8.5 Final MCQ Assessment 2022

Devices connected together over a small geographical location (such as a building) are known as a:

• Wide Area Network (WAN)

• Local Area Network (LAN)

• Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

• WiFi

Which connection types allow you to connect to a LAN?

• GPRS

• WiFi

• Bluetooth

• Ethernet

A firewall is needed because it...

• Controls which programs on your computer can send and receive data packets.

• Stops malware from spreading onto your computer system.

• Scans your computer for unwanted data packets

• Stops your computer from sending and receiving data packets

The data inside RAM is volatile, what does this mean?

• Data is stored on a hard drive

• Data is lost after power loss

• Data is saved after power loss

• Data is read only

When you run multiple programs RAM becomes full, what is then used to continue running your programs?

• ROM

• RAM

• Virtual memory

• The operating system

Secondary storage is needed...

• when there is not enough primary storage

• as RAM is volatile and cannot hold data permanently

• For long term permanent storage

• To run the BIOS and start up the computer

The types of storage are listed below from fastest to slowest. Which order is correct?

• Solid State, Optical, Magnetic

• Optical, Magnetic, Solid State

• Magnetic, Optical, Solid State

• Solid State, Magnetic, Optical

The CPU cache:

• Stores frequently accessed instructions

• Stores files

• Controls the clock speed

Which computing term means to break a complex problem down into smaller solvable problems?

• Abstraction

• Programming

• Algorithmic thinking

• Decomposition

Which computing term means to reduce the complexity of a problem by removing unnecessary details?

• Decomposition

• Abstraction

• Algorithmic thinking

• Simplifying