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Year 7 Computer Science Baseline

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these packages is a "spreadsheet"?

a)

Word

b)

Excel

c)

Powerpoint

d)

Access

2.

Which of these software packages would you use to write a letter?

a)

Excel

b)

Word

c)

Powerpoint

d)

Access

3.

Which of these software packages would you use to create a presentation?

a)

Access

b)

Word

c)

Powerpoint

d)

Excel

4.

Which of these software packages would you use to store details about all of the films you have?

a)

Access

b)

Powerpoint

c)

Word

d)

Excel

5.

What is a network?

a)

Software that can damage your computer

b)

A way of logging onto a computer

c)

A collection of computers linked together

6.

What does “e-mail” stand for?

a)

Everywhere mail

b)

Everybody mail

c)

Electronic mail

7.

Should you meet somebody you have met on-line without telling your parents?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It depends how long you have been talking

8.

What is a “computer virus”?

a)

Software that can damage your files or computer

b)

When your laptop gets spots

c)

A video which is very popular on YouTube

9.

What is an attachment?

a)

An image that is inserted into a document

b)

A file that is sent with an e-mail

c)

A person using a computer

d)

Something you store in your kitchen

10.

What is an “algorithm”?

a)

A set of instructions

b)

A computer program that doesn’t work

c)

A way of testing computers

11.

What is the difference between “Save” and “Save As”?

(a)  

12.

Why is it important to save your work with a sensible name?

(a)  

13.

This shows the folder structure of a student’s work they save on the school network.

They have just created a document about “The Black Death” for history. What is the correct route to find the folder they are looking for so that they can save it with all their other documents for that subject?

a)

(Z:) > Documents > History

b)

History > Documents > (Z:) > School Work

c)

(Z:) > Documents > School Work > History

14.

What will happen when the following code is run?

a)

The sprite will move 10 steps and bounce if it is on the edge. It will do this forever when the space key is pressed

b)

The sprite will move 10 steps and bounce if it is on the edge. It will do this once when the space key is pressed

c)

The sprite will move 15 steps. It will do this forever when the space key is pressed

d)

The sprite will move 15 steps. It will do this once when the space key is pressed

15.

What will happen when the following code is run?

a)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 1 second. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

b)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide forever. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

c)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 1 second.

d)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 10 seconds. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

16.

What shape will this program draw?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Hexagon

17.
What are the parts of a computer which you can pick up and move?
a)
hardware
b)
software
c)
presentation
d)
images
18.
What are the programs which run on a computer?
a)
hardware
b)
software
c)
word
d)
spreadsheet
19.

What makes a strong password for a computer account?

a)

A long password

b)

A difficult to guess password

c)

A password with letters and numbers

20.

A list of steps to complete a task

a)

Algorithm

b)

Program

c)

CPU

d)

Hardware

21.
What does a computer allow you to do?
a)
Type documents and send email
b)
Browse the Internet
c)
Store and retrieve data
d)
All of the above
22.
What is software?
a)
Anything connected to the computer that is soft
b)
Anything connected to the computer that you can touch
c)
Any set of instructions that you can work with
d)
Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
23.

Which is the correct icon for 'Center' text?

a)
b)
c)
24.

Which is the correct icon for 'Bold'?

a)
b)
c)
25.

Which is the correct icon for changing text size?

a)
b)
c)
26.

Which is the correct icon for 'copy'?

a)
b)
c)
27.

Which is the correct icon to change the background colour ('colour fill/shading')?

a)
b)
c)
28.

Which is the correct icon for spell check?

a)
b)
c)
29.

Which two are input devices?

a)

Mouse

b)

Printer

c)

Keyboard

d)

Monitor

30.

Which two of these are methods of storage?

a)

Hard drive

b)

Printer

c)

Monitor

d)

USB

31.

Which two are output devices?

a)

Speakers

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Monitor