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WorksheetsYear 9 Revision
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What storage loses its data every time the computer is turned off?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
Motherboard
2.
What is the main storage device of your computer?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
HARD DRIVE
3.
Where does all of the computer's processing go through?
a)
CPU
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
MOTHERBOARD
4.
Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Microphone are what types of devices?
a)
INPUT
b)
HARDWARE
c)
OUTPUT
d)
SOFTWARE
5.
Computer part that connects every thing inside the computer together?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
MOTHERBOARD
6.
Printer, Monitor, Speakers and Headphones are which type of devices?
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Software
d)
Hardware
7.
Term for the physical parts of the computer
a)
HARDWARE
b)
HARD DRIVE
c)
SOFTWARE
d)
INPUT DEVICES
8.
Screen that shows you what you are doing on the computer?
a)
MONITOR
b)
COMPUTER
c)
SPEAKER
d)
SCANNER
9.
What does CPU stand for?
a)
Critical Processing Unit
b)
Core Processing Unit
c)
Common Processing Unit
d)
Central Processing Unit
10.
A keyboard is ______.
a)
input
b)
output
11.
A mouse is _______.
a)
input
b)
output
12.
A monitor is ______
a)
input
b)
output
13.
A scanner is _______.
a)
input
b)
output
14.
A printer is _______.
a)
input
b)
output
15.
A speaker is _______.
a)
input
b)
output
16.
What is Software?
a)
User Applications and Operating Systems
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
17.
What is Hardware?
a)
Computer Instructions or Data
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
18.
This is the image of a __________ .
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Keyboard
d)
Motherboard
19.
What is this piece of hardware?
a)
CPU
b)
Motherboard
c)
Computer/Tower
d)
Power Supply
20.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently
d)
Drives through the computer
21.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Accurate Maps
b)
Really Awesome Memory
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Random Access Memory
22.
RAM is what kind of memory?
a)
Permanant
b)
Forever
c)
Slow
d)
Temporary
23.
What Operating System is on a Microsoft computer?
a)
OSX
b)
CentOS
c)
Windows
d)
Android
24.
Where does all of the computer's processing happen?
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
CPU
d)
Hard Drive
25.
The base 2 number system or language of the computer
a)
HTML
b)
Binary Code
c)
Sans script
d)
Hypertext
26.
Which component enables a computer to connect to a network or server?
a)
cpu
b)
network card
c)
ram
d)
hard drive
27.
What should you do if you just bought the newest 3-D graphics game and you can hear the sound but the game itself won't display?
a)
buy a new hard drive
b)
buy a network card
c)
add a video card
d)
install more ram
28.
Anything that you can see or touch
a)
software
b)
hardware
29.
Which of these are not application software
a)
Clash of Clans
b)
MS Word
c)
MS Windows
d)
Photoshop
30.
Is a smart phone considered a computer?
a)
true
b)
false
31.
What does ALU stand for????
a)
Arithemetic logic unit
b)
Arithmetic logic unit
c)
Arithmetical logic unit
d)
Arithmetic logic unit
32.
What is the purpose of the memory address register?
a)
It memorises everything
b)
It keeps track of the instructions
c)
It holds the instructions to be carried out by the CPU
d)
It allows you to input something
33.
Instructions are fetched and decoded under the management of the ALU
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which of these steps does the CPU cycle end with?
a)
Decode
b)
Execute
c)
Fetch
35.
Cache memory is...
a)
Faster than main memory but less expensive
b)
Faster than main memory and more expen
c)
Slower than main memory and less expensive
d)
Slower than main memory but more expensive
36.
What is the purpose of an operating system?
a)
Manage software on computer
b)
Manage hardware on computer
c)
Manage all hardware & software on computer
37.
A graphical user interface can be identified by the ___________ it displays.
a)
commands
b)
data
c)
icons
d)
network
38.
Which of these is not a task of the Operating System?
a)
Writing information to files
b)
Opening, closing and moving windows on the screen
c)
Word processing
d)
Sending information about mouse clicks to an application
39.
Which of these is an operating system?
a)
Chrome browser
b)
Android
c)
Excel
d)
Siri
40.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
The software must be paid for.
b)
It’s often free.
c)
The produces provide regular updates.
d)
Not as customisable
41.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
High quality software with lots of features
b)
Not as customisable
c)
May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
42.
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer are examples of:
a)
Application software
b)
System software
c)
Hardware
d)
Input devices
43.
Windows XP, Windows 7, and Mac are examples of:
a)
Operating systems
b)
Application software
c)
Processing devices
d)
Input devices
44.
What does software do for a computer?
a)
Provides instructions for the hardware
b)
Inputs information into the computer
c)
Processes the information that has been entered into the computer
d)
Stores the information that has been entered into the computer
45.
Skype is an example of _______________ software.
a)
Communication
b)
Reference
c)
Presentation
d)
Multimedia
46.
Windows Media Player is an example of ________________ software.
a)
Spreadsheet
b)
Reference
c)
Presentation
d)
Multimedia
47.
Microsoft PowerPoint is an example of _____________ software
a)
Presentation
b)
Word Processing
c)
Spreadsheet
d)
Reference
48.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
49.
Convert 00100100 to decimal
a)
26
b)
36
c)
46
d)
56
50.
What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?
a)
0 and 1
b)
1 and 2
c)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
d)
1, 2, 4, 8, 16
51.
If a binary number ends with a 1, it must be...
a)
An odd number
b)
An even number
c)
A prime number
d)
The number 12
52.
Which of these is the correct sequence for the place values for binary numbers?
a)
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
b)
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
c)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
d)
0, 1
53.
What is the denary number system?
a)
It counts the number of dens
b)
Our usual base 10 number system
c)
A special number system for computers
d)
Den Ary's number system
54.
What is the main function of binary code?
a)
Turning switches on and off
b)
Allowing computers to represent and store data
c)
Providing a gateway into higher mathematics
d)
Allowing computers to interact with humans
55.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
01111011
b)
01101111
c)
01111101
d)
01101101
56.
What logic gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
XOR
57.
What value is the output for this?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Elephant
58.
What value is the output for this?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Elephant
59.
What logic gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
XOR
60.
What is the output for this?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Elephant
61.
What is the missing value ? from this truth table for AND
a)
1
b)
0
62.
What logic gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
TO
63.
What logic gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
THE
64.
What logic gate is this?
a)
OR
b)
NOT
c)
AND
d)
THE
65.
What gate is this truth table for?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
NOT
d)
THE
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