wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Computer Science: Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the Father of Computers

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Kanye West

d)

Ada Lovelace

2.

The first known computer was

a)

the abacus

b)

people

c)

ENIAC

d)

Difference Engine

3.

Physical components of the computer are

a)

software

b)

storage

c)

hardware

d)

input devices

4.

Monitor, keyboard, printer, mouse, hard drive are all examples of

a)

software

b)

hardware

c)

input devices

d)

network devices

5.

Programs that run the computer are

a)

software

b)

hardware

c)

malware

d)

storage

6.

Which of the following are examples of software EXCEPT

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

Google Chrome

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Mac OS Systems

7.

Output devices do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Makes physical information digital

b)

Display information

c)

Give audio signals

d)

Transform digital information into physical information

8.

Input devices

a)

displays information

b)

gives audio signals

c)

allow you to turn physical data into digital data

d)

using a 3D printer to make an image

9.

Mouse, keyboards, digital cameras, and scanners are examples of

a)

output devices

b)

network devices

c)

storage devices

d)

input devices

10.

the memory the computer uses for its normal activities is called

a)

SCAM

b)

RAM

c)

USB

d)

Floppy Disk

11.

How do computers communicate with other computers

a)

Storage

b)

Hardware

c)

Network devices

d)

Input

12.

Which of the following statements is something the operating system of a computer is responsible for doing?

a)

Managing memory allocation for all applications.

b)

Providing a way for the user to create text documents.

c)

Allowing the user to access the internet.

d)

Allowing the user to write programs

13.

What is data abstraction?

a)

Manipulating data to create something new

b)

Storing data in as little space as possible

c)

The process of simplifying complicated data into manageable chunks

d)

Filtering data to gain new knowledge

14.

Which of the following are examples of encoding information?

a)

Representing fast food meals as numbers on the menu. For example a number 1 represents a hamburger.

b)

Assigning a numeric value to every area of a region, for example zip codes in the United States

c)

Assigning a number to every character of the alphabet so we can represent sentences as series of simple digits.

d)

All of the above

15.

Computers encode information with two numbers called

a)

Binary Number System

b)

Data Abstraction System

c)

Double Digit System

d)

Two by Two

16.

A unit of data that is eight binary digits long. Often used to represent a character such as a letter, number, space

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

binary

d)

digit

17.

A numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit: 0 and 1.

a)

binary

b)

digit

c)

byte

d)

bit

18.

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents

a)

ON

b)

OFF

19.

In the binary system, the digit 0 represents

a)

ON

b)

OFF

20.

The name of this course is called

a)

Computer Programming

b)

Coding

c)

Binary Class

d)

Physical Science