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Year 8 Computing - Summer Examination 2019

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a 'url'?
a)
a computer virus
b)
the address for a website
c)
a webpage index 
d)
an automatic spellchecker
2.
Which is the correct spelling?
a)
hypolink
b)
hyprelink
c)
hippolink
d)
hyperlink 
3.
What is 'html' used for?
a)
to search websites
b)
to spellcheck web pages
c)
to create webpages
d)
to destroy viruses
4.
Which of these is the most secure way of data transfer?
a)
HTTP
b)
HTTPS
5.
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
6.

What piece of computer hardware is this?

a)

Power Supply Unit

b)

TV Card

c)

Wireless Network Interface Card

d)

Generator

7.
Power Supplies convert _____.
a)
AC to DC power
b)
DC to AC power
c)
CA to CD power
d)
CD to CA power
8.

What piece of hardware is this?

a)

Tower Fan

b)

Power Supply

c)

Bay

d)

Port

9.

In Animation, what is a Keyframe?

a)

A drawing that defines the starting and ending points of any smooth transition

b)

The least important part of a movie

c)

The #1 most important part of a movie

d)

An animation that runs at more than 60 frames per second

10.

Processors have a speed measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Bits

c)

Bytes

d)

Seconds

11.

What animation process does this image show?

a)

Fruit Skinning

b)

Vegetable Skinning

c)

Potato Skinning

d)

Onion Skinning

12.

Which one is secondary storage?

a)

RAM

b)

Hard Disk

c)

ROM

d)

BIOS

13.

What cipher type does this image show?

a)

Pigpen Cipher

b)

Mary Queen of Scots Cipher

c)

Hieroglyphics Cipher

d)

Caesar Cipher

14.
Year 7 Knowledge Re-tested: The blocks that control a sprite are called
a)
lines
b)
scripts
c)
actions
d)
instructions
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Which one of these is a type of social media?
a)
BBC News
b)
Instagram
c)
ITV
d)
Minecraft
20.
What type of network topology is this:
a)
Bus
b)
Tree
c)
Ring
d)
Star
21.
What type of network topology is this:
a)
Bus
b)
Star
c)
Ring
d)
Tree
22.
What type of Network topology is this:
a)
Ring
b)
Tree
c)
Bus
d)
Star
23.
What is a Trojan virus?
a)
A malicious computer program
b)
A horse 
c)
A network topology
d)
A worm
24.
What does LAN stand for?
a)
Logical Analogue Network
b)
Laser Assisted Network
c)
Local Area Network
d)
Long Area Network
25.
What type of network is this?
a)
Bus
b)
Ring
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
26.
What type of network is this?
a)
Bus
b)
Ring
c)
Star
d)
Mesh
27.
Which internet browser has this logo?
a)
FireFox
b)
Google Chrome
c)
Internet Explorer
d)
Chick-fil-a
28.
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!
29.
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
30.
What is the computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software.
a)
Firewall
b)
Antivirus software
c)
Phishing scam
d)
SMTP
31.
Binary is:
a)
a system using the digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device.
b)
the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet
32.
ASCII is:
a)
a numerical system that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.
b)
the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet
33.
True or False: The binary number for a capital 'A' is the same as the binary number for a lower-case 'a'?
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Convert this to a decimal number
a)
13
b)
12
c)
10
d)
8
35.
Is this device Input or Output?
Printer
a)
Input
b)
Output
36.
Is this device Input or Output?
Keyboard
a)
Input
b)
Output
37.
Which of the following is internal hardware?
a)
Sound Card
b)
Scanner
c)
Web Cam
d)
USB Flash Drive
38.
What is the name for the circuit board which all the main components of the computer are connected to?
a)
Video Card
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Motherboard
d)
Network Interface 
39.
What is this component called?
a)
CUP
b)
CPU
c)
PUC
d)
UCP
40.
What is this component called?
a)
Spinning Disk Drive
b)
Optical Disk Drive
c)
Hard Disk Drive
d)
Floppy Disk Drive
41.
Identify the storage device.
a)
CD
b)
Mouse
c)
Memory Card
d)
External Hard Disk
42.
Identify the storage device.
a)
Sim Card
b)
Hard Disk
c)
Memory Card
d)
RAM Chip
43.
____________ can be freely used, changed, improved, copied and redistributed but it may have some cost for the media and support for further development.
a)
Open Source Software 
b)
Source Code
c)
Machine Code
d)
Proprietary Software
44.
What does RSI stand for?
a)
Repetitive Standing Injury
b)
Real Strain Injury
c)
Repetitive Strain Injury
d)
Repeated Standing Injury
45.
The mouse/pointer should be:
a)
At least 40cm away from the keyboard.
b)
Inline with your knee.
c)
Close to the keyboard and inline with your shoulder.
46.

This picture shows a :

a)

Good Posture

b)

Bad Posture

c)

Good Computer

47.
Computers read file extensions so that it opens in the correct program
a)
True
b)
False
48.
A document that ends in .doc is what kind of file?
a)
Adobe Photoshop
b)
Adobe InDesign
c)
Microsoft Word Document
d)
Adobe Portable Document Format
49.
A document that ends in .ppt is what kind of file?
a)
Adobe Photoshop
b)
Microsoft Word Document
c)
Adobe Portable Document Format
d)
Microsoft PowerPoint
50.
A document that ends in .pdf is what kind of document?
a)
Adobe Photoshop
b)
Adobe Indesign
c)
Microsoft Word Document
d)
Adobe Portable Document Format
51.
Which file format holds sound?
a)
.mp3
b)
.docx
c)
.jpg
d)
.png
52.
Which image file can support animation?
a)
.gif
b)
.jpg
c)
.docx
d)
.wav
53.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
54.
Why was the Computer Misuse Act of 1990 introduced?
a)
To help protect computer software
b)
To help protect computer hardware
c)
To stop the spread of computer viruses
d)
To stop people from accessing unauthorised information. 
55.
Which of the following could protect against unauthorised access to an ICT system?
a)
anti-virus software
b)
a firewall
c)
anti-malware software
d)
disk defragger
56.

Wireless networking is known as this standard....

a)

802.22

b)

802.11

c)

802.12

d)

802.21

57.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built their first computer using a wooden box. Their company has grown and is still around today. What is the name of the company?

a)

Apple

b)

Microsoft

c)

Facebook

d)

Youtube

58.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
59.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
60.
What is Smishing?
a)
SMS Phishing is phishing attacks through mobile phone text messages
b)
Smishing is a virus that attacks only iPads
c)
Smishing is Silent Mailbox phishing attacks - where your letterbox is attacked
61.

In HTML: What is the function of the <p> tag?

a)

Defines a paragraph.

b)

Makes the text purple.

c)

It pushes the text to the right.

d)

Prints the webpage.

62.

In HTML: If you wanted to add links to your web page - what tag would you use?

a)

<a>

b)

<p>

c)

<div>

d)

<link>

63.

In HTML: the tag <IMG> would insert what into a web page?

a)

Insert a title

b)

Insert a link

c)

Insert an image

64.

In what cipher is the wheel shown in the image useful?

a)

Pigpen Cipher

b)

Mexican Army Cipher

c)

Caesar Cipher

d)

Vigenere Cipher

65.

What is this machine called?

a)

The Enigma Machine

b)

The Turing Test Machine

c)

The Einstein Bomb

d)

Newton's Cradle

66.
How many bits is a nibble made up of?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
67.

What did Mary Queen of Scots insert into her ciphered text that made it harder to crack?

a)

Emojis

b)

Null Values

c)

Her name

d)

Thomas Phelps

68.
Which of these would be good idea to use for your password?
a)
The word "Password"
b)
Your nickname
c)
The name of your school
d)
Combination of letters and numbers
69.
Viruses and Trojan Horses are often called
a)
software
b)
malware
70.
What does CSS stand for? 
a)
Creative Style Sheets
b)
Cascading Style Sheets
c)
Colorful Style Spread
d)
Computer Style Spread
71.
Which CSS code is incorrect?
a)
a {color: blue;}
b)
p {font-size: 10px;}
c)
body {background-color="red";}
d)
img {width: 100%;}
72.
Which CSS code centers text?
a)
p {align: center;}
b)
p {text-align: center;}
c)
p {align=center;}
d)
p {center;}
73.
Which of the following is illegal?
a)
Copying a music CD to give to a friend
b)
Copying a music CD to your MP3 player
c)
Copying a music CD to store in your own car
74.
What is the name of law which makes copying images illegal?
a)
The Copyright Act
b)
The Computer Misuse Act
c)
Computer Piracy Act
d)
The Copyright Design and Patents Act
75.
The Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes it an offence to plant or transfer viruses
a)
True
b)
False
76.
True or False?
Pirated software may contain viruses, no technical support, does not qualify for upgrades, may not be complete
a)
True
b)
False
77.

A Caesar cipher is an example of a ______________________.

a)

transposition cipher

b)

bimodal cipher

c)

substitution cipher

d)

substantial cipher

78.
Convert the Binary number 01010 into Decimal
a)
170
b)
16
c)
80
d)
10
79.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
80.
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
81.
How would you write the number two in binary?
a)
1001
b)
0001
c)
0000
d)
0010
82.

What is the binary number 0110 in decimal?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

7

83.

What is the binary number 1110 in decimal?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

11

d)

7

84.

What is the binary number 101110 in decimal?

a)

46

b)

15

c)

32

d)

30

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