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A Level Computer Science Taster Day

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first programming language was developed in 1945. What was it called?

a)

Plankalkul

b)

Binary

c)

Python

d)

Machine Code

2.

 

Doug Engelbart invented the first computer mouse in around 1964. What was it made from?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Wood

d)

Cardboard

3.

The first ever hard disk drive was made in 1979. What was its storage capacity?

a)

5MB

b)

250MB

c)

500MB

d)

1GB

4.

Elk Cloner was the first virus to be detected in the wild. Written in 1982 by a 15-year-old, that infected Apple II computers but what kind of virus was it?

a)

Boot Sector Virus

b)

Resident Virus

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Worm

5.

Which country has the fastest broadband internet speeds?

a)

Monaco

b)

Singapore

c)

Romania

d)

Switzerland

6.

Why are errors in software called "bugs"?

a)

Bugs Bunny always caused problems for Elmer Fudd.

b)

A moth in a computer in 1946 caused an error.

c)

Mistakes in software are hard to find and really bug you.

d)

Programming term called "Broken User Grammar in Software Development.

7.

The Apollo 11 Lunar Lander which was used to travel to the moon, has less processing power than the processor of a cell phone.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What was the first game played in space (by an astronaut)?

a)

Pong

b)

Tetris

c)

Space Invaders

d)

Missile Command

9.

What is the name of Apple's VR headset?

a)

Quest

b)

Vision Pro

c)

Occulus

d)

Vive

10.

What is the name of Google's quantum processor?

a)

Sycamore

b)

Oak

c)

Maple

d)

Pine