i7 Y8 Assessment - Layers of a Computing System

Which four of these items can be classified as software? (choose 4 items from the options below)

• A program for editing images
• The operating system
• A browser (a program for surfing the web)
• An astronomy program
• A keyboard

Which four of these items can be classified as hardware? (choose 4 items from the options below)

• A keyboard
• A mouse
• A screen
• A wireless network adapter (a device for connecting wirelessly to other computers)
• A program for editing images

Which two of the following are programs? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• A word processor
• An operating system
• An image
• The processor (CPU)

What does a program consist of?

• Channels
• Instructions
• Images
• Names

Which two of the options are examples of operating systems? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• Windows
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Android
• Word Processor

Which two of these things does a processor (CPU) do? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• Stores programs
• Stores data
• Executes programs
• Executes data
• Processes data

Which two of these things does the main memory (RAM) do? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• Stores programs
• Stores data
• Executes programs
• Executes data
• Processes data

Which two of these are examples of storage devices? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• Hard disks
• Keyboard
• Processor
• Solid-state drive (SSD)

Which two of these are stored in storage devices? (choose 2 items from the options below)

• Hardware components
• Programs
• Data
• Mice

Which three of the following can be classified as output devices? (choose 3 items from the options below)

• Printer
• Speaker
• Touchscreen
• Mouse
• Keyboard