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BTEC Level 2 Computing and Creative IT Unit 2 S1-9

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of a high-level programming language is:
a)
Python
b)
Assembly
c)
Machine code
d)
Cloud
2.
Machine code uses the binary number system.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Machine code can be represented in assembly language using:
a)
Mnemonics
b)
Pneumatics
c)
Nomanics
d)
Psychotics
4.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

Code and Design

b)

Computer Aided Design

c)

Create and Design

d)

Craft and Design

5.

What does CAM stand for?

a)

Carefully Added Material

b)

Computer Aided Manufacture

c)

Computer Aided Making

d)

Careful Addition Manufacture

6.

How can making a smartphone damage the environment (choose TWO)?

a)

Mining and extraction of resources

b)

Linking to wifi

c)

Processing data quickly

d)

Use of fuel in transportation

7.

Which term means "trapping heat in the atmosphere due to excess carbon dioxide and other gases"

a)

Sustainability

b)

Carbon footprint

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Renewable Energy

8.
Is this device Input or Output?
Keyboard
a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Both

d)

Neither

9.
A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range, rather than switching suddenly between certain levels.
a)
Open Signal 
b)
Closed Signal 
c)
Digital Signal 
d)
Analog Signal 
10.

Communication rules used by network devices is known as protocol.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does LAN stand for?

a)

Local Alternative Network

b)

Local Area Network

c)

Labor Association Network

d)

Live Action Network

12.

Put these in order

a)

Input

b)

Process

c)

Output

1)
2)
3)
13.

What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?

a)

Range check

b)

Presence check

c)

Check digit

d)

Consistency check

14.
______________ a collection of hardware, software, data, people, and procedures that work together to produce quality information.
a)
Information Technology
b)
Information System
c)
Network
d)
Database
15.

If Sheila wanted to connect headsets to her smartphones, she should use this wireless technology.....?

a)

WPA-Enterprise

b)

WPA-PSK

c)

AES

d)

Bluetooth

16.

Which of these best describes a local area network (LAN)?

a)

A network that covers a small geographical area.

b)

A network that covers a large geographical area.

c)

A network connected to another network.

17.
What is the difference between analogue and digital data?
a)
Analogue is continuous data, whereas digital signals have two values, 0 and 1.
b)
Analogue has two values 0 and 1, whereas digital is continuous data.
18.

What is the input to a DAC?

a)

Analogue signal

b)

Pulse code modulation

c)

Digital signal

d)

Sound

19.
Convert 11111111 to decimal
a)
255
b)
245
c)
235
d)
225
20.

What are the only numbers you can use in binary?

a)

0 and 1

b)

1 and 2

c)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

d)

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

21.
Microsoft Office and similar software is an example of:
a)
off the shelf
b)
bespoke
c)
open source
22.
The following is not a good reason to use bespoke software:
a)
the need to perform a very wide range of tasks
b)
special features only needed by one company
c)
low computer skills of employees
23.
What is defragmentation?
a)
Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
b)
Speeding up processing.
c)
Rearranging the RAM.
d)
Rearranging processes queued for processing.
24.
The OS provides a platform that enables what to be run?
a)
Applications
b)
Hardware
c)
Cache
d)
Processes
25.

The picture shows a type of user interface as a function of operating system

a)

Command Line

b)

Graphical User Interface

c)

Picture Point Mode

d)

MacOSX

26.
A bank thinks of getting a database package. They have particular needs, such as having their logo on every screen and timing employees performing tasks. The best software in this case would be:
a)
bespoke
b)
off the shelf
c)
open source
27.
Which of the following is the best definition for Event handling
a)
 Program designed to run blocks of code or functions in response to specified events (e.g. a mouse click)
b)
Coding tasks involved in making your app respond to events by triggering functions.
c)
Function specified as part of an event listener; it is written by the programmer but called by the system as the result of an event trigger.
d)
A command (onEvent in App Lab) that can be set up to trigger a function when a particular type of event occurs on a particular UI element.
28.

Which of these is a terabyte?

a)

1,000,000,000,000

b)

10,000

c)

1,000,000,000

d)

1,000,000,000,000,000