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Year 8 - Computer Systems - Topic Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)  

2.

Working memory or main memory is often called;

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

CPU

d)

SSD

e)

Non-Volatile

3.

The slowest of these items below is;

a)

HDD

b)

CACHE

c)

RAM

4.

The fastest of these items is;

a)

HDD

b)

RAM

c)

CACHE

5.

Volatile storage means;

a)

You LOSE the data when the power goes off.

b)

You KEEP the data when the power goes off.

c)

It CAN'T hold, store or use data.

6.

Google Chrome is a (Pick all that apply)

a)

Web Browser

b)

Operating System

c)

Application

d)

Task Manager

e)

Windows 11

7.

A component that is volatile is.... (Pick all that apply)

a)

CACHE

b)

RAM

c)

ROM

d)

SSD

e)

HDD

8.

The acronym SSD is for _____ _____ _____

(a)  

9.

When you load or launch a program which of the following statements is most likely to be correct?

a)

Ethernet activity goes up to match CPU usage.

b)

CPU usage decreases and RAM usage decreases.

c)

CPU usage increases and amount of RAM decreases.

d)

CPU usage increase and amount of RAM in use increases.

10.

Multi-Core means;

a)

Each core is dedicated to doing just one specialised instruction.

b)

A Multi-Core processor means that it can run two or more Operating Systems alongside each other.

c)

The CPU has two or more CPU inside it which are called cores.

d)

There are two or more CPU sockets to allow for two or more CPU to be installed.

11.

A computer is something that;

INPUT (a)   OUTPUT

12.

What CATEGORY of software would PowerPoint fall into?

a)

Utility

b)

Presentation

c)

Operating System

d)

Entertainment

e)

Editor

13.

What category of software would Minecraft fall into?

a)

Presentation

b)

Operating System

c)

Web Browser

d)

Entertainment

e)

Utility

14.

In image of a crocodile working on a computer would be?

a)

A Program

b)

Data

15.

Your student profile inside Arbor would be;

a)

A program

b)

Data

16.

The CPU is most like what body part?

a)

Central Nervous System

b)

Brain

c)

Arms & Legs

d)

Heart

17.

CPU stands for;
(a)   PROCESSING UNIT

18.

RAM is used for...

a)

Holding a set of data when the power is off

b)

Holding programs when the power is off

c)

Holding programs and data when in use

d)

Holding only a program but not data, but only when in use by the system

e)

Holding only data that is needed but not programs

19.

Which one of these is an OUTPUT device

a)

iPad Touch Screen

b)

CD-ROM

c)

Speakers

d)

Mouse

e)

Microphone

20.

Which one of these is an INPUT device?

a)

Speakers

b)

Printer

c)

RAM

d)

Microphone

e)

HDD \ SSD

21.

Your iPad uses what Operating System

a)

MAC OS

b)

iOS

c)

Raspberry Pi OS

d)

Linux

e)

Microsoft Windows

22.

On the "Teachable Machine" what was the collection of unique objects used to train the machine called?

a)

group

b)

class

c)

collective

d)

instance

23.

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.

a)

Increase training time

b)

Decrease training time

c)

Increase accuracy of object detection

d)

Decrease accuracy of object detection

e)

Decrease bandwidth used on transfer of data to the cloud

24.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

True, but still with a tiny error rate

d)

False, you need billions of images

25.

Why does Google Captcha actually help us? (Select all that apply)

a)

It requires human interaction and therefore slows or stops bots from working.

b)

It is a way of getting millions of people to help train computer systems

c)

It is designed to irritate human beings

d)

It is a part of legislation (legal requirements) and has to be included

e)

It looks fancy, fun and cool...

26.

Which of the following is considered non-volatile storage?

a)

RAM

b)

SSD

c)

CPU

d)

Cache

27.

Which of the following is an example of an input device?

a)

Monitor

b)

Keyboard

c)

Printer

d)

Speaker

28.

Which of the following is an example of a volatile storage device?

a)

SSD

b)

RAM

c)

HDD

d)

Flash Drive

29.

What type of software is Microsoft Word categorized as?

a)

Operating System

b)

Utility

c)

Word Processor

d)

Web Browser

30.

Which component is primarily responsible for executing instructions in a computer?

a)

RAM

b)

CPU

c)

SSD

d)

Motherboard