THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INC.

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1st QUARTER EXAM IN COMPUTER 8

Name: ________________________________________________Grade & Section: ___________ Score: _________

I. True or False
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise.
________1. As an aspiring computer technician, it is very important to know the different components of a computer
system.
________2. The system unit includes the following parts: Motherboard, Microprocessor, Memory Chips, Buses, Ports,
Expansion Slots and Cards.
________3. The two types of memory is RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Random Optical Memory)
________4. RAM holds data only when the power is on, when the power is off, RAM’s contents are lost.
________5. There are three types of optical drives: Compact Disc, Digital Versatile Disc, and Blu-ray Disc.
________6. The two types of Input Devices are Keyboard Entry and Direct Entry.
________7. Audio input devices also known as speech or voice recognition systems that allow a user to send audio
signals to a computer.
________8. Types of Monitors are CRT Monitors, LCD Monitors, LED Monitors, LCD Projectors and Smart Board.
________9. Printer is a device that prints word or illustrations on paper.
________10. Speakers used to play sound that may be built into the system unit or connected with cables.
________11. Ports is an external connecting sockets on the outside of the computer.
________12. Serial Port is intended for serial type mouse and older camera.
________13. Parallel Port is also called printer port.
________14. VGA used to connect monitors which has 15 pins and it is a female port.
________15. USB high speed serial interface that is used with almost all devices.
________16. Power port is intended to power cord.
________17. Smart Board is display screen that has a touch sensitive transparent panel covering the screen which is
similar to keypad.
________18. Primary storage is a collection of RAM chips.
________19. ROM holds data even when the power is ON or OFF.
________20. Adapters are often used to permit upgrading to a new different hardware.

II. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER in the
space provided before the number.

______21. The physical, touchable, electronic and mechanical parts of a computer system.
a. Hardware b. Software c. Chips d. System Unit
______22. The main part of a microcomputer, sometimes called the chassis.
a. Software b. Hardware c. System Unit d. Chips
______23. The main circuit board of a computer. It contains it the circuits and components that run the computer.
a. Motherboard b. Central Processing Unit c. Primary Storage d. Chips
______24. It is the main “brain” or “heart” of a computer system.
a. Random Access Memory b. Read Only Memory c. CPU d. Motherboard
______25. It is the computer’s working storage space that holds data, instructions for processing and processed data
waiting to be sent to secondary storage.
a. Main Storage b. Primary Storage c. Top Storage d. Secondary Storage
______26. It is non-volatile meaning it holds data even when the power is ON or OFF.
a. SD RAM b. HDD c. ROM d. RAM
______27. It is volatile meaning it holds data only when the power is on.
a. SD RAM b. HDD c. ROM d. RAM
______28. A data pathway between several hardware components inside or outside a computer.
a. Expansion Bus b. Adapters c. Power Supply d. Motherboard
______29. Printed-circuit boards also called interface cards.
a. Adapters b. Power Supply c. Expansion Bus d. Memory Card
______30. Installed in the back corner of the PC case, next to the motherboard.
a. Power Supply b. Expansion Bus c. Adapters d. USB
______31. A magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer, it used as permanent storage for data.
a. Hard Disk Drive b. Optical Drive c. Digital Versatile Drive d. Compact Drive
______32. Storage device that uses lasers to read data on the optical media.
a. Optical Drive b. Hard Disk Drive c. Compact Drive d. Digital Drive
______33. Designed to optically access data stored on a DVD which the laser moves back and forth near the disk.
a. Digital Versatile Drive b. Compact Drive c. Hard Drive d. Adapters
______34. Accepts data and instructions from the user or from another computer system.
a. Input device b. Output device c. Direct device d. Indirect device
______35. The first input device developed for the PC.
a. Keyboard b. Mouse c. Monitor d. Camera
______36. The most common ‘pointing device’ used in PCs, it has a two buttons and most have one or two scroll wheels.
a. Monitor b. Camera c. Mouse d. Keyboard
______37. A display screen that is sensitive to the touch of a finger or stylus.
a. Light pen b. Digitizer Tablet c. Touch Screen d. Protection Screen
______38. Device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translates the information into a form the
computer can use.
45.
a. Scanning device b. Printer c. Input device d. Digitizer tablet
______39. Any piece of computer hardware that displays results after the computer has processed the 54.
input data that has
46.
been entered.
a. Printer b. Input device c. Output device d. Monitor
55.
47.
______40. A type of display screen that has a touch sensitive transparent panel covering the screen.
a. Smart Board b. LED Monitors c. LCD Projectors d. White Board
48.
III. Identification
Direction: Identify the following parts of a System Unit.

49.

50.
41.

42. 51.

43. 52.

44.
53.

IV. Essay:

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Prepared by:

PRIA L. VILLALOBOS
Computer Teacher
Checked by:

DAYLYN C. MOGOTE
Principal