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WorksheetsComputing Quiz
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is this?
A cheese grater
An abacus
A game
An early camera
What calculating machine did the Ancient Greeks use a lot?
The Apple II computer
A Samsung 566
The old fashioned abacus
Stones
Who invented the Difference Engine?
Charles Blubber
Charles Babbage
Charles Baggage
Charles Blagger
What was special about the Stepped Reckoner?
It could add and subtract, multiply and divide
It used electricity
It was made of plastic
It could only add numbers up
Which one of these is NOT a Google product
Grace Hopper gave this name to fixing errors in computer code?
Stooking
Blogging
Fixometrics
Debugging
Which of these Apple products was first sold in 2017?
What Company did this man set up?
Which one of these is not a Computer?
Alan Turing changed History in WW II, how?
He invented the modern printer
He invented the machine which cracked Russian secret code
He invented Radar
He invented the machine which cracked German secret code
Cloud storage can be provided as a service by allowing your data to be stored...
remotely on the host company's servers
remotely on your local computer
locally on your network
locally on your remote computer
A cloud computing company (for example AWS and Microsoft Azure) usually provides...
Storage as a service
Software as a service
Infrastructure and processing as a service
Storage, software, processing and infrastructure as a service
Cloud computing services such as storage and software...
Can be accessed on any device
Are always free
Can be accessed by any device that is connected to a LAN
Can be accessed on any device that is connected to the internet
An advantage of cloud software is that...
It is always free
It cannot be hacked
It is updated automatically
It is only ever stored locally on your computer
A disadvantage of cloud storage is that..
Your data will always be hacked because your data can be accessed from any device with an internet connection
Your data is vulnerable to hacking because your data can be accessed from any device with an internet connection
Your data can easily be hacked because there is no system security provided by the host
Your data is vulnerable to hacking because it is stored locally on your computer
An advantage of cloud storage is...
It is easy to increase the amount of storage available
It is always free to increase the amount of storage available
An internet connection is not needed to access your data
An internet connection is needed to access your data
A disadvantage of cloud computing is...
You need an internet connection to access the data or software
You need an internet connection to access your LAN
You cannot use a device that is connected to the internet
You need local storage to manage the data backups
A classmate is bothering you during class and will not leave you alone. Which of the following should you NOT do?
Turn their computer off
Ask them to stop bothering you
Move away from them
Ask the teacher for help
I got caught viewing inappropriate material on a school computer. Who is responsible?
It's the school's fault because the filter didn't catch it
It's my mum's birthday and I need to find her something so it's her fault
It's my friends fault because they asked me to look at it
It is my responsibility, no one forced me to look at it and I may lose my internet privileges
I shared my login with my best friend. Now my friend is accessing my account. Who is responsible?
The computers should have better security
It is my responsibility because I told them my password and I may lose my internet privileges
It's my friend's fault because they asked me for my password
But sir, they hacked my account
What does the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z do?
Cut
Copy
Undo
Save
Which two below are good names to call a file you are saving?
Document1
ScratchBallGame
dofihwofp
EnglishHomeworkMacbeth
Computer store data as 1's and 0's. This is called?
Numbers
ones and zeros
binary
Fred
In a spreadsheet, if the columns go down and are labeled A, B, C etc... What are the ones that go across and are labelled 1, 2, 3 called?
Lines
Numbers
Rows
Crosses
What does formula below do in a spreadsheet?
=sum(A1:C9)
Divide all the numbers from cell A1 to cell C9
Multiply all the numbers from cell A1 to cell C9
Give an average of all the numbers from cell A1 to cell C9
Add up all the numbers from cell A1 to cell C9
You are breaking the Communications Act if you retweeting an offensive statement made by somebody else.
True
False
Under the Data Protection Act, how long should data be kept for?
No longer than necessary
Up to 10 years
Up to 10 weeks
Forever
Router
Wireless
Charger
Laptop
Monitor
Computer
Speaker
Monitor
Router
Printing a document is an example of output.
Yes, because it is the result of processing data.
No, because it's not the result of processing data.
I don't know.
What is a computer?
An electronic device that receives input, processes it and provides an output in the desired format.
An electronic device to do homework, play video games or surf on the internet.
An electronic device that receives input, stores or processes the input and provides an output in the desired format.
Which of the following is a storage device?
Monitor
Scanner
Speaker
Flash Drive
Which is faster, broadband or 3G?
Broadband
3G
A printer or a mouse is an example of computer software. True or false?
True
False
A restaurant uses portable tablets to take the orders from its guests. When these orders are put through, they appear on a large screen in the kitchen so that the food can be prepared. What would be the best type of network to use in this situation?
wired
wireless
A gaming vlogger has over 1 million subscribers. They record footage of themselves playing the most popular online multiplayer games and then upload their footage in high definition. What would be the best type of network to use in this situation?
wired
wireless
A local primary school has two rooms that are used to teach learners computing. Each room contains 30 personal computers that are fixed to desks. The room is booked by teachers for computing lessons. There are no portable devices in use. What would be the best type of network to use in this situation?
wired
wireless
What is the correct name given to the cable that can be used to network computers together?
ethernet
usb
DVD
HDMI
A hub connects a number of computers together in a network.
true
false
Network cables are often made up of multiple copper wires.
false
true
What is a computer network?
a single computer
2 or more computers that connect
a set of rules
a hub that connects to the internet
What does the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z do? (a)
What type of device is this? (Printer)
Input
Output
What type of device is this? (Projector)
Input
Output
What type of device is this? (Headphones)
Input
Output
What type of device is this? (Speakers)
Input
Output
What type of device is this? (Mouse)
Input
Output
What type of device is this? (Interactive whiteboard)
Input
Output
Input and Output
RAM is Fast temporary memory
What does the "e" in email stand for?
Expensive
Electronic
Ever so clever
Exemplary
What is the "a" that lets you add a file to an email (eg, picture, sound, document)?
Arrangement
Amusement
Amplification
Attachment
How is a spreadsheet organised?
Sheets, pillows and duvets
Records and fields
Cells, rows and columns
Cupboards and drawers
What is the name for an error in coding?
Bug
Bag
Big
Bothersome
The type of screen that can be touched with more than one (1) finger and supports zooming in and out by pinching and stretching your fingers.
Digital
Dynamic
Multitouch
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