Basic Hardware Knowledge Quiz

15 Questions | By Dgrubb1984 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 1209

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A quiz to test your knowledge of the hardware tutorial provided on wikispaces. Some of the questions may require a little additional research.

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1.

The main circuit board of the computer. The supply box, audio card, video card, etc. are all connected via cable (IDE, SATA, Molex), integrated, or attached to this device.
- A.
  
  Hard Drive
- B.
  
  RAM
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  Motherboard
2.

This is the device that stores all the physical data which includes; files, folders, programs, and the Operating System (OS).
- A.
  
  Hard Drive
- B.
  
  RAM
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  Motherboard
3.

This device holds your operations in memory while the computer is running. Once the computer is turned off, any processes running in this device are deleted.
- A.
  
  Hard Drive
- B.
  
  RAM
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  ROM
- E.
  
  Motherboard
4.

This device is also known as the "brain" of your computer. It sends and receives instructions to/from other computer components and performs millions of calculations per second.
- A.
  
  Hard Drive
- B.
  
  RAM
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  Motherboard
5.

This computer port is a commonly used port in today's computers. You can connect keyboards, mouse, flash (jump) drives, fingerprint scanners, etc. to this port.
- A.
  
  USB
- B.
  
  Serial
- C.
  
  Parallel
- D.
  
  PS/2
6.

To find out how large your hard drive is in terms of memory space, which steps could you follow?
- A.
  
  Click on My Computer
- B.
  
  Right click My Computer > Manage > Disk Management
- C.
  
  Right click My Computer > Properties
- D.
  
  Right click My Computer > Properties > Device Manager > Disk Drives > Right click Drive Specifications > Properties > Details Tab
- E.
  
  A & B
- F.
  
  All of the above
7.

What devices(s) could be integrated (a part of) into the motherboard?
- A.
  
  RAM
- B.
  
  Video Card
- C.
  
  Hard Drive
- D.
  
  Sound (Audio) Card
- E.
  
  A, B, D
- F.
  
  B, D
8.

This device is made with zinc or copper alloy which is attach to the CPU with a thermal material and is designed to draw away the heat from the CPU.
- A.
  
  Computer Fan
- B.
  
  Heat Sink
- C.
  
  RJ-45
- D.
  
  PCMCIA
9.

This device allows a computer to communicate over the network and provides and Ethernet connection of 10, 100, 1000Mbps and higher. This card must be physically connected to a cable that leads to a device (switch, router, modem) in order to allow network access.
- A.
  
  RJ-45
- B.
  
  Modem
- C.
  
  NIC Card
- D.
  
  Wireless NIC Card
10.

ROM (Read-Only Memory) is storage which is written and then cannot be changed. Once written the only way to destroy the data is to destroy the device holding the data.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

When purchasing a new computer, the only important features include hard drive size, RAM size, CPU speed, and video card size.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

The best way to get rid of a virus on your computer is to do a low-level reformat of the hard drive and reinstall the Operating System (OS).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

An audio card CANNOT be integrated onto the motherboard.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

1024KB is equal to 1 GB.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

BIOS is stored in a ROM chip intergrated to the motherboard.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False