WorksheetsICT C3 Videos 7 & 8
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 31mins
In WW2 computers were used to… (1 mark)
Play games
Research the internet
Work out math problems
Work out word processing tasks
In WW2 computers were… (3 marks)
one large unit
light
heavy
Limited to running 1 program at a time
In the 1950s – 1960s… (2 marks)
Computers were programmed from a distanc)e (remotely
The computer units were separated
Programmers had to work on the computer CPU
In the 950s – 1960s, a terminal was the place where… (2 marks)
Programs could be entered into the computer
Social media was introduced
The computer replied to the programmers
Airplane tickets were bought
What concept came out of the use of terminals? (1 mark)
Networking
Fast Food
Gaming
Social Media
Originally, in the 1960s, ARPA was created to… (1 mark)
Link United States defence computers together
Link Russian defence computers together
1969 saw the first… (4 marks)
Network among different scientists and engineers in the US
ARPANET
Computer messaging service messaging that used circuit switching to pass messages
Network among different colleges in the US
The word ‘internet’… (3 marks)
Means Internetworking
Means Interconnected networks
In the 1970s referred to the computers being connected by wires
Today refers to all computers communicating over the internet network
Today refers to all computers communicating through GPS
In the beginning, the internet… (5 marks)
Allowed the remote access to computers
Was limited to universities
Was available only for research
Allowed the remote sharing of files and programs
Was controlled by the government
Between the 1970s and the 1980s, the non-ARPANET internet…
Was sold commercially
Allowed e-mails
Allowed online games
Had basic social media
Was generally offered during working hours
In the mid-1980s… (4 marks)
The internet stopped being a military project
Internet services remained state driven
The first website was developed
NSFNET took over the organisation
Some internet services become commercial
In the 1990s… (3 marks)
ISPs took over the internet services from ARPANET
More than half a million people were linked to the internet
People used modems to make home telephone calls
Modems were used to download videos
The first ISPs were introduced
ISP is… (1 mark)
A security policy
A company offering internet access
An organisation used to store data
A public school for young programmers
Which of the following are input devices?
webcam
mouse
headphones
scanner
microphone
Which of the following are output devices?
speakers
headphones
printer
scanner
monitor
Which of the following computer parts keeps the components safe?
CPU
Motherboard
fan
case
Which computer component allows communication between the other components?
CPU
motherboard
RAM
hard disk
Which statements are true about the CPU?
CPU stands for Central processing unit (CPU)
The speed of a CPU is measured in Gigabytes
The CPU is seen as the brains of the computer
Intel and AMD are both brands of CPU
The CPU is where the processing takes place
Which type of memory is volatile (it is lost once the computer is switched off)?
external disk
hard disk memory
Random Access Memory
pen drive memory
cloud storage
The computer language is made up of 1s and 0s. What is this called?
Numerical Language
Decimal Language
Binary Language
Computer Language
Which is the correct order of units of storage, from smallest to biggest?
byte, bit, kilobyte, megabyte, terabyte, gigabyte
bit, byte, megabyte, kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte
bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte
bit, byte, kilobyte, terabyte, megabyte, gigabyte
Which was the earliest form of computer storage?
magnetic core memory
delay line memory
punch line memory
optical media
Which is NOT true about Delay line memory?
It was invented by John Adam Presper Eckert
It used liquid to store data
It was very fast
It was sequential
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Magnetic Memory?
The first type of magnetic memory in computers was made up of small metal donuts
It is a form of non-volatile memory
It is now still used in hard disks
It is the type used in CDs and DVDs
Which of the following is not an example of optical media?
hard disk
CDs
DVDs
Blue Ray Disks
SSD (Solid State Technology) is faster than HDD (Hard Disk Drive) because it has no ____ ____.
(a)
Back in ancient times, humans communicated first through
Text
SMS
Pictograms
Videos
What was invented first ?
What was invented before the radio?
Television
Telephone
Typewriter
Cell phone
Which of the below is not a portable device?
If Paul was to send a message 'HELLO' to his friend, when this is translated to cipher text this is called?
Encryption
Decryption
Inspection
Is the cipher text readable?
True
False
Which type of waves does a radar transmit?
Satellite
Radio
Sound
Does radar technology helps in identifying enemy airplanes or missiles in the military?
True
False
Does the auto brake technology use a radar antenna at the front of a vehicle?
True
False
For which of the following is the radar used?
What is the name of the machine that was used to encrypt messages during world war II?
Encrypter
Enigma
Encoder
Insider
For what purpose is encryption important?
It allows data to be accessible to everyone
It is only needed for military purposes
It protects data, stored or transmitted, from being looked into by unauthorised persons
How was the Internet born?
ARPAWEB
ARPANET
ARPALAB
SSL, IPsec & SSH are some of the security protocols used on the Internet
True
False
What is the advantage of the modern-day computer?
It is a waste of time and energy
It allows people to perform different tasks quickly and easily
It allows data stored in it to be looked into by unauthorised people
Location data is provided by GPS which stands for
Globe Pointer System
Global Positioning System
Google Post System
Ground Positioning Standard
In what way has the world war II led to the current developments in technology?
Developments were only made by chance
People grew smarter after world war II
Through research and developments in military equipment
Through which technology does GPS technology work?
Through Satellites
Through Websites
Through Email
Through SMS
Who is a key role in the invention of computers?
Charles Babbage
Charles Darwin
Charles Dickens
Ada Lovelace
Who is known to be the first computer programmer?
Anne Frank
Ada Lovelace
Albert Einstein
An algorithm requires an __________ to produce an output.
Enter
Input
Data
Insert
Which one of the following is a search engine? (1 mark)
Google chrome
Bing
Microsoft Edge
In the 1990s the job of the modem was to change… (1 mark)
Computer binary to telephone sound and vice versa
Wireless sound to computer binary
Computer binary to light and vice versa
Ultrasound to computer bits
The term ‘web’ refers to… (2 marks)
he World Wide Web
The internet
The net
WWW
The internet is… (1 mark)
The WWW
A computer that remotely runs another computer
A modem used to connect to the telephone
A shorthand for of the word interworking
The founders of the WWW were… (2 marks)
Michael Jackson
Robert Cailliau
Ariana Grande
Tim Berners Lee
In the internet, Hypertext is a tool that is… (4 marks)
The backbone of the internet
The backbone of the WWW
Reduces the search time of other files
Links files to other related files
Skips the process of going to the root directory to search for other files
HTTP signifies… (2 marks)
The World Wide Web
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
The rules internet programs use to read documents with hyperlinks
A secured internet connection
Which part of the statement https://www refers to a secured connection? (1 mark)
https
://
www
//
An early web browser was… (1 mark)
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Netscape
Today the internet is… (1 mark)
Only available to the rich
The result of all human knowledge available to everyone
c) A human right
A human right
