Test Items for Teaching with Technology

Which of the following is NOT a hardware term?
a. CAI
b. RAM
c. ROM
d. CPU
(a)

Which of the following is an output device?
a. monitor
b. keyboard
c. joystick
d. mouse
(a)

An old IBM has 640K. '640K' refers to ...
a. The size of the monitor
b. The processing speed
c. A kind of output device
d. The size of RAM memory
(d)

How much memory is one 'K'?
a. about 10 bytes
b. about 100 bytes
c. about 1000 bytes
d. about 1000000 bytes
(c)

How much memory is needed to store one character (like the letter X)?
a. one bit
b. one byte
c. one chip
d. one K
(b)

A computer's memory uses bits for storage. A bit is...
a. a single piece of computer code (0 or 1)
b. a single letter (like A)
c. a single dot on the printer
d. a single dot on the screen
(a)

Which of the following is not a type of chip?
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. CAI
d. CPU
(c)

Which of the following is a chip with permanent storage?
a. ROM
b. RAM
c. CMI
d. CAI
(a)

Which of the following computer terms refers to software?
a. program
b. monitor
c. keyboard
d. joystick
(a)

The term CPU stands for...
a. Core Processing Unit
b. Central Production Unit
c. Computer Processing Unit
d. Central Processing Unit
(d)

What functions does the CPU perform?
a. control only
b. control and memory
c. control and arithmetic and logic
d. storage for BASIC programs
(c)

What kind of computer are you using in this class?
a. minicomputer
b. microcomputer
c. mainframe
d. first generation computer
(b)

Which of the following is an output device?
a. Keyboard
b. Graphics tablet
c. Monitor
d. Mouse
(c)

How many individual characters could you type into the memory of a computer with 32K?
a. 32256        
b. 32768        
c. 32000        
d. 3200
(b)

The term K represents _____.
a. approximately 1,000 bits     
b. one kilobyte
c. the type of keyboard found on most computers
d. a unit that measures the processing speed of a computer
(b)

A technical term for the word "chip" is:
a. Software                 
b. Input Device               
c. Integrated Circuit                
d. Analog Synthesizer
(c)

A bit is:
a. the same as a byte           
b. a piece of hardware
c. part of the code that makes a byte   
d. the same as an integrated circuit
(c)

Binary code is:
a. the information that appears on the monitor  
b. the internal language of the computer        
c. another name for integrated circuit
d. activates the disk drive
(b)

The microcomputer was developed during which generation:
a. first        
b. second       
c. third        
d. fifth
(c)

In a layperson's language, which of the following would be most like a scratchpad or Magic Slate? 
a. ROM  
b. ALU  
c. RAM  
d. RAM and ROM
(c)

This control key usually tells the computer you are ready to go on:
a. RETURN/ENTER 
b. CONTROL      
c. ESC  
d. SHIFT
(a)

These 2 computer keys never function alone:
a. RESET & RETURN       
b. SHIFT & DELETE       
c. ESC & CONTROL        
d. CONTROL & SHIFT
(d)

A CPU contains: 
a. the Control Unit only                                           
b. the Arithmetic/Logic Unit and Control Unit
c. the Arithmetic Logic Unit only                     
d. the disk drive
(b)

The primary  function of the CPU is:
a. Output of Information        
b. Processing of Information
c. Input of Information 
d. Storage and Retrieval of Information
(b)

The primary  function of the monitor is:
a. Output of Information        
b. Processing of Information
c. Input of Information 
d. Storage and Retrieval of Information
(a)

Programs stored in this part of the computer are not permanent, and can be erased by turning off the computer:
a. ROM  
b. ALU  
c. RAM  
d. DOS
(c)

Which of the following can be used as both  an input and output device:
a. Disk Drive   
b. Keyboard     
c. Printer      
d. Optical Scanner
(a)

A computer's memory capacity is measured by the size of its:
a. RAM  
b. ROM  
c. ALU  
d. CPU
(a)

Which of the following is an example of a storage medium?
a. modem        
b. CRT  
c. disk 
d. RAM
(c)

The number 79 is represented in binary code as _____?
a. 1010111      
b. 1001111      
c. 1101111      
d. 1001011
(b)

The letter that represents thousands  of bytes in computer memory is 
a. M              
b. L              
c. K              
d. V
(c)

Which of the following is an example of a binary  number?
a. 32411       
b. 11021        
c. 54303        
d. 1101101
(d)

A single digit  in a binary number is called a ______ .
a. bit             
b. byte            
c. bug            
d. berg
(a)

Dot Matrix  is a type of ________ .
a. disk          
b. printer        
c. tape            
d. keyboard
(b)

A device that connects one computer to another using a phone line is called a _______ .
a. cable         
b. line 
c. modem        
d. module
(c)

Which of the following is not a peripheral?
a. CPU        
b. modem                          
c. printer             
d. they are all peripherals
(a)

Which of the following is not  part of the CPU? 
a. RAM  
b. ALU  
c. CRT  
d. Control Unit
(c)

How are computers and people alike? How are they different?
(alike--input, processing, output, programmable
different--emotions, reasoning, we reproduce ourselves, growth)

Describe a way you have been 'programmed.' 
(e.g.--learned to walk, handwriting, talking, long division, etc.)

Suppose you are introducing computers to your students for the first time. You want to compare the hardware of computers and people. Write an outline of the presentation you would make.

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