Year 8 Hardware Quiz

What is Hardware?

• The programs and other operating information used by a computer.

• The physical parts of a computer that makes a computer work

What is Software?

• The programs and other operating information used by a computer.

• The physical parts of a computer that makes a computer work

What piece of hardware is this a picture of?

• RAM

• CPU

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

What piece of hardware is this a picture of?

• RAM

• CPU

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

What piece of hardware is this a picture of?

• RAM

• CPU

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

What piece of hardware is this a picture of?

• RAM

• CPU

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

The piece of hardware recognised as the "Brain" of the computer

• ROM

• CPU

• RAM

• Motherboard

What happens to the memory stored in the RAM when the computer is shut down?

• Memory stored remains on the RAM stick.

• Memory stored on the RAM stick is corrupted.

• Memory stored on the RAM stick is deleted.

What happens to the memory stored in the Hard Drive when the computer is shut down?

• Memory stored remains on the Hard Drive.

• Memory stored on the Hard Drive is corrupted.

• Memory stored on the Hard Drive is deleted.

What piece of Hardware has quickest access speed?

• Cache

• RAM

• Hard Drive