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Fun Computing KS2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

A cheese grater

b)

An abacus

c)

A game

d)

An early camera

2.

What calculating machine did the Ancient Greeks use a lot?

a)

The Apple II computer

b)

A Samsung 566

c)

The old fashioned abacus

d)

Stones

3.

What does the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z do?

a)

Cut

b)

Copy

c)

Undo

d)

Save

4.

In 1947, scientists at Bell Laboratories invented the __________ which made computers smaller.

a)

vacuum tubes

b)

transistors

c)

microchips

d)

tabulating machine

5.

Who was the first computer programmer?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Herman Hollerith

c)

Balise Pascal

d)

Ada Lovelace

6.

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

7.

Who did Ada Lovelace work with?

a)

Charles Cabbage

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Sylvia Pankhurst

d)

Malala

8.

This person suffers from

a)

claustrophobia

b)

technophobia

c)

reboot

9.

A good password includes letters, (a)   and symbols.

10.

Computer store data as 1's and 0's. This is called?

a)

Numbers

b)

ones and zeros

c)

binary

d)

Fred

11.

According to CNET. In April 2021, a new world record time to complete the NEs game Super Mario Bros. was set. What was the time?

a)

10 secs

b)

4 mins 30 secs

c)

4 mins 54 secs

d)

7 mins 3 secs

12.

Everything you see on the picture are:

a)

cookies

b)

podcasts

c)

gadgets

13.
A byte is
a)
8 bits
b)
4 bits
14.
a)

Keyboard

b)

Board

c)

Buttons

15.
a)

Router

b)

Wireless

c)

Charger

16.
a)

Monitor

b)

Laptop

c)

Screen

17.
a)

Memory Stick

b)

Memory

c)

Router

18.
a)

TV

b)

Laptop

c)

Monitor

19.
a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Speakers

20.
The earliest documented use of the word “computer” is from a book written in the year ___
a)
1183
b)
1392
c)
1613
d)
1984
21.
In the early days, a "computer" was ___
a)
any new tool that aided calculations
b)
a person who did calculations
c)
a series of step reckoners
d)
a device for storing data
22.
Which term describes the collection of physical equipment within a computer system?
a)
user
b)
data
c)
software
d)
hardware