For each question, click on the radio button for your answer. You will be notified immediately whether your choice is correct or not. Doubling clicking may work better This is part of the ongoing lessons conducted at Punggol CC IT Cafe by JA Chang
1. Pushing the Reset button on the front of a computer will _____.
cold boot the computer
warm boot the computer
reset the computer to the original settings
nothing as this feature is outmoded
2. A parallel port is most often used by a ______.
printer
mouse
monitor
external storage devices
3. To remove static before touching the inside of a computer, you should _____.
touch something metal
touch something wooden
wash your hands
unplug the computer
4. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against powers surges is called a _____.
PSU = Power Supply Unit
USP = Universal Surge Protector
UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply
UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply
5. The drive that receives a diskette is the _____ drive.
floppy
CD-ROM
zip
hard
6. The computer must be off to connect or disconnect a _____ port.
parallel
serial
USB
PS/2
7. The cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard _____.
is a ribbon cable
has a single prong
has angles sides to prevent plugging in upside down.
is color-coded to prevent misconnection
8. A period of low voltage on your electric power lines is a _____.
power surge
power spike
blackout
brownout
9. A device that is connected to the motherboard is _____.
called an external device
called an adjunct device
must connect using ribbon cable
called a peripheral device
10. The device that converts power from a wall outlet to the type that the computer needs is the _____
power source
power converter
power supply
UPS