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7.5 MCQ Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is cloud computing?

a)

Cloud computing is accessing your home computer over the internet.

b)

Cloud computing is accessing stored data online using only mobile devices.

c)

Cloud computing is storing and using services online, rather than storing them locally on a device such as a hard drive.

d)

Cloud computing is accessing stored data online using only computers.

2.

Select the most secure password

a)

Hh81@*9gef

b)

Manch£st£rUtd

c)

Monday1234!!

d)

Jake_12_jones

3.

What does peripheral mean?

a)

Devices connected to the computer externally

b)

Devices connected to the computer internally

c)

Devices connected to the computer that are not part of the core function

d)

Devices connected using a USB cable only

4.

Storage devices are needed...

a)

To store data permanently, even when the device is turned off. This is called non-volatile

b)

To store data permanently, even when the device is turned off. This is called volatile

c)

To store data temporarily, just when the device is turned on. This is called non-volatile

d)

To store data temporarily, just when the device is turned on. This is called volatile

5.

The three main types of secondary storage are...

a)

Optical, residual and solid state

b)

Optical, residual and magnetic

c)

Residual, solid state and magnetic

d)

Optical, solid state and magnetic

6.

Abstraction means...

a)

To identify patterns in the problem

b)

To concentrate on what the important parts of the problem are

c)

To break larger problems into smaller more manageable ones

d)

To put smaller tasks together to make fewer problems to solve

7.

Which best describes the term algorithm?

a)

Getting a computer to solve a problem

b)

A sequence of instructions that help to solve most of a problem

c)

A sequence of instructions in order to solve a problem

d)

A sequence of computer commands used to solve a problem

8.

Which flowchart shape is used for decision making?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which flowchart shape is always used in any flowchart?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

If number1 = 40 and number2 = 5 what does answer equal?

a)

45

b)

8

c)

15

d)

6

11.

Each digit in binary is called a:

a)

byte

b)

nibble

c)

bit

d)

kilobyte

12.

What are the only numbers you can use in binary? (select more than one answer)

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

13.

Why do computers use binary?

a)

So that is easier for computers to remember instructions

b)

So that instructions can be processed quicker

c)

A computer has limited memory

d)

A computer is made up of transistors that can only store two states

14.

Complete the following sentence:

Binary is used by _______________ and denary is used by ____________ .

a)

humans, computers

b)

networks, virtual machines

c)

computers, humans

d)

Xbox, Playstation

15.

How would the word CAR be shown using binary numbers?

a)

1000011

1000001

1010011

b)

1100011

1100001

1110010

c)

1000011

1000001

1010010

d)

CAR

16.

Select the character set that can display the most characters

a)

ASCII

b)

English alphabet

c)

Unicode

d)

Binary

17.

What are digital images made up of?

a)

Dots

b)

Small squares

c)

Pixels

d)

Lines

18.

In computing each pixel can be represented by...

a)

a name

b)

a square

c)

a binary number

d)

a dot

19.

If you increase the colour depth and resolution of an image, what happens to the image quality and file size?

a)

The image quality and file size both increase

b)

The image quality increases and the file size decreases

c)

The image quality decreases and the file size increases

d)

Both the image quality and file size stay the same

20.

If you increase the colour depth to 2 bits, what is the maximum number of colours that can be displayed?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16