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A computer system can be shown through the following diagram. Fill in the missing steps indicated at x any Y

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Out of the four items which one is NOT a computer? A) iPad B) Mobile phone C) Laptop D) keyboard What is binary code? A) Binary is a sequence of numbers between 1 and 10 that a computer reads B) Binary is a code read by computers consisting of 1s and 0s C) Binary is a another word for storage D) Binary is a secret code only technicians can read What is the length of a binary code? A) 2 bits B) 8 bits C) 10 bits D) 12 bits What two digits are used in Binary code? A) 1 and 2 B) A and Z C) 1 and 0 D) A and B What is data? A) Information before it is processed. It can be words, numbers, dates, images, sounds anything without context e.g. 05082000 is data, 05/08/2000 is now information st st B) A collection of dates e.g. 01/01/2000, 1 of January 2000, 1 Jan 00. C) An output of a printer e.g. a poster

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7. What was the name of the very first electronic digital computer?

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A) Colossus B) Compact C) Connor D) Code Breaker 8. What was the main role of the Colossus computer? A) To play games on during World War II B) To help people communicate to each other during World War II C) To help people escape from World War II D) To help break secret war codes during World War II 9. What is the role of software? A) To input data into computers B) To tell computers what to do C) To power computers D) To program computers 10. What is an output? A) Data inputted into a computer B) The process of data C) The storage of data D) The result of processed data 11. The more transistors a CPU in a computer has, the more .. A) Heavier it is B) Lighter it is C) Powerful it is D) Weaker it is 12. A transistor within a computer acts as a that can only ever be on or off A) Tap B) Switch C) Light D) Engine 13. Moors Law describes what? A) The prediction that one day transistors will exist in all electronic devices B) The prediction that computers will take over many manual job roles C) The prediction that the play Station will be a big hit D) The prediction that the number of transistors within a computer chip will double every 2 years 14. WHICH of the following is NOT an advantage of transistors over valves? A)They are cheaper then valves B)They are fast compared to valves C)They use very little power D)You can put many onto a CPU chip E)They are very small compared to valves 15. what part of a computer is this?

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A) CPU B) Motherboard C) Power Supply D) Hard disk

16. What part of a computer is this? A) CPU B) Motherboard C) Power Supply D) Hard disk

17. What part of a computer is this? A) CPU B) Motherboard C) Power Supply D) Hard disk

18. What part of a computer is this? A) RAM B) Motherboard C) Power Supply D) Hard disk 19. What is the role of the CPU? A) To process data B) To make data C) To loose data D) To find data

20. The CPU carries out a number of tasks all at the same time A) True B) False 21. The CPU has a tiny quartz clock which ticks. Each time it ticks it can process one single instruction A) True B) False 22 The CPU only deals with one instruction at a time, it does it so fast that we never realise that it is swapping tasks all the time? A) True B) False 23. Round Robin is a method of CPU Scheduling

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A) True B) False

24. What is system software? A) All software installed on a computer B) The documents saved on a computer C) The files and programs that make up your computers operating system. D) The monitor, keyboard, mouse and tower.

25. An example of an operating system (inbuilt software) is A) Windows 7 B) Microsoft Office C) Adobe Master collection D) Facebook

26.What is application software? A) The documents saved on a computer B) The everyday programs that you use such as Microsoft Office, graphics packages and web browsers C) The files and programs that make up your computers operating system. D) The monitor, keyboard, mouse and tower.

27. An input device is A) mouse B) Printer C) Speakers D) Projector

28. An output device is a) Mouse B) Printer C) Scanner D) Microphone

29. All computers have a monitor, mouse, keyboard and tower? A) True B) False

30. A computer can only understand Binary? A) True B) False

31. In the development of computers valves replaced transistors? A) True B) False

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32. Colossus was a computer made during World War II to help solve coded messages of the enemy A) True B) False

33. Data is processed and stored as 7 bits which make up 1 byte? A) True B) False

34. Another word for the denary number system is base 10. The binary number system in called base 2? A) True B) False 35. Computers can understand everything? A) True B) False