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Year 11 Computing

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cabled network used in one building.

a)

WAN

b)

WLAN

c)

LAN

2.

This network is connected without cables.

a)

WAN

b)

WLAN

c)

LAN

3.

This type of network is used to transmit data between Europe and North America.

a)

WAN

b)

LAN

c)

WLAN

4.
Which of the three main topologies rely on a single main cable to transmit data packets?
a)
Ring
b)
Star
c)
Bus
5.
Messages in a ring network can flow in both directions.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.

A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data

a)

Saboteur

b)

Hacker

c)

Fraudster

d)

Criminal

7.

Hardware/software that protects a network from hostile intrusion that could compromise confidentiality or result in data corruption.

a)

Blocking app

b)

Firewall

c)

Anti-virus software

d)

Password

8.

The process of converting data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access

a)

Program

b)

Coding

c)

Encryption

d)

Algorithm

9.

The illegal use, copying or distributing of software without ownership or legal rights.

a)

Counterfeiting

b)

Software piracy

c)

Internet piracy

d)

Impersonation

10.
Which of the following operating systems can you freely modify if you choose?
a)
OS X
b)
iOS
c)
BlackBerry
d)
Linux
11.
Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
a)
interface
b)
program
c)
application
d)
server
12.

BIOS is a part of which function?

a)

Memory Management

b)

Bootstrap Process

c)

Process Management

d)

System Restore

13.

POST is short for

a)

Power On Self Test

b)

Power Off Self Test

c)

Program On Self test

d)

Program Off Self Test

14.

The grouping of jobs that require similar resources

a)

timesharing

b)

serial processing

c)

multiprogramming

d)

batch processing

15.

The operating system is a type of

a)

system software

b)

general purpose software

c)

utility software

d)

application software

16.
What is the only thing that computers understand?
a)
Machine Code
b)
Low Level Languages
c)
High Level Languages
d)
Algorithms
17.
Before a computer can understand a program it must be...
a)
Translated into its machine code.
b)
Translated into a high level language.
c)
Translated into a low level language.
d)
Converted into binary.
18.
A language that requires no knowledge of the hardware or the instruction set of the computer is called...
a)
A High Level Language
b)
A Low Level Language
c)
Machine Code
d)
An Algorithm
19.
Which of the following is not a high level programming language?
a)
Assembly
b)
C++
c)
Java
d)
Python
20.
The two categories of low level language are...
a)
Machine Code & Assembly
b)
Machine Code & Algorithms 
c)
Assembly & Algorithms
d)
Algorithms & Binary
21.
To write a program for a specific device such as an air conditioning unit, which type of language would be used?
a)
Low Level
b)
High Level
c)
Java
d)
Binary
22.
What is the name for the software used to convert an assembly language program into machine code?
a)
Assembler
b)
Interpreter
c)
Compiler
d)
Translator
23.
Which type of translator creates an executable file of machine code from a program written in a high level language? 
a)
Compiler
b)
Assembler
c)
Interpreter
d)
Executor
24.
Software that translates and executes a high level language program one line at a time is known as a?
a)
Compiler
b)
Interpreter
c)
Assembler
d)
Executor