BEGINNER QUIZ #1


1	What is the name of the flashing symbol on the computer screen that shows where the information you enter will appear?
		Chip
		Circuit
		Cursor
		Bit
		Mouse

2	What is the name for any computer program that performs a specific task separate from the computer operating system that runs programs?
		Disk
		Software
		Format
		Computer system
		Operating system

3	What is the area inside the computer that allows the computer to store and/or act on information coded in binary code?
		Microprocessor
		Circuit
		Byte
		Memory
		Default

4	What is the mechanism that holds, spins, and reads the information on a disk?
		Disk drive
		Input device
		CD ROM
		Output device
		CPU

5	What is the permanently installed mechanism inside the computer that stores all data that is put into the computer, even after the computer is turned off?
		Output device
		Peripheral
		Hardware
		Hard drive
		RAM

6	What is an information storage unit that makes use of digitally coded signals on a coated plastic disk?
		Floppy disk
		Disk drive
		Memory
		Circuit
		CD ROM

7	What is the primary input device used to enter information and instructions into the computer?
		Mouse
		Keyboard
		Scanner
		Printer
		Disk drive

8	What is the hand-held device used as a pointing and/or drawing instrument? It is an input device that allows you to move the cursor around the screen.
		Byte
		Mouse
		Character
		Keyboard
		Scanner

9	What is the front part of a monitor where information is displayed?
		Scanner
		Monitor
		Screen
		Computer
		Memory

10	What is a reusable information storage device made of a floppy piece of plastic inside a hard plastic protector?
		Hardware
		Floppy disk
		Input device
		Printout
		Microprocessor