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Baseline Assessment

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Robots need instructions to perform tasks. Which of the following would instruct a robot to draw a square with sides of 3 units? The first side of the square has been drawn.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which order of steps will the crane operator need to follow, to unload the ship?

a)

MC, MF, LP, PD, PU, SC

b)

SC, MC, PU, MF, PD, LP

c)

PU, LP, MC, PD, SC, MF

d)

MC, PU, MF, PD, SC, LP

3.

A teacher is separating his class into groups by age, those 12 years or above and those less than 12 years old. The image shows four different algorithms for describing how he might do this. Which algorithm will most efficiently sort the class?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Here is a description of an algorithm. When the user enters 50, what output is displayed on the screen?

a)

100 150

b)

150 100

c)

100

d)

150

5.
a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

6.
a)
b)
c)
d)
7.
a)

hippopotamus

b)

kangaroo

c)

giraffe

d)

tortoise

8.
a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

9.

This image shows a program that is running. It asks you to type in some data. What type of data is being requested?

a)

Number

b)

Table

c)

Text

d)

Decimal

10.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Computers manipulate information, but only humans can understand data.

b)

Computers manipulate data, but only humans can understand information.

11.

Numbers can be represented in patterns of binary digits, either 1 or 0. Select the decimal number equivalent to the bit pattern 00010110.

a)

16

b)

22

c)

10, 110

d)

104

12.

What action should Emma take?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

14.

Complete this sentence that best describes what the internet is.


The internet is a collection of .......

a)

pages of information, including text, images, and video.

b)

devices all joined together by networks all over the world.

c)

different websites all over the world.

d)

computers spaced out all over the world.

15.

Georgina is hoping to try out some internet services that will allow her to do her homework from anywhere.


Georgina can use ............, such as word processors and spreadsheets. This will allow her and members of her work group to edit the same documents at the same time.

a)

e-mail

b)

streamed

c)

web-based application

d)

the cloud

16.

Georgina is hoping to try out some internet services that will allow her to do her homework from anywhere.


She can save photographs and documents to ..............., where they will be safe and available from anywhere she can log onto a computer.

a)

e-mail

b)

streamed

c)

web-based application

d)

the cloud

17.

Georgina is hoping to try out some internet services that will allow her to do her homework from anywhere.


Homework sometimes involves watching a .................... video from an educational website.

a)

e-mail

b)

streamed

c)

web-based application

d)

the cloud

18.

Georgina is hoping to try out some internet services that will allow her to do her homework from anywhere.


She can use ................. to submit completed work to her teacher.

a)

e-mail

b)

streamed

c)

web-based application

d)

the cloud

19.

Internet Protocol (IP) addresses play an important role in the transmission of data over networks. Which of the following completes the definition of an IP address?


An IP address uniquely identifies ........

a)

a computer on a network.

b)

a phone on a mobile network.

c)

a computing device connected to a network.

d)

a domain such as .com or co.uk

20.

Computer programs are created to make computers and robots do things.


Which of these is a programming language?

a)

Python

b)

Flowcharts

c)

Word documents

d)

Roamer

21.

What does the program print out?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

22.

Select the general name for values of this type.

a)

sequence

b)

sub-program

c)

variables

d)

loop

23.

Which of the following prints "1".

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Think about what computers can and can't do. A computer can't ............

a)

play a game of chess.

b)

control a robot.

c)

understand a poem.

d)

respond to an instruction.

25.

Which of these devices are output devices?

a)

keyboard

b)

mouse

c)

bar-code reader

d)

printer

26.

A computer can sense the outside world. Which of these can NOT be detected by sensors?

a)

The level of light

b)

The volume of noise

c)

The anger of people

d)

The temperature of a room

27.

Computers are made up of hardware and software running on the hardware. Which of these is considered to be hardware?

a)

Graphical User Interface

b)

Fetch-Execute Cycle

c)

The Power Supply Unit

d)

Windows Operating System

28.

All computers have an operating system (OS) that runs to enable them to carry out tasks. Which of these are NOT part of the operating system?

a)

memory allocation

b)

dealing with inputs

c)

searching the web

d)

displaying windows

29.

Identify A.

a)

CPU

b)

Power Supply

c)

Fan

d)

Motherboard

30.

Identify B.

a)

CPU

b)

Power Supply

c)

Fan

d)

Motherboard

31.

Identify C.

a)

CPU

b)

Power Supply

c)

Fan

d)

Motherboard

32.

Identify D.

a)

CPU

b)

Power Supply

c)

Fan

d)

Motherboard

33.

Computers are found in many devices. They can sense when things are happening. Which of these do computers NOT monitor?

a)

Scanning of your school ID card

b)

The amount of food you eat in a day

c)

Driving by a speed camera

d)

Borrowing a book from the library

34.

What is image tagging on a web page.

a)

putting a sound recording on the web page

b)

adding a code that describes the picture

c)

displaying a video when you hover over the image

d)

listing all the images and having them on one page

35.

Which ONE of these is NOT an ethical issue?

a)

laws related to privacy

b)

software development life cycle

c)

code of conduct

d)

laws related to criminality

36.

When the user enters the number 87, what output is displayed on the screen?

a)

Too big Bye

b)

Too small Bye

c)

Bye

d)

Too big

37.

What type of data is being requested?

a)

Text

b)

Table

c)

Number

d)

Decimal

38.

When a variable is given a value it is called?

a)

selection

b)

computing

c)

assignment

d)

calculation

39.

Computers need instructions to function. Which of the following would be bad if instructing a robot through a maze?

a)

Move forward until touching a wall

b)

Move through the maze to the end

c)

Turn right / left

d)

Stop