WorksheetsYear 8 - Computer Systems - Topic Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
A program is store in long term or non-volatile storage that stores the information magnetically on large round silver disks. It has the abbreviation _ _ _ (3 letters)
(a)
Working memory or main memory is often called;
RAM
ROM
CPU
SSD
Non-Volatile
The slowest of these items below is;
HDD
CACHE
RAM
The fastest of these items is;
HDD
RAM
CACHE
Volatile storage means;
You LOSE the data when the power goes off.
You KEEP the data when the power goes off.
It CAN'T hold, store or use data.
Google Chrome is a (Pick all that apply)
Web Browser
Operating System
Application
Task Manager
Windows 11
A component that is volatile is.... (Pick all that apply)
CACHE
RAM
ROM
SSD
HDD
The acronym SSD is for _____ _____ _____
(a)
When you load or launch a program which of the following statements is most likely to be correct?
Ethernet activity goes up to match CPU usage.
CPU usage decreases and RAM usage decreases.
CPU usage increases and amount of RAM decreases.
CPU usage increase and amount of RAM in use increases.
Multi-Core means;
Each core is dedicated to doing just one specialised instruction.
A Multi-Core processor means that it can run two or more Operating Systems alongside each other.
The CPU has two or more CPU inside it which are called cores.
There are two or more CPU sockets to allow for two or more CPU to be installed.
A computer is something that;
INPUT (a) OUTPUT
What CATEGORY of software would PowerPoint fall into?
Utility
Presentation
Operating System
Entertainment
Editor
What category of software would Minecraft fall into?
Presentation
Operating System
Web Browser
Entertainment
Utility
In image of a crocodile working on a computer would be?
A Program
Data
Your student profile inside Arbor would be;
A program
Data
The CPU is most like what body part?
Central Nervous System
Brain
Arms & Legs
Heart
CPU stands for;
(a) PROCESSING UNIT
RAM is used for...
Holding a set of data when the power is off
Holding programs when the power is off
Holding programs and data when in use
Holding only a program but not data, but only when in use by the system
Holding only data that is needed but not programs
Which one of these is an OUTPUT device
iPad Touch Screen
CD-ROM
Speakers
Mouse
Microphone
Which one of these is an INPUT device?
Speakers
Printer
RAM
Microphone
HDD \ SSD
Your iPad uses what Operating System
MAC OS
iOS
Raspberry Pi OS
Linux
Microsoft Windows
On the "Teachable Machine" what was the collection of unique objects used to train the machine called?
group
class
collective
instance
Using the "Teachable Machine" what would the effect(s) have been of using more images of pens as a training set? Select all that apply.
Increase training time
Decrease training time
Increase accuracy of object detection
Decrease accuracy of object detection
Decrease bandwidth used on transfer of data to the cloud
Training a computer with a hundred million different individual pens of all different types would ensure that it detected individual pens it had never seen without error.
True
False
True, but still with a tiny error rate
False, you need billions of images
Why does Google Captcha actually help us? (Select all that apply)
It requires human interaction and therefore slows or stops bots from working.
It is a way of getting millions of people to help train computer systems
It is designed to irritate human beings
It is a part of legislation (legal requirements) and has to be included
It looks fancy, fun and cool...
Which of the following is considered non-volatile storage?
RAM
SSD
CPU
Cache
Which of the following is an example of an input device?
Monitor
Keyboard
Printer
Speaker
Which of the following is an example of a volatile storage device?
SSD
RAM
HDD
Flash Drive
What type of software is Microsoft Word categorized as?
Operating System
Utility
Word Processor
Web Browser
Which component is primarily responsible for executing instructions in a computer?
RAM
CPU
SSD
Motherboard
