Title: Hardware
Course: Technology Applications

Q: A group of computers connected together is called a ___.
- network
- cluster
- module
- URL
A: network

Q: The core or Central Processing Unit of a computer is
- the computer's power supply
- the brain of the computer
- the memory of the computer
- connection to the Internet
A: the brain of the computer

Q: This part is responsible for managing the computer's hardware and software resources altogether. It is sometimes described as the "blueprint" of the computer.
- motherboard
- video card
- sound card
- speakers
A: motherboard

Q: The ___ is the metal and plastic box that contains all the parts of the computer's "brain".
- power supply unit
- motherboard
- computer case
A: computer case

Q: The monitor will not work unless it is connected to a ____, which is a removable or integrated part of a motherboard inside a computer.
- video card
- mouse
- printer
A: video card

Q: Which of the following is not an input device?
- scanner
- camera
- printer
- keyboard
A: printer

Q: Which of the following is not an output device?
- speaker
- printer
- monitor
- microphone
A: microphone

Q: Examine the provided photo. Please identify which port or button is most likely to be the power button for the personal computer. [Image: Personal Computer photo - front ports]
- A
- B
- C
A: B

Q: A group of three classrooms of computers uses one master computer as a storage hub. This grouping of three classrooms is probably referred to as a ___.
- MAN
- WAN
- LAN
A: LAN

Q: Examine the provided photo. Which of the identified ports is most likely to be an input port for a scanner, a digital camera, or a printer?
[Image: Photo of a personal computer's front ports]
- A
- B
- C
A: A

Q: Which of the following is not an essential or basic part of a personal computer?
- monitor
- keyboard
- central processing unit
- scanner
A: scanner

Q: This device, located inside the computer as a part of the motherboard or connected to it, is responsible for creating the images sent to the computer's monitor for the computer user to see.
- video capture card (Incorrect)
- video card (Correct)
- digital video camera (Incorrect)
- VRAM board (Incorrect)
A: video card

Q: By doing their own processing, the sound card and video card free this device to do more work.
- CPU (Correct)
- hard drive (Incorrect)
- monitor (Incorrect)
- scanner (Incorrect)
A: CPU

Q: Impact and nonimpact printers alike create words, lines, and images by printing tiny _____ on the paper.
- beams of light (Incorrect)
- dots (Correct)
- toners (Incorrect)
- mirrors (Incorrect)
A: dots

Q: This device can show a computer's video output on a projection screen.
- video adapter (Incorrect)
- video accelerator (Incorrect)
- data projector or digital projector (Correct)
- high definition television (Incorrect)
A: data projector or digital projector

Q: A fax modem lets your computer act like a fax machine.
- True (Correct)
- False (Incorrect)
A: True

Q: If you want to input a traditional photograph into a computer, you can use a scanner to digitize it.
- True (Correct)
- False (Incorrect)
A: True

Q: Most computers today can show full-motion video as well as still images.
- True (Correct)
- False (Incorrect)
A: True

Q: Today, most video cards have their own built-in memory, which saves the computer's RAM for other jobs and speeds up the computer.
- True (Correct)
- False (Incorrect)
A: True

Q: For printing color images, a dot matrix printer is the best choice.
- True (Incorrect)
- False (Correct)
A: False

Q: Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
- scans printed documents and transmits them over phone lines | fax machine
- lets a computer work like a fax | fax modem
- a program that turns scanned text into a digital file | OCR software

Q: Match each described function with its device
- uses liquid inks to print | inkjet printers
- uses a laser beam and dry ink to print | laser printers
- uses dyes, usually on film, to print colors in layers on a single page/print | thermal transfer printers

Q: A network of computers can share
- a printer
- an Internet connection
- files
- a power supply
A: a printer; an Internet connection; files