Prove di verifica intermedia per classi parallele – primo anno del secondo biennio

Classe ________________ Alunno/a _______________________

1) CPU is the acronym of:

a) Control Processing Unit

b) Central Processing Unit
c) Computer Programming Unit
d) Control Programming Unit

2) The term hardware refers to:

a) Data of a computer
b) Information of a computer
c) Physical components of a computer
d) Programs of a computer

3) A computer system consists of:

a) Memory and peripherals

b) Application and system programs
c) Data and information
d) Hardware and software

4) Peripherals are:

a) Output devices
b) Input devices
c) No devices
d) I/O devices

5) Mainframe is:

a) A small computer
b) A home computer
c) A huge computer
d) A portable computer

6) The hard disk drive is situated:

a) Only external
b) Only internal
c) Both external and internal
d) Neither external nor internal

7) Motherboard is:
a) An internal hardware device
b) An external software device
c) An external hardware device
 d) An internal software device
8) Permanent data is usually stored:

a) In the CPU
b) On a hard disk
c) In RAM memory
d) In DVD player

9) A portable computer is also called:

a) Desktop
b) Terminal
c) Mainframe
d) Laptop

10) The CPU is:

a) The heart of the computer

b) The external memory of the computer
c) The unit displaying answers on the screen
d) Part of an Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU)

Prove di verifica intermedie per classi parallele – secondo anno del secondo biennio
Classe ____________ Alunno/a _______________________

1) The GUI is a communication link:

a) between the users and computer’s software

b) between the users and computer’s hardware
c) among the users only
d) among the computers only

2) To represent programs the Operating System uses:

a) faxes and modem

b) documents and folders
c) icons and files
d) floppy disks and hard disks

3) Data processing means:

a) receiving results
b) manipulating data
c) writing output
d) entering data

4) An output unit in a computer system can:

a) process data
b) store data
c) show the results of processing
d) supply all necessary data to the computer

5) Command interface types include:

a) menu-driven
b) command-driven
c) GUI
d) all the three

6) In an Operating System, programs work:

a) in unison
b) alternatively
c) in sequence
d) when the computer is switched off

7) The CPU is:

a) the external memory of the computer

b) the heart of the computer
c) the unit displaying answers on the screen
d)part of an Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU)

8) Most of OS work:

a) in batch processing
b) in sequence
c) repeatedly
d) both in real time and in batch processing

9) Unix consists of:

a) the shell only

b) the kernel only
c) the programs only
d) all the three components

10) The disadvantage of Linux is due to:

a) its low cost

b) its flexibility
c) its not ensuring ease of use
d) its wide range of applications