Computer Science Quiz

Which of the following describes a central point where many other computer components are connected?

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Hard Disk

• Peripheral

Which part of a computer is responsible for executing software programs?

• CPU

• RAM

• Hard Drive

• Peripheral

Which of the following is an example of secondary memory?

• Hard Drive

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Printer

Which two operating systems appeared in the mid-1980s with graphical user interfaces?

• Microsoft Windows and Mac OS

• Microsoft Windows and Linux

• Linux and Mac OS

• None of these are correct

If you want to install a new type of printer on your computer, what kind of software might you need to make it work?

• Device driver

• Application

• Operating system

• A programming language like C# or Java

Which component would cut off your entire network from the Internet if it fails?

• Router

• Hub

• Switch

• Ethernet

What kind of programming language is Python?

• Interpreted

• Compiled

• Binary

• Imaginary

What concept allows programmers to represent and manage complex, real-world data in digital programs?

• Abstraction

• Complexion

• Modularity

• Inversion

Which data type would best hold the numeric value 1.732?

• floating point

• integer

• string

• Boolean

How long will the input() function wait for user input?

• Forever, until the user enters a value and hits "Enter"

• For up to 10 seconds

• For up to 1 minute

• For as long as you specify in the "timeout" parameter