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- 1. Multiple Choice
One advantage of cloud computing is...
You have infinite storage space
Your data is safer in the cloud
You can free up local storage
You only need WiFi to access your files
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is cloud computing?
Accessing your home computer over the internet
Accessing stored data online using only mobile devices
Storing and using services online rather than storing them locally on a device
Accessing stored data online using only computers
- 3. Multiple Choice
Select the most secure password
Hh81@*9gef
Manch£st$rUtd
Monday1234!!
Jake_12_jones
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does peripheral mean?
Devices connected to the computer internally
Devices connected to the computer externally or internally that are not part of the core function
Devices connected using a USB cable only
Devices connected to the computer externally
- 5. Multiple Choice
Storage devices are needed...
To store data permanently, even when the computer is turned off. This is called 'non-volatile'
To store data permanently, even when the computer is turned off. This is called 'volatile'
To store data temporarily, just when the computer is turned on. This is called 'non-volatile'
To store data temporarily, just when the computer is turned on. This is called 'volatile'
- 6. Multiple Choice
The three main types of secondary storage are...
Optical, residual and solid state
Optical, residual and magnetic
Residual, solid state and magnetic
Optical, solid state and magnetic
- 7. Multiple Choice
Abstraction means...
To remove unnecessary details
To concentrate on what the important parts of the problem are
To break larger problems into smaller more manageable ones
To put smaller tasks together to make fewer problems to solve
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the term algorithm?
Getting a computer to solve a problem
A sequence of instructions that help to solve most of a problem
A sequence of instructions in order to solve a problem
A sequence of computer commands used to solve a problem
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which flowchart shape is used for decision making?
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which flowchart shape is used to show the start and end of the algorithm?
- 11. Multiple Choice
If number1 = 40 and number2 = 5 what does answer equal?
45
8
15
6
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which programming construct does this show?
Sequence
Selection
Iteration
Algorithm
- 13. Multiple Choice
Each digit in binary is called a...
byte
nibble
bit
kilobyte
- 14. Multiple Choice
What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?
0 & 1
2 & 4
1 & 2
4 & 8
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why do computers use binary?
So that is easier for computers to remember instructions
So that instructions can be processed quicker
A computer has limited memory
A computer is made up of transistors that can only store two states
- 16. Multiple Choice
Complete the following sentence:
The target audience for binary is _________________
and the target audience for denary is ________________
Human
Machine
Networks
Virtual Machines
Machines
Humans
Oculus Rift
HTC Vive
- 17. Multiple Choice
How would the word CAR be shown using binary numbers?
1000011
1000001
1010011
1100011
1100001
1110010
1000011
1000001
1010010
CAR
- 18. Multiple Choice
Select the largest character set from the list below
ASCII
English Alphabet
Unicode
Extended ASCII
- 19. Multiple Choice
What are images made up of when displayed on a computer screen?
Dots
Small Squares
Lines
Pixels
- 20. Multiple Choice
In computing each pixel can be represented by...
A name
A square
A binary number
A dot
- 21. Multiple Choice
If you increase the colour depth and resolution of an image, what happens to the quality and file size?
The quality increases & the file size increases
The quality decreases & the file size increases
The quality increases & the file size decreases
The quality increases & the file size stays the same
- 22. Multiple Choice
If an image has a colour depth of 2 bits, what is the maximum number of colours the new image can display?
4
8
16
2
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIncreasing the colour depth means…A bigger range of colours can be used for each pixelMore pixels are in the image.More colours are in the image.Darker colours
- 24. Multiple ChoiceReducing the amount of colours in the image willReduce the quality of the image.Reduce the amount of binary needed for each pixel.Make the file size largerRemove pixels from the image.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow could you reduce the file size of an image?
Reduce the number of colours used per pixel (colour depth)
Reduce the dimensions of the image.Compress the file using a lossy compression file type.All of these - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags