Grade 9- Computing Fundamentals
Multiple choices
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which of the following is the most powerful computer available at a given time?
a. Networked Computer
c. Supercomputer
b. Minicomputer
d. mainframe
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2. Developed by Apple, it has a different operating system and uses its own software and
hardware.
a. Mac
c. Networked computer
b. PC
d. Laptop
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3. Which of the following is not type of Microcomputers?
a. Mac
c. PC
b. laptop
d. Minicomputer
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4. PDA stands for?
a. Personal Daily Assistant
b. People Digital Assistant
c. Personal Digital Accessories
d. Personal Digital Assistant
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5. _______________ is a big, powerful, expensive computer that can support many users at
the same time.
a. Mainframe computer
c. Minicomputer
b. Supercomputer
d. Networked Computer
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6. Which of the following devices does not contain a Microprocessor?
a. Interactive book
c. Cellular phone
b. pen
d. calculators
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7. Which of the following in NOT a pointing device?
a. touch pad
c. trackball
b. keyboard
d. touch screen
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8. You might use keyboards on________________.
a. handheld devices
c. desktop computers
b. notebook computers
d. all of the above
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9. _________________ is broad subject related to computers and managing and
processing information.
a. IT
c. LT
b. KB
d. BT
____ 10. _____________ is the primary pointing device.
a. touch screen
c. track ball
b. touch pad
d. mouse
____ 11. __________ used to enter spoken words and convert it into digital format.
a. Microphone
c. headphone
b. speaker
d. none of the above
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____ 12. It resembles a television set, and where the computer displays information.
a. System Unit
c. Monitor
b. Scanner
d. Speaker
____ 13. It contains a lot of holes or ports where you plug in the rest of the computer system.
a. System Unit
c. Monitor
b. Scanner
d. Speaker
____ 14. Which of the following can be done by computer?
a. Write letters
c. Send e-mail messages
b. Browse the internet
d. All of the above
____ 15. _____________Is an area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be
processed, stored, or out put
a. Memory
c. Storage
b. Motherboard
d. CPU
____ 16. Is the computer’s low-level memory, which is uses to perform its most basic functions.
a. RAM
c. ROM
b. Hard disk
d. CPU
____ 17. The system_____________ is the core hardware in computer system; it houses
important parts such as the circuit boards, processor, power supply, and storage
devices.
a. processor
c. drive
b. memory
d. unit
____ 18. What is PC stands for______________?
a. Personal Computer
b. Parallel Computer
c. People Computer
d. Public Computer
____ 19. What is CPU stands for?
a. Current Processing Unit
b. Central Processing Unit
c. Central People Unit
d. Current Processing Utility
____ 20. Everything outside of and connected to the system unit is called_______________.
a. input
c. output
b. peripheral
d. processing
____ 21. All peripherals are considered to be part of a computer’s_____________.
a. software
c. Hardware and Software
b. hardware
d. None of the above
____ 22. Manufacturers are now phasing out the tallest towers because the compact size
of the smallest tower, known as________________, is attractive to customers.
a. Micro-tower
c. Mini-tower
b. Mac-tower
d. PC-tower
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____ 23. Everything outside of and connected to the system unit is called_______________.
a. input
c. output
b. peripheral
d. processing
____ 24. What type of computer is shown above?
a. Palm Pilot
b. Apple Computer
c. Sony play station
d. Dell Personal Computer
____ 25. What normally has the greatest impact on the speed at which the computer performs?
a. ROM version
c. Hard disk speed
b. Monitor size
d. Microprocessor speed
____ 26. Which of the following is the brain of the computer?
a. ROM
c. PDA
b. Motherboard
d. CPU
____ 27. CPU is also known as?
a. Computer chip
b. processor
c. microprocessor
d. All of the above
____ 28. Which of the following companies that came with the name Pentium for the CPU?
a. AMD
c. VIA
b. Intel
d. Pentium
____ 29. Intel makes a less expensive version of the Pentium, which it calls______?
a. Pentium 4
c. Celeron
b. Pentium III
d. Pentium C
____ 30. The CPU speed is measured in___________.
a. MB
c. Dpi
b. GHz
d. GB
____ 31. Entering customer names and account numbers into a database is an
example of___________
a. Inputting
c. Processing
b. Storage
d. Outputting
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Matching
a. Microcomputer
b. Supercomputer
c. Minicomputer
d. Networked Computer
e. Mainframe
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1. Most powerful computer available at a given time.
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2. Big, powerful, expensive computer that can support many users at the same time.
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3. Mid-sized, multi-user computers that are commonly used as servers in a network.
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4. Is a group of computers that are connected so that they can share equipment and information.
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5. Is a small, single-user computer with a microprocessor as its CPU.
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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1. Which of the following are input devices?
a. keyboard
d. Webcam
b. Printer
e. Speaker
c. mouse
f. Monitor
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2. Which of the following can be found inside the system unit?
a. Motherboard
d. Hard Disk
b. CPU
e. Flash
c. Mouse
f. Fan
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3. What numbers do computers use as a basis to store all data?
a. 0
d. 1
b. 2
e. 3
c. 4
f. 5
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Matching
a.
b.
c.
d.
Input Devices
Printer
Hardware
Peripheral device
e.
f.
g.
h.
IT department
Information Technology
hardcopy
software
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1. Computer programs that tell hardware how to operate.
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2. Many large companies have departments full of computer experts.
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3. You use it to input data or information to computer
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4. Electronic and mechanical parts of the computer that you can touch.
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5. Hardware that can be added to a computer system to expand what a computer can do.
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6. Printed paper
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7. Is where a computer writes down information or output, onto paper?
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8. Is the broad subject related to computers and managing and processing information?
Matching
Match the names of each type of computer with the pictures shown in the table below.
 PC Desktop
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Laptop or Notebook
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Macintosh
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Matching:
Match each term to the box that specifies the approximate number of bytes of a computer term
refers.
One thousand bytes 
One million bytes 
One billion bytes 
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Gigabyte (GB)
Megabyte (MB)
Kilobyte (KB)
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Matching:
The following box contains words that describes the difference between RAM and ROM.
Necessary to process
Main Memory
Necessary to perform the most
information
basic functions
Low-Level Memory
Random Access Memory
Read-Only Memory
Seldom mentioned when
Volatile
Nonvolatile
buying a computer
You can read from it, but you
Often discussed when buying a You can read from and write to
can’t write to it.
computer
it
RAM
ROM
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Matching:
Match the name of each computer component to the label that points to the illustration of that
computer.
Monitor
CD Drive
CPU Box
Printer
Mouse
Keyboard
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