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Computing Heroes Quiz KS3

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the Computer Programmer who programs the Nasa Apollo space voyages to the moon

a)

Margaret Thatcher

b)

Margaret Atwood

c)

Margaret Hamilton

d)

Margaret Elizabeth

2.

Who is known as The Mother of Computing?

a)

Anne Isabella Noel Byron

b)

Katniss Everdeen

c)

Grace Hopper

d)

Ada Lovelace

3.

Which famous Computer Scientist is credited with inventing the term debugging?

a)

Grace Hopper

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Lisa Simpson

d)

Jon von Neumann

4.

Name the Computer Scientist who worked on developing the nuclear bomb. He is also credited with the concept of the stored program?

a)

Grace Hopper

b)

Margaret Hamilton

c)

Anita Borg

d)

Mr John von Neumann

5.

How many LEDs does a BBC Microbit have?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

25

6.

Name the famous Computer Scientist who is credited with cracking the Nazi Enigma code? The Turing test is also named after him.

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Noam Chomsky

c)

Barak Obama

d)

Dennis Ritchie

7.

How many buttons does a BBC Microbit have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What component do you need to program for the step counter to work?

a)

Bluetooth

b)

A+B Button

c)

Accelerometer

d)

Compass

9.

Javascript blocks can be used to program the Microbit. Javscript is known as the programming language of the web. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

10.

It is possible to save all of our Microbit programs to the cloud. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Scratch 3.0 can be used to control a Raspberry Pi device. True or false

a)

True

b)

False

12.

With SCratch 3.0 you can program your BBC Microbit to act as a controller. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Scratch as a programming language was developed at what university

a)

Dublin Institute of Technology

b)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

c)

Cambridge University

d)

Oxford University

14.

The new computer processor developed by Apple is called

a)

M1

b)

M2

c)

M3

d)

M4

15.

Which is the fastest Internet speed?

a)

100 MB/S

b)

500 MB/S

c)

1 Gig/S

d)

2 Gig/S

16.

what University was Scratch developed at?

a)

DIT

b)

MIT

c)

Oxford

d)

Cambridge

17.

What is this?

a)

A modem

b)

A printer

c)

A VCR

d)

An external hard drive

18.
Which device enabled sailors to calculate their latitude at sea?
a)
an astrolabe
b)
a slide rule
c)
an abacus
d)
a difference engine
19.

What is a program called that searches for and identifies items in a database, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

a)

Network

b)

Algorithm

c)

Sally

d)

Search Engine

20.

Email

a)

Electric sound waves

b)

Mail that is delivered after putting a stamp on the envelope.

c)

Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

d)

Everyone's mail.

21.
How does a computer virus infect a pc?
a)
Email attachments
b)
Attached to files on memory sticks
c)
Suspicious web links
d)
All of the above
22.
What can a virus do to your computer?
a)
Delete files
b)
Cause inappropriate adverts to appear
c)
Spy on what you are doing
d)
Steal your infotrmation
23.

Which of the following is TRUE of the difference between malware and adware?

a)

Antivirus software protects against malware types except for adware.

b)

Adware exists to steal user information, while malware is designed to destroy information.

c)

Adware exists to make money for the author, but not necessarily cause harm or steal information.

24.

When on social media, we should all be cautious of...

a)

How our outfit looks

b)

Oversharing

c)

If we have a charger

25.

If you think you got scammed or hacked, you should...

a)

Email a teacher

b)

Get a new internet provider

c)

Change your passwords

26.

What is one way you can be tracked online?

a)

I.P. Address

b)

The outlet on the wall

c)

Big Brother is watching

27.

If it sounds too good to be true....

a)

It probably is

b)

Don't buy it

c)

It will appear inaccurate

28.

What is E-Safety?

a)

Knowing how to be safe online

b)

Knowing how to be safe in a public place

c)

Knowing how to cross a road

d)

Knowing how to be safe in school

29.
Which one of these is a type of social media?
a)
BBC News
b)
Instagram
c)
ITV
d)
Minecraft
30.
How do you know a website is secure?
a)
Address says https://
b)
Has a popup that says it is secure
c)
Antivirus software tells you
d)
You get an email
31.

15. Choosing your birthday as a password.

a)

Safe

b)

Unsafe

32.

16. Which of these is consider as personal information?

a)

Date of birth

b)

Gender

c)

Online nikename

33.

An Antivirus protects you from all attacks

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Is this a legitimate email?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What does malicious mean?

a)

Something intended to do harm

b)

Something that makes you ill

c)

Something good

d)

Tasty

36.

What is the term for computer programs that attack your computer?

a)

Malware

b)

DangerDroids

c)

RudeBots

d)

Dangerware

37.

Who should know your passwords?

a)

Only you!

b)

Your best friends

c)

Anyone

38.

What is malware?

a)

Malicious software

b)

Software made by a company called Mal

c)

Malicious hardware

d)

Clothes that hackers wear

39.

What is a Trojan malware?

a)

A type of malware that appears to be a legitimate program, but actually causes harm

b)

A type of malware that deletes programs on the system each time replacing them with itself

c)

A type of malware that spies on users without their knowledge

d)

A type of malware that removes and sends all of your files to a third party, over time so you don't notice

40.
Which of these will not put you at risk of malware attacks?
a)
Opening email attachments from unknown sources.
b)
Downloading pirate movies from torrent services
c)
Not installing updates for your operating system
d)
Using a free operating system like Linux, as opposed to using Windows
41.

The attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by pretending you are a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication is known as?

a)

Converting

b)

Hacking

c)

Phishing

d)

Fishing

42.

What should a strong password include?

a)

At least one upper case letter

b)

Short, easy to guess words

c)

Date of birth

d)

At least one number

e)

At least 8 characters

43.

an occasion when private information can be seen by people who should not be able to see it

a)

data breach

b)

data breech

c)

data disruption

44.

Phishing is?

a)

Sending a virus via Email

b)

Trying to extract personal information

c)

A virus acting as something else

d)

An infected Email

45.

You receive a link that is going to give you a free gift. What could this be?

a)

Phishing

b)

Malware

c)

Trojan

d)

Worm

46.

You have been sent an Email form the bank. However, the logo doesn't look right. What could this be

a)

Trojan

b)

Malware

c)

Phishing

d)

Worm

47.

You have uploaded a video to YouTube with an artists song in the background. |Select 2 from below

a)

This is phishing

b)

This is breaching copyright

c)

There is no problem using someone's song if you paid for it

d)

You need permission

48.

How can you spot a fake Email? Pick 2 from below

a)

They use your name

b)

Spelling mistakes, bad grammar

c)

Email isn't signed

d)

There's a request for personal details

49.

Which of the following are clauses of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

a)

It is an offence to look at someone else’s computer files without their permission

b)

2-people cannot be logged on to 1-computer

c)

It is an offence to modify or change the content of computer files without permission

d)

You cannot have the password, 'password1234'

50.

How can a large company protect customer’s personal details?

a)

Keep their data separate from a hard drive

b)

Encryption

c)

Keep the data on a floppy disk

51.

1. You can protect your files from unauthorised access by?

a)

Only allowing your friends and family to know your passwords

b)

Never using computers in a public place such as a library

c)

Choosing a strong password and changing it regularly

52.

Personal data stored on SIM cards, USB sticks, SD cards are exempt from the Data Protection Act principles as it is on removable media.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only sometimes true

d)

Only sometimes false

53.

It’s OK for organisations to pass your data on to other organisations if they ask your permission first.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Under certain conditions