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WorksheetsHow Computers Work - #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Some machines help us manipulate physical objects like dirt and rocks. What do thinking machines (computers) help us manipulate?
Clothing
Information
Banana peels
Parking lots
According to the video, what were the earliest computers made out of?
LEDs and fiberglass
Sticks and stones
Wood and metal
Glass and plastic
All computers do what four jobs?
Input, store, process, and output
Input, RAM, process, and spreadsheets
Read, write, calculate, and store
Algorithm, input, keyboard, and print
A keyboard, mouse, camera, touchscreen, microphone and scanner are all examples of what?
Hard disk drives
Output devices
Processors
Input devices
A printer, monitor and speakers are examples of what?
Processors
Hard disk drives
Input devices
Output devices
What is the best description of what is inside a computer?
Magic and snacks
Wires and circuits
Tiny gears and levers
Cube-shaped pieces of glass
When electricity is flowing in a "wire" inside a computer, we say the wire is "ON". What do we say when t he electricity is not flowing?
It is LATE
It is TASTY
It is OFF
It is RUGGED
A single "wire" in a computer can represent how many different values?
2 (on, off)
3 (yes, no, maybe)
1 (just one)
0 (none)
What do we call the piece of data that can represent an ON/OFF value in a computer?
Bit
Byte
Text
A pandemic
What do we call the numbering system that is used inside computers?
Decimal
Binary
Octal
Mysterious
