Inside The Personal Computer
Tests basic knowledge of the personal computer. Introduction to hardware.
- 1.This is a special type of memory chip that uses a small battery to retain information about your PC's hardware configuration even while the computer is turned off.
- A.
Video Card
- B.
CMOS
- C.
Hardware Chip
- D.
BIOS
- E.
Expansion Slot
- 2.This component of the pc has magnetic recordings of your programs and documents on hard, thin platters.
- A.
Power Supply
- B.
Floppy Drive
- C.
Thin Drive
- D.
Keyboard Port
- E.
Hard Drive
- 3.This port allows keyboards, input devices, flash memory, printers, and other devices to connect to the PC without encountering resource conflicts.
- A.
USB Port
- B.
Parallel Port
- C.
Modem
- D.
Expansion Slot
- E.
BIOS
- 4.This component translates image information into the varying electrical currents needed to display an image on the monitor.
- A.
Sound Card
- B.
RAM
- C.
CD-ROM
- D.
Video Card
- E.
Microprocessor
- 5.This component is often called the brains of a computer, is a tight, complex collection of transistors arranged so that they can be used to manipulate data
- A.
Data Processor
- B.
RAM
- C.
Microprocessor
- D.
Heat Sink
- E.
Real-Time Clock
- 6.All electricity enters your PC through this shielded metal box.
- A.
Fan
- B.
Electricity Box
- C.
Disk Controller
- D.
Power Supply
- E.
CMOS Battery
- 7.This component is used to dissipate heat so that internal components of the microprocessor don't melt.
- A.
Processor Cooler
- B.
Keyboard Port
- C.
Sound Card
- D.
Heat Sink
- E.
USB Port
- 8.This component uses a laser beam to read data from a spiral of indentation and flat areas on a layer of metallic film.
- A.
Hard Drive
- B.
Video Card
- C.
Floppy Drive
- D.
Laser Drive
- E.
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
- 9.This component has a vibrating crystal that sets the pace and synchronizes the work of all other components.
- A.
CMOS
- B.
BIOS
- C.
Real-Time Clock
- D.
Crystal Clock
- E.
Serial Port
- 10.This component connects your PC to a telephone line so that you can get to information services and the Internet.
- A.
Telephone Port
- B.
RAM
- C.
Parallel Port
- D.
Modem
- E.
CMOS
- 11.How much data can a CD hold?
- A.
65 bytes
- B.
650 gigabytes
- C.
600 megabytes
- D.
650 megabytes
- E.
4.7 gigabytes
- 12.This component serves as an intermediary between the operating software running your computer and the various hardware components.
- A.
BIOS
- B.
RAM
- C.
Intermediate Chip
- D.
Mouse Port
- E.
Disk Controller
- 13.This component contains circuitry for recording and reproducing multimedia sound.
- A.
Sound Port
- B.
Serial Port
- C.
CMOS
- D.
Fan
- E.
Sound Card
- 14.RAM is where the computer stores programs and data while it uses them. What do the letters stand for?
- A.
Random Applied Memory
- B.
Random Access Memory
- C.
Round Access Memory
- D.
Real Access Memory
- E.
Random Access Module
- 15.True or False. An expansion slot contains system files that operate your computer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.True or False. When the computer is turned off, the contents of RAM are saved.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.True or False. Because a hard drive produces so much heat, a heat sink is used to dissipate the heat so that the internal components don't melt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.True or False. A hard drive uses a small battery to retain information about your PC's hardware configuration.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.True or False. The BIOS draws cool air over heat critical components inside the PC case.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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