2024-25 - Y7 - Hardware & Software EOU Assessment

Which of these best describes the term computer system?

• A device which can run even without electricity
• A machine that thinks like a human being
• A combination of hardware and software that processes data and performs tasks
• A machine which invents new things

What does the IPO model stand for?

• Input, Process, Output model
• Internet, Protocol, OS model
• Important, Popular, Old model
• Intrinsic, Public, Online model

Input refers to information or data being entered or sent to a computer for processing. What does computer output refer to?

• The computer stopping crashing
• The computer connecting all components
• The computer powering on
• The computer presenting the results of processing

Which of these best describes hardware?

• The programs and instructions on a computer system
• The physical components of a computer system
• The time it takes to boot up a computer system
• Being able to drop a computer system and it still working

Which of the these devices is an input device?

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Read the purposes shown and select the correct pairings to the device names.

• 1 = c

  2 = a

  3 = b

• 1 = b

  2 = c

  3 = a

• 1 = a

  2 = b

  3 = c

• 1 = a

  2 = c

  3 = b

Which of the these devices is an output device?

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Read the purposes shown and select the correct pairings to the device names.

• 1 = c

  2 = a

  3 = b

• 1 = b

  2 = c

  3 = a

• 1 = a

  2 = b

  3 = c

• 1 = a

  2 = c

  3 = b

Which of these best describes the term processing?

• The number of devices connected to a computer
• The length of the computers power cable
• The execution of tasks and calculations
• The amount of times the computer has been switched on

The main process device in a computer is the CPU. What does CPU stand for?

• Control Processing Unit
• Central Publishing Unit
• Central Processing Unit
• Control Publishing Unit