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WorksheetsDigital Devices vocabulary quiz (Grade 4)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 48mins
On a computer screen this is a small coloured square that makes up an image. The more pixels the higher quality the picture.
Which word matches this definition: The number of pixels used to display an image.
Resolution
Pixelated
Stream
Set Top Box
Which word matches this definition: When an image is stretched too much and you can see the pixels (it looks 'blocky').
Pixelated
Portable Devices
Age Ratings
USB
Watching or listening to a file as it is being downloaded from the internet. It is not saved on your computer.
Which word matches this definition: Stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is a standard connection for a wire between electrical devices.
USB
Pixel
Virtual Reality
Age Ratings
A digital device that sends audiovisual signals from a television broadcaster to your television.
Which word matches this definition: A figure that represents a person inside a computer game or other virtual environment.
Avatar
Pixelated
USB
Resolution
Different countries have different age ratings for games and movies. Anyone under this age is not allowed to play or watch it.
An immersive experience which fills the user's audio-visual senses with information and gives the appearance of a real world.
Which word matches this definition: A small device designed to be carried in your pocket. E.g. Gameboy, ipod, smart phone.
Portable Devices
Set Top Box
Stream
Age Ratings
A type of data storage that holds electrical data in tiny electrical cells. It can be shaken and it will still work.
Which device matches this description: Set Top Boxes that allow you to run video games and other interactive programs. E.g. PlayStation, XBox.
Games Console
Smart Home Hub
Sat-Nav
Tablet
Which satellite navigation system is designed by the European Union and can locate you to within a few centimeters?
Can locate you to within a few metres. What is its common name?
Which term is a name given to any satellite navigation system or device that provides you with access to one, often found in cars and smartphones?
Sat-Nav
GPS
Galileo
Compass
Which term describes a home that includes devices controlled by an app on a smartphone or other device, such as lighting, temperature, fridges and washing machines?
Smart Home
Games Console
Satellite
Router
What is the device that goes into space and into Earth’s orbit, picking up signals from one part of Earth and sending them quickly to another (relays the signals)?
Satellite
Smartphone
Router
Drone
Which term means finding out where you are and how to get directions to where you want to go?
Which term describes a device that can perform different functions, such as a smartphone playing music, helping with navigation, and making phone calls?
Which term describes when new devices do more and more functions all in one, replacing the need for lots of devices?
Primary function refers to the most important thing a device is designed to do. For a smartphone, what is its primary function?
Playing games
Making phone calls
Taking photos
Sending emojis
Some smartphones are so large they look like small tablets. What name is used for these very large smartphones?
Mini-phones
Phablets
Smart tabs
Mega mobiles
A fitness tracker is an application on a smartphone that measures activity. Which feature would it commonly track?
Screen brightness
Distance run
Wallpaper design
Ringtone length
Connectivity describes how well a device links with others and networks. Which statement best matches connectivity?
How fast the screen changes color
How well it connects to other devices and the Internet
How loud the speakers can play music
How big the device’s battery is
The processor is called the engine of a computer. What does the processor mainly do?
Displays pictures on the screen
Performs most calculations and processes data
Stores photos permanently
Controls the volume of sound
RAM (Random Access Memory) stores data the processor needs while working. What happens to data in RAM when the computer is switched off?
It is saved permanently and never lost
It is copied to the printer
It is lost
It turns into a file on the desktop
Virtual memory is used by the processor when RAM runs out of space. Where does virtual memory come from?
Extra storage space in the computer
The power button
The keyboard
The mouse pad
A file is data that represents a document, image, video, audio clip, or a database. Which item is an example of a file?
A printed paper sheet
A saved photo on the computer
A USB cable
A keyboard key
A program is written in computer code and when run makes the computer perform a task or function. Which option best describes a program?
A picture stored on the desktop
Instructions that tell the computer what to do
A collection of keys on the keyboard
A sound played by speakers
Based on the diagram showing a computer monitor and keyboard, what is a user interface?
A system that allows users to interact with a device
A device that stores data for future use
A combination of keys that performs a function
A system that uses windows, icons, menus and a pointer
In the diagram with a mouse pointer icon, what does WIMP stand for as a system type?
A system that uses windows, icons, menus and a pointer
A device that takes data from the computer and stores it
A peripheral device that sends data to the computer
A system that allows users to interact with a device
In the diagram labeled Graphical User Interface (GUI), which description best matches a GUI?
A system that uses small icons to represent programs and files
A peripheral device that sends data to the computer
A unique number that lets a user access data in a system
A device that outputs sound or images from the computer
In the diagram labeled PIN, which statement best describes a PIN?
A Personal Identification Number used to access data in a computer system
A system that uses icons to represent programs and files
A device that takes data from the computer and stores it
A peripheral device that does something with data from the computer
According to the diagram labeled Input, which description is correct?
A peripheral device that sends data to the computer
A device that stores data for future use
A system that uses windows, icons, menus and a pointer
A peripheral device that does something with data from the computer
According to the diagram labeled Output, which description is correct?
A peripheral device that does something with data from the computer
A device that stores data for future use
A system that allows users to interact with a device
A peripheral device that sends data to the computer
In the diagram labeled Storage, which description is correct?
A device that takes data from the computer and stores it for future use
A system that uses small icons to represent programs and files
A peripheral device that sends data to the computer
A combination of keys that performs a certain function
In the diagram labeled Shortcut, which description is correct?
A combination of keys on a keyboard that performs a certain function
A unique number used to access data in a computer system
A device that outputs images or sound from the computer
A system that uses windows, icons, menus and a pointer
Which device is commonly used to store large amounts of data and can be connected to a computer via USB?
Speaker
Mouse
Monitor
External Hard Drive
What is the main purpose of a graphical user interface (GUI) in a computer system?
To allow users to interact with the computer using visual elements
To connect to the internet
To increase the computer's processing speed
To store files permanently
Which term describes a small image or symbol used to represent a program, file, or function on a computer screen?
Avatar
Icon
Pixel
Shortcut
