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Test Your Knowledge - GCSE Revision

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write A9 as a binary number.

a)

1010 1011

b)

1010 1001

c)

1001 1001

d)

1110 0101

2.

Write 45 as a binary number

a)

00101101

b)

00011101

c)

00101011

d)

00101111

3.

A bug in a program that causes it to operate incorrectly, but not to terminate or crash.

a)

Logic

b)

Runtime

c)

Syntax

d)

Crash

4.

Syntax means:

a)

Taxes

b)

Grammar/language of the computer

c)

meaning

d)

who cares

5.

Which of the following words describes this process:

To translate a program written in a high-level language into a low-level language all at once, in preparation for later execution.

a)

Transfer

b)

Compile

c)

Interpret

d)

Configure

6.

What type of media is used for computer HARD DRIVE?

a)

Solid State

b)

Magnetic

c)

Optical

d)

Photo

7.

Optical formats are read by small bumps that read through (a)  

8.

Which protocol would you use to transfer files?

a)

FTP

b)

POP3

c)

SMPT

d)

HTTPS

9.

What does protocol mean?

a)

Rules

b)

Orders

c)

Security

d)

Services

10.

What is an algorithm?

a)

A set of instruction

b)

Something that creates a lot of confusion

c)

Does not use graphics to shop how to process works

11.

The smallest unit of data in computing represented by a 1 in binary.

(a)  

12.

Four bits or half a byte is known as a

(a)  

13.

A unit of data containing 8 bits is known as

(a)  

14.

True or False: In an ASCII file, each alphabetic, numeric, or special character is represented with a 7-bit binary number (a string of seven 0s or 1s).

a)

True

b)

False

15.

ASCII can represent emoji

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A set of methods used by cyber criminals to deceive individuals into handing over information that they can use for fraudulent purposes’ is a definition of what?

a)

Blagging

b)

Shouldering

c)

Social Engineering

d)

Phishing

17.

What does GUI stand for?

(a)  

18.

Which of the following software manages the files and folders on your computer's hard disk drive?

a)

Operating system

b)

Word processing software

c)

Anti-virus software

d)

Database software

19.

Convert the binary number 01010101 to Hex

(a)  

20.

Conver the binary number 11000011

(a)  

21.

What is 1111 converted to denary?

(a)  

22.

What is a characteristic of a LAN?

(a)  

23.

What is a WAN?

a)

Wide Access Network

b)

Wide Allowance Networking

c)

Wide Area Network

24.

Which of these is not a method for ensuring a program is robust?

a)

Authentication

b)

Keeping passwords safe

c)

Input validation

d)

Anticipation

25.

What are the two possible results of testing a condition?

a)

All of them

b)

Yes or No

c)

True or False

d)

Positive or Negative

26.

Which of these statements about cache memory is true?

a)

Cache memory is non-volatile and can only be read from

b)

Cache memory is non-volatile and can only be written to

c)

Cache memory is volatile and can be read from and written to

27.

List at least 3 types of cyberattacks:

(a)