This document appears to be a practice test for a grade 9 ICT-CSS (Information and Communications Technology/Computer Studies Subject) class. It contains 39 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of computer hardware components, installation and safety procedures. Topics include personal protective equipment, motherboards, RAM, hard drives, BIOS, drivers, peripherals like keyboards/mice, installing operating systems, and minimum system requirements.
This document appears to be a practice test for a grade 9 ICT-CSS (Information and Communications Technology/Computer Studies Subject) class. It contains 39 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of computer hardware components, installation and safety procedures. Topics include personal protective equipment, motherboards, RAM, hard drives, BIOS, drivers, peripherals like keyboards/mice, installing operating systems, and minimum system requirements.
This document appears to be a practice test for a grade 9 ICT-CSS (Information and Communications Technology/Computer Studies Subject) class. It contains 39 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of computer hardware components, installation and safety procedures. Topics include personal protective equipment, motherboards, RAM, hard drives, BIOS, drivers, peripherals like keyboards/mice, installing operating systems, and minimum system requirements.
This document appears to be a practice test for a grade 9 ICT-CSS (Information and Communications Technology/Computer Studies Subject) class. It contains 39 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of computer hardware components, installation and safety procedures. Topics include personal protective equipment, motherboards, RAM, hard drives, BIOS, drivers, peripherals like keyboards/mice, installing operating systems, and minimum system requirements.
DIRECTION: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN EACH ITEM 1. It refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other gear designed to protect the wearer's body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for job-related occupational safety and health purposes. a. OHS b. OSH c. PPE d. CSS 2. The discharge of electricity between two objects with different electrical potential. a. Static Electricity b. Kinetic Electricity c. Alternating Current (AC) d. Direct Current 3. The covering material with a separate sheath for each finger used for hand protection. a. Gloves b. non-conductive rubber soles c. Eye Protector d. Helmet 4. The main “brain” or “heart” of a computer system. a. Processor b. Motherboard c. RAM d. HDD 5. These are the necessary specifications your computer must have in order to use the software or hardware. a. System specification b. system requirements c. High Memory RAM d. High Capacity HDD 6. The meaning of RAM is... a. Random Access Module c. Random Access Modulator b. Random Access Memory d. Random Accessible Memory 7. The motherboard has ____ screws holding it to the frame, which are indicated by large white circles around them. a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 8. In computer assembly, these are extremely helpful, usually easy to read, and include illustrations. a. manual b. driver c. box d. warranty 9. Follow this to install the heat sink and the fan that will cool the processor. a. Video c. Box b. manufacturer's directions d. end user direction 10. This is used to connect keyboards and mice to the computer. The keyboard port is purple and the mouse port is green. a. USB b. Modem port c. LAN d. PS/2 11. This is used to connect a modem to a telephone line. a. USB b. Modem port c. LAN d. PS/2 12. The hard disk space minimum requirement for windows XP installation is... a. 64MB b. 4.3 GB c. 40 GB d. 80 GB 13. The minimum Random-Access Memory requirement for windows XP installation is... a. 64MB b. 4.3 GB c. 40 GB d. 80 GB 14. The Basic Input Output System, is usually referred to as... a. CMOS b. BIOS c. SDOS d. CDOS 15. This is accessed and configured through the BIOS Setup Utility. a. CMOS b. BIOS c. SDOS d. CDOS 16. Why computer technicians and home computer builders have to guard their computers against the deadly ravages of static electricity? a. To avoid being electrocuted b. to avoid high consumption of electricity. c. because it takes less than 30 volts to fry a sensitive computer component, such as a stick of RAM or a processor d. to avoid fire inside the laboratory 17. Electric surge and spikes can be solved using ____________. a. Precautionary Measures c. Circuit Breaker b. Uninterruptible Power Supply d. Electric meter 18. To run windows 7, what should be our minimum Hard Drive requirement? a. 20 gigabytes b. 30 gigabytes c. 40 gigabytes d. 400 gigabytes 19. We should use the most modern and now pretty much the norm on new PCs. a. PATA b. SATA c. IDE d. SCSI 20. You must be very careful not to drop the hard drive because… a. It is very delicate b. Virus may spread c. the files might fall d. all of the options 21. If you are working on a carpet, about every five minutes touch something that is grounded to... a. to feel the temperature of the surroundings b. remove any dirt from your hands c. to dry your hands when they sweat d. avoid shocking your motherboard or other parts. 22. The large ATX power connector from your power supply is for... a. Switch b. hdd c. motherboard d. LAN 23. SATA Cable it used to connect… a. SATA type HDD b. SATA Type RAM c. Hub d. LAN 24. This act as the vital link between a device and its source of power. a. Plug Port b. Power port c. Electric port d. USB Port 25. This is a connector and cable capable of transmitting high-quality and high-bandwidth streams of audio and video between devices. a. VGA Port b. USB Port c. HDMI Port d. Ethernet port 26. A technician must be aware of the ________ of a computer hardware that is compatible with the operating system to be installed. a. Minimum Requirement c. Hard Drive Capacity b. electric consumption d. all of these 27. To make the installer boot, we should enter the system BIOS. We should press… a. F1 b. F2 c. F3 d. F4 28. To identify and configure the hardware in a computer such as the hard drive, optical drive, CPU, memory, we should open the… a. CMOS b. BIOS c. SDOS d. CDOS 29. To help the operating system use or “drive” the device, what do we need to install? a. Drivers b. hardware c. BIOS d. OS 30. To find out how to obtain, download, and install the latest drivers for the device, we should contact the.. a. Dealer of the device c. chipset manufacturer c. NTC d. Microsoft Corporation 31. Do this to protect the eyes from dust, excessive light, wind. a. Use a google with a large spectacle, with shields around the rims b. Take Away any liquid near your working area c. Take away unused tools near your working area d. Shut down the circuit breaker every time you open the system unit. 32. What do you need to do while you are working on a computer? a. Always disconnect a computer from the AC power and from any powered peripherals b. Don’t grasp a metal part of the computer chassis with your bare hand c. get water to pour in case of fire inside the unit. d. Always handle electronic components by the conducting (metallic) edge 33. With 40GB is an absolute minimum hard drive size for a new computer running Windows 7, what do we need to do to run professional video editing using a program like Premiere Pro CS5. a. second internal hard disk c. Additional Monitor b. Additional memory Module d. Second VGA 34. In order to access the components inside the system unit which you are going to disassemble. What panel are you going to remove first? a. Front Panel c. Back panel b. Side panel d. power supply panel 35. To attach your drives to the rails or cage, and slide them into the case, we should use... a. Pins b. Tape c. included screws d. Clip 36. If you want to surf the internet, use this to connect to a network. a. VGA Port b. USB Port c. HDMI Port d. Ethernet port 37. Click ____________ if you already have a previous Windows version or Custom (advanced) if you don’t have a previous Windows version or want to install a fresh copy of Windows 7. a. Upgrade b. Update c. Downgrade d. none of these 38. If you have the original driver CD for the device. What are you going to do? a. Open the CD and mark the shiny part with pen. b. Insert the CD in an Optical drive to begin driver installation. c. Use a glue and paste the CD into the device, the CD will act as the driver of the device. d. just return the CD inside the box, it’s just part of advertisement 39. To handle the requirements of most software applications aside from games playing, 3D modeling, and some forms of video editing, what is the best solution? a. Upgrade windows into its latest released operating system. b. Install high wattage power supply. c. Install a more sophisticated Graphics system. d. Upgrade your internet subscription. 40. When you opened the system unit, you noticed that a wire that connects the HDD and the motherboard is not a ribbon but a thick wire with rectangular width. What type of connector is present? a. SATA b. IDE c. COAXIAL d. Ribbon cable 41. The following are steps in computer disassembly, except... a. Opening the Outer Shell/Case c. Removing the CPU Fan b. Removing Hard Disk Drive Cover d. Unplugging 42. All are steps in Installing the Add- in Cards, except... a. For each add-in card, you must choose one system unit. b. Remove its backplane cover to allow access from the rear of the case. c. Carefully position the card above the slot, and press down firmly to seat the card d. Secure the card with a screw. 43. This is the only computer port which can connect 127 devices and has a capability of Hot swappable. a. VGA Port b. USB Port c. HDMI Port d. Ethernet port 44. After entering Boot menu and choosing Boot from CD/DVD, what are you going to do? a. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit BIOS then reset your computer. b. press Del or F2 (depend on your computer’s mainboard) to reenter the system BIOS. c. Turn off your computer and restart to boot to cd/dvd d. just wait for 5 minutes.. 45. The following are steps to install a Driver, except.. a. The driver files that you download from the OEM, device manufacturer, or chipset manufacturer differ depending on how the driver is packaged by the manufacturer. b. If the file is an executable program, run the program to extract the files. If the file is in .zip format, you can use a third-party utility such as WinZip to extract the files. c. The driver may use a setup program. The driver package may contain raw driver files, or it may contain only raw driver files. d. The driver file upon clicking will open a browser and direct you to a never ending advertisement pop-ups and will ask you to download another app. 46. Which of the following is an example of an optical drive? a. Seagate 500 GBb. b. Intel I7 c. LG 18.5 LED d. Samsung DVD writer 47. Here are examples of things that are grounded, except.. a. wire coming from the ground part of a wall c. pipe b. Sink faucet d. wood 48. While attaching components in a system unit, you noticed that the mouse and keyboard cables have a round connector at the end, what type of port are you going to use? a. USB b. modem port c. LAN d. PS/2 49. If you want to create a connection between a DLP projector and your laptop, you should connect this 15-pin blue connector into your laptop’s. a. VGA Port b. USB Port c. HDMI Port d. Ethernet port 50. Sadam wants to make partition in a hard drive for the windows installation an unpartitioned space is displaying in the monitor, want will he do? a. Get a screw driver and check for defects in the hard drive b. click Drive options (advanced), make the partitions and then click Next. c. Just wait for 5 minutes because the installation is automated and it will make partition for Sadam. d. None of the above.