WorksheetsYear 8 - Mid Term Assessment
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does SSL (the connection standard for e-commerce websites) stand for?
a)
Secure Socket Layers
b)
Security Style Links
c)
Selection Stopper Load
d)
Server Software Lite
2.
What is a 'url'?
a)
a computer virus
b)
the address for a website
c)
a webpage index
d)
an automatic spellchecker
3.
Which is the correct spelling?
a)
hypolink
b)
hyprelink
c)
hippolink
d)
hyperlink
4.
What is 'html' used for?
a)
to search websites
b)
to spellcheck web pages
c)
to create webpages
d)
to destroy viruses
5.
In software terms, a browser is.....
a)
a web page designer
b)
an internet shopper
c)
a surveillance camera
d)
a program to navigate web pages
6.
HELLO to HLELO
What type of cipher is this?
What type of cipher is this?
a)
A Transposition Cipher
b)
A Caesar Cipher
c)
An SSL Cipher
d)
A Vigenere Cipher
7.
Which three languages were included on the Rosetta Stone?
a)
Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic and Ancient Greek
b)
Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Latin and Ancient Greek
c)
Celtic, German and Italian
d)
Ancient Mesopotamian, Ancient Greek and Latin
8.
What is the world's most common password?
(#1 on the Worst Passwords list)
(#1 on the Worst Passwords list)
a)
123456
b)
letmein
c)
starwars
d)
house1
9.
Which of these is the most secure way of data transfer?
a)
HTTP
b)
HTTPS
10.
What does this padlock sign mean in the address bar of your browser?
a)
The site is secure and data is transmitted using SSL
b)
There is a padlock available for purchase
c)
The website does not include "safety locks"
d)
The page is locked down using PHP or ASP scripting
11.
What port is this?
a)
Keyboard Port
b)
Mouse Port
c)
HDMI Port
d)
Serial Port
12.
Power Supplies convert _____.
a)
AC to DC power
b)
DC to AC power
c)
CA to CD power
d)
CD to CA power
13.
What port is this?
a)
Tower Fan
b)
Power Supply
c)
Bay
d)
Port
14.
What port is this?
a)
Ethernet Port
b)
Printer Port
c)
Serial Port
d)
eSATA Port
15.
What port is this?
a)
Printer Port
b)
Audio/Video Port
c)
Serial Port
d)
Monitor Port
16.
Typical processor speed of 2016: (1-4)
a)
16Hz
b)
100MHz
c)
4GHz
d)
300GHz
17.
Processors have a speed measured in (1-4)
a)
Hertz
b)
Bits
c)
Bytes
d)
Seconds
18.
Which is an example of an Embedded System: (1-4)
a)
Laptops
b)
Tablets
c)
PCs
d)
Washing Machine
19.
Which statement is true? (1-3)
a)
RAM is part of the hard disk
b)
ROM is volatile
c)
RAM stores programs / data used by the CPU
d)
ROM contains the operating system
20.
Which one is secondary storage? (2-3)
a)
RAM
b)
Hard Disk
c)
ROM
d)
BIOS
21.
A computer is continuously paging to the swap file. Discuss why this might be (5-8)
a)
There is not enough RAM
b)
The cache is too slow
c)
The virtual memory is too small
d)
The hard disk is too slow
22.
In Adobe Flash Animation, what is the Timeline?
a)
Organizes and controls the content over time using layers & frames.
b)
A feature that enables you to view the contents of multiple frames.
c)
A frame used to specify a change in the animation.
d)
A graphic representation of a drawing.
23.
In Adobe Flash Animation, what is a Keyframe?
a)
Floating windows that contain commands, options, palettes.
b)
The part of Flash that organizes and controls the animation content.
c)
A method of animating an object that requires a path to guide layers.
d)
A frame used to specify a change in the animation.
24.
In what year was Steamboat Willie released?
a)
1908
b)
1928
c)
1901
d)
2005
25.
Lego animations are a great example of
a)
Animated GIFs
b)
Stopframe Animation
c)
Rotoscoping
d)
Key Framing
26.
Tweening is
a)
Getting an object to move slowly
b)
Getting the computer to generate the movement or morphing between two frames
c)
Turning sound into an image
d)
Deleting items quickly
27.
If an animation was using 25 frames per second, how many frames would be used in 7 seconds?
a)
145
b)
165
c)
150
d)
175
28.
Year 7 Knowledge Re-tested: How many times would this code need to repeat to make a full circle?
a)
90
b)
180
c)
360
d)
720
29.
Year 7 Knowledge Re-tested: The blocks that control a sprite are called
a)
lines
b)
scripts
c)
actions
d)
instructions
30.
Which should you NOT do?
a)
Put social media to private
b)
Meet up with online friends
c)
Never give your number to strangers
d)
Don't give out password info
31.
Which of these is an example of an appropriate website for a 12 year old?
a)
Random video chat
b)
News site
c)
18+ content
d)
Torrent site
32.
Why do websites have a content warning?
a)
To warn people of inappropriate content
b)
To stop people from finding free downloads
c)
To hide interesting content
d)
To scare children
33.
What is a phishing scam?
a)
Someone trying to log your keys
b)
YOU SPELLED FISHING WRONG SIR!
c)
Someone sending you a virus
d)
Someone pretending to be a legitimate business
34.
What is the most common way to receive a phishing scam?
a)
Text message
b)
Email
c)
Downloading films
d)
Unsafe wesbites
35.
Which company was subject to a huge Ransomware threat in May 2017?
a)
The NHS
b)
The White House
c)
Steam
d)
Zynga
36.
How does the ransomware work?
a)
It steals your identity.
b)
It encrypts your computer files.
c)
It slows your computer down.
d)
It causes your computer to catch on fire.
37.
What is a bitcoin?
a)
Chocolate coin candy
b)
Money in Europe
c)
Online money worth more than gold
d)
A coin you collect when you play online games
38.
How do you know a website is secure?
a)
Address says https://
b)
Has a popup that says it is secure
c)
Antivirus software tells you
d)
You get an email
39.
Which one of these is a type of social media?
a)
BBC News
b)
Instagram
c)
ITV
d)
Minecraft
40.
Why is it inappropriate for a child to be on a dating website?
a)
Potential bad dates
b)
Expensive food
c)
It is dangerous to meet up with strangers
d)
Expensive membership
41.
What type of network topology is this:
a)
Bus
b)
Tree
c)
Ring
d)
Star
42.
What type of network topology is this:
a)
Bus
b)
Star
c)
Ring
d)
Tree
43.
What type of Network topology is this:
a)
Ring
b)
Tree
c)
Bus
d)
Star
44.
What is a Trojan virus?
a)
A malicious computer program
b)
A horse
c)
A network topology
d)
A worm
45.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Logical Analogue Network
b)
Laser Assisted Network
c)
Local Area Network
d)
Long Area Network
46.
To log onto a network, what do you usually need?
a)
A user ID and password
b)
A fast connection
c)
A cable
d)
Specialist software
47.
What is a server in a computer network?
a)
Someone who manages the network
b)
The name for a large number of computer cables
c)
A powerful computer that provides a service, such as centralised file storage
d)
A printer
48.
What type of network is this?
a)
Bus
b)
Ring
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
49.
What type of network is this?
a)
Bus
b)
Ring
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
50.
The founder of Facebook is...
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Steeve Jobs
c)
Mark Zuckerberg
d)
Larry Page
51.
One of the founders of Google, and the creator of the famous search engine "PageRank" system is who?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Steeve Jobs
c)
Mark Zuckerberg
d)
Larry Page
52.
What the name of the film on Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg?
a)
The creation of Facebook
b)
Birth of Facebook
c)
Social Network
d)
The Facebook Story
53.
Which internet browser has this logo?
a)
FireFox
b)
Google Chrome
c)
Internet Explorer
d)
Chick-fil-a
54.
Which company has this logo?
a)
Safari
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
Mozilla Firefox
d)
Chrome
55.
Which company has this logo?
a)
Alibaba
b)
Access
c)
Amazon
d)
Arrow
56.
Which company has this logo?
a)
Apple
b)
Orange
c)
Cucumber
d)
Cheese
57.
Which company has this logo?
a)
IG (Kik Messenger)
b)
Instagram
c)
Twitter
d)
Facebook
58.
If a friend of yours had this stuck on their laptop, what would you advise them to do?
a)
Great idea, you should always write down your password somewhere so you don't forget it!
b)
You need to make sure all your passwords are the same as this one!
c)
You should use a stronger password which includes letters and symbols and more characters, yours is too easy to guess!
d)
Use a shorter password so you can remember it better!
59.
DDoS is a type of cyber attack which stands for?
a)
Distributed Delivery Of Service
b)
Delivery Denial Of System
c)
Distributed Denial Of Service
d)
Denial Distribution Of Service
60.
If there’s no lock in the address bar and the web address says HTTP without an S, that means every bit of data you send is private and safe.
a)
True
b)
False
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