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BTEC Level 2 Computing and Creative IT Unit 2 S1-8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a negative effect of technology on the environment?

a)

Reduces travel to conferences and meetings

b)

Uses natural resources and electricity

c)

Reduces need for paper

d)

Improves design capabilities

2.
What does 'volatile' mean for a computer's memory?
a)
Data and instructions are lost when the computer is switched off 
b)
Data and instructions remain stored even when the computer is switched off
c)
Data and instructions may cause the computer to crash
3.
The card attached to the motherboard allows pictures and text to appear.  It controls the output to a display screen.
a)
Graphics Card
b)
Sound Card
c)
Network Card
d)
Ethernet Cord
4.

The (a)   contains the computer's basic circuitry and components.  Every part is attached to it.  It is considered the "HEART" of the computer.

5.

It is a magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer. It is also used as permanent storage for data.

a)

optical drive

b)

RAM

c)

Hard Disk Drive

d)

motherboard

6.

What is an input device?

a)

It is something you connect to a computer that has information sent to it.

b)

It is something you connect to a computer that sends information into the computer.

c)

It is something you don't connect to a computer that has information sent to it.

d)

It is somebody you connect to a computer that sends information into the computer.

7.

Is it an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Input and output

d)

Neither

8.

Is it an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Input and Output

d)

Neither

9.

Is it an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Input and Output

d)

Neither

10.

Which of the following reading devices would be used to read the pencil marks made on a multiple-choice test paper?

a)

Barcode Reader

b)

OMR

c)

OCR

d)

MICR

11.

The following picture represents:

a)

Barcode Reader

b)

QR Reader

c)

OMR

d)

OCR

12.
Which of these is NOT an advantage of networks?
a)
Sharing peripheral devices such as printers and scanners
b)
Possible to communicate globally
c)
Can protect against viruses
d)
PCs can be backed up and updated by one central PC
13.

The W in WAN stands for..

a)

Welsh

b)

West

c)

Wide

d)

Word

14.

If you connect your phone to a Bluetooth speaker you have created a ..

a)

LAN

b)

WAN

c)

PAN

15.

Which of the following images matches this description?

"...transmit data as light using glass fibres..."

a)
b)
c)
16.

Order these in terms of bandwidth (Highest bandwidth first.)

a)

Fibre Optic

b)

Ethernet

c)

CoAxial

1)
2)
3)
17.

The ALU is:

a)

The arithmetic and logic unit

b)

The arithmetic and logistics unit

c)

The actual logic unit

18.
What are registers used for?
a)
To check that students are in school.
b)
To temporarily hold bits of data needed by the CPU.
c)
To make sure that the CPU runs properly.
d)
To make the CPU faster.
19.
_______is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs).
a)
Wireless
b)
WIFI
c)
Bluetooth 
20.
Mobile devices have an ______, and can run various types of application software, known as apps.
a)
operating system (OS)
b)
Main Application
c)
Aplication system
21.

11101 to decimal

a)

23

b)

27

c)

29

d)

30

22.

15 to binary

a)

10000

b)

1111

c)

1000

d)

111

23.

28 to binary

a)

11100

b)

11001

c)

10011

d)

00111

24.

Utility software that detects and eliminates viruses and worms is called

a)

disk scanning software

b)

disk compression software

c)

antivirus software

d)

application software

25.

Software that consists of programs that perform administrative tasks, such as checking computers components to determine whether each is working properly, is called

a)

application software

b)

operating system

c)

utility software

d)

translators