The Computer Hardware Quiz

This document was written by Raymond Lam Class of 2002
Welcome to The Computer Hardware Quiz! If you know how this quiz works, you may skip the introduction and go directly to the quiz.

Introduction

Introduction

This is an interactive quiz that tests your knowledge of computer hardware. This quiz will have four sections: 1-Storage Unit Conversions; 2-Definitions, Acronyms, and What Things Do; 3- Graphics; 4-Extra Credit. To the left are the Online Score Table and the Grade Table. (Read on for details on the Online Score Table)

Taking the Quiz

This quiz will be multiple choice with no time limit. The question will be followed by three choices. Each choice is labeled by the links "a","b",or "c". If you click the correct link, a smilly face will pop-up. If you click the wrong link, a frowning face will pop-up. When the faces pop up, click the Back button in the toolbar. Then update the Score Table. (See Online Score Table) You will have one chance to answer each question. Do not look at the bar at the bottom of the screen! Doing so while your cursor is on a link will reveal if the choice is right or wrong. This is called cheating. You don't want to be a cheater, do you?

The Online Score Table

After answering each question, you should update the Score Table by clicking the correct item in the correct row. Example:You answered question 2 incorrectly, so you go to the "Q.2 - 5 Pt" row and on the second column, select "Wrong". After completing the quiz, add up your score and go to the "Total" row and type in your total score.
Now to the quiz!

The Quiz

Secion 1 - Storage Unit Conversions (25 Pt. Total)

Question 1
How many bits are there in 2 bytes?
  1. 16
  2. 32
  3. 64
Question 2
How many megabytes are there in one gigabyte?
  1. 1000
  2. 10
  3. 5000
Question 3
How many bytes are there in one gigabyte?
  1. 100000
  2. 5000000
  3. 1000000
Question 4
How many bits are there in a kilobyte?
  1. 64000
  2. 16000
  3. 32000
Question 5
How many bits are there in a gigabyte?
  1. 8000000
  2. 640000
  3. 32000000

Section 2 - Definitions, Acronyms, and What Things Do (50 Pt. Total)

Question 6
What does MIDI stand for?
  1. Musical Introduction Digital Instructor
  2. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
  3. Musical Interface Digital Internet
Question 7
What does a Hard Disk do?
  1. Connects One Machine to Another
  2. Holds Data
  3. Acts Like the Brain of the Computer
Question 8
CRT is another term for what hardware?
  1. Monitor
  2. Speaker
  3. CD-ROM Drive
Question 9
What does ASCII stand for?
  1. American Standard Coding Information Interchange
  2. Affirmative Sub Coding Information Interchange
  3. Affirmative Super Coding Information Interchange

Section 3 - Graphics (35 Pt. Total; 15 Pt. For Q.10, 20 Pt. For Q.11)

Question 10
How many kilobytes would a 2ˆ2 inch picture in 1 bit color be if there are 72 pixels in an inch?
  1. 2.7 K
  2. 4 K
  3. 27000 K
Question 11
How many bytes would a 3ˆ2 inch picture in 16 bit color be if there are 72 pixels in an inch?
  1. 96 Bytes
  2. 90000 Bytes
  3. 768 Bytes

Section 4 - Extra Credit (20 Pt. Total)

Extra Credit Question 1
What is the ASCII code for the letter N in hexadecimal?
  1. 78
  2. 4D
  3. 4E
Extra Credit Question 2
How many megabytes would there be in a 4X5 inch picture in 24 bit color if there are 300 pixels per inch?
  1. 5.4 MB
  2. 1.8 MB
  3. 0.31104 MB
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