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The document contains a 20 question multiple choice quiz about computer hardware and software components. It tests knowledge of input and output devices, portable vs non-portable devices, types of storage media, and roles of different system components. Students are asked to identify devices, classify them by function, and choose the appropriate type of hardware or software for given tasks.

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Question (IGCSE) 2020

The document contains a 20 question multiple choice quiz about computer hardware and software components. It tests knowledge of input and output devices, portable vs non-portable devices, types of storage media, and roles of different system components. Students are asked to identify devices, classify them by function, and choose the appropriate type of hardware or software for given tasks.

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Answer ALL questions. Ei Kay

For each question, choose an answer A, B, C or D and put a cross in the box .
Mark only one answer for each question. If you change your mind about an answer,
put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

1. Name the input and output devices A, B, C and D using the words from the list.

A B C D
Chip reader Digital camera Joystick Light pen
Microphone Remote control Scanner Tracker ball
A Tracker Ball B Scanner

C Joy stick D Chip reader


[4] Marks
2. Ring two items which are output devices.
Blue-Ray disc Graph plotter Graphics Optical mark reader
Projector Web cam
[2] Marks
1 _________________________ 2 ___________________________

3. Tick TRUE or FALSE next to each of these statements.

TRUE FALSE
A command line interface is a user friendly method of
communication with a computer
A desktop computer is not easily carried around
A joystick is an example of hardware
Output devices are examples of software
[4] Marks
4. Which one of these is a portable device?
A A super computer
B A PC
C A laptop
D A mainframe computer
[1] Mark
5. The most appropriate type of software for producing a slide show is:
A Presentation software
B Graphics software
C Word processing software
2
D Web authoring software [1] Mark

6. Which one of these is an appropriate output for a slide now?


A Microphone
B Webbcam
C Data projector
D Plotter
[1] Mark
7. The device used to measure the temperature in an oven is a:
A transmitter
B sensor
C modem
D scanner
[1] Mark
8. All devices used to input data to, or output data from, a computer are:
A access devices
B peripheral devices
C communication devices
D wireless devices
[1] Mark
9. Which one of these will not retain data when the computer is turned off?
A Hard drive
B RAM
C Flash drive
D ROM
[1] Mark
10. Which one of these is the largest storage capacity?

A 2 TB
B 200 MB
C 500 KB
D 5 GB
[1] Mark

11. Which one of these terms gives the speed of a computer processor?
A 64-bit
B 2.1 GHz
C 3 MB cache
D 4 KB
3
[1] Mark
12. Which one of these is part of system software?
A Device driver
B Optical mark reader
C Touch screen
D Control software
[1] Mark
13. Computer memory is measured in bytes.
Which one of these is the largest?
A 1 kilobyte
B 1 terabyte
C 1 gigabyte
D 1 megabyte
[1] Mark
14. Which one of these is an example of secondary storage?
A Central Processing Unit (CPU)
B Application software
C Hard disk
D RAM
[1] Mark
15. An air conditioning system is used in a school.
The device used to measure the temperature is a type of:
A scanner
B plotter
C monitor
D sensor
[1] Mark
16. Data being processed by a computer is stored in:
A RAM
B CD
C OCR
D ROM
[1] Mark
17. Supermarket customers can pay for goods using bank cards.
Which one of these devices is used t read electronic data from a bank card?
A Bar code scanner
B Optical character reader
C Biometric scanner
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D Chip and pin reader [1] Mark
18. Supermarket customers can pay for goods using bank cards.
Which one of these devices is used t read electronic data from a bank card?
A Bar code scanner
B Optical character reader
C Biometric scanner
D Chip and pin reader
[1] Mark

19. The devices shown are all parts of a computer system.


F o r e a c h d e v i c e g
Device
output. 1 ___________________________
Input
Output

[1] Mark

Device 2 _Speaker__________________________
Input
Output

Device 3 __Webcam_________________________
Input
Output

keyboard
Input
Output

[4] Marks
[4] Marks

20. Identify one device that can be used for both input and visual output.
modem
...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[1] Mark

(Total for Question 20 = 30 marks)

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