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Topic 2: Hardware Recap Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct order of file sizes from smallest to largest

a)

b, n, B, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB 

b)

b, B, n, MB, KB, GB, PB, TB

c)

n, KB, GB, B, TB, b, PB, MB

2.

How many bytes are there in a 2KB?

a)

2,000 (Two thousand)

b)

2,000,000 (Two million)

c)

2,000,000,000 (Two billion)

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of storage?

a)

USB Stick

b)

Hard Drive

c)

Blu Ray Disc

d)

SD Card

e)

RAM

4.

Select the correct difference between memory and storage

a)

Memory is for data and instructions

Storage is for documents and files

b)

Storage is for data and instructions

Memory is for documents and files

5.

A video file is 1GB in size

How many video files could be stored in a hard drive of 2TB?

Write your answer as a number

(a)  

6.

Sonita has just started her sixth form studies and wants to buy a new laptop to take with her to school.

Which devices would be suitable?

a)

USB Stick

b)

SSD (solid state hard drive)

c)

CD

7.

The CPU carries out a continuous cycle of 3 stages.

Which of the following is not one of these stages?

a)

Fech

b)

Decode

c)

Execute

d)

Insert

8.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Computer Processing Unit

c)

Central Processor Unit

d)

Computer Processor Unit

9.

The purpose of the CPU is to ? instructions

fill in the missing word

(a)  

10.

Select the correct purpose of the CPU in a computer system

a)

To process instructions

b)

To store data and instructions

c)

To store files and documents

d)

To carry out calculations

11.

Select all factors that could make the CPU perform faster

a)

Moe than one core

b)

Clock Speed

c)

Distance between the CPU and memory

d)

Physical size of the CPU

12.

The CPU carries out a continuous cycle of 3 stages

What takes place during the fetch stage?

a)

Gets an instruction from memory

b)

Gets an instruction from storage

c)

Gets an instruction from the CPU

13.

The values 1 and 2 are used for the binary language

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A set of 5 binary values is referred to as a ?

fill in the missing word

a)

Sequence

b)

Binary

c)

Series

d)

Sentence

15.

What is the length of this binary number?

10111

a)

5

b)

10

c)

111

d)

23

16.

The binary language is made from 2 values

Select what each value represents

a)

1 = On

0 = Off

b)

0 = On

1 = Off

17.

When you write a message using Twitter, each character in your message is represented as an 8-bit binary value

How many bits would be needed to represent the message below:

Binary is fun!

a)

112

b)

96

c)

88

18.

When the ASCII table was created, all characters were represented as 7-bit binary values

How many different characters can be represented using this system?

write your answer as a number

(a)  

19.

Choose the correct order of multipliers to convert a binary value?

a)

1    2    4    8    16

b)

16    8    4    2    1

20.

Each number system is referred to as Base-?

Choose the correct Base name for each number system

a)

Base 2 = Binary

Base 10 = Decimal

b)

Base 2 = Decimal

Base 10 = Binary

21.

Which of the following binary numbers represents the decimal number 7?

a)

0111

b)

1001

c)

1011

22.

Select the correct difference between the binary number system and the decimal number system

a)

Binary uses 2 values

Decimal uses 10 values

b)

Binary uses 10 values

Decimal uses 2 values

23.

Convert the binary number below into a decimal number:

00101011

write your answer as a number

(a)  

24.

When converting a number to and from the binary system, a specific set of multipliers is used

Select the correct reason why these particular multipliers are used

a)

Binary uses 2 values

Multipliers are based on powers of 2

b)

Binary uses 10 values

Multipliers are based on powers of 10