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Year 8 End of Autumn Term 1 Assessment

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The programs of a computer system are called ________.

a)

Software

b)

Hardware

2.

The physical components of a computer system are called ________

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

3.

_________ helps run and maintain the computer.

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

4.

Teams is a type of _______.

a)

Application Software

b)

System Software

5.

Anti-Virus is a type of _________.

a)

Application Software

b)

System Software

6.

What is an Input device?

a)

Any piece of computer hardware that is used to communicate the rules of data that has been processed by a computer system.

b)

Any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to a computer system

c)

Any piece of computer equipment on which data can be stored

7.

What is an output device?

a)

Any piece of computer hardware used to provide data to a computer system.

b)

A piece of computer equipment on which data can be store.

c)

Any piece of computer hardware that is used to communicate the results of data that has been processed by a computer system.

8.

Which component of a computer processes all of the data?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Harddrive

9.

What does RAM stand for in computer terminology?

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Readily Available Memory

c)

Read Access Memory

10.

Which component of a computer is responsible for storing data long-term?

a)

Harddrive

b)

RAM

c)

CPU

11.
The CPU is called the _______________ of the computer.
a)
arm
b)
mother
c)
brains
d)
leg
12.

Antivirus software is designed to protect computers from an assortment of viruses and unauthorized intrusions

a)

True

b)

False

13.
What does the hard drive do?
a)
Stores information temporarily 
b)
Gives Instructions
c)
Stores information permanently 
d)
Drives through the computer
14.

What is Hardware?

a)

Computer Instructions or Data

b)

Physicals parts of a computer that you can touch

15.

What is Software?

a)

Programs and applications, it tells the hardware what to do and how to do it

b)

Physicals parts of a Computer

16.

The physical objects that make up the computer system:

a)

Software

b)

Storage

c)

Input

d)

Hardware

17.

Hardware and Software do not have to work together.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

You can touch software

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Examples of hardware are:

a)

Keyboard

b)

Microsoft word

c)

Mouse

d)

hard drive

e)

Grand theft Auto

20.

Lets you explore the Internet where you can find lots of information.

a)

antivirus software

b)

presentation programs

c)

Internet Browser

d)

application programs

21.

Which are 2 examples of word processing programs?

a)

Microsoft Word

b)

Microsoft PowerPoint

c)

Google Slides

d)

Google Docs

22.

Computers can't work just using hardware, to be able to do all the fun things you want to do on a computer you need software.

a)

true

b)

false

23.
CPU stands for
a)
Computer Processing Unit
b)
Central Processing Unit
c)
Core Processing Unit
d)
Central Power Unit
24.
The CPU would not work without the following component
a)
Hard drive
b)
USB memory stick
c)
Graphics card
d)
RAM
25.
Which two main components make up a CPU
a)
Control unit and Processing unit
b)
Control unit and RAM
c)
Control unit and Arithmetic Logic unit 
d)
Flash storage and Arithmetic Logic unit 
26.
ALU stands for
a)
Arithmetic Logic unit 
b)
Arithmetic Legal unit 
c)
Anti Logic unit 
d)
Arithmetic Logic undo
27.

Which of the following is not a processing component?

a)

CPU

b)

Mainboard

c)

RAM

d)

Hard disk

28.

What is the order in the CPU operation cycle?

a)

Fetch

b)

Decode

c)

Execute

1)
2)
3)
29.
Clock speed is measures in
a)
bytes
b)
bits
c)
time
d)
hertz
30.
What happens if you increase the clock speed?
a)
CPU can process instructions quicker
b)
CPU can process more instructions at the same time
c)
CPU will explode
d)
CPU processes too fast for the cache to handle
31.

The CPU is often described as...

a)

The muscle of the computer

b)

The brains of the computer

c)

The head of the computer

d)

The eyes of the computer

32.
Which of these is not stored in the RAM?
a)
Applications
b)
Operating System
c)
PC start up data
d)
User Interface
33.
What is the function of the control unit?
a)
Has overall control of the CPU.  It's in charge of the F-D-E cycle
b)
It does all of the calculations
c)
It is very fast memory in the CPU
d)
The CPU runs programs stored in memory
34.
What is the function of the ALU?
a)
Performs all the logic 
b)
Stores previously executed instructions
c)
Has overall control of the CPU
d)
Performs all the calculations
35.
Which best describes the CPU's fetch cycle?
a)
The CPU fetches information from RAM
b)
The CPU fetches information from ROM
c)
The CPU fetches data from RAM
d)
The CPU fetches information from the HDD
36.
Which best describes the CPU's decode job?
a)
Takes binary, turns it into information
b)
Takes information and performs calculations
c)
Data is sent to RAM where it decodes binary
d)
Takes binary, calculates and makes comparisons, turns it into an instruction
37.
Which best describes the CPU's execute job?
a)
Carries out the instruction
b)
Executes the binary
c)
Calculates the binary
d)
Sends to an output device
38.
What is the purpose of the CPU?
a)
To process all the data and instructions.
b)
To turn the computer on.
c)
To create PowerPoint presentations.
d)
To provide power to the computer.
39.
Which of the following is an example of 'main memory'.
a)
Hard Drive
b)
USB Drive
c)
RAM
d)
ROM
40.

The main circuit board in the system unit is also called the

a)

Busboard

b)

Chipboard

c)

RAM

d)

Motherboard

41.
An example of the computer's hardware would be ...
a)
MS Word
b)
MS Publisher
c)
Keyboard
42.
This is the image of a __________ .
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Keyboard
d)
Motherboard
43.
Physical parts of a computer...such as the keyboard and monitor.
a)
software
b)
hardware
44.

Where does the CPU fetch instructions from?

a)

The Hard Drive

b)

ROM

c)

The CPU

d)

RAM

45.

What three things happen in the CPU?

a)

Get, Calculate, Output

b)

Fetch, Decode, Execute

c)

Input, Process, Send

d)

Input, Calculate, Implement

46.

Ajay's smartphone has a 1.8 GHZ processor. How many instructions can the CPU process each second?

a)

1.8

b)

1.8 million

c)

18 million

d)

1.8 billion

47.

3 GHz means approximately how many instructions per second?

a)

0.3 million instructions

b)

3 million instructions

c)

0.3 billion instructions

d)

3 billion instructions

48.
The hardware that defines a computer is the ___ and___. Without these a computer could not function.
a)
Mouse and keyboard
b)
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
c)
Monitor and CPU
d)
CPU and memory
49.

The main circuit board in the system unit is also called the

a)

Busboard

b)

Chipboard

c)

RAM

d)

Motherboard

50.

The way the CPU operates is called the........ cycle

a)

Fetch Execute

b)

Fetch Operate

c)

Fetch Code

d)

Speed Execute

51.

What does ROM stand for?

a)

Random Order Memory

b)

Read Only Memory

c)

Ready Ordered Memory

d)

Read Output Memory

52.

Which of the following would NOT be stored in RAM?

a)

Programs currently being used by the computer

b)

Data being used by the computer

c)

Programs not being used by the computer

53.

What is the order of the stages involved when the CPU processes instructions?

a)

DECODE - FETCH EXECUTE

b)

EXECUTE - DECODE - FETCH

c)

FETCH - DECODE - EXECUTE

d)

FETCH - EXECUTE - DECODE

54.

Which of these is NOT a Storage Device?

a)

USB Flash Drive

b)

CD-R

c)

Digital Camera

d)

Floppy Disk

55.

What type of device is a Hard disk?

a)

Output Device

b)

Storage Device

c)

Input and Output Device

d)

Input Device

56.
A computer has 1024 megabytes of RAM. That is the same as ...
a)
1 Gb
b)
1000 Gb
c)
1 Kb
d)
1 Tb
57.
The characteristics of RAM are it is .....
a)
Permanent, non-volatile, not expandable and you can't write to it
b)
Temporary, volatile, expandable and you can write to it.
58.
In terms of computer memory, what is meant by the term 'volatile'?
a)
It retains its content when power is cut
b)
It loses its contents when power is cut
c)
It is not stable and should not be used
d)
Memory chips can overheat
59.

The _____, also called a processor, is located inside the computer case on the motherboard. It is sometimes called the brain of the computer, and its job is to carry out commands.

a)

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

b)

PUC (Processing Unit Central)

c)

CUP (Central Unit Processing)

d)

Center Process Unification

60.

Raw facts and figures are known as _______________.

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Memory

61.

Facts which are refined, processed and organized are known as _____________.

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Memory

62.

____________ is a permanent memory.

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Hard Disk

d)

CD

63.

Data gets erased when the computer is switched off.

a)

ROM

b)

Memory Card

c)

RAM

d)

Blu - Ray

64.

Backup memory or secondary storage memory is used to :

a)

store data temporarily.

b)

store large amount of data permanently.

65.

(a)   is a storage device fixed inside CPU.

66.

A storage device used inside digital camera.

a)

Blu ray disk

b)

Pen drive

c)

DVD

d)

Memory Card

67.

A graphics card is added to a computer when we want:

a)

To display anything on screen

b)

To have better graphics to play games

c)

To be able to use a graphics tablet to draw

d)

To add a different type of graphics port

68.

Which of these is RAM?

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Which of these is a Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which type of storage is directly accessible to the CPU?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Offline

71.

Volatile storage keeps data when power is removed

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Primary memory is also known as (a)   memory.

73.

What is the name of this storage?

a)

USB flash drive

b)

CD ROM

c)

Hard disc drive

74.

ROM stands for _____.

a)

Rare Only Memory

b)

Read Only Memory

c)

Random Optical Memory

75.

Information stored in ROM is permanent.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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