Computer components

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Quiz on Computer components, created by Mr A Esch on 08/09/2015.

Quiz by Mr A Esch, updated more than 1 year ago

	Created by Mr A Esch over 9 years ago

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Question 1

Question

This component is like the brain of the computer. It fetches data from the memory to process.

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CPU

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RAM

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Graphics card

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Hard drive

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Motherboard

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Network interface card

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Heat sink and fan

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Question 2

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This is used to store the data and programs currently being used by the computer.

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CPU

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RAM

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Hard drive

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Graphics card

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Motherboard

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Network interface card

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Question 3

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This is used to store all of your programs, files and your operating system (e.g. Windows)

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CPU

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RAM

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Hard drive

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Graphics card

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Network interface card

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Motherboard

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Question 4

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The data on the RAM is deleted when the computer is switched off.

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True
False

Question 5

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The data on the RAM is not deleted when the computer is switched off.

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True
False

Question 6

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The data on the hard drive is deleted when the computer is switched off.

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True
False

Question 7

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The data on the hard drive is not deleted when the computer is switched off.

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True
False

Question 8

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Which type of data storage has the fastest data transfer speed?

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Solid state storage device
Magnetic storage device
Optical storage device

Question 9

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Which type of storage will you get more storage space for your money?

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Magnetic storage
Optical storage
Solid state storage

Question 10

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Which storage device is the most portable?

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Optical storage
Magnetic storage
Solid state storage

Question 11

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Which storage device has the smallest amount of storage space?

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Optical storage
Solid state storage
Magnetic storage

Question 12

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Which type of storage would you most likely have in a smart phone?

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Optical storage
Magnetic storage
Solid state storage

Question 13

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Which type of storage would you expect to buy a film in a shop?

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Magnetic storage
Solid state storage
Optical storage

Question 14

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Which type of storage would you expect to find in a more affordable (cheaper) PC?

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Magnetic storage
Solid state storage
Optical storage

Question 15

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Your hard drive affects the speed of your computer

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True
False

Question 16

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CPU stands for....

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Centered processing unit
Central processing unit
Cornered processing unit
Central programming unit

Question 17

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RAM stands for....

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Random access memory
Rolling access memory
Random ancient memory
Readily accessed memory

Question 18

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Which of the following is the cheapest way of improving the speed of a PC?

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Upgrading the RAM so that more data/programs can be used at the same time.
Upgrading the hard drive so that it has more storage space to install programs.
Upgrading the hard drive from magnetic storage to solid state storage.
Upgrading the processor so that it has a higher clock speed, meaning that it can process more instructions per second.

Question 19

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You buy a CPU which is measured at 3GHz. This measurement is known as

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The storage space.
The range
The clock speed
The processing speed

Question 20

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In theory, how many fetch-decode-execute cycles will a 3GHz be able to do per second?

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3
30
300
30,000
300,000
3 million
3 billion

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9 comments

rishabhchugh13

about 9 years ago (edited)

For the question regarding improving the computer's speed, the explanation for the hard drive says that upgrading it to have more space won't affect the speed, and this is true but the choices say upgrading from a hard drive to a solid state drive, which would have a significant increase in the speed of the computer. Upgrading the RAM won't actually affect the speed of the PC at all unless many programs are being stored in the RAM and it is being fully used, so that's wrong imo. Also, optical storage is actually the cheapest type of secondary storage in cost per GB so the question asking about the cheapest device is incorrect.