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GCSE Computer Science 2

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Memory used to make up for the difference in speed between two internal components.

a)

Niche

b)

Cash

c)

Cache

d)

Register

2.

The part of the CPU that performs calculations and logic operations

a)

Register

b)

Control Unit

c)

Clock

d)

Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)

3.

A trojan would typically...

a)

hide on USB memory sticks.

b)

be disguised as an email attachments.

c)

be disguised as legitimate software.

d)

spread through dodgy web links

4.

Spyware is best defined as software that...

a)

Causes adverts to appear on screen.

b)

Deletes your files

c)

Slows your pc down.

d)

Collects information from you and transfers it across the internet.

5.

Which is NOT a protocol:

a)

HTTPS

b)

HTT

c)

FTP

d)

SMTP

6.

Which is more secure?

a)

wireless networks

b)

wired networks

7.

What type of flowchart symbol is this?

a)

Start/ End (terminator)

b)

Process

c)

Input/ Output

d)

Decision

8.

What type of flowchart symbol is this?

a)

Start/ End (terminator)

b)

Process

c)

Input/ Output

d)

Decision

9.

What type of flowchart symbol is this?

a)

Start/ End (terminator)

b)

Process

c)

Input/ Output

d)

Decision

10.

The protocol is used when sending email through the Internet. It details the format that messages are sent in, what commands email servers should understand and they should respond to them

a)

POP3

b)

IMAP

c)

SMTP

11.

This protocol is used for for retrieving email from an email server. It will retrieve the email and delete it on the server.

a)

POP3

b)

IMAP

c)

SMTP

12.

What does TCP/IP

a)

Technical Control Protocol/International Protocol

b)

Transmission Communication Protocol/Intermediate Permission

c)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

d)

Transmission Communication Permission/Immediate Procedure

13.
What is the answer to 1010 + 0101?
a)
1011
b)
1001
c)
1111
d)
0111
14.
a)
01011010
b)
10011010
c)
10010101
d)
10100010
15.

2 Nibbles is the same as

a)

1 Byte

b)

10 Bits

c)

8 Bytes

d)

8 Bits

16.

Select examples of proprietary software

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

What is OPEN SOURCE software

a)

Software which is distributed with its source code and can be modified

b)

Software which is available for free

c)

Software which is produced according to open standards

d)

Software covered in ketchup

18.

What network topology is this?

a)

Star

b)

Bus

c)

Ring

19.

How does artificial intelligence become useful to society?

a)

It becomes helpful in completing tasks quickly and efficiently thus producing more products

b)

It becomes helpful in completing tasks quickly thus makes people lazy

c)

It becomes helpful in making task easier and less efficient resulting to the boost of economy.

d)

It helps us to complete our task.

20.

A system designed to do a specific job, usually as part of a bigger system that might electrical or mechanical parts such as a car or a washing machine

a)

Virtual system

b)

Simple system

c)

Embedded system

21.

Any process that hides the true physical nature of a computing resource making it look different, usually to simplify the way it is accessed/

a)

Realisation

b)

Virtualisation

22.

Which protocol is most commonly used to deliver web pages?

a)

HTTP

b)

HTML

c)

CSS

d)

FTP

23.

True or False: The Internet is the largest wide area network

a)

True

b)

False

24.
Which of the following is not 'open source' software?
a)
Linux
b)
Ubuntu
c)
Open Office
d)
Windows 10
25.
Convert 11111111 to decimal
a)
255
b)
245
c)
235
d)
225
26.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
27.
What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?
a)
0 and 1
b)
1 and 2
c)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
d)
1, 2, 4, 8, 16
28.

An algorithm is

a)

sequence of steps to complete a task

b)

instructions for a computer to follow

c)

breaking a problem down into chunks

d)

a flowchart

29.

A low level language written using mnemonics

a)

Machine code

b)

Assembly language

c)

High level language

d)

Source code

30.

What does LAN stand for?

a)

Local Area Network

b)

Long Area Network

c)

Limited Area Network

d)

Look, A Numpty

31.

Which of the following is the best password?

a)

12345678

b)

Antidisestablishmentarianism

c)

#376DF3"£%$wDF@

d)

42OctoNettlePus91

32.
Which of the following is not a type of storage. (1/2)
a)
Magnetic
b)
Solid State
c)
Optical
d)
Hard Drive
33.

A type of error that occurs when a rule of the programming language code is broken?

a)

Syntax error

b)

Logic error

c)

Run-time error

d)

Program error

34.

Which data type would be used in Python to store the value of pi to 2 decimal places?

a)

Integer

b)

Float

c)

Boolean

d)

String

35.

What is this a description of?


A named piece of storage used by a computer program that can change its value

a)

Variable

b)

Constant

c)

Function

d)

Parameter

36.

A special type of loop that never ends?

a)

Infinite loop

b)

Recursive loop

c)

Nested loop

d)

Unconditional loop

37.

An environmental issue is..

a)

whether something causes damage to land, sea, air and living things

b)

whether something is right or wrong in society or the workplace

c)

whether something causes a problem in a particular group or society

38.

An ethical issue is...

a)

whether something causes damage to land, sea, air and living things

b)

whether something is right or wrong in society or the workplace

c)

whether something causes a problem in a particular group or society

39.

What is the key word for the definition: small files that can be used to track a user's use of the Internet

a)

packets

b)

cookies

c)

chips

d)

spybots

40.

Which is the correct definition of ethics?

a)

A set of moral principles that govern someone's behaviour and actions

b)

The right to be left alone and free from intrusion

c)

The right for your personal data to be kept private

d)

Rules for how to behave in certain situations

41.

The right of an individual to be left alone and free from intrusion and public scrutiny.

a)

Ethics

b)

Privacy

c)

Personal data

d)

Morals