How did Alan Turing describe a computer?
Year 8: Under the Hood

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Computers
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8th Grade
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Hard

Steve Diamond
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Computers will take over the world
A computer's purpose is to execute programs that operate on data.
A computer's purpose is to make life easier
Computers will let us communicate with people from around the world
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Software can be known as
Programs
The hard drive
The monitor
Volatile
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Sound, video and documents are programs
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The operating system is
Software
Hardware
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is the main task of a general purpose computing system?
The main task is to execute programs
There is no main task. It can perform any
task prescribed by a program
The main task depends on the system.
Different systems may perform a
different main task
The main task depends on the user.
Different users may need the system to
perform a different main task
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What are the physical components of a computer called?
Hardware
Software
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Desktop, Laptop, Phone, Raspberry Pi 4, micro:bit and the Rover all contain
A Processor
Memory
Storage
Communication
All of these
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