COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 SEMESTER TEST EXPECTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which of the following choices lists the three main components of a computer's hardware?
ANSWER
CPU, Memory, Motherboard
Question 2.
What does CPU stand for?
ANSWER
Central Processing Unit
Question 3.
Which of the following devices is the device that connects all of the physical components of a
computer together?
ANSWER
Motherboard
Question 4.
What is the purpose of an output device?
ANSWER
To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation
Question 5.
What is the purpose of an input device?
ANSWER
To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.
Question 6.
What is the purpose of a network device?
ANSWER
To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.
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, Question 7.
Which of the following statements is something the operating system of a computer is
responsible for doing?
ANSWER
Managing memory allocation for all applications.
Question 8.
Which of the following items is an example of a user application? I. Browser II. Text editor III.
Games IV. File Explorer
ANSWER
I, II, III, IV
Question 9.
cation of computers, having come about in the past 5 years? I. Analyzing data II. Solving
mathematical equations III. Making predictions about future events based on data gathered
about past events
ANSWER
None of the answers
Question 10.
Which of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence? I. Game AI's II. Foreign
language translation III. Recognizing handwriting
ANSWER
I, II, and III
Question 11.
Which of the following statements is the simplest and most accurate definition of a computer?
ANSWER
A computer is something that performs calculations by following and executing specific instructions
to solve a problem.
Question 12.
Question: 12 Which of the following choices correctly orders the early types of computers from
earliest to most recent?
ANSWER
Abacus, Analytical Engine, ENIAC, IBM Laptop
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QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which of the following choices lists the three main components of a computer's hardware?
ANSWER
CPU, Memory, Motherboard
Question 2.
What does CPU stand for?
ANSWER
Central Processing Unit
Question 3.
Which of the following devices is the device that connects all of the physical components of a
computer together?
ANSWER
Motherboard
Question 4.
What is the purpose of an output device?
ANSWER
To allow the computer to display or communicate the result of a computation
Question 5.
What is the purpose of an input device?
ANSWER
To allow the user to give data or information to the computer.
Question 6.
What is the purpose of a network device?
ANSWER
To allow computers to connect and communicate with other computers.
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, Question 7.
Which of the following statements is something the operating system of a computer is
responsible for doing?
ANSWER
Managing memory allocation for all applications.
Question 8.
Which of the following items is an example of a user application? I. Browser II. Text editor III.
Games IV. File Explorer
ANSWER
I, II, III, IV
Question 9.
cation of computers, having come about in the past 5 years? I. Analyzing data II. Solving
mathematical equations III. Making predictions about future events based on data gathered
about past events
ANSWER
None of the answers
Question 10.
Which of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence? I. Game AI's II. Foreign
language translation III. Recognizing handwriting
ANSWER
I, II, and III
Question 11.
Which of the following statements is the simplest and most accurate definition of a computer?
ANSWER
A computer is something that performs calculations by following and executing specific instructions
to solve a problem.
Question 12.
Question: 12 Which of the following choices correctly orders the early types of computers from
earliest to most recent?
ANSWER
Abacus, Analytical Engine, ENIAC, IBM Laptop
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