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How Computers Work - #2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some machines help us manipulate physical objects like dirt and rocks. What do thinking machines (computers) help us manipulate?

a)

Clothing

b)

Information

c)

Banana peels

d)

Parking lots

2.

According to the video, what were the earliest computers made out of?

a)

LEDs and fiberglass

b)

Sticks and stones

c)

Wood and metal

d)

Glass and plastic

3.

All computers do what four jobs?

a)

Input, store, process, and output

b)

Input, RAM, process, and spreadsheets

c)

Read, write, calculate, and store

d)

Algorithm, input, keyboard, and print

4.

A keyboard, mouse, camera, touchscreen, microphone and scanner are all examples of what?

a)

Hard disk drives

b)

Output devices

c)

Processors

d)

Input devices

5.

A printer, monitor and speakers are examples of what?

a)

Processors

b)

Hard disk drives

c)

Input devices

d)

Output devices

6.

What is the best description of what is inside a computer?

a)

Magic and snacks

b)

Wires and circuits

c)

Tiny gears and levers

d)

Cube-shaped pieces of glass

7.

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?

a)

It is LATE

b)

It is TASTY

c)

It is OFF

d)

It is RUGGED

8.

A single "wire" in a computer can represent how many different values?

a)

2 (on, off)

b)

3 (yes, no, maybe)

c)

1 (just one)

d)

0 (none)

9.

What do we call the piece of data that can represent an ON/OFF value in a computer?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Text

d)

A pandemic

10.

What do we call the numbering system that is used inside computers?

a)

Decimal

b)

Binary

c)

Octal

d)

Mysterious