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Year 7 - MCQ2 - Hardware 2020 CLF - Term 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A strong password...

a)

contains a mixture of numbers, letters, symbols and is at least 8 characters in length.

b)

contains at least 8 characters and uppercase letters.

c)

contains a letter and a capital letter.

d)

contains numbers or letters or symbols and is at least 8 characters in length.

2.

When saving my files I need to make sure...

a)

They are saved to the my area of the school network with an appropriate file name

b)

They are saved to my Downloads area only

c)

They are saved to my Downloads folder inside an appropriate folder.

d)

They are saved to the my area of the school network within an appropriate folder structure and appropriate file name.

3.

An appropriate file name should include...

a)

The date that the file was created.

b)

A descriptive name of the what the file contains and date the file was created.

c)

A descriptive name of what the file contains.

d)

A descriptive name of the folder containing the file.

4.

If I receive a ‘sexting’ message...

a)

I should tell a trusted adult.

b)

I should just keep it to myself

c)

I should just show it to my friends

d)

I should delete it immediately

5.

If I forward a ‘sexting’ message I have received...

a)

It is OK as long as I delete it afterwards.

b)

It is OK as long they are over 18

c)

I am not at fault as I did not ask for the message.

d)

I am breaking the law.

6.

The cloud refers to various services where information and files...

a)

Are kept on servers connected to the Internet.

b)

Are kept the hard-drive of a local machine.

c)

Are kept on local machines with Internet access.

d)

Are kept on servers locally.

7.

Cloud computing can mean...

a)

Documents are saved remotely giving you more local memory capacity.

b)

Documents are saved remotely giving you more local storage capacity.

c)

Documents are saved remotely giving you less local memory capacity.

d)

Documents are saved remotely giving you less local storage capacity.

8.

An input device is…

a)

Something you plug into a computer system.

b)

Something that allows you to plug data into a computer system.

c)

Something that allows you to input data into a computer system.

d)

Something that allows you to input data into a peripheral device.

9.

Examples of input devices are…

a)

A mouse, keyboard, projector and scanner

b)

A mouse, keyboard, projector and digital camera

c)

A mouse, keyboard, digital camera and scanner

d)

A mouse, keyboard, digital camera and USB drive

10.

Examples of output devices are…

a)

A printer, scanner, projector and speakers.

b)

A printer, scanner, projector and headphones.

c)

A printer, projector, speakers and headphones.

d)

A printer, scanner, speakers and USB drive.

11.

Which are examples of internal devices?

a)

Motherboard, CPU & RAM

b)

Monitor & speakers

c)

Keyboard & mouse

d)

Hard drive connected by a USB port

12.

What does peripheral mean?

a)

Devices connected to the computer externally

b)

Devices connected to the computer internally

c)

Devices connected to the computer externally or internally that are not part of the core function

d)

Devices connected using a USB cable only

13.

Which are examples of external devices?

a)

Motherboard, CPU & RAM

b)

Optical drive

c)

Keyboard & mouse

d)

Hard drive

14.

Storage devices are needed…

a)

To store data permanently, even when the computer is turned off. This is called 'non volatile'.

b)

To store data permanently, even when the computer is turned off. This is called ′volatile′.

c)

To store data temporarily, just when the computer is turned on. This is called 'non volatile.

d)

To store data temporarily, just when the computer is turned on. This is called 'volatile'.

15.

An example of optical storage is...

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Blu-Ray

c)

Micro SD card

d)

Solid state hard drive

16.

The three main types of secondary storage are...

a)

Optical, Residual and Solid State (flash).

b)

Optical, Residual and Magnetic.

c)

Residual, Solid State (flash) and Magnetic.

d)

Optical, Solid state (flash) and Magnetic.

17.

Examples of peripheral devices are…

a)

Monitor, mouse, CPU, RAM and keyboard.

b)

Monitor, mouse, CPU, keyboard and printer.

c)

Monitor, mouse, RAM and printer.

d)

Monitor, mouse, keyboard and printer.

18.

Solid state / flash memory…

a)

... is more reliable than optical storage as it is smaller and easier to carry around.

b)

... is more reliable than optical storage because it has no moving parts.

c)

... is less reliable than optical storage because it is harder to move.

d)

... is less reliable than optical storage as it has a lower capacity.

19.

CPU…

a)

Stands for Command Processor Unit and its job is to carry out instructions in a computer system.

b)

Stands for Command Processing Unit and its job is to carry out certain commands for the user.

c)

Stands for Central Processing Unit and its job is to carry out certain commands for the user.

d)

Stands for Central Processing Unit and its job is to carry out instructions in a computer system.

20.

An embedded system...

a)

... is a system computer system inside many household devices which control modern homes.

b)

... is a computer system inside large computers to ensure they perform their tasks properly.

c)

... is a computer system inside tablet computers to ensure they turn on quickly.

d)

... is computer system inside mobile phones to ensure they connect to Wi-Fi.