Hardware And Software Certification Test! Trivia Quiz
This quiz is to test the Higher Certificate student's knowledge of hardware and software.
- 1.Which of the following is an operating system you would be using on a computer?
- A.
Internet Explorer
- B.
Microsoft Windows XP
- C.
Netscape
- D.
Google
- E.
Dreamweaver
- 2.What does RAM stand for?
- A.
Random Access Mechanism
- B.
Read Access Memory
- C.
Remote Authorisation Mechanism
- D.
Random Access Memory
- E.
Remote Access Memory
- 3.Physical components that make up your computer are known as
- A.
Software
- B.
Hardware
- C.
Operating System
- D.
Browser
- E.
Processor
- 4.
What is 3?- A.
CPU
- B.
Power Unit
- C.
RAM
- D.
ROM
- E.
Expansion Card
- 5.
What is 2?
- A.
Expansion Card
- B.
Motherboard
- C.
RAM
- D.
Hard Disk
- E.
Computer Casing
- 6.Which of the following is required to hear music on your computer?
- A.
Graphics Card
- B.
Microphone
- C.
Stereo Speakers
- D.
Sound Card
- E.
Sound Drivers
- 7.What is Virtual Memory?
- A.
As primary memory fills the system moves the least-used chunks to secondary storage devices, retrieving when they are needed.
- B.
Organizes data into files and directories
- C.
Computer data storage on a medium or a device that is not under the control of a processing unit.
- D.
Will retain stored information even if it is not constantly supplied with electric power.
- E.
Memory which requires stored Information to be periodically refreshed, otherwise it would vanish.
- 8.Which of the following is not an input device?
- A.
Optical Mark Reader
- B.
Optical Plotter
- C.
Optical Character Reader
- D.
Bar Code Scanner
- E.
Touch Pad
- 9.Which of the following is not an output device?
- A.
Web Cam
- B.
Laser Printer
- C.
Speakers
- D.
Ink Jet Printer
- E.
Monitor
- 10.Which one of these is not an Application Program?
- A.
Google Calendar
- B.
Spreadsheet
- C.
PowerPoint
- D.
Database
- E.
Turbo Pascal
- 11.What is a Peripheral?
- A.
A device that controls the Motherboard
- B.
A device that controls the CPU
- C.
A device that maintains power to the Motherboard
- D.
A device that is connected to a computer
- E.
A device that controls computer processing
- 12.What does BIOS stand for?
- A.
Basic Input Output Storage
- B.
Basic Internal Organisational System
- C.
Basic Input Output Standards
- D.
Basic Input Output System
- E.
Basic Internal Output System
- 13.Which of the following is not found on the Motherboard?
- A.
CPU
- B.
Power Supply
- C.
Expansion Cards
- D.
RAM
- E.
ROM
- 14.Which of the following is not one of the four main steps of a CPU?
- A.
Fetch
- B.
Store
- C.
Decode
- D.
Organise
- E.
Execute
- 15.Which of the following is not connected to Computer Storage?
- A.
CD-ROM
- B.
USB Flash Drive
- C.
DVD Flash Drive
- D.
BD-Writer
- E.
Hard Disk
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