Computer Systems (F) 2
By Computing Department
1. So that we can keep any work done on the computer for future use we need to use some kind of...
back store development
filing cabinet
backing storage device
back stroke device
2. Floppy disc drives, hard disc drives, tape drives, optical drives are all types of.....
Input devices
Output devices
Communication devices
Backing storage devices
3. Scanners, keyboards, mice, microphones, digital cameras are all types of...
4. Monitors, loudspeakers, printers are all types of...
5. The type of computer you use in this school's computing department is called a...
Laptop / Notebook
Palmtop
Deskbottom
Desktop
6. The type of computer you could operate outdoors from your hand is a...
7. The type of computer you could use while travelling on a train or a plane is..
Mainframe
8. The pointer on the screen can be controlled by a mouse or a trackpad or a trackball.
True
False
9. An artist might like to put a drawing she is currently doing into the computer by using a...
mouse mat
microphone
keyboard
graphics tablet
10. On a public information system such as a guide to a shopping mall, shoppers could obtain the information they need by using a computer with a touch sensitive screen.
11. Your computer system at home comes with a keyboard as the main input device, but for playing some computer games you might have to add a joystick to control them properly.
12. Which output device uses a special kind of light, and a dry ink called toner which is melted into the page to produce a printout...
Lazy printer
Laser printer
Dotty printer
Ink Jet printer
13. Which output device uses liquid ink which is sprayed onto the page to produce a printout...
Inkjet printer
Plotter
14. Which output device uses pens to actually draw on the page to produce a printout...
15. Another name for a computer monitor is a VDU, what does VDU stand for?
vision digital unit
visual digital unit
visible display unit
visual display unit
16. A floppy disc can store a lot more data than a hard disc.
17. A CD-ROM can hold up to a quarter of a million A4 pages of text.
18. A DVD-ROM can hold up to one and a half million A4 pages of text.
19. Tape is cheap, light, and can hold a lot of data so it is most suitable for taking backups of hard discs.