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Computing BTEC Unit 2 Topic A

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A computer is an electronic device which takes IN data, _________ it and then OUTPUTS the result
a)
Processes
b)
Stores
c)
Deletes
d)
Copies
2.
Which of the following is the correct order of the  functions of a computer?
a)
Process --> Output --> Input
b)
Input --> Output --> Process 
c)
Process --> Storage --> Input 
d)
Input --> Process --> Output 
3.
What is the purpose of a multi-functional device?
a)
A device that has lots of parts
b)
A device that can complete a number of tasks
c)
A device that is known as lots of different things
d)
A device that can be used anywhere
4.
What does OMR stand for?
a)
Optical Mark Recognition
b)
Optical Meter Reader
c)
Operator Mark Recognition
d)
Online Meter Reader
5.
Sequential access magnetic storage device used mainly for backups...
a)
Tape
b)
Hard Disk
c)
Flash
d)
DVD
6.
Which of the following is not an optical storage device?
a)
SSD
b)
CD-ROM
c)
Blu-Ray
d)
DVD-RW
7.
Which of the following is not an electronic storage device?
a)
HDD
b)
SSD
c)
Flash
d)
USB Pen Drive
8.

RAM

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Processes

d)

Storage

9.

Stylus

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Processes

d)

Storage

10.
Cache memory temporarily stores data.
a)
true
b)
FALSE
11.
The CPU cache stores
a)
Only instructions
b)
Word documents
c)
Frequently accessed data and instructions
d)
A list of IP addresses
12.
Having a larger cache size on the CPU can improve the performance of the computer.
a)
true
b)
FALSE
13.
Before the processor fetches data from the RAM, it will check if it is stored on the cache first.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.

The instructions and programs which are run by the CPU.

a)

Processor

b)

Software

c)

Multitasking

d)

Motherboard

15.

A system with more than one processor, to increase its performance.

a)

Processor

b)

Software

c)

Multiprocessing

d)

Motherboard

16.

Processor with more than one processor core, to increase its performance.

a)

Multi-core

b)

Software

c)

Multiprocessing

d)

Motherboard

17.

Physical parts of a computer system.

a)

Multi-core

b)

Software

c)

Multiprocessing

d)

Hardware

18.

A multi-core system with two processor cores.

a)

Multi-core

b)

Dual Core

c)

Gigahertz

d)

Hardware

19.
What does ROM stand for?
a)
Random Only Memory
b)
Random Only Memory
c)
Rapid Only Machine
d)
Read Only Memory
20.
Which of these is not stored in the RAM?
a)
Applications
b)
Operating System
c)
PC start up data
d)
User Interface
21.
RAM is non-volatile memory
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of these is physically closer to the CPU?
a)
Hard Drive
b)
RAM
23.
ROM stores start up instructions such as the bootstrap loader
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
NAS stands for
a)
Network Access Service
b)
Network Attached Storage
c)
Network Access Storage
d)
None of the above
25.
RAID stands for
a)
Redundancy In Array of Disk
b)
Redundant Array of Independent Disks.
c)
Redundant Area Inexpensive Disk
d)
Real Array Inexpensive Disk
26.
This is an image of what kind of hardware?
a)
Tower Casing
b)
CD/DVD Drive
c)
USB Port
d)
Portable Storage
27.
A process is a...
a)
program in execution
b)
program on the hard drive
c)
high level program
d)
low level program 
28.
What is defragmentation?
a)
Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
b)
Speeding up processing.
c)
Rearranging the RAM.
d)
Rearranging processes queued for processing.
29.
Which of the following is not a resource managed by the OS?
a)
Bandwidth
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
RAM
d)
Programs
30.
When the OS creates temporary RAM on the Hard Drive it is known as...
a)
Virtual Memory
b)
Cache
c)
Registering
d)
Defragmenting
31.
Which of the following is not systems software?
a)
Web Browser
b)
Anti Virus
c)
Firewall
d)
Zip Compression
32.
A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...
a)
Interupt
b)
Poll
c)
Cache
d)
Defrag
33.
Keeping track of the location of processes in memory and allocating space to new processes is known as...
a)
Memory Management
b)
Process Management
c)
Memory Scheduling
d)
Process Scheduling
34.

A type of OS which can run on a standalone PC (or other device) and supports the use of running more than one job simultaneously

a)

Distributed

b)

Multi-tasking

c)

Embedded

d)

Real-time

35.

A type of OS which is used inside in range of hardware, including "Internet of Things" devices

a)

Distributed

b)

Multi-tasking

c)

Embedded

d)

Real-time

36.

BIOS stands for...

a)

Basic Instruction Operating System

b)

Basic Information Output System

c)

Basic Input Output System

d)

Binary Information Output System

37.
What Windows 10 graphical utility provides extensive details about installed devices and can be used to update drivers, enable/disable, uninstall, configure or troubleshoot the devices?
a)
Device Manager
b)
System Management
c)
Task Manager
d)
Event Viewer
38.
One of the capabilities of operating systems: The computer is capable of operating multiple applications at the same time.
a)
multi-user
b)
multitasking
c)
multiprocessing
d)
multi-threading
39.
One of the capabilities of operating systems: Two or more users have individual accounts that allow them to work with programs and peripheral devices at the same time.
a)
Multi-user
b)
multiprocessing 
c)
multitasking
d)
multithreading
40.
One of the capabilities of operating systems: The operating system can support two or more CPUs.
a)
multi-user
b)
multitasking
c)
multiprocessing
d)
multi-threading
41.
What is the purpose of a device driver? 
a)
to drive the CPU
b)
allows the operating system to communicate with hardware components
c)
allows the operating system to open applications 
d)
allows the operating system to perform multiple tasks at once
42.
Which of these is the purpose of the Operating System?
a)
Allows the user to communicate with the system
b)
Allows the hardware and software of the system to communicate
c)
All of the above
43.
Which Interface uses images/icons to make it easier for the user?
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical
c)
Voice Command
44.
Which Interface uses spoken instructions?
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical
c)
Voice Command
45.
Which Interface communicates directly with the system?
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical
c)
Voice Command
46.
Which Interface is this an example of?
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical
c)
Voice Command
47.
Which Interface is most suitable for advanced users?
a)
Command Line
b)
Graphical
c)
Voice Command
48.
Below are 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage for Command Line Interface.
Choose the disadvantage
a)
Takes up less memory
b)
Takes less processing power
c)
Can be very confusing to a beginner
49.
Below are 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage for Graphical User Interface.
Choose the disadvantage
a)
The user doesn't need to memorise the commands
b)
Simple to use for beginners
c)
Takes up a lot of processing power and memory
50.
Below are 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage for Voice Command Interface.
Choose the disadvantage
a)
Suitable for disabled users
b)
Requires very little training
c)
May have difficulty understanding accents
51.
Which of these will delete the virus if it finds one?
a)
Firewall
b)
Anti-Virus
52.
What is the name for software designed to keep your computer running smoothly?
a)
Utility Software
b)
System Software
53.
What does Anti-Virus software do to your files and emails?
a)
Scans
b)
Manages
54.
What would a school firewall be used for?
a)
Blocking possibly dangerous websites
b)
Scanning student files
55.
Which software reorganises your files in this way?
a)
Firewall
b)
Defragmenter
56.
The purpose of data compression is to decrease file sizes .
a)
True
b)
False
57.

Downloads new software for your device from the Internet without your input

a)

Auto-Update

b)

Compression

c)

Encryption

d)

Defragmenter

58.

Encryption _______ the data to make it unreadable

a)

Scrambles

b)

Changes

c)

Updates

59.

Which of the following is not a piece of Utility Software?

a)

Encryption

b)

Compression

c)

Defragmenter

d)

Translator

60.

What is the purpose of Utility Software? Click all that apply

a)

To keep the computer organised

b)

To ensure it has up to date software

c)

To ensure the system runs efficiently

d)

To translate machine code into high level code

61.
Microsoft excel is an example of _________________ Software.
a)
Spreadsheet
b)
Word Processing
c)
Presentation
d)
Reference
62.
Skype is an example of _______________ software.
a)
Communication
b)
Reference
c)
Presentation
d)
Multimedia
63.

Software built by companies and sold to users is called ________ .

a)

proprietary software

b)

beta software

c)

freeware

d)

open source software

64.

Software that helps run the computer's hardware devices and coordinates instructions between application is called ________ .

a)

a web server

b)

application software

c)

system software

d)

beta software

65.
What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?
a)
Open source software
b)
Bespoke software
c)
Tailor Made software
d)
Closed source software
66.
What is meant by 'proprietary' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for.
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users.  No fee. 
67.
What is meant by 'open source' software?
a)
Software owned by an organisation, you may need to buy a license for
b)
Freely available, constantly upgraded by users.  No fee. 
68.
Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?
a)
The software must be paid for.
b)
It’s often free.
c)
The produces provide regular updates.
d)
Not as customisable
69.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'open source' software?
a)
High quality software with lots of features
b)
Not as customisable
c)
May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
d)
You can edit the source code to customise it
70.
A Burglar alarm system is
a)
Online processing
b)
Real time processing
c)
Batch processing
71.
Producing utility bills is
a)
Online processing
b)
Batch processing
c)
Real time processing
72.

When should you schedule a system’s backup?

a)

When the system is least busy.

b)

At 2AM local time.

c)

On boot up.

d)

Any time before 6AM local time.

73.

What is the greatest advantage of local backups?

a)

Speed

b)

Cost

c)

Safety

d)

Geographic diversity

74.

What is a significant advantage of cloud-based backups?

a)

The backups are geographically dispersed.

b)

The cost is lower for cloud-based backups than for local backups.

c)

Restore time is lower than for local backup and restore scenarios.

d)

Cloud-based backups are far more secure than local backups.

75.

Which type of backup medium protects you from a catastrophic natural event in your area?

a)

An offsite backup

b)

An external drive

c)

Digital media

d)

A local NAS device

76.

What important danger must be considered when using cloud storage?

a)

Data security

b)

Data transfer speed

c)

Data integrity

d)

Data recovery

77.

What is the primary purpose of performing an offsite backup or storing backups in an offsite location?

a)

Valuable data is protected in case of a disaster.

b)

There will be no disruption of service in case of a disaster.

c)

Backups should be stored away from computers because of the magnetic fields generated by computers.

d)

It prevents mixing up of backed up data.

78.

•You don’t need a powerful computer with a huge hard drive – everything is stored and run on a remote computer is an advantage of what?

a)

the Internet

b)

Local area networks

c)

optical devices

d)

cloud storage

79.
What type of memory is accessed the quickest?
a)
Solid State Memory
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Blu-Ray
d)
CD/DVD
80.
What type of memory is inside an iPhone?
a)
Magnetic Tape
b)
Solid State
c)
Optical
81.

RAID implementation methods are

a)

hardware

b)

software

c)

system

d)

both hardware and software

82.

Which one is not a RAID technique?

a)

Stripping

b)

Mirroring

c)

Segmentation

d)

Parity

83.

Data is distributed across multiple disk and used in parallel called

a)

Mirroring

b)

Stripping

c)

Parity

d)

None of the above

84.

______________provide data redundancy by error checking and data recovery

a)

Mirroring

b)

Parity

c)

Scanning

d)

Stripping

85.
RAID 0
a)
Mirror
b)
Striping
c)
Spanning
d)
Duplexing
86.
RAID 1
a)
Mirror
b)
Striping
c)
Spanning
d)
Disk Duplexing
87.
RAID 5
a)
Mirror with parity
b)
Striping with parity
c)
Spanning with parity
d)
None of the above
88.
RAID 1 + 0
a)
Mirror of Striping
b)
Duplex
c)
Spanning of mirror
d)
Striping
89.

What can happen when a server goes down, or internet connection is lost

a)

Hardware is upgraded

b)

Access to data is lost

c)

Data can be downloaded quickly

d)

Data upload is possible

90.

You are working on a file in college. Which of the online options gives you access to your file from any location?

a)

SSD backup

b)

RAM Storage

c)

Cloud Storage

d)

USB storage

91.

Why will storing data across multiple systems lead to increased cost for businesses?

a)

Purchase of cloud storage services

b)

Purchase of monitors

c)

Purchase of RAM storage services

d)

IT staff salary

92.

How can storing data across multiple systems have negative impact on productivity

a)

System needs upgrade

b)

Faster access to data

c)

Locating files may waste time

d)

Additional people may be required

93.

What can happen if multiple versions of the same file are stored across multiple systems?

a)

Wasted repeated work

b)

Faster access to file

c)

Slower access to file

d)

System upgrade

94.

Storing data across multiple systems can lead to serious _____ issues.

a)

Internet

b)

Personnel

c)

System

d)

Security

95.

Businesses can often suffer data loss, either accidentally or maliciously if they do not have what in place?

a)

IT Staff

b)

Backup & Recovery procedures

c)

Word processing software

d)

System software

96.

What factors should be considered when deciding on a backup procedure

a)

When to backup

b)

Why backup

c)

What to backup

d)

Where to backup

e)

Who to backup

97.

When is the recommended time to carry out backup for businesses.

a)

In the morning

b)

In the afternoons

c)

After working hours

d)

During working hours

98.

Which of the following is a type of backup

a)

Partial backup

b)

Incremental Backup

c)

Digital Backup

d)

Cloud Backup

99.

Select 2 other types of backups

a)

System backup

b)

Cyber backup

c)

Full backup

d)

Differential backup

e)

First level backup

100.

A backup of the data that has changed is known as ...

a)

Incremental backup

b)

Full backup

c)

Differential backup

d)

Data backup

101.

A mixture of full and incremental backup is known as ...

a)

Different backup

b)

Top up backup

c)

Combined backup

d)

Differential backup

102.

Which of the following terms describes the type of analysis where large amounts of data is processed into one or more summaries?

a)

Analysis

b)

Conversion

c)

Aggregation

d)

Sorting

103.

If you want to identify trends e.g. poor selling items within a supermarket, which of the following data processing functions would you use?

a)

Analysis

b)

Validation

c)

Conversion

d)

Aggregation

104.

Validation is best described as which of the following?

a)

Data processing to generate a sequence of data

b)

Rejection of data that does not meet a pre-set standard

c)

Rejection of data that does meets a pre-set standard

d)

Data used within batch processing

105.

What is Data processing ?

a)

When data is stored on a computer

b)

When data is processed into a meaningful and useful forms

c)

When data is sent in useful forms

d)

When data is copied from different devices

106.

What are the 3 key stages of data processing?

a)

Upload

b)

Input

c)

Posting

d)

Processing

e)

Output

107.

When a computer collects and stores data what does it mean?

a)

Data input

b)

Data output

c)

Data process

d)

Data upload

108.

What industry will collect and process data for loan and savings?

a)

Banking

b)

Healthcare

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Farming

109.

Racheal works in the retail sector. What kind of data will she likely be processing?

a)

Payment Card details

b)

Medical history

c)

Mortgage

d)

Weather conditions

110.

Select one example of an automatic data collection device

a)

Mouse

b)

Monitor

c)

Barcode readers

d)

Printer

111.

What can a sensor help to accomplish with data

a)

Data collection

b)

Data uploading

c)

Data deletion

d)

Data memory

112.

Specifically, what can make data easier to store, retrieve and process?

a)

Input

b)

Word processors

c)

Database applications

d)

Productivity software

113.

What are databases used for?

a)

displaying data

b)

storing data

c)

organizing data

d)

all of the above

114.

Why are databases better than spreadsheets?


Select all that apply.

a)

They handle big data sets better.

b)

They store the data more securely.

c)

They do not use columns and rows.

d)

You can run custom reports.

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