WorksheetsTopic 2: Hardware Recap Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Choose the correct order of file sizes from smallest to largest
b, n, B, KB, MB, GB, TB, PB
b, B, n, MB, KB, GB, PB, TB
n, KB, GB, B, TB, b, PB, MB
How many bytes are there in a 2KB?
2,000 (Two thousand)
2,000,000 (Two million)
2,000,000,000 (Two billion)
Which of the following is NOT an example of storage?
USB Stick
Hard Drive
Blu Ray Disc
SD Card
RAM
Select the correct difference between memory and storage
Memory is for data and instructions
Storage is for documents and files
Storage is for data and instructions
Memory is for documents and files
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)
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?
USB Stick
SSD (solid state hard drive)
CD
The CPU carries out a continuous cycle of 3 stages.
Which of the following is not one of these stages?
Fech
Decode
Execute
Insert
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
Computer Processing Unit
Central Processor Unit
Computer Processor Unit
The purpose of the CPU is to ? instructions
fill in the missing word
(a)
Select the correct purpose of the CPU in a computer system
To process instructions
To store data and instructions
To store files and documents
To carry out calculations
Select all factors that could make the CPU perform faster
Moe than one core
Clock Speed
Distance between the CPU and memory
Physical size of the CPU
The CPU carries out a continuous cycle of 3 stages
What takes place during the fetch stage?
Gets an instruction from memory
Gets an instruction from storage
Gets an instruction from the CPU
The values 1 and 2 are used for the binary language
True
False
A set of 5 binary values is referred to as a ?
fill in the missing word
Sequence
Binary
Series
Sentence
What is the length of this binary number?
10111
5
10
111
23
The binary language is made from 2 values
Select what each value represents
1 = On
0 = Off
0 = On
1 = Off
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!
112
96
88
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)
Choose the correct order of multipliers to convert a binary value?
1 2 4 8 16
16 8 4 2 1
Each number system is referred to as Base-?
Choose the correct Base name for each number system
Base 2 = Binary
Base 10 = Decimal
Base 2 = Decimal
Base 10 = Binary
Which of the following binary numbers represents the decimal number 7?
0111
1001
1011
Select the correct difference between the binary number system and the decimal number system
Binary uses 2 values
Decimal uses 10 values
Binary uses 10 values
Decimal uses 2 values
Convert the binary number below into a decimal number:
00101011
write your answer as a number
(a)
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
Binary uses 2 values
Multipliers are based on powers of 2
Binary uses 10 values
Multipliers are based on powers of 10
