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Understanding computers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Magnetic storage devices have...

a)

Spinning discs that contain tracks and sectors

b)

Floating gates to trap electrons

c)

A read-write head that moves across the magnetic discs

d)

Has pits and lands that represent 0 or 1

2.

Cloud storage is...

a)

actually in the cloud

b)

storage that can be accessed from anywhere using the internet

c)

robust because it has no moving parts

d)

backed up very regularly

3.

'A laser is shone onto the disc and the light is reflected based upon whether it hits a pit or land' describes which storage device?

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Optical storage

c)

Magnetic storage

d)

Solid State storage

4.

Hard Disk Drives are a type of...

a)

Optical storage device

b)

Magnetic storage device

c)

Solid State memory

d)

Primary memory

5.

The 0's and 1's are known as

a)

binary.

b)

computer talk.

c)

code.

d)

the matrix.

6.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
7.
Convert 254 to binary
a)
11110000
b)
11111100
c)
11111111
d)
11111110
8.
Convert 65 to binary
a)
01100001
b)
00100001
c)
01000001
d)
00100101
9.
Convert 11001100 to decimal
a)
224
b)
134
c)
104
d)
204
10.
Convert 00100100 to decimal
a)
26
b)
36
c)
46
d)
56
11.
Convert 01000100 to decimal
a)
58
b)
68
c)
78
d)
88
12.
What is the main function of the CPU?
a)
To carry out processing of the data.
b)
To help with playing games.
c)
To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
d)
To heat up the computer.
13.
What does CPU stand for?
a)
Control Processing Unit
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Central Power Unit
d)
Center Power Unit
14.

Clock Speed is usually measured in...

a)

Mhz

b)

Ghz

c)

Hz

d)

Rhz

15.
Clock speed is measures in
a)
bytes
b)
bits
c)
time
d)
hertz
16.
Which of these would be considered an input device?
a)
microphone
b)
printer
c)
speaker
d)
ram
17.
Which of these would be considered an output device?
a)
speaker
b)
CPU
c)
monitor
d)
power supply fan
18.
What is the answer to 010 + 010?
a)
110
b)
010
c)
100
d)
011
19.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
01111011
b)
01101111
c)
01111101
d)
01101101
20.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
10010000
b)
10001000
c)
10000100
d)
10100000