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Test #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are the best ways to define a computer?

a)

A machine that uses electricity (from a cable or battery)

b)

A machine with a screen and a keyboard

c)

A machine that can connect to the Internet

d)

A machine that inputs, outputs, stores, and processes information

2.

Which of the following is the second step of the problem-solving process?

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

3.

Which of the following is the third step of the problem-solving process?

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

4.

When you are asking "What problem am I trying to solve?", you are in the ________ step of the problem-solving process.

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

5.

When you actually make a plan for solving a problem, you are in the __________ step of the problem-solving process.

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

6.

When you put your plan into action, you are in the __________ step of the problem-solving process.

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

7.

When you determine what you have learned or could do better next time, you are in the __________ step of the problem-solving process.

a)

Define

b)

Prepare

c)

Try

d)

Reflect

8.

Tasks that involve telling a computer what to do (or giving information to a computer) are concerned with ______________.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

storage

d)

processing

9.

A computer's memory is used to _____________ information.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

store

d)

process

10.

When information is manipulated or changed by the computer, it is being ______________.

a)

input

b)

output

c)

processed

d)

stored

11.
Which of the following is part of the "Prepare" phase of solving a problem?
a)
Determine the problem you are trying to solve.
b)
Brainstorm/Research possible solutions.
c)
Put your plan into action.
d)
Compare your results to the goals you set while defining the problem.
12.
Which of the following is part of the "Reflect" phase of solving a problem?
a)
Determine the problem you are trying to solve.
b)
Brainstorm/Research possible solutions.
c)
Put your plan into action.
d)
Compare your results to the goals you set while defining the problem.
13.
The work done (possibly by a computer) to turn an input into an output
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Processing
d)
Storage
14.
A precise sequence of instructions for processes that can be executed by a computer
a)
Input
b)
Processing
c)
Algorithm
d)
Storage
15.
A place to hold information until it is needed for processing.
a)
Input
b)
Processing
c)
Algorithm
d)
Storage
16.
Define 'input.'
a)
A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer
b)
work a device inputs
c)
information 
d)
A device that produces output
17.
Define 'output.'
a)
work a device inputs
b)
Information that is stored in a device
c)
Any device or component that receives information from a computer
d)
A device or component that allows information to be given to a computer
18.
What makes a computer function?
a)
input, prepare, try, process
b)
input, process, storage, reflect
c)
input, process, storage, input
d)
input, process, storage, output
19.
What are the components for the problem solving model? 
a)
define, solve, prepare, run
b)
define, prepare, try, not try
c)
reflect, define, try, prepare
d)
there is no problem that can be solved
20.
Physical parts of a computer...such as the keyboard and monitor.
a)
software
b)
hardware