Computer Hardware And Software Short Quiz
8 Questions
| Total Attempts: 5130
A computer needs two things to be considered as one, and these two are the hardware and software. The hardware is all the tangible parts of a computer, whereas software is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work. This quiz covers basic knowledge of computer hardware and software. Give it a shot!
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is hardware?
- A.
The physical parts of the computer including the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse.
- B.
The operating system and other programs such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint.
- C.
Neither
- D.
Both
- 2.
- 3.Which of these are computer hardware?
- A.
Word Munchers
- B.
Tower
- C.
Oregon Trail
- D.
The Internet
- 4.Which of these are software?
- A.
Trackball
- B.
Scanner
- C.
Internet Explorer
- D.
Keyboard
- 5.What operating system do we use in the computer lab?
- A.
Linux
- B.
Microsoft Windows
- C.
Apple OS X
- 6.In the simplest terms, a computer is a machine that stores and processes what?
- A.
The Operating System
- B.
Data
- C.
Games
- D.
Pictures
- 7.
- 8.Briefly tell me how computers have affected your life as a student.
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