BCL Quiz 1

This is your first quiz (assessment), and includes questions covering Basic Computer Literacy Lesson 1, as well as some general computer knowledge questions. The assessment is intended for students in Grade Level 4 and above. You must complete and submit the quiz during your assigned time. Quizzes received outside of your assigned time will not be accepted.

Your grade can be determined by reviewing and/or printing the form confirmation page after submitting the assessment. Your graded assessment will be returned to you at the next regular class period or sent to your registered e-mail account.

When you have completed ALL of the required identification fields, you may proceed to answer ALL of the questions on the quiz.

When you have finished, review ALL of your answers, and then "click" the SUBMIT button at the end of the quiz. DO NOT USE THE "BACK" BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER, "TOGGLE" BACK AND FORTH, OR "SUBMIT" MORE THAN ONCE. ONLY THE FIRST SUBMISSION WILL RECEIVE CREDIT.

This is an Honor-based assessment. This means that YOU are expected to complete the quiz "on your own," and "on your honor." Respect yourself, and your honor. Complete the quiz by yourself.

Good luck!

Basic Computer Literacy - Quiz 1

Please identify your school or instructional classification:

St. Beatrice School Sacred Heart School Queen of the Universe School

Registered Home School Registered Adult Education

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First Name: Last Name:

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Grade Level:

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Today's Date:

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Quiz Questions

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Basic Knowledge

1. Identify the four basic types of computers. (Place a check in each of four boxes.)

Compaq Palm Pilot Supercomputer Personal Computer (PC)

Desktop Dell Microcomputer Gateway

Notebook IBM Minicomputer Main Frame

2. What are the four basic functions of a microcomputer? (Select only one group.)

a. Word Processing, Desktop Publishing, Databases & Spreadsheets

b. Internet Surfing, Video Gaming, Document Scanning & Music Downloading

c. Input, Processing, Storage & Output

3. The following is/are an example (s) of an operating system (s). (Select only one choice.)

a. FrontPage

b. Windows XP

c. PowerPoint

d. Disk Operating System (DOS)

e. Both B & D

f. None of the above

4. The following are examples of application software. (Place a check in all boxes that apply.) (Hint = total of five {5})

DOS Access Microprocessor CPU PowerPoint

Excel RAM Windows Word Publisher

5. The main hardware component of a computer system is called a __________. (Select only one choice.)

a. Hard Drive

b. Keyboard

c. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

d. All of the above

6. Random Access Memory is also known as __________. (Select only one choice.)

a. ROM

b. RAM

c. Hard Drive

7. Read Only Memory is also known as __________. (Select only one choice.)

a. RAM

b. Hard Drive

c. ROM

8. A 3 1/2 inch removable disk is called a __________. (Select only one choice.)

a. Hard Disk

b. Floppy Disk

c. ZipDisk

9. Binary numbers are the language of computers, and typically work in groups of __________. (Select only one choice.)

a. 1 kilobyte

b. 1024 bytes

c. 8 bits

10. A gigabyte contains __________ kilobytes. (Select only one choice.)

a. 2048 kilobytes

b. 1024 kilobytes

c. 1,048,576 kilobytes

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