Computer System Components

Question 1

Motherboard
a) A printed circuit board that gives power to
hardware components and allows them to
talk to each other.
b) CPU. Central processing unit.
c) Allows the computer to send audio to an
audio device like a speaker.
d) Internal circuit board to show images onto a
computer screen.
e) A program that controls

Answer 1

a) A printed circuit board that gives power to
hardware components and allows them to
talk to each other.

Question 2

Processor
a) CPU. Central processing unit.
b) Allows the computer to send audio to an
audio device like a speaker.
c) Internal circuit board to show images onto a
computer screen.
d) A program that controls devices

Answer 2

a) CPU. Central processing unit.

Question 3

Sound card
a) Internal circuit board to show images onto a
computer screen.
b) A program that controls devices
c) A way of interacting with a computer with a
keyboard input
d) Allows the computer to send audio to an
audio device like a speaker.

Answer 3

d) Allows the computer to send audio to an

audio device like a speaker.

Question 4

Video card
a) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled
and cannot be removed.
b) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.
c) External memory. Does not lose stored data
when computer is turned off
d) Internal circuit board to show images onto a
computer screen.

Answer 4

d) Internal circuit board to show images onto a

computer screen.

Question 5

Device driver
a) Allows the computer to send audio to an
audio device like a speaker.
b) Internal circuit board to show images onto a
computer screen.
c) A program that controls devices
d) A way of interacting with a computer with a
keyboard input

Answer 5

c) A program that controls devices

Question 6

Command line interface
a) Communicating with a computer through a
colorful screen by clicking on icons
b) A program that takes files generated by a
compiler and combines them into a single file
c) A computer program that converts source
code into something that you can understood
by a computer.
d) A way of interacting with a computer with a
keyboard input

Answer 6

d) A way of interacting with a computer with a

keyboard input

Question 7

Graphical user interface
a) A way of interacting with a computer with a
keyboard input
b) Communicating with a computer through a
colorful screen by clicking on icons
c) A program that takes files generated by a
compiler and combines them into a single file
d) A computer program that converts source
code into something that you can understood
by a computer.

Answer 7

b) Communicating with a computer through a

colorful screen by clicking on icons

Question 8

Linker
a) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled and cannot be removed.
b) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.
c) External memory. Does not lose stored data
when computer is turned off.
d) A program that takes files generated by a
compiler and combines them into a single file

Answer 8

d) A program that takes files generated by a

compiler and combines them into a single file

Question 9

Compiler
a) Communicating with a computer through a
colorful screen by clicking on icons
b) A program that takes files generated by a
compiler and combines them into a single file
c) A computer program that converts source
code into something that you can understood
by a computer.
d) Part of the system software that can maintain a computer.

Answer 9

c) A computer program that converts source
code into something that you can understood
by a computer.

Question 10

Utilities
a) Part of the system software that can maintain a computer.
b) Random access memory. Stores data when
when they are being used.
c) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled
and cannot be removed.
d) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.

Answer 10

a) Part of the system software that can maintain a computer.

Question 11

RAM
a) CPU. Central processing unit.
b) Allows the computer to send audio to an
audio device like a speaker.
c) Random access memory. Stores data when
when they are being used.
d) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled and cannot be removed.

Answer 11

c) Random access memory. Stores data when

when they are being used.

Question 12

ROM
a) Random access memory. Stores data when
when they are being used.
b) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled
and cannot be removed.
c) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.
d) External memory. Does not lose stored data
when computer is turned off
.

Answer 12

b) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled

Question 13

External storage device
a) A printed circuit board that gives power to
hardware components and allows them to
talk to each other.
b) Random access memory. Stores data when
when they are being used.
c) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled
and cannot be removed.
d) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.

Answer 13

d) Data storage that is separate from the

computer.

Question 14

Secondary storage device
a) Read only memory. Data has been preinstalled and cannot be removed.
b) Data storage that is separate from the
computer.
c) External memory. Does not lose stored data
when computer is turned off
d) Random access memory. Stores data when
when they are being used.

Answer 14

c) External memory. Does not lose stored data

when computer is turned off