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KS3 Computer basics Hardware
What is the definition of a computer?
What is stored in the RAM?
KS3 Computer basics Hardware
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What is stored in the RAM?
Instructions and data that the CPU is currently using
Instructions and data that the CPU is not using
Instructions and data that the CPU will use tomorrow
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What is the definition of a computer?
A device that can receive, store, process and present data
A device that can visit websites and play games
An electrical device with a digital display
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What are modern computer chips made of?
Valves
Transistor
Ice cream
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What are examples of storage devices?
Hard disk and USB flash drive
Hard disk and Mouse
Hard disk and Printer
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Which of these is a core component of a computer?
Monitor
Motherboard
Screen
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Which of these is a function of an operating system?
Spreadsheets
Manage memory
Protect the computer from viruses
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Where does the CPU get its instructions from?
The RAM
The hard disk drive
The motherboard
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What are examples of input devices?
Keyboard and USB Flash drive
Webcam and Speakers
Webcam and Microphone
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What are the two types of software?
Operation software and Task software
Gaming software and Operating system
Application software and System software
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How many instructions can a single-core CPU perform at any one time?
Quite a few
One
Roughly three billion
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What are examples of output devices?
Speakers and Screen
Webcam and Microphone
Webcam and Speakers
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What is an example of application software?
The motherboard
Operating system (e.g. Microsoft Windows 10)
Video game (e.g. FIFA 2016)
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What is software?
The external physical parts of a computer
The internal physical parts of a computer
The programs that run on a computer
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What is an example of system software?
Operating system (e.g. Microsoft Windows 10)
Video game (e.g. FIFA 2016)
The motherboard
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What are the non-core components of a computer called?
Internal devices
Peripheral devices
Pointless devices
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When was Colossus invented?
Second World War
First World War
Iraq War
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What does CPU stand for?
Central Pointing Unit
Central Power Unit
Central Processing Unit
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What was the name of the first computer invented?
Columbus
Colossus
Colossal
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What does Moore's law state?
Computer will become half as powerful every month
Computer will become twice as powerful every two years
Computer will become twice as powerful every month
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How many instructions can a modern CPU carry out in one second?
Quite a few
Roughly three billion
One
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What does RAM stand for?
Running Application Manager
Random Access Memory
Ready Answer Memory
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Why was Colossus invented?
To find German spies
To destroy the Nazis
To decipher German messags
