Exam Style Questions: Introduction to Computer Systems



Exam-style Questions

Name ………………………………………………………… Date …………………

1. Name three things which are contained on the motherboard of a computer. (3 marks)

2. Explain what the four main sections of a computer are, and what they do. (8 marks)

3. Explain the following terms and provide an example of each type:

a) Batch processing (2 marks)

b) Real time processing (2 marks)

c) Transaction processing (2 marks)

d) Interactive processing (2 marks)

4. Name the following components in a computer system.

a) A circuit board which connects most of the other devices on a computer. (1 mark)

b) It takes digital data from the computer system and turns it into visible images. (1 mark)

c) It turns digital computer data into analogue audio signals. (1 mark)

5. Match the following devices with the word that best describes their function e.g. keyboard equals input. You can use words more than once.

a) Hard disk (1 mark)

b) Mouse (1 mark)

c) Mobile telephone (1 mark)

d) Printer (1 mark)

e) Modem (1 mark)

|Input |Storage |Processing |

|Output |Communications |Graphics |

6. Outline one advantage and one disadvantage of each of the following types of input devices:

a) Manual (2 marks)

b) Automatic (2 marks)

c) Wireless (2 marks)

7. Match each of the following input devices with two of the statements shown in the table below.

a) OCR (2 marks)

b) OMR (2 marks)

c) MICR (2 marks)

|1. It requires clear text |3. It can read numbers quickly with few |5. It can complete the fast processing of multiple|

|and errors are common. |errors. |choice answers. |

|2. It converts scanned text to a word processed file.|4. It recognises the position of marks on|6. It recognizes characters that are written in |

| |paper. |magnetic ink. |

8. Match each of the following memory types with one of the statements shown below.

a) ROM (1 mark)

b) RAM (1 mark)

c) Cache (1 mark)

|Temporary storage used by a computer for fast |Volatile memory |Non-volatile memory |

|retrieval of data | | |

9. Match each of the following software types with one of the statements shown below.

a) Operating system (1 mark)

b) Application software (1 mark)

c) Utilities software (1 mark)

d) Programming software (1 mark)

|1. Software which provides the computer with a set of |3. Software which allows end users to perform and fulfil their |

|instructions it can understand. |tasks. |

|2. A program that controls hardware and software. |4. Software which manages system resources. |

10. Describe the main characteristics of the following types of software licence:

a) Site licences (2 marks)

b) Software lease (3 marks)

11. Describe one benefit of each the following types of software:

a) Hosted software (1 mark)

b) Locally installed software (1 mark)

12. Provide a definition of application software, and provide three examples of this type of software. (4 marks)

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