD Desktop computer

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5 Why are graphical user interface (GUI) systems so popular?A They speed up processing B They save space in the memoryC They make computers easier to useD They reduce hardware costs

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6 Which one of the following best describes the meaning of the word interface?

A The method used by a computer to communicate with its userB An input device such as a mouseC A type of systems softwareD A device used to access the Internet

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7 What is software used to perform a specific task such as complete a payroll called?A Virus checking softwareB Applications softwareC Operating systems softwareD File management software

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8 Which one of the following is not a type of applications soft-ware?

A Payroll packageB Word-processing packageC Spreadsheet packageD Operating system software

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9 Which one of the following is not performed by an operating system?

A Allocating space for files on a diskB Issuing an instruction to the printer to start printingC Managing the flow of data from the keyboardD Searching for a record in a database

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What is this input device?A A scannerB A webcamC A bar code readerD A mouse

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Text book questions

Work your way through the questions in Topic one of the book – write your an-swers down below.

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Question A – Page 4

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Question B – Page 9

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Task Touch pad

Scanner

Digital camera

Inputting a drawing on paper into a computerControlling the cursor on a laptop computerTaking a photograph to be edited and stored on a computer

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Component Input OutputEar phonesWebcamMicrophoneSpeakerInk-jet printerDigital projectorChip and pin readerActuatorPlotterMonitor/screen

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Questions E – Page 17

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Questions f – Page 19

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Description Name(a) Deals with errors that occur

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on tasks(b) Software that is sometimes

needed when a new piece of hardware is attached to the computer

(c) Software used to copy, delete and rename files

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Questions H – Page 24

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Questions I Page 26

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Item Tick if item is a correct file type

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