1.

What are the two main types of memory in a c) A printer produces hard copies, while a scanner
computer? creates digital copies.

a) CPU and GPU d) A printer can only be used with a computer, while a
scanner can be used independently.
b) Monitor and Printer
Answer: c) A printer produces hard copies, while a
c) Keyboard and Mouse
scanner creates digital copies.
d) RAM and ROM

Answer: d) RAM and ROM

5. Name two types of computers based on their size
and functionality.

2. Explain the difference between RAM and ROM. a) Mainframe and Personal Computer

a) RAM stores data temporarily and can be read from b) Tablet and Server
and written to, while ROM stores data permanently
c) Laptop and Smartphone
and can only be read from.
d) Desktop and Workstation
b) RAM and ROM both store data temporarily
Answer: a) Mainframe and Personal Computer
c) RAM and ROM both store data permanently

d) RAM can only be read from and ROM can only be

written to 6. Differentiate between a desktop computer and a
laptop in terms of portability and usage.
Answer: a) RAM stores data temporarily and can be
read from and written to, while ROM stores data a) A desktop computer is more portable than a laptop,
permanently and can only be read from. and both can be used anywhere.

b) A desktop computer is not portable and is meant to

be used in a fixed location, while a laptop is portable
3. Give two examples of input devices and two
and can be used anywhere.
examples of output devices.
c) A desktop computer is portable and can be used
a) Input devices: Microphone, Webcam. Output
anywhere, while a laptop is not portable and is meant
devices: Scanner, Projector.
to be used in a fixed location.
b) Input devices: Touchscreen, Barcode scanner.
d) Both a desktop computer and a laptop are not
Output devices: Speaker, Plotter.
portable and are meant to be used in a fixed location.
c) Input devices: Joystick, Gamepad. Output devices:
Answer: b) A desktop computer is not portable and is
Headphones, Sound card.
meant to be used in a fixed location, while a laptop is
d) Input devices: Keyboard, Mouse. Output devices: portable and can be used anywhere.
Monitor, Printer.

Answer: d) Input devices: Keyboard, Mouse. Output

7. What are the two main categories of software?
devices: Monitor, Printer.
Provide examples for each category.

a) Programming software and networking software

4. How does a printer differ from a scanner in terms of
b) Operating software and utility software
functionality?
c) Hardware and firmware
a) A printer only works with text, while a scanner only
works with images. d) System software and application software

b) A printer scans documents, while a scanner prints Answer: d) System software and application software
documents.
8. Explain the difference between system software and a) An operating system provides internet connectivity.
application software. Examples of operating systems: Ubuntu, Fedora,
CentOS
a) System software is only used by professionals, while
application software is used by everyone. b) An operating system controls the computer's power
supply. Examples of operating systems: Android, iOS,
b) System software is only used on mobile devices,
Chrome OS.
while application software is only used on computers.
c) An operating system manages computer security.
c) System software manages the computer hardware
Examples of operating systems: Kali Linux, Parrot OS,
and provides a platform for running application
BackBox.
software, while application software performs specific
tasks for the user. d) An operating system manages computer hardware
and software resources. Examples of operating
d) System software is used for gaming, while
systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
application software is used for office work.
Answer: d) An operating system manages computer
Answer: c) System software manages the computer
hardware and software resources. Examples of
hardware and provides a platform for running
operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux.
application software, while application software
performs specific tasks for the user.

12. What is the purpose of a CPU in a computer

system? Explain with examples of popular CPUs.
9. What is the main difference between hardware and
software in a computer system? a) The CPU provides internet connectivity. Examples of
popular CPUs: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3.
a) Physical components vs. programs and applications
b) The CPU manages computer security. Examples of
b) Color vs. black and white
popular CPUs: Intel Core i7, AMD Ryzen 7.
c) Physical size vs. virtual size
c) The CPU performs calculations and processes data.
d) Input vs. output Examples of popular CPUs: Intel Core i5, AMD Ryzen 5.

Answer: a) Physical components vs. programs and d) The CPU controls the computer's power supply.
applications Examples of popular CPUs: Intel Core i9, AMD Ryzen 9.

Answer: c) The CPU performs calculations and

processes data. Examples of popular CPUs: Intel Core
10. How does the role of hardware differ from the role i5, AMD Ryzen 5.
of software in a computer system?

a) Hardware is intangible, while software is physical

13. Explain the difference between input and output
b) Hardware provides physical components, while devices in a computer system. Provide examples of
software provides instructions and programs. each.
c) Hardware and software are both physical a) Input devices are used for gaming, while output
components devices are used for office work. Examples: Input
d) Hardware and software are the same thing Joystick, Gamepad. Output Headphones, Sound card.

Answer: b) Hardware provides physical components, b) Input devices are used for communication, while
while software provides instructions and programs. output devices are used for storage. Examples: Input
Touchscreen, Barcode scanner. Output Scanner,
Projector.
11. What is the purpose of an operating system in a c) Input devices are used to send data to the
computer? Provide examples of popular operating computer, while output devices receive data from the
systems. computer. Examples: Input Keyboard, Mouse. Output
Monitor, Printer.
d) Input devices are used to receive data from the 17. Which word describes the property of RAM
computer, while output devices send data to the memory where memory cells must be constantly
computer. Examples: Input Microphone, Webcam. refreshed to keep their contents?
Output Speaker, Plotter.
a) random
Answer: c) Input devices are used to send data to the
b) nonvolatile
computer, while output devices receive data from the
computer. Examples: Input Keyboard, Mouse. Output c) static
Monitor, Printer.
d) volatile

Answer: d) volatile
14. Explain the purpose of an output device in a
computer system. Provide examples of common
output devices. 18. A type of primary memory that does not need to
a) An output device is used to send data to the be refreshed to retain its contents AND whose
computer. Examples of output devices: Speaker, contents cannot be changed
Plotter. a) BIOS
b) An output device is used for office work. Examples b) Flash
of output devices: Headphones, Sound card.
c) ROM
c) An output device is used to receive data from the
computer. Examples of output devices: Monitor, d) RAM
Printer. Answer: c) ROM
d) An output device is used for storage. Examples of
output devices: Scanner, Projector.
19. What type of storage does this device use?
Answer: c) An output device is used to receive data
from the computer. Examples of output devices: a) Cloud
Monitor, Printer.
b) Solid state

c) Optical
15. Which internal component carries out the
d) Magnetic
processing of program instructions?
Answer: b) Solid state
a) CPU

b) RAM
20. What types of storage would usually be found in
c) BIOS
an embedded system? (select all that apply)
d) GPU
a) SSD
Answer: a) CPU
b) ROM
16. What controls the timing of the instruction cycle in
c) HDD
a computer?
d) RAM
a) The width of the address bus
Answer: b) ROM, d) RAM
b) The amount of RAM available

c) The frequency of the internal clock

21. Which types of memory storage are volatile?
d) The size of addressable memory
(choose all that apply)
Answer: c) The frequency of the internal clock
a) Cache

b) ROM
c) RAM Answer: a) Interrupt handling, b) Processing
instructions, c) Human-computer interface, d) Memory
d) Flash
management
Answer: a) Cache, c) RAM

26. Which is NOT a function of Operating Systems?

22. The term OS is short for?
a) Streaming content
a) Operating Software
b) Device Management
b) Apple
c) Booting the Computer
c) Overload System
d) Networking
d) Operating System
Answer: a) Streaming content
Answer: d) Operating System

23. What is an operating system?

27. This is a type of system software:
a) Software the user opens to complete tasks.
a) Backup and restore
b) Software used to access and view websites.
b) Video LAN
c) Software running in the background of a computer
c) Notepad
system that manages many of the basic functions.
d) Disk Cleaner
d) Software designed to prevent, search for, detect,
and remove software viruses, and other malicious Answer: a) Backup and restore
software.

Answer: c) Software running in the background of a

28. What is an interrupt?
computer system that manages many of the basic
functions. a) The primary component of a computer that
processes instructions.

b) A signal sent from a device or software to the

24. The operating system is a type of:
processor requesting its attention.
a) general purpose software
c) A temporary memory area within a device.
b) application software
d) Control signal used to synchronize the internal
c) utility software components.

d) system software Answer: b) A signal sent from a device or software to

the processor requesting its attention.
Answer: d) system software

29. What is a buffer?

25. Which of the following functions does the
operating system provide? (Select all that apply) a) Control signal used to synchronize the internal
components.
a) Interrupt handling
b) A temporary memory area within a device.
b) Processing instructions
c) The primary component of a computer that
c) Human-computer interface
processes instructions.
d) Memory management
d) A signal sent from a device or software to the
processor requesting its attention.
Answer: b) A temporary memory area within a device. 34. Select all the examples of application software ...

a) Antivirus

30. Which of the following software manages the files b) Chrome

and folders on your computer's hard disk drive?
c) Windows 10
a) Antivirus software
d) Photoshop
b) Word processing software
e) OneNote
c) Database software
Answer: b) Chrome, d) Photoshop, e) OneNote
d) Operating System

Answer: d) Operating System

35. Select all the examples of utility software ...

a) File compressor
31. Which of these is an example of an operating
b) Edge Browser
system?
c) Registry Cleanup
a) Windows
d) Disk defragmenter
b) Word
e) MacOS X
c) PS3
Answer: a) File compressor, c) Registry Cleanup, d)
d) Excel
Disk defragmenter
Answer: a) Windows

36. Choose the best answer to complete this sentence:

32. Select all the main categories of computer
Software refers to the ________ instructions that can
software ...
be stored on secondary storage devices and loaded
a) Programming into main memory to be executed.

b) Applications a) data

c) Utilities b) written

d) Systems c) saved

Answer: a) Programming, b) Applications, c) Utilities, d) program

d) Systems
Answer: d) program

33. Select all the examples of operating systems (OSs)

37. Choose the best word to complete this sentence:

a) Android
Operating systems are special programs that control
b) Linux all aspects of a computer's hardware and software and
provide an ___________ between the user and the
c) Python
physical machine.
d) Chrome
a) application
e) iOS
b) engagement
Answer: a) Android, b) Linux, e) iOS
c) relationship

d) interface
Answer: d) interface b) Scheduling

c) Timetabling

38. Choose the best word to complete this sentence: d) Resourcing

Application software is software intended to turn the Answer: b) Scheduling

computer into a useful ______ which allows the user
to accomplish a number of diverse tasks.
42. All modern OSs allow multitasking. Choose the
a) device
correct meaning of multitasking.
b) help
a) When several processes can be run concurrently
c) tool
b) When a user can have several documents open at
d) calculator the same time

Answer: c) tool c) When several taskbars can be shown on the desktop

d) When the processor forms a queue of processes

waiting to be run
39. An operating system can be seen as an abstraction
of a computer's hardware and software system. Which Answer: a) When several processes can be run
is the BEST definition of abstraction? concurrently

a) A sequence of clearly defined steps that if followed

accurately produce a guaranteed result
43. The process of proving to a computer that you
b) The process of removing the dependency of a actually are who you claim to be as a user?
concept from a real-world object
a) Verification
c) Hiding the complexity of a system by only exposing
b) Clearing
the relevant features to the user
c) Validation
d) Taking a large complex problem and breaking it
down into several smaller simpler components d) Authentication
Answer: c) Hiding the complexity of a system by only Answer: d) Authentication
exposing the relevant features to the user

44. What are the physical components of a computer

40. Choose all the main functions of a computer's system called?
operating system ...
a) Desktop
a) Memory management
b) Devices
b) Web browsing
c) Hardware
c) Resource management
d) Peripherals
d) Input/Output control
Answer: c) Hardware
Answer: a) Memory management, c) Resource
management, d) Input/Output control
45. The main circuit board and brains of the computer
is called the ________.
41. Which is one of the main tasks of an OS, which
involves allocating bursts of CPU time to running a) RAM
processes? b) dongle
a) Planning c) power supply unit
d) motherboard b) Data is encrypted

Answer: d) motherboard c) Data is lost

d) Data is saved

46. What does RAM stand for? Answer: d) Data is saved

a) Random Always Memory

b) Random Access Memory 51. Which of the following is/are considered as online
storage? (Select all that apply)
c) Read All Memory
a) Hard Drive
d) Read Access Memory
b) One Drive
Answer: b) Random Access Memory
c) Google Drive

d) ROM
47. ______ is non-volatile and refers to a memory chip
that stores permanent data and instructions. Answer: b) One Drive, c) Google Drive

a) read-only memory (ROM)

b) firmware 52. Which of the following is considered hardware?

(Select all that apply)
c) random access memory (RAM)
a) Typing Club
d) flash memory
b) Motherboard
Answer: a) readonly memory (ROM)
c) Windows Operating System

d) Video Card
48. What does CPU stand for?
Answer: b) Motherboard, d) Video Card
a) Computer Processing Unit

b) Core Process Unit

53. Which of the following is/are considered software?
c) Computing Part Unit
(Select all that apply)
d) Central Processing Unit
a) Grand Theft Auto (GTA)
Answer: d) Central Processing Unit
b) Windows Operating System

c) Motherboard
49. What happens to data in Main Memory/RAM
d) CPU
when we switch the power off?
Answer: a) Grand Theft Auto (GTA), b) Windows
a) Data is backed up to the Hard Drive
Operating System
b) Data is lost

c) Data is saved
54. ________ are commonly known as programs or
d) Data is saved to the Processor applications, consisting of all instructions that tell the
hardware how to perform a task.
Answer: b) Data is lost
a) Software

b) Malware
50. What happens to data on our Hard Disk Drive
when we turn the power off? c) Hardware

a) Data is backed up to the Graphics Card d) Peopleware

Answer: a) Software

59. What part of the computer connects all the

internal components together?
55. _______ is a type of software that is designed to
perform specific tasks that include word processing a) Motherboard
and web browsing.
b) Processor
a) Malware
c) Hard Drive
b) Peopleware
d) Random Access Memory (RAM)
c) Application Software
Answer: a) Motherboard
d) System Software

Answer: c) Application Software

60. What part of the computer is responsible for
saving data to?

56. The following are examples of application software a) Motherboard

EXCEPT
b) Hard Drive
a) Microsoft Office
c) Processor
b) Operating System
d) Hard Drive
c) Twitter
Answer: b) Hard Drive
d) Facebook

Answer: b) Operating System

61. What type of interface do most modern-day
computers use?

57. What part of the computer is the 'brains of the a) Graphical User Interface
computer?'
b) Command Line Interface
a) Hard Drive
c) Graphical User Interface
b) Processor
Answer: a) Graphical User Interface
c) Random Access Memory (RAM)

d) Motherboard
62. What is the name of the interface used when
Answer: b) Processor computers first became popular, usually it had a black
screen and white writing only?

a) Command Line Interface

58. What part of the computer holds data/programs
temporarily? b) Graphical User Interface

a) Hard Drive c) Graphical User Interface

b) Motherboard Answer: a) Command Line Interface

c) Processor

d) Random Access Memory (RAM) 63. What computer is used by a lot of people as a
desktop PC, but is more portable?
Answer: d) Random Access Memory (RAM)
a) Laptop

b) Phone

c) Tablet
d) Small desktop PC Answer: a) Resource Management

Answer: a) Laptop

69. What does webauthoring software do?

64. What type of program allows users to store data? a) Browse the internet

a) Word Processing b) Allows you to fix a webserver

b) Image Editing c) Create documents (letters, leaflets)

c) Database d) Allow you to develop websites

d) Spreadsheet Answer: d) Allow you to develop websites.

Answer: c) Database

70. What is malware?

65. What is application software? a) An abbreviation for malevolent software

a) Software that takes over when your computer b) Software invented by Mal
crashes
c) An abbreviation for malignant software
b) Software that does a specific task
d) An abbreviation for malicious software
c) Software that runs the computer
Answer: d) An abbreviation for malicious software
Answer: b) Software that does a specific task

66. What is the operating system?

a) Software that does a specific task

b) Software that runs the computer

c) Software that takes over when your computer

crashes

Answer: b) Software that runs the computer

67. What is the advantage of a GUI compared to a CLI?

a) Needs less hard drive space

b) Easier to use no need to learn commands

c) Uses less memory

d) Uses less processing power

Answer: b) Easier to use no need to learn commands

68. What is one of the following functions of an

operating system?

a) Resource Management

b) Browse the internet

c) Fixes the computer