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Worksheets21-22 Understanding Computers KS3
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the ports is a USB port? Use the colour in the image underneath the port (Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue) to identify it.
Yellow
Green
Orange
Blue
Which of the ports is a Network port? Use the colour in the image underneath the port (Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue) to identify it.
Yellow
Green
Orange
Blue
Computers use both RAM and ROM memory: which type of memory is used to store and run the programs?
RAM
ROM
Neither
This port is an older style port used for connecting what device?
Printer
Mouse
Keyboard
Speakers
Which of these connections is the most commonly found video connection on modern computer
In computing the letters "CPU" stand for?
Central Parts and Understanding
Central Processing and Understanding
Control Processing Unit
Central Processing Unit
What is the role of the CPU in a computer?
This is where information is stored; it is the memory of the computer
The CPU creates the graphics and sends them to the screen
The CPU regulates the temperature of the computer as it is a cooling unit
The CPU is responsible for executing a sequence of stored instructions called a program
From the following choose the INPUT devices
Keyboard
Monitor
Graphics Tablet
Speakers
Mouse
A graphics card is added to a computer when we want:
To display anything on screen
To have better graphics to play games
To be able to use a graphics tablet to draw
To add a different type of graphics port
The following are long term storage media (choose the relevant options)
HDD
SSD
NVMe
RAM
Before working inside a computer you should:
Earth yourself to stop electric shocks
Wash your hands to keep grease out of the bits
Hoover it thoroughly to remove dust
Unplug it
A computer uses 1s and 0s when it is working. What is the name of this language?
Denary
Hexadecimal
Decimal
Binary
Which of the list are the TWO biggest units?
bits
Kilobytes
bytes
Megabytes
Computers often come quoted with a "Clock speed" such as 2GHz. Choose a statement that is correct
GHz (Gigahertz) is a car rental company that own the rights to how your computer works
A larger value of Gigahertz means your computer can perform many more operations per second and is faster
A larger value of Gigahertz means your computer can perform fewer operations per second and is slower
A larger value of Gigahertz means your computer can perform fewer operations per second and is faster
The fastest long term storage media is:
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Solid State Drive (SSD)
Blu Ray Disc (Blu-ray)
Compact Disc (CD)
Which of the following are computers?
The Operating System of a computer is:
The system that organises information and allows other programs to run
A medical program to teach doctors about surgery
A system that tracks music use especially of the classical type
A system that uses information and sends information back to the manufacturer
The local drive containing the Operating System is usually labelled:
A:
B:
C:
D:
A USB Stick is best described by what term?
A hard drive
An input device
Removable storage media
Somewhere to save things
