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