1. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz1 Week 1 PC Quiz EN0129 PC and Network Technology - 1

2. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz2 PC Quiz Q1. When was the first PC sold? Q2. What was its name? Q3. What is the central component of a PC? Q4. What is the difference between PC hardware and software? Q5. What is a PC operating system ?

3. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz3 PC Quiz … Q6. Who made the first PC operating system? Q7. What is the difference between memory and storage? Q8. What are the two types of memory in a PC? Q9. Name four common storage devices? Q10. Name two famous microprocessor chip manufacturers.

4. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz4 PC Quiz … Q11. Name four typical computer peripherals. Q12. The old style monitors are often called CRT monitors; what does CRT stand for? Q13. The new style thin-flat monitors are called LCD monitors; what does LCD stand for? Q14. What does USB stand for? Q15. How many bits are in a byte?

5. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz5 PC Quiz … Q16. How many bytes are in a Kbyte? Q17. How many Kbytes are in an Mbyte? Q18. How many Mbytes are in a Gbyte? Q19. What is a bit, anyway? Q20. Name five Windows versions?

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7. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz7 Answers Q1. When was the first PC sold? A1. 1981 Q2. What was its name? A2. IBM PC Q3. What is the central component of a PC? A3. CPU/Processor/Microprocessor Q4. What is the difference between PC hardware and software? A4. Broadly, the components that you can touch physically, are hardware while all programs/programming (which you cannot touch) that are run on the PC or that run some devices on the PC are collectively called software. Q5. What is a PC operating system ? A5. It is the software/program that ‘operates’ the PC and is used for basic housekeeping tasks.

8. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz8 Answers … Q6. Who made the first PC operating system? A6. Microsoft Corporation. Q7. What is the difference between PC memory and storage? A7. Generally, the electronic area where programs are loaded for running, and where computations and calculations are done for each activity is PC memory while the much larger electronic area, where user files/documents/images etc. are stored, is called storage. Q8. What are the two types of memory in a PC? A8. Read-Write Memory (RAM) and Read-Only Memory (ROM). Q9. Name four common storage devices? A9. Hard-disk Drive, Floppy-Disk, CD-ROM, DVD, USB-stick. Q10. Name two famous microprocessor chip manufacturers. A10. Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices).

9. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz9 Answers … Q11. Name four typical computer peripherals. A11. Monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer. Q12. The old style monitors are often called CRT monitors; what does CRT stand for? A12. Cathode Ray Tube. Q13. The new style thin-flat monitors are called LCD monitors; what does LCD stand for? A13. Liquid Crystal Display. Q14. What does USB stand for? A14. Universal Serial Bus. Q15. How many bits are in a byte? A15. Eight.

10. EN0129 Week 1 PC Quiz10 Answers … Q16. How many bytes are in a Kbyte? A16. 1024. Q17. How many Kbytes are in an Mbyte? A17. 1024. Q18. How many Mbytes are in a Gbyte? A18. 1024. Q19. What is a bit, anyway? A19. ‘bit’ originated from ‘binary digit’. It is the smallest unit of information used in computers, typically a ‘0’ or a ‘1’. Q20. Name five Windows versions? A20. Windows95, Windows98, WindowsME, Windows2000, WindowsXP.

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