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Ks3 Baseline assessment Computer Science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a network?

a)

Software that can damage your computer

b)

A way of logging onto a computer

c)

A collection of computers linked together

2.

What is a “computer virus”?

a)

Software that can damage your files or computer

b)

When your laptop gets spots

c)

A video which is very popular on YouTube

3.

What is an “algorithm”?

a)

A set of instructions

b)

A computer program that doesn’t work

c)

A way of testing computers

4.

What will happen when the following code is run?

a)

The sprite will move 10 steps and bounce if it is on the edge. It will do this forever when the space key is pressed

b)

The sprite will move 10 steps and bounce if it is on the edge. It will do this once when the space key is pressed

c)

The sprite will move 15 steps. It will do this forever when the space key is pressed

d)

The sprite will move 15 steps. It will do this once when the space key is pressed

5.

What will happen when the following code is run?

a)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 1 second. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

b)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide forever. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

c)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 1 second.

d)

When the green flag is clicked, if the sprite is touching the mouse pointer it will hide for 10 seconds. It will then show it again and do this until the program is stopped.

6.

What shape will this program draw?

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Hexagon

7.
What are the parts of a computer which you can pick up and move?
a)
hardware
b)
software
c)
presentation
d)
images
8.
What are the programs which run on a computer?
a)
hardware
b)
software
c)
word
d)
spreadsheet
9.

What makes a strong password for a computer account?

a)

A long password

b)

A difficult to guess password

c)

A password with letters and numbers

10.
What is software?
a)
Anything connected to the computer that is soft
b)
Anything connected to the computer that you can touch
c)
Any set of instructions that you can work with
d)
Any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do
11.

Which is the correct icon for 'Center' text?

a)
b)
c)
12.

Which is the correct icon for 'Bold'?

a)
b)
c)
13.

Which two are input devices?

a)

Mouse

b)

Printer

c)

Keyboard

d)

Monitor

14.

Which two are output devices?

a)

Speakers

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Monitor

15.

What computer science concept stores information to be used later?

a)

Conditional

b)

Variable

c)

Loop

d)

Function

16.

What would you put in an if statement to see if two values are equal?

a)

++

b)

==

c)

//

d)

||

17.

What symbol is used to either add two numbers together or join two strings?

a)

-

b)

=

c)

+

d)

*

18.

What symbol is used to multiply two numbers together?

a)

+

b)

=

c)

*

d)

/

19.
Look at this code, how many times will it loop?
a)
50
b)
90
c)
0
d)
4
20.
Look at this code, what shape will it make?
a)
Square
b)
Triangle
c)
Rectangle
d)
Hexagon 
21.
What will be the output from this code?
a)
Square
b)
Triangle
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle