Hardware & SoftwarePretest

On a blank piece of notebook paper, number from 1 to 40 and answer the following questions.

1.____________

2.____________

3.____________

4.____________

5.____________

Label the Parts

2

31

4

5

6.____________

7.____________

8.____________

9.____________

10.___________

Label the Parts

6

7

8

9

10

Label the components as one of the following:

INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING STORAGE

11. Digital Camera

12. Flash Drive

13. CPU

14. Speakers

15. RAM

16. Keyboard

17. Touchpad

18. External Hard Drive

19. Microphone

20. Scanner

21. DVD or CD

22. Printer

23. Mouse

24. Monitor

25. Projector

26. What does RAM stand for?

27. What does ROM stand for?

28. What does BIOS stand for?

29. MHz measures _________________.

30. GB measures __________________.

31. The physical parts of a computer are called __________________________.

32. ___________________ is made up of applications or programs that organize and display data and information.

Name 2 file types and their uses.

33. (Type) ________________________

(Use) _________________________

34. (Type) ________________________

(Use) _________________________

True or False

35. Audio files can be in the following formats: mp3, mp4 and wav.

36. The most common operating system software is Microsoft Office.

37. An example of utility software is an antivirus program.

True or False

38. A CD-R drive enables you to write (burn) and rewrite data, and delete data from a special type of CD disk.

39. Computers should only be plugged into power strips if there are not enough outlets nearby.

40. A modem is a device that allows your computer to send and receive data over the internet.