Introduction to Basic
Computers Quiz
Instructor: Gloria A. Granfield
Hampden County Sheriff’s Dept.
MAY 2013
1) What is a computer?
Another name for an adding machine
A typewriter
An electronic device
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2) You point and click with this:
Keyboard
Monitor
Speakers
Mouse
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3) Lets you hear sound:
Keyboard
Monitor
Speakers
Video Camera
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4) This is a term for starting your
computer:
Mouse it
Boot it
Surf it
None of the above
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5) All computers do four special functions.
What is the first one?
Start
Input
Video Games
Stop
1)
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6) Typing on a computer is called?
Pointing and clicking
Keyboarding
Mousing
None of the above
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7) All computers do four special functions.
What is the second one?
Start
Input
Process
Stop
2)
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8) What is this and
is it used for INPUT,
OUTPUT or Both?
Flash Drive/Input Only
Flash Drive/Output Only
Flash Drive/Both
Mini-computer/Both
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9) What is this? Input,
Output, or Both
A special kind of mouse/Input
Video camera/Both
Video camera/Output only
Speaker/Output
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10) What is this?
A computer monitor
Electric typewriter
A laptop computer
A Game Boy
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11) What is this
called and is it used
for INPUT or
OUTPUT?
A computer monitor (with screen)/output
A desktop computer/output
A laptop computer/input
None of the above
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12) All computers do four special functions.
What is the third one?
3)
Output
Input
Process
Stop
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13) All computers do four special functions.
What is the fourth and final one?
4)
Stop
Input
Process
Save (and Store)
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14) Do you know what CPU stands
for?
Computer Processing Unit
Central Product Unit
Central Processing Unit
Computer People Unite
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15) What is this and
is it used for INPUT or
OUTPUT?
A computer mouse/output
A computer mouse/input
A flash drive/input
None of the above
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16) Do you know what
these circles are
called?
Group Buttons
Radio Buttons
Just plain old circles
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17) What does a mouse do?
Point and click
Drag and drop
Select and de-select (data)
All the above
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18) What is this ?
The “start” button in Microsoft
Internet Explorer button
The globe
None of the above
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19) Lets review: What are the four basic
functions of a computer?
Start, Stop, Repeat
Input, Process, Output, Save
Process, Boot, Output, File
Boot, Re-boot, File, Save
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20) What is INFORMATION?
Another name for a file
DATA (that has been processed)
It’s what starts your computer
None of the above
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21) What is a FILE?
Something you save on your computer
DATA (that has been processed)
The fourth and final function of a computer
None of the above
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22) What is this?
Input, Output, or Both?
Microphone/Input Only
Speakers/ Output
Headset with Microphone/Both
Headset with Microphone/Input Only
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23)What is the MOTHERBOARD?
It is the largest circuit board in the computer
The CPU chip is attached to it
Everything inside the computer is attached to it
All the above
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24) What are the HOME ROW Keys?
QWERTY
ASDF and JKL;
12345 and 67890
All the above
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25)What makes a computer powerful?
They have big engines inside
They never break
They are fast, reliable and store huge amounts
All the above
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