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WorksheetsYear 8 Computing Systems - Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A mobile phone or computer can still function properly without a processor, memory or storage.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following is a piece of software?
a)
A word processor (like MS Word or Google Docs)
b)
An image
c)
The processor (CPU)
3.
Which of the following is NOT another way of saying programs?
a)
Apps
b)
Applications
c)
Software
d)
Hardware
4.
Which of the following is NOT an operating system?
a)
Windows
b)
Python
c)
iOS
d)
Android
e)
Mac
5.
What does a processor (CPU) do? Tick the two that apply:
a)
Stores programs
b)
Runs programs
c)
Stores data
d)
Processes the data
6.
What does the main memory (RAM) do? Tick the two that apply:
a)
Stores programs (temporarily)
b)
Runs programs
c)
Runs data
d)
Stores data (temporarily)
e)
Processes data
7.
When a program is run, initially the program is copied from the 1.__________ and space is made on the 2. _________ for it.
a)
1. memory (RAM) 2. storage (Hard Drive)
b)
1. storage (Hard Drive) 2. memory (RAM)
c)
1. storage (Hard Drive) 2. processor (CPU)
8.
RAM is a piece of hardware that is volatile. What does volatile mean?
a)
requires electricity to store it. When electricity is lost, data is also lost.
b)
does not require electricity to store permanently.
c)
overheats when left on too long
9.
The Hard Drive is a piece of hardware that is non-volatile. What does non-volatile mean?
a)
requires electricity to store it. When electricity is lost, data is also lost.
b)
does not require electricity to store permanently.
c)
overheats when left on too long
10.
Which of the following is an example of a magnetic storage?
a)
Hard Drive
b)
Solid State Drive (SSD)
c)
CD
d)
USB Stick
11.
Which of the following is an example of an optical storage?
a)
USB Stick
b)
Floppy Disk
c)
Blue-Ray Disk
d)
Hard Drive
12.
When a button is pressed on a keyboard, the CPU receives this action as.....
a)
pixels
b)
binary
c)
packets
13.
Which of the following is an example of electrical / flash storage?
a)
CD
b)
Floppy Disk
c)
Hard Drive
d)
SD Card
14.
What is NOT stored on storage devices?
a)
Hardware components
b)
Programs
c)
Data
15.
What is the main task of a general-purpose computing system?
a)
The main task is to execute multiple programs.
b)
There is no main task. It can perform any task prescribed by a program.
c)
The main task depends on the system. Different systems may perform a different main task.
16.
Inside a computer, it has to have internal storage. Which of these is NOT a common storage device that is found under the hood of a computer?
a)
Solid State Drive (SSD)
b)
Hard Drive
c)
RAM
17.
The very first software a CPU loads onto a computer when it is turned on is ....
a)
the operating system
b)
Microsoft Word / PowerPoint / Excel
c)
the desktop
d)
internet
18.
In machine learning, when you provide a machine with examples it is called supervised learning
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Artificial intelligence is about creating machines that are more intelligent than humans.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Creating a machine that can walk is not artificial intelligence because humans walk without thinking
a)
True
b)
False
21.
With machine learning, machines are trained how to perform tasks by showing them examples or providing feedback.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The performance of machines that are trained to perform a task is only as good as the examples that have been used to train them.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What kind of gate is this?
a)
OR
b)
XOR
c)
NOR
d)
AND
24.
What kind of gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
NOT
c)
OR
d)
XOR
25.
Which logic gate is this?
a)
AND
b)
OR
c)
XOR
d)
NOT
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