Computer Hardware Fundamentals Quiz

Which of the following is an ADVANTAGE of Hard Disk Drives over Solid State Drives?

• HDDs are quieter

• HDDs have greater storage capacity

• HDDs are more efficient

• HDDs have less moving pieces and therefore last longer

Expansion cards such as "network cards" slide into the ______________.

• PCIe slots

• memory slots

• processor slots

• power slots

Devices that accept data from outside the computer and transfer it into the CPU are called

• input devices

• digital devices

• output devices

• truth table peripherals

Actual equipment of computer systems that can be touched are...

• hardware

• software

• applications

• bugs

Tony Stark's J.A.R.V.I.S. of the Iron Man Suit in the MCU is considered what type of computer component?

• Uh....really Toy?!

• I guess he's kinda like...software?

• No. Just no.

• Um ACTUALLY! Technically Jarvis in the MCU is no longer an AI assistant, he was evolved way back in "Age of Ultron" to Vision and was one of the Avengers, until Thanos killed him. He was powered by the Mind Stone, which is one of the infinity stones, and....well....go watch WandaVision to see what happens to "JARVIS". Oh and he's software.

This is NOT the "computer"...it simply displays video output from the computer.

• Monitor

• CPU

• Hard Drive

• Motherboard

The part of the computer that stores programs, files and long-term memory.

• RAM

• Hard Drive

• CPU

• Monitor

What is the brain of the computer?

• Hard Drive

• Monitor

• CPU

• Keyboard

The short term memory of the computer.

• RAM

• Hard Drive

• CPU

• Power Supply

BIOS stands for...

• Basic Input Output System

• Binary Integrated Operating System

• Basic Internal Output Software

• Built-In Operating System