Title: OLD Hardware and Software
Course: Module 1, Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Q: Information stored in CD ROMs cannot be removed
- True
- False
A: True

Q: A keyboard translates keystrokes to optical signal before sending them to the computer
- True
- False
A: False

Q: What is the basic function of a computer?
- Printing (No, its just a nice feature)
- Storage (Not really)
- Calculations (Yes, everything is done by performing calculations)
- Gaming (No, although some people might think so!)
A: Calculations

Q: Which of the following best describes a mainframe computer?
- Big
- Fast
- Slow
- Powerful
- Cheap
- Reliable
- Portable
A: Big; Fast; Powerful; Reliable

Q: Which of the following are uses for a mainframe computer?
- Batch processing
- Internet backbone computers
- Scientific simulations
- Desktop publishing
- CAD/CAM
- Web browsing
A: Batch processing; Internet backbone computers; Scientific simulations

Q: The distinguishing feature of a supercomputer is?
- It is big
- It is fast (Most are fast!)
- It is reliable (Most are reliable!)
- It is small
A: It is big

Q: Which is the most accurate statement regarding mainframes and minicomputers?
- Mainframes are bigger, and more expensive
- Mincomputers are smaller and more expensive
- Minicomputers are faster and more expensive
- Mainframes are smaller and faster
A: Mainframes are bigger, and more expensive

Q: Minicomputers are now often used as...
- Servers
- Workstations
- Desktops
- LAN's
- Mainframes
A: Servers

Q: The capacity of the central processing unit is determined by a number of things, including the number of bits it can process in one second.  This is known as...
- The capacity of the CPU
- The memory of the CPU
- The size of the CPU
- The RAM of the CPU
- The processing power of the CPU
A: The processing power of the CPU

Q: The distinguishing feature of a microcomputer is the size of its...
- Memory
- Keyboard
- Hard drive
- RAM
- Processor
A: Processor

Q: When a microprocessor (a chip) is built into another device to control its functions it is usually called a...
- embodied computer
- personal computer
- PC
- embedded computer
A: embedded computer

Q: Which is not a piece of hardware?
- Motherboard
- Word processor
- Printer
- DVD drive
A: Word processor

Q: You cannot move the cursor around the screen with...
- Arrow keys
- Mouse
- Trackerball
- Laser pen
A: Laser pen

Q: The difference between a DVD and a CD is...
- DVD's can store sound as well as images.
- DVD's can store much more information than CD's, because they are bigger
- DVD's can be rewritten, CD's can't.
- DVDs can store much more information than CD's because of a higher density of data, double data layers and double sided use.
A: DVDs can store much more information than CD's because of a higher density of data, double data layers and double sided use.

Q: What is 'toner'?
- Liquid ink used in laser printers.
- Liquid ink used in line printers and ink-jet printers.
- Powdered ink used in dot-matrix printers.
- Powdered ink used for instance in photocopiers.
A: Powdered ink used for instance in photocopiers.

Q: Which printer produces the highest quality output?
- Ink-jet printer
- Laser printer
- Dot matrix printer
A: Laser printer

Q: Which is the best description of the differences between a CRT and LCD monitor.
- The CRT is flatter, lighter and uses les electricity, but the LCD has better resolution, refresh rate and viewing angle.
- The LCD has better colours and is cheaper, but the CRT has better resolution, refresh rate and viewing angle.
- The LCD is flatter, lighter and uses les electricity, but the CRT has better resolution, refresh rate and viewing angle.
- The LCD has better resolution, refresh rate and viewing angle, but the CRT has better colours and is cheaper.
A: The LCD is flatter, lighter and uses les electricity, but the CRT has better resolution, refresh rate and viewing angle.

Q: The best monitors are...
- Non-interlaced with high refresh rate and high resolution.
- Interlaced with high refresh rate and low resolution.
- Non-interlaced with low refresh rate and high resolution.
- Interlaced with high refresh rate and high resolution.
A: Interlaced with high refresh rate and high resolution.

Q: Match the following technologies
- Early mainframe | Punched cards
- Tape backup | DAT
- Re-writable DVD | DVD-RAM
- 5.25" | Floppy disk
- Video disk | DVD ROM
- 1.44Mb | Compact diskette
- Games | CD ROM
- Iomega | Zip and Jaz
- USB | Memory stick
- SATA | Hard drive

Q: DVD means Digital Video Disk
- True (It used to mean Digital Video Disk, but is now accepted to mean Digital Versatile Disk)
- False (Yes, although it once was known as a Digital Video Disk)
A: False

Q: CD ROM means Computer Disk Read Only Memory
- True (Sorry, it's not 'Computer', but 'Compact')
- False (Yes, well done, it is Compact not Computer)
A: False

Q: RAM means Read And Memory
- True (Sorry, it is Random Access Memory)
- False (Yes, well done)
A: False

Q: This is a screen, attached externally to a monitor, that plugs into a serial or Universal Serial Bus (USB) port or a bus card installed inside the computer.
- Digiboard
- Patch panel
- Transparent bridging
- Touch screen
- ZV port
A: Touch screen

Q: This device divides the incoming signal into low frequencies to send to voice devices, and high frequencies for data to the computer.
- Multicast router
- Interface device
- Sequencer
- Splitter
A: Splitter