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Year 9 Computing - Summer Examination 2019

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

WhatsApp

b)

Instagram

c)

Facebook

d)

MySpace

2.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

WhatsApp

b)

Instagram

c)

Facebook

d)

MySpace

3.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

Safari

b)

Edge

c)

Chrome

d)

Firefox

4.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

Safari

b)

Edge

c)

Chrome

d)

Firefox

5.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

Safari

b)

Edge

c)

Chrome

d)

Firefox

6.

What software / app is shown in the image?

a)

Safari

b)

Edge

c)

Chrome

d)

Firefox

7.

Desktop Icons: What is this image the icon for?

a)

Microsoft PowerPoint

b)

Microsoft Word

c)

Microsoft Publisher

d)

Microsoft Excel

8.

Desktop Icons: What is this image the icon for?

a)

Microsoft PowerPoint

b)

Microsoft Word

c)

Microsoft Publisher

d)

Microsoft Excel

9.

Desktop Icons: What is this image the icon for?

a)

Microsoft PowerPoint

b)

Microsoft Word

c)

Microsoft Publisher

d)

Microsoft Excel

10.

Desktop Icons: What browser is this the icon of?

a)

Internet Explorer

b)

Google Chrome

c)

Mozilla Firefox

d)

Safari

11.
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
12.
Which is NOT a web browser?
a)
Chrome
b)
Internet explorer
c)
FireFox
d)
Yahoo
13.
Which company has this logo?
a)
Alibaba
b)
Access
c)
Amazon
d)
Arrow
14.
Is this device Input or Output?
Printer
a)
Input
b)
Output
15.
Is this device Input or Output?
Keyboard
a)
Input
b)
Output
16.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Center align

b)

Font name

c)

Increase font

d)

Underline

17.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Left align

b)

Font size

c)

Font name

d)

Save

18.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Bold

b)

Underline

c)

Italic

d)

Font name

19.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Font name

b)

Font size

c)

Font color

d)

Save

20.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Save

b)

Undo

c)

Redo

d)

Underline

21.

What is this icon in the Microsoft Word toolbar?

a)

Undo

b)

Redo

c)

Font size

d)

Save

22.

What are the two main WiFi transfer frequencies?

a)

2.4Ghz and 5Ghz

b)

100MB and 250GB

c)

5.1 Channel and 7.1 Channel

d)

200W and 500W

23.

Which of these is a typical rating of a Power Supply Unit?

a)

500W and 90% efficiency

b)

10W and 40% efficiency

c)

8000W and 100% efficiency

d)

0W and 0% efficiency

24.

Which of these is a typical speed of a Desktop Hard Disk Drive?

a)

7200RPM

b)

800RPM

c)

5RPM

d)

20RPM

25.

The image shows an environmentally friendly "green" desktop hard disk drive. What is the main difference between these and regular desktop hard drives?

a)

The drive does less revolutions per minute (RPM)

b)

The drive only connects to environmentally friendly websites

c)

The drive lasts 100 years longer

d)

The drive file size is double a normal hard drive

26.
What does BIOS stand for?
a)
Bonus Input/Output System
b)
Basic Interface Output System
c)
Basic Input/Output System
d)
Basic Input/Outsource Shape
27.
When does BIOS run?
a)
Runs after Windows loads
b)
Runs before you shut down
c)
Runs after you log in
d)
Runs before Windows loads
28.
What does POST stand for?
a)
Pre- Operating System Test
b)
Post Operating System Test
c)
Please Order System Technolgy
d)
Power On Self Test
29.

What do we call Android software version 7.0?

a)

Oreo

b)

Nougat

c)

Kitkat

d)

Lollipop

30.

What is Android version 1.6 called?

a)

1.6 Donut

b)

1.6 Dime

c)

1.6 Drama

d)

1.6 Dancing

31.

Who was the inventor of the

modern computer, creating the

first program-controlled computer?

a)

Konrad Zuse

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Mark Zuckerberg

d)

Steve Jobs

32.

Who created the Difference

Engine—a machine that could

perform mathematical

calculations?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Jack Dorsey

33.

Alan Turing, Dilly Knox, John

Jeffreys and Peter Twinn were part

of a team responsible for breaking

which World War 2 German code?

a)

Enigma

b)

Caesar Cipher

c)

Vigenere

d)

Pig Pen

34.

Who invented the World Wide Web

in 1989?

a)

Tim Berners Lee

b)

Vint Cerf

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Thomas Edison

35.

Margaret Hamilton was Director of

Software Engineering and famously

developed on-board software for

what?

a)

Formula One teams

b)

The Steam Engine

c)

Thrust SSC

d)

NASA

36.

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)

Instagram

37.

Which of these is the definition of a pixel?

a)

Picture element - a single dot of colour in a digital bitmap image or on a computer screen

b)

Picture experience - two binary numbers representing RGB

c)

Picture in Elevation - Removing colours until binary values of 0 and 1 exist

d)

Pin Excel - Rows and Columns making up vector elements of an image

38.

The amount of bits available for colours in an image is called the ...

a)

Image resolution

b)

Colour depth

c)

Vectorness

d)

Digital space

39.

Which of these is a common screen resolution?

a)

1280 x 720

b)

1440 x 20

c)

899 x 995

d)

100 x 100

40.

Which of these is the definition of a Switch?

a)

A device for connecting computers and other network capable devices together to form a network.

b)

Any computer program designed to replicate and damage other computer systems and software.

c)

An application that displays web pages.

d)

A set of rules for how messages are turned into data packets and sent across networks.

41.

What is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication?

a)

Phishing

b)

Phreaking

c)

Shouldering

42.

How many bits of entropy is the hard to guess password you saw in this image?

a)

44 bits of entropy

b)

1 bit of entropy

c)

100000 bits of entropy

d)

10 bits of entropy

43.

Which of these is an audio file?

a)

MP3

b)

MP4

c)

AXF

d)

PBV

44.

Which of these is an image file extension?

a)

JPG

b)

AIF

c)

AIG

d)

RPG

45.

Which of these is a file extension of a compressed archive?

a)

ZIP

b)

RAB

c)

BMP

d)

FLAC

46.

Which of these is a file extension of a Photoshop file

a)

PSD

b)

PSF

c)

PPT

d)

ODX

47.

Which of these data types is "True / False"?

a)

Boolean

b)

DateTime

c)

Integer

d)

Character

48.

Which of these data types can handle decimal numbers?

a)

Integer

b)

Boolean

c)

DateTime

d)

Real

49.

In a MySQL database, "23-01-12 13:44:00" is an example of which data type?

a)

BOOLEAN

b)

DATETIME

c)

TINYINT

d)

MEDIUMINT

50.

Which of these programming languages allows you to create pin code systems and other coding in PowerPoint?

a)

Visual Basic for Applications

b)

Java

c)

HTML

d)

Lua

51.
What does this symbol represent?
a)
Start
b)
Sub
c)
Decision
d)
Process
52.
What is the name of this symbol in a flowchart?
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Decision/Question
d)
Process
53.
What does this shape represent?
a)
Input/Output
b)
Decision
c)
Process
d)
Start/Stop
54.
Can this shape be used for both Start and Stop?
a)
Yes
b)
No
55.
Computer Science is the study of _____________ . 
a)
lunch
b)
computers
c)
people who like technology 
d)
robots
56.
 A program is a set of __________.
a)
sentences
b)
instructions
c)
paragraphs
d)
games
57.
What programming language is shown in this image?
a)
Python
b)
ActionScript
c)
Visual Basic
d)
FORTRAN
58.
Guido van Rossum created which programming language?
a)
Python
b)
C++
c)
Visual Basic
d)
Kodu
59.
Why is this programming joke humorous?
a)
The code doesn't actually return a random number
b)
It should return 6 but returns 4
c)
The code uses the wrong type of brackets
d)
The cartoon uses Comic Sans
60.
Why is creating a flowchart before programming useful?
a)
You can understand the flow of the program before you code it, less likely to make errors
b)
You get more marks for using a flowchart in real business
c)
Flowcharts can include colours but code can't
d)
You can only code if you've done a flowchart first or the code errors massively
61.
Identify this shortcut: CTRL + S
a)
save a file
b)
select all text
c)
close a document
d)
copy selected text
62.
Identify this shortcut: CTRL + P
a)
print
b)
paste selected text
c)
select all text
d)
copy selected text
63.
The brain of the computer is the _____________.  
a)
Motherboard
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
Hard Disk
64.
This is the _________.
a)
keyboard
b)
scanner
c)
CD-ROM
d)
monitor
65.
Which computer game is shown in this image?
a)
Pong
b)
Space Invaders
c)
Bouncy Ball 1992
d)
Shining Force
66.
In programming, a Loop :
a)
is an if statement
b)
repeats part of a program
67.
What type of animations are green?
a)
Entrance
b)
Emphasis
c)
Exit
d)
Motion Path
68.

In Python: Converts a number to a string

a)

str()

b)

int()

c)

parseInt()

d)

convert

69.

In Python: The character that must be at the end of the line for if, while, for etc.

a)

:

b)

;

c)

.

d)

,

70.
What does the term 'debug' mean?
a)
Identify errors and fix them.
b)
Making a calculation
c)
A set of instructions
d)
Looking at code
71.

In Python: What does the print function do?

a)

It's a variable.

b)

It can input data.

c)

It displays something like a string or integer

d)

It loops the code.

72.

In Python: What symbol do you use to make a comment in Python?

a)

@

b)

¬

c)

;

d)

#

73.

In Python: What will the output be from the following code?

print(3+4)

a)

3+4

b)

7

c)

SyntaxError

d)

print(3+4)

74.
What am I? This is where instructions are repeated.
a)
Sequence
b)
Selection
c)
Iteration
75.
What am I? This is where a question is asked and depending on the answer, a choice is made. 
a)
Sequence
b)
Selection
c)
Iteration
76.
What am I? This is where instructions are done one after another.
a)
Sequence
b)
Selection
c)
Iteration
77.

Which translator ..... translates code into machine code, instruction by instruction

a)

Interpreter

b)

Compiler

c)

Assembly Language

78.

Which translator ..... translates the whole program into machine code before the program is run

a)

Compiler

b)

Interpreter

c)

Assembly Language

79.

Which of these is the definition of a Syntax Error?

a)

An error where the code does not follow the rules of the language

b)

A type of error that occurs due to incorrect algorithm design. The code runs, but not with the correct output.

80.

Which of these is the definition of a Logic Error?

a)

An error where the code does not follow the rules of the language

b)

A type of error that occurs due to incorrect algorithm design. The code runs, but not with the correct output.

81.
What kind of gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
NOT
c)
OR
d)
XOR
82.
What kind of gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
NAND
c)
OR
d)
XAND
83.
What kind of gate is this?
a)
OR
b)
XOR
c)
NOR
d)
AND
84.
What kind of gate does this Truth Table represent?
a)
OR
b)
AND
c)
XOR
d)
NOT
85.
What kind of gate does this Truth Table represent?
a)
AND
b)
NOT
c)
OR
d)
NAND
86.
What is the output of an OR gate if the inputs are 1 and 0?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
OFF
d)
2
87.
What is the output of an AND gate if the inputs are 1 and 0?
a)
ON
b)
2
c)
1
d)
0
88.

True or False: The ROM stores the Operating System of a

computer

a)

False

b)

True

89.

True or False: Flash Memory isn’t really memory at all, it’s in

the Cloud

a)

False

b)

True

90.

True or False: Optical data storage is data that can be seen

a)

False

b)

True

91.

What does this diagram show?

a)

The Python Interpretive Process

b)

The Systems Lifecycle

c)

The Alpha Testing

d)

The Difference Engine

92.

iTunes, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer and Windows 10 are all examples of which type of software?

a)

Open Source Software

b)

Closed Source Software

93.

In Powerpoint: Which tab allows us to insert pictures?

a)

insert

b)

home

c)

design

d)

animation

94.
What is a slide transition ?
a)
overheads
b)
letters
c)
special effect used to introduce a slide in a slide show 
d)
the way one slide looks
95.

Which of these is the logo for PowerPoint?

a)
b)
c)
d)
96.

Which of the following is not included in the Microsoft Office suite?

a)

Word

b)

Excel

c)

PowerPoint

d)

Paint

97.

Electronic link between a marked place in a document to another place in the document or to another document, file, or web page.

a)

Hyperlink

b)

Chart

c)

Transition

d)

Presentation

98.

Holly created a membership presentation in the most current version of PowerPoint. She wants to make sure that all features of her presentation will be visible in older versions of the software. Which specific feature would she use?

a)

check for compatibility

b)

check for accessibility

99.
Click the Start From Beginning command on the Quick Access Toolbar, or press the _______ key at the top of your keyboard to start your presentation.
a)
F5
b)
F4
c)
F1
d)
F7
100.

Which slide layout is shown in the picture?

a)

Blank

b)

Title and Content

c)

Two Content

d)

Title Only

101.

What is this icon?

a)

Add Animation

b)

Transition

c)

Shapes

d)

Objects

102.

What is a network?

a)

A single computer that is not connected to any other.

b)

Two or more computers that are connected together by cables or Wi-Fi.

c)

Lots of computers in one place