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OCR computer science Paper 1 topics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a standalone computer?

a)

A computer that is not connected to a network

b)

A computer that is being used as a server

c)

A computer that does not have any peripherals attached to it

d)

A computer that is only used by one person

2.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

A client-server network has a central computer that provides services to the rest of the network

b)

A client-server network is cheap and easy to set up

c)

A client-server network cannot be used to share files

d)

Each computer on a client-server network is maintain separately

3.

Where are you most likely to find a peer-to-per network?

a)

In a large organisation

b)

In a home

c)

In a large office

d)

Across several offices in a company

4.

What type of storage is a DVD?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Solid State / Flash

c)

Optical

5.

What type of storage is a USB memory stick?

a)

Solid State / Flash

b)

Optical

c)

Magnetic

6.

Which of the following types of storage would it be possible to access data the quickest on?

a)

Solid State / Flash

b)

Magnetic

c)

Optical

7.

Which of the following is a valid IP address?

a)

100.11.16

b)

73.193.256.17

c)

73.193.52.17

d)

73.193.256.17.12

8.

Fill in the end of this sentence:


The CPU fetches instructions from " (a)   "

9.

In the fetch - decode - execute cycle, which part is carried out in the control unit (CU)?

a)

Fetch

b)

Decode

c)

Execute

10.

Which CPU component carries out all of the calculations?

a)

Control Unit (CU)

b)

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

c)

Registers

11.

What CPU register stores the address of the location in memory we want to read or write to?

(a)  

12.

What is a character set

a)

The symbols a computer can represent

b)

All the different characters a computer can represent

c)

Hex Letters

d)

A table of codes

13.

The maximum number of characters ASCII can represent are:

a)

256

b)

128

c)

8

d)

255

14.

Each ASCII Character is represented by how many bits

a)

16

b)

4

c)

1

d)

8

15.

Which shift should be used to multiply ?

a)

Left

b)

Right

16.

The accumulator

a)

Stores the address

b)

Stores the result of arithmetic operations

c)

Increments after each cycle

d)

performs calculations

17.

The sample rate is

a)

Number of samples collected in a song

b)

the number of times the amplitude is recorded per second

c)

The number of binary codes per sound

d)

points in a wave

18.

This is volatile storage

a)
RAM
b)
Secondary Storage
c)
ROM
d)
Hard Disk
19.

How is the resolution of an image calculated?

a)

Width in pixels * height in pixels

b)

Colour depth * number of pixels

c)

Number of pixels squared

d)

Sample rate * sample resolution * length in seconds

20.

Colour depth defines...

a)

How many bits are needed to store each pixel

b)

How many pixels are in an image

c)

The file size of a bitmap image

d)

The sample rate of sound