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How Computers Work - #4

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the video, every input or output of a computer is effectively a type of...

a)

CPU

b)

pineapple

c)

information

d)

power supply

2.

Information can be represented by electrical signals that are ...

a)

slippery

b)

dangerously shocking

c)

red or blue

d)

on or off

3.

Information is represented inside the computer as ...

a)

ones and zeroes

b)

black wires and white wires

c)

the power switch

d)

a virus

4.

A circuit that changes a zero into a one, and a one into a zero is called...

a)

a confusing circuit

b)

an "and" circuit

c)

a round circuit

d)

a "not" circuit

5.

According to the video, this symbol represents what kind of circuit?

a)

a "not" circuit

b)

an "and" circuit

c)

an "or" circuit

d)

a badly designed fork

6.

In an "and" circuit, the output will be 1 only if...

a)

input 1 AND input 2 are both 1s

b)

input 1 OR input 2 is a 1

c)

input 1 AND input 2 are both 0s

d)

It's only 9:30am and I'm still hungry

7.

A circuit that adds 2 bits together is called...

a)

very useful

b)

an adder

c)

not very useful

d)

a combinator

8.

According to the video, all the information processing that our computer does is...

a)

a combination of "not" circuits and "and" circuits only

b)

generally very complicated

c)

lots of small, simple operations put together

d)

performed by a team of tiny squirrels with notepads and paper

9.

According to the video, how fast does electricity move?

a)

Around 100 miles per hour

b)

Just about the speed of sound

c)

Just about the speed of light

d)

About as fast as humans can run