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J276 - Paper 1 Revision

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Optical device, fairly fragile, easy to snap or scratch.
a)
Flash memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard disk
2.
Same as 1,024 GB
a)
1 TB
b)
1 GB
c)
1MB
d)
1 KB
3.
Which type of storage has moving parts?
a)
Hard Disk Drive
b)
Flash Drive
c)
DVD
d)
Solid State Drive
4.
Solid State Drives use
a)
Non Volatile Flash Memory
b)
Volatile Flash Memory
c)
Volatile Storage Memory
d)
Non Volatile Magnetic Memory
5.
Large computers used for backup storage are called
a)
Supercomputers
b)
Servers
c)
Clients
d)
Giants
6.
Where would you NOT currently find an embedded system?
a)
Washing machine
b)
Wardrobe
c)
Credit card reader
d)
Car
7.
Processors have a speed measured in...?
a)
Hertz
b)
Bits
c)
Bytes
d)
Seconds
8.
If the processing speed goes from 1GHZ to 4GHZ and the processor is changed from an 8 core to a dual core processor – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
a)
The number of instructions executed per second stays the same
b)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
c)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
d)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
9.
The part of a processor in which instructions are executed is known as?
a)
Core
b)
Centre
c)
Execution
d)
Instruction Centre
10.
What acts as an intermediary between the processor and the Main Memory?
a)
Bus
b)
User
c)
Cache
d)
Clock
11.
RAM stands for ...
a)
Read Access Memory
b)
Random Application Memory
c)
Read Application Memory
d)
Random Access Memory
12.
ROM stands for...
a)
Read Optical Memory
b)
Random Only Memory
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Random Optical Memory
13.

Question 2: Which TWO of these Protocols deals with Email? (1-4)

a)

FTP

b)

ICMP

c)

SMTP

d)

IMAP

14.

Question 3: What does FTP stand for? (1-4)

a)

Flat Transfer Procedure

b)

File Transfer Protocol

c)

Flat Transfer Protocol

d)

File Transferring Protocol

15.

Question 10: Which of these is NOT a real IP address? (7-9)

a)

192.168.2.156

b)

192.168.2.1

c)

192.168.2.200

d)

192.168.2.328

16.

Question 2: Which of these is a characteristic of a LAN? (3-6)

a)

It covers a wide geographical area

b)

Computers are connected together using a leased line or a satellite

c)

Users can share files and peripherals

d)

Data can only be transmitted at a very slow rate

17.

Question 1: What is a standalone computer? (1-4)

a)

A computer that is not connected to a network

b)

A computer that is being used as a server

c)

A computer that does not have any peripherals attached to it

d)

A computer that is used by only one person

18.

Question 4: Which of these statements is true? (3-6)

a)

A client-server network has a central computer that provides services to the rest of the network

b)

A client-server network is cheap and easy to set up

c)

A client-server network cannot be used to share files

d)

Each computer on a client-server network is maintain separately

19.

Question 8: Which transmission media is capable of having a much higher

bandwidth? (6-9)

a)

Coaxial

b)

Twisted pair cable

c)

Plastic

d)

Fibre optic

20.

Question 9: Which type of transmission media is the least expensive to

manufacture? (6-9)

a)

Coaxial

b)

Twisted pair cable

c)

Plastic

d)

Fibre optic

21.

Which legislation governs the act of hacking?

a)

The Freedom of Information Act

b)

The Data Protection Act

c)

The Creative Commons License

d)

The Computer Misuse Act

22.

Which of the following statements is true about open source software?

a)

The software cannot be copied, modified or shared

b)

The software can be copied, modified or shared

c)

There is normally a cost to pay for a license to use the software

d)

The software is not available for public use

23.

Hayley has designed a new web app. She thinks another company is changing her idea. Which act would Hayley use to stop this person from doing this?

a)

Creative Commons Licence

b)

Computer Misuse Act

c)

Copyright designs and Patents Act

d)

Freedom of Information Act

24.

Question 7: To allow a user to interact with an Operating System – it must have a ______ ? (1-3)

a)

User Connection

b)

User Interface

c)

Virtual Connection

d)

Remote Access

25.

Question 9: Operating Systems will allocate sections of RAM to the processes as part of: (4-6)

a)

Processor Management

b)

File Management

c)

Peripheral Management

d)

Memory Management

26.
Where is the boot up program stored
a)
ROM
b)
RAM
c)
Cashe
d)
Hard Disk
27.
A program stored in virtual memory may run slower than a program stored on the RAM
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
The computer can take programs out of the RAM and store them in virtual memory, this frees up the RAM to be used to open more programs.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
A program needs to be stored on the RAM before it can be used.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.

Which kind of security threat can Input Sanitisation help to prevent?

a)

SQL injection

b)

DDOS attack

c)

Phishing

d)

Malware