Year 7 - ICT Summative Assessment - Term 3.1 - 2024-2025

What is a data type?

• A type of computer virus

• A kind of computer program

• A way to tell the computer how data should be processed

• A list of passwords

Why are data types important in computing?

• They make data colorful

• They help save battery life

• They ensure data is stored and processed correctly

• They protect computers from viruses

Which of the following is an example of Boolean data?

• 3.14

• "Hello World"

• YES

• 15/09/2021

Which data type is best for storing a person’s name?

• Boolean

• Date

• Text

• Integer

What could happen if a phone number is stored as a numeric data type?

• It will ring faster

• It might lose its leading zero

• It will become an email address

• Nothing changes

Which of the following is an integer?

• 3.14

• -12.5

• 45

• £45.00

What makes real numbers different from integers?

• They are always negative

• They have decimal or fractional parts

• They use letters

• They are stored in the cloud

Which of these could be considered a real number?

• "123"

• 1.234

• 100%

• TRUE

In computing, which term may be used to refer to real numbers?

• Logic

• String

• Float

• Binary

What kind of numeric data is “£999.99”?

• Integer

• Real

• Currency

• Boolean