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WorksheetsUnderstanding Computers KS3 Y7 EoHT
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which example is raw data rather than information?
The height and area of Wembley stadium.
The price of a iPhone X.
399.00
The number of students taking GCSE Computer Science.
Which of these is information rather than raw data?
Red
Number of cars parked at school today.
1.85
87
Which of the following is an input device for humans to get information into a computer for processing?
Mouse
Simple loudspeaker
Monitor
Printer
Which of the following is an output device for humans to get information out of a computer after processing?
Keyboard
Barcode scanner
Microphone
Monitor
Which of the following is both an input device and output device for humans to get information into and out of a computer?
Monitor
Microphone
Mouse
A printer scanner combination
The central processing unit of a computer (CPU) is...
...an output device
...where data and instructions are processed
...an input device
...where data is stored when power is switched off.
Which of the following is not part of the CPU?
Control Unit
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Immediate Access Store
Hard Disk Drive
Which is an example of hardware?
Word-processor
Mouse
Operating System,
Graphical User Interface
Which is an example of software
Internet explorer
Apple MacBook Air
Keyboard
USB Memory Stick
Systems software helps run and maintain the computer. Which of the following is not systems software?
Operating System
Photo editing software
Device drivers
Backup utility
Application software is used to carry out tasks on a computer for the user. Which of the following is application software.
Device driver software
Back up software
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Windows Operating System
Which one of the following is a generic description of a type of software?
Microsoft Word
Internet Explorer
Word-processing
Google browser
Which of the following is specific software application?
Blogging software
Social Networking
Word-processing
Which one of the following is not one of the Operating Systems purposes?
To allow software to communicate with hardware.
To manage files and devices.
Help users to edit their images
Operating utility software such as virus-scanners
To share system resources between programs.
User interfaces. Which of the following is not a type of user interface?
Command-driven - using a command line interface
Random predictive
Menu-driven
Graphics - using a graphics user interface
GUIs are the most common user interface, and are sometimes referred to as WIMP interfaces. WIMP is an abbreviation for ...?
Windows, Iterative, Menus, Players
Working, Icons, Modular, Pointers
Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointers
Wrapped, Immediate, Modular, Precise
Windows, Immediate, Menus, Pointers
RAM is a type of memory. Which of the following is not true about random access memory?
RAM is used to store data loaded by active programs and the operating system.
RAM is a type of volatile memory because it will lose its data if the power is turned off.
Data stored in RAM cannot be changed.
RAM is faster storage than a hard disk drive.
ROM is another type of memory. Which of the following is not true about read only memory?
Most memory in a computer is ROM.
Computers use ROM memory when starting up and contains just enough instructions to get the computer going.
Data in ROM cannot be changed easily.
ROM is a type of non-volatile memory which means it keeps its data even if the power is turned off.
Which of the following is not a form of storage?
Hard disk drive.
Flash memory solid state drive.
Optical drive.
RAM
Which of the following in not a storage device?
Hard disk drive.
Flash memory stick.
Optical disk drive
USB
Solid state srive
