WorksheetsY8 Using Computers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is meant by the term 'input'? (3)
A device used to take information out of a computer
A device used to store data
A device used to put data in to a computer
A device used to download more RAM
What is meant by the term 'output'? (3)
A device used to take information out of a computer
A device used to store data
A device used to put data in to a computer
A device used to download more RAM
Which of these is NOT an input device? (2)
Mouse
Keyboard
Microphone
Speakers
Which of these in NOT and output device? (2)
Keyboard
Speakers
Monitor
Printer
Proprietary software is... (4)
Software that is free to use
Software that you would buy off the shelf and is owned by the creators
Software where you can edit the code of the program
Software that is developed just for your needs
Open source software is... (4)
Software that you cannot view or edit the source code
Software that you would buy off the shelf and is owned by the creators
Software that you need to buy a licence for
Free to use software where you can view the coding and edit it where needed
What does CPU stand for? (1)
Central Processing Unit
Child Protection Unit
Central Park Umbrellas
Control Processing Unit
What is the purpose of the CPU? (2)
Provide an interface for the computer
Process instructions that tell the computer hardware what to do
Show you what's happening on the computer
Print information from the computer
We measure the speed of a CPU in... (2)
Degrees - E.G. Celsius (oC)
Current - E.G. Amperes (Amp)
Bytes - E.G. Gigabytes (Gb)
Hertz - E.G. Gigahertz (GHz)
Which of these CPUs has the most processing power? (5)
Single Core - 4Ghz
Dual Core - 3.6Ghz
Quad Core - 3.2Ghz
Octo Core - 1.5Ghz
Which of these pieces of software is NOT an operating system? (2)
Microsoft Windows 10
Mac OS X
Google Chrome
Android
What is the purpose of a computer's operating system? (3)
Provides the user with an interface and manages the computer's hardware and software
Lets us write documents like letters
Provides us with a way to view and use web pages
What does RAM stand for? (1)
Refresh Automated Memory
Random Access Memory
Random Allocated Minutes
Really Awful Muesli
What does ROM stand for? (1)
Rolled Over Minutes
Random Order Memory
Really Old Man
Read Only Memory
What is the purpose of RAM? (2)
Holds instructions that are waiting to be processed by the CPU
Stores all of your saved files
Improves computer graphics
Processes instructions that are sent from the software
What is the purpose of ROM? (2)
Holds instructions that are waiting to be processed by the CPU
Processes instructions that are sent from the software
Stores a set of instructions that tell the computer how to boot up
Used to store all of your saved files
Which is the correct number scale to remember when using binary? (2)
1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 / 128
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18
128 / 64 / 32 / 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 / 1
What is this binary number as a whole (denary) number?
00000101 (3)
1
5
101
6
Convert the whole (denary) number 22 to binary: (3)
00010110
00010000
00001110
00101010
Which of these is an example of a Local Area Network (LAN) (2)
The Internet
Xbox Live
School's network
NHS Hospitals over the country
Which of these is an example of a Wide Area Network (WAN) (2)
School's network
Xbox Live
A home network
A company network in an office block
What's the difference between a LAN (Local Area Network) and a WAN? (Wide Area Network) (3)
LANs are over a small geographical area, WANs are over a large geographical area
LANs are made of thousands to millions of computers, WANs are a small number of computers
LANs are over a large geographical area, WANs are over a small geographical area
LANs include things like the Internet, WANs include things like schools and shops
WiFi provides us with a type of what? (2)
Entertainment System
Storage System
Wireless Network
Wired Network
Ethernet cables are used to do what? (2)
Connect computers to a wired network
Connect computers to a wireless network
Connect a computer to a monitor
Connect a computer to speakers
Which of these is a search engine? (2)
Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome
