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Year 8 Patricks - IT Assessment

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select three INPUT devices

a)

Monitor

b)

Mouse

c)

Keyboard

d)

Scanner

e)

Projector

2.

Select three OUTPUT devices

a)

Monitor

b)

Printer

c)

Keyboard

d)

Projector

e)

Scanner

3.

Select two Web Browsers.

a)

Micrsoft Edge

b)

Google

c)

Google Chrome

d)

Bing

e)

Yahoo

4.

Which short cut is used for COPYING a file in File Explorer?

a)

CTRL V

b)

CTRL C

c)

CTRL P

d)

CTRL Z

5.

Which short cut is used for PASTING a file in File Explorer?

a)

CTRL V

b)

CTRL C

c)

CTRL P

d)

CTRL Z

6.

Which short cut is used to UNDO an operation in File Explorer?

a)

CTRL V

b)

CTRL C

c)

CTRL P

d)

CTRL Z

7.

Choose the correct FILE EXTENSION for the following:


A PowerPoint Presentation

a)

.doc

b)

.ppt

c)

.xls

d)

.jpg

e)

.mp3

8.

Choose the correct FILE EXTENSION for the following:


A Spreadsheet

a)

.doc

b)

.ppt

c)

.xls

d)

.jpg

e)

.mp3

9.

Choose the correct FILE EXTENSION for the following:


A downloaded Image/Photo

a)

.doc

b)

.ppt

c)

.xls

d)

.jpg

e)

.mp3

10.
To protect your online identity on social networking sites, you should:
a)
only log on from your own PC
b)
give false details about yourself
c)
make sure only your friends can see your personal information
d)
not use social networking sites
11.
How can you tell that a person on a social networking site is who they say they are?
a)
By asking them to post a photograph of themselves
b)
Because they talk about friends that you both know
c)
Because they are really friendly and genuine
d)
you can't tell
12.
Information about a particular person that exists on the Internet as a result of their online activity is known as their..?
a)
Digital Footprint
b)
Digital Thumbnail
c)
Digital Fingerprint
d)
Digital Data
13.
The minimum age limit for a Facebook account is...?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
14.
Why should you organise your files into folders?
a)
They take less room on your computer
b)
There is a limit to the number of files you can save in one folder
c)
To make the files more secure
d)
It is easier to find the file you want to work on
15.
The recommended minimum character length for a password is?
a)
6 characters
b)
8 characters
c)
10 characters
d)
12 characters
16.
An email or link used to gather private information illegally is known as..
a)
Phishing
b)
Spam mail
17.
In order to keep your password secure you should:
a)
write it down and keep it in a drawer at home
b)
choose something memorable like your name so you don’t need to write it down
c)
use your date of birth
d)
choose something memorable only to yourself
18.
Which of the following is unlikely to damage or delete data?
a)
a virus
b)
a system crash
c)
backing up data
19.
Which would be the best method of backing up your school work?
a)
printing out paper copies and filing them away
b)
keep a second copy of the data on your hard disk
c)
make a copy on a removable storage device, eg USB stick
20.
Encryption is a method of..
a)
scrambling data
b)
deleting data
c)
backing up data
21.
What is email short for?
a)
Electronic Mail
b)
European Mail
c)
Easy Mail
d)
Extra Mail
22.
Which of the following is NOT needed to send an email?
a)
Email Software
b)
Microsoft Word
c)
Internet Connection
d)
A Recipient
23.
Those specified in the CC headers in an email will
a)
Receive a Carbon Copy of the email
b)
Be excluded from seeing the email
24.
Where would you put the email address if you are sending them a Copy and you do not want the other recipients to see that you sent it to this contact
a)
TO:
b)
CC:
c)
BCC:
d)
Subject:
25.
What button would you click to send a copy of an email you have received to a friend?
a)
Forward
b)
Reply
c)
Reply To All
d)
Attach
26.
The definition of a Mail server is...
a)
Mail Servers pass on emails
b)
Mail Servers store emails until they are collected
c)
Mail server pass on or store emails until they are collected
d)
Mail Servers is Email software
27.
What does the CPU do?
a)
It is the brain of the computer and it executes one instruction at a time.
b)

It is where all data is stored, as it is the main memory component

28.
What is RAM used for?
a)
To store programs currently in use, and data that is being created until the machine is turned off
b)
It is the brain of the computer and it executes all the functions of the machine
29.
What is the role of the POWER SUPPLY for a computer?
a)
Internal hardware component that supplies components in a computer with power.
b)
External plug that powers the computer up.
c)
It is a piece of software.
30.
What is the correct definition for a hard disk?
a)
It is an technical name for a CD-Drive
b)
it is the main internal storage device in computers 
31.
What is the definition for software?
a)
Software is the physical parts of the computer
b)
Software is the programs that run on a computer.
32.
What is the definition for hardware.
a)
Hardware is the physical parts of the computer
b)
Hardware is the programs that run on a computer.
33.

What does CPU stand for...

a)

Controlled Process Unit

b)

Cache Processor Unit

c)

Computing Program Unit

d)

Central Processing Unit

34.

The processor performs one instruction at a time. Which three words make up the cycle?

a)

Fetch

b)

Input

c)

Execute

d)

Decode

e)

Process

35.
What is the purpose of a firewall?
a)
To detect viruses on a system and prevent them from attacking it and spreading
b)
To prevent unauthorised connections coming in to and out of a network
c)
To prevent a hacker from logging on to the network
36.
What is the purpose of anti-virus software?
a)
To prevent a virus from attacking the network
b)
To prevent hackers from accessing the network
c)
To block unauthorised connections to the network
37.

Which best DEFINES what is meant by the term “user interface?"

a)

The user interface is the software that allows humans to interact with a computer system.

b)

The user interface is the hardware that allows humans to interact with a computer system

38.
Cells that run horizontally on a spreadsheet
a)
Row
b)
Column
c)
Workbook
d)
Range
39.
Cells that run vertically on a spreadsheet
a)
Row
b)
Workbook
c)
Worksheet
d)
Column
40.
A group of cells in a spreadsheet
a)
Cell reference
b)
Cell range
c)
Active cells
d)
Formulas
41.
What will the formula =max(b6:b10) workout?
a)
the highest value in the cell range
b)
the lowest value in the cell range
c)
the most occurring value in the cell range
d)
the average value in the cell range
42.
What will the formula =min(b6:b10) workout?
a)
the highest value in the cell range
b)
the lowest value in the cell range
c)
the middle value in the cell range
d)
the most occurring value in the cell range
43.
what will the formula =median(b6:B10) WORKOUT?
a)
the middle value in the cell range
b)
the highest value in the cell range
c)
the lowest value in the cell range
d)
the most occurring value in the cell range
44.
what will the formula =mode(b6:b10) workout?
a)
the most occurring value in the cell range
b)
the lowest value in the cell range
c)
the highest value in the cell range
d)
the middle value in the cell range
45.
which symbol do we use to multiply in the a spreadsheet?
a)
b)
c)
x
d)
%
46.
which symbol do we use to divide in a spreadsheet?
a)
b)
+
c)
d)
47.
What is data validation?
a)
A way of checking that something has been entered correctly
b)
Adding totals together in a spreadsheet
48.

To create a program in Scratch, you need to think systematically about the order of steps. This concept is known as..

a)

Sequence

b)

Iteration

c)

Conditional formatting

d)

Variables

e)

List

49.

Forever and Repeat blocks can be used in Scratch to repeat a series of instructions. This programming concept is known as..

a)

Sequence

b)

Iteration

c)

Conditional Statements

d)

Variables

e)

Arrays

50.

Using if and if-else blocks in Scratch are part of which programming concept.

a)

Sequence

b)

Iteration

c)

Conditional Statements

d)

Variables

e)

Arrays

51.

The blocks of code represents which programming concept...

a)

Boolean Logic

b)

Conditional Stataments

c)

Iteration

d)

Arrays

e)

Sequence

52.

The green block in this coding represent which programming concept

a)

Boolean Logic

b)

Conditional Statements

c)

Variables

d)

dynamic interaction

e)

iteration

53.

The second orange block of coding represents which programming concept?

a)

Boolean Logic

b)

Conditional Statements

c)

Iteration

d)

Variables

e)

Arrays

54.

The block of coding in Scratch represents what programming concept?

a)

Sequence

b)

Conditional Statements

c)

Variables

d)

Iteration

e)

Arrays

55.

When the key is pressed, what will happen to the sprite?

a)

It will move right 10 steps

b)

it will move left 10 steps

c)

it will move up 10 steps

d)

it will move down 10 steps

56.

The following coding will make the sprite...

a)

move left 10 steps

b)

move right 10 steps

c)

jump forward 10 steps

d)

jump back 10 steps

e)

spin around continuously

57.

Debugging is........

a)

the process of locating and removing faults in computer programs

b)

the process of manipulating sound in a program

c)

the process of adding variables in a program

d)

the process of removing variables from a program

58.
An algorithm is..
a)
.. A set of instructions
b)
... A motion block
c)
... A character
d)
... A loop statement 
59.
These blocks are different examples of what?
a)
motion
b)
events
c)
controls
d)
sound
60.
Which block moves a sprite 10 points to the right, no matter which way it is facing?
a)
Change X by 10
b)
Change Y by 10