Y10 Starter Quiz 1

A computer designed specifically to find the solution of systems of simultaneous and linear equations is an example of what type of computer?

• General purpose computer

• Special purpose computer

• Control systems

• Supercomputer

Which of the following is an application of computer in the field of bionics?

• Analysing the DNA of organisms

• Artificial leg

• Robots in the field of health-care

Which of the following is similar to generalisation?

• Decomposition

• Algorithm design

• Computational thinking

• Abstraction

What is abstraction?

• Removing certain characteristics from objects so that the set of characteristics is reduced to a simple form.

• Sets of logical instructions for a computer.

• Thinking like a computer.

• Breaking down a problem into smaller parts.

Which of the following is NOT a component of computational thinking?

• A. Programming

• B. Algorithm design

• C. Abstraction

• D. Decomposition

What is an algorithm?

• A. Data given to a system

• B. Steps followed to think like a computer

• C. Step by step instructions given to a computer

Which of the following is an example for augmented reality?

• Automatic teller machine

• Pokémon Go

• Unmanned space probes

• Online banking

Field of study in which improvements are made to work a computer in a more human way is called as …………….

• Bionics

• Cybernetics

• Machine intelligence

• Automation

• Robotics