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Tech Con 8th Grade Diagnostic Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main circuit board, especially of a personal computer
a)
monitor
b)
motherboard
c)
RAM
d)
hardware
2.
A computer memory that acts as the main storage available to user for programs and data
a)
RAM
b)
URL
c)
ROM
d)
flash drive
3.
A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer
a)
Mouse
b)
Keyboard
c)
 Monitor
d)
Speakers
4.
What are the 4 necessary components for a computer?
a)
input output programs hardware
b)
processing storage monitor keyboard
c)
input processing output storage
d)
flash drive, input, CPU, RAM
5.
Which of the following is considered to be hardware?
a)
Keyboard
b)
Motherboard
c)
Microsoft Word
d)
Trackball
6.
Which is not the best example of a peripheral?
a)
Printer
b)
Speakers
c)
Hard Disk
d)
Keyboard
7.
Which is measured in GHz?
a)
Processor
b)
Hard Disk
c)
RAM
d)
Power Supply
8.
Which does not typically require cooling technology?
a)
Processor
b)
Case
c)
Power Supply
d)
Hard Disk
9.
What type of drive is typically faster than a standard hard disk?
a)
SSD
b)
DDS
c)
SDS
d)
DSD
10.

Which of these peripherals are output devices (check 3 that apply)

a)

keyboard

b)

printer

c)

headphones

d)

monitor

11.

Function Keys

a)

Shortcuts for common tasks

b)

add functions to your computer software

c)

F1-F19

d)

used to switch to the next field in word processing

12.

RAM stands for...

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Random Accessible Memory

c)

Readability access memory

d)

Real access memory

13.

Ways to add Internet to your computer... (check 4 that apply)

a)

Ethernet Cable

b)

Wi-Fi

c)

wireless connection

d)

network card

e)

GPU

14.

What is Digital Citizenship?

a)

the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology us

b)

building safe online spaces and communities

c)

your online presence to grow and shape your world in a safe, creative way, and inspiring others to do the same

d)

All of the above

15.

The buying and selling of goods online can make life easy for people who don't like to go out to the crowded stores and shop. It's important to protect your identity and personal financial information. What word related to digital citizenship relates to this definition?

a)

Etiquette

b)

Safety

c)

Commerce

16.

Demonstrating good conduct and being a responsible user of technology is and example of...

a)

Digital Rights and Responsibilities

b)

Digital Etiquette

c)

Digital Access

d)

Digital Communication

17.

Hacking, pirated software, and identity theft are in violation of what?

a)

Digital Etiquette

b)

Digital Security

c)

Digital Access

d)

Digital Law

18.

Explaining to your mom how to send an email is an example of...

a)

Digital Commerce

b)

Digital Literacy

c)

Digital Access

d)

Digital Security

19.

What is digital health and wellness?

a)

yoga

b)

physical and psychological well-being in a digital technology world

c)

running two miles a day

d)

None of the bove

20.

Security is the same as safety

a)

True

b)

False

21.
What are the secondary colors?
a)
Orange, Green, Purple
b)
Green, Blue-Green, Orange
c)
Rainbow
d)
Purple, Orange, Blue
22.
Analogous colors are...
a)
side-by-side on the color wheel.
b)
rainbow colors
c)
not real
d)
colors from outer space
23.

How are tertiary colors created?

a)

By mixing two primary colors

b)

by mixing two secondary colors

c)

by mixing a primary and a secondary color

d)

none of the above

24.

This is created by mixing gray to any color.

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

25.

This is created by mixing black to any color.

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

26.

This is created by mixing white to any color.

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Tone

d)

Hue

27.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

28.

What color comes next: red, red-orange, orange, _____________?

a)

yellow-orange

b)

yellow

c)

yellow-green

d)

red-violet

29.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

30.

This is an example of a __________ color scheme painting.

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Analogous

d)

Neutral

31.

How many colors are in the standard Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary color wheel?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

12

d)

18

32.

What are the principles of design?

a)

the basic tools a designer works with, or building blocks

b)

The basic rules that a designer follows when creating a pleasing design

c)

line, texture, color and shape

d)

hot and cold

33.
What is another term for color?
a)
Hue
b)
Value
c)
Tone
d)
Intensity
34.

What are black, white, beige and gray?

a)

Another name for color

b)

The lightness or darkness of a color

c)

neutrals

d)

The strength of a color against its complement

35.
What is a standard format for music files sent over the Internet that compresses music?
a)
Panning
b)
Audio Track
c)
MP3
d)
Zoom
36.
What is a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats?
a)
Gain
b)
Panning
c)
Bar
d)
LCD Display (Timing Display)
37.

The organization of musical ideas contained within a song is called what?

a)

Mixing

b)

Arranging

c)

Tracking

d)

Composing

38.

The technique of digitally encoding music or sound and reusing it as part of a composition or recording.

a)

dropping

b)

digitizing

c)

sampling

d)

sustaining

39.

To play something without effects means it is what?

a)

wet

b)

dry

c)

boring

d)

unfinished

40.

What do we call it if a music section has lots of effects?

a)

wet

b)

dry

c)

entertaining

d)

loaded

41.

This contains information about websites you've visited....

a)

Media

b)

Text Files

c)

Cookies

d)

Video

42.

Software used in art and engineering to help users draw very precisely....

a)

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

b)

Picture Snaps (PS)

c)

Draw Monkey (DM)

d)

Art Routine Design (ARD)

43.

Any technology people use to communicate.....

a)

Cell Phones

b)

Media

c)

Text Messages

d)

Vidcast

44.

Add-On Tools Such As Printers, Mice, Modems, Etc...

a)

Peripherals

b)

Plug-Ins

c)

Digital Media

d)

Hardware

45.

Sounds made, recorded, or distributed using computer technology....

a)

Digital Media

b)

Digital Audio

c)

Digital Sound

d)

Digital Effects

46.

A particular way that a computer encodes (describes and writes) information related to specific uses, such as text, audio, images, and so on.

a)

image format

b)

file format

c)

text format

d)

audio format

47.

Because Zoe used a small amount of a movie in a remix video she made that pokes fun at the main character, she could say it’s __________.

a)

Fair Use

b)

Public Domain

c)

Copyrighted

d)

Fair Use License

48.

Robbie found a photo in the __________ that’s no longer copyrighted, so he could use it however he wants.

a)

Fair use domain

b)

Copyrighted section

c)

Creative Commons

d)

Public Domain

49.
Which works are protected by copyright?
a)
ideas
b)
all works
c)
literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial works 
d)
titles, names, slogans
50.
A teacher rents Gone With the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her class while studying the civil war. This is fair use.
a)
True
b)
False