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Computing GCSE Quiz
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1
What is 11000101 converted to a hexadecimal number?
3D
C5
C6
6C
2
What is 111 as a binary number?
01100111
01101111
00110111
10101100
3
What is 222 as a binary number?
10111110
11101110
11011110
11110001
4
What are proprietary standards?
Standards used for certain industrys
Standards use for all items
Standards for a specific company to follow
Standards for open source software
5
What are De facto standards?
Standards for open source software
Standards used for certain industrys
Standards use for all items
Standards for a specific company to follow
6
"Unicode is able to represent a wider range of foreign language characters." True or False?
False
True
7
What does MIDI stand for?
Mass Interactive Digital Instrument
Mass Instrument Device Integrator
Musical Instrument on Different Interface
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
8
"There are situations where some loss of data accuracy is acceptable."
True
False
9
"Quality of LOSSY audio files is just as good as LOSSLESS."
False
True
10
What are the laws passed about computers?
Data Integrity Act (1993)
Computer Misuse act (1990)
Data Protection Act (1998)
Online Security Act (1988)
11
A number is an..
String
denary
boolean
Integer
12
What is F6 as a binary number?
11110110
11111010
11111001
11110011
13
What is 10101010 as a decimal?
100
107
177
170
14
What does HTML create
images
Sound
Words
Webpages
15
What is 99 converted as a hexadecimal number?
36
64
35
63
16
What network is the most costly to install?
Bus
Ring
Star
Non of them
17
The best description of the process of a LOSSLESS compression is: "Reducing the size of..."
...any media file by eliminating the repeated data
...a file without compromising on the accuracy of the data
...a file by compromising on the accuracy of the data
...any file by minimizing the number of bits used
18
What is 11111100 converted to a hexadecimal number?
DF
FC
FE
CF
19
is ROM volatile or Non-volatile?
Non-volatile
Volatile
20
What is 11100011 as a decimal?
127
172
137
227
21
What is 10101000 converted to a hexidecimal number?
8A
A8
B8
A7
22
What are the 2 main components of the CPU?
Control Unit and ALU
Control Panel and Maths Unit
Operating system and RAM
Computer Units and UAL
23
What is D7 as a binary number?
11010111
11010101
11010011
11101000
24
Which network means that is the main cable fails, the whole network goes down?
None of them
Ring
Bus
Star
25
What is 9C as a decimal number?
116
165
156
133
26
What is 57 as a binary number?
00110011
00111011
00111001
00011101
27
What is 153 as a binary number?
11011001
10010110
10011001
11100011
28
What is MPEG used for?
videos
text
sound
29
Name the high speed memory in the CPU that stores frequently used instructions and data
Cahce
Cecha
Cache
Coosh
30
Which of these statements best describes the process of sound sampling?
Converting analogue data to digital data
Converting digital data to analogue data
Taking readings of an analogue wave at regular intervals
Taking readings of a digital signal at regular intervals
31
What is 255 converted to a hexadecimal number?
EE
FF
EF
FE
32
Which memory is non-volitile?
Flash Drive
Secondary Memory
Cache
RAM
33
what is PDF used for?
text
sound
movies
34
What is 66 as a decimal number?
111
122
102
120
35
The internet is a....
Bus topology
Star Topology
WAN
LAN
36
"LOSSY compression is needed where LOSSLESS compression cannot get the file small enough."
False
True
37
What is 00111111 as a decimal?
36
127
63
137
38
Why is it necessary to be able to convert analogue to digital?
Computers can only process data in digital form
Computers can only process data in analogue form
Data can only be transmitted in digital form
Data can only be transmitted in analogue form
39
What is B8 as a decimal number?
148
144
188
184
40
Which of the following best describes the term "Amplitude"?
The conversion of digital signals into analogue sound
Digitally generated sound that mimics musical instruments
A wave's maximum disturbance from its undisturbed position
The number of samples taken per second when applying ADC
41
What is 00111101 converted to a hexadecimal number?
D3
D4
3D
4D
42
11110000 + 11100011
11101010
111010111
111101000
111010011
43
What is 10011101 as a decimal?
157
122
142
100
44
What does ADC stand for?
Analogue signal to Digital interface Conversion
Antibody Drug Conjugates
Analogue-to-Digital Converter
Analogue-to-Digitalised signal Conversion
45
What does HTTP stand for?
HyperText Transfer Protocol
HyperText Transfer Language
HyperText Translation Language
Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
46
Which memory types are volatile?
ROM
RAM
Solid State
Cache
47
What are Open standards?
Standards use for all items
Standards used for certain industrys
Standards for a specific company to follow
Standards for open source software
48
What is A3 as a binary number?
11000011
10010011
10100011
11100011
49
"ASCII can represent fewer characters than Unicode." True or False?
True
False
50
Which type of memory does a usb stick use?
ROM
Flash
kanoot noot
RAM
51
What is a computer system?
Computer with a Keyboard, Mouse and speakers
One computer accessing multiple computers to backup data
An array of computer used for data transfer across networks
Collection of parts that work together for a common purpose
52
What Process does the CPU run?
Fetch-Decode-Execute
Find-Encode-Store
Search-Analyse-Execute
Catch-Process-Do
53
Why is it useful to have multiple cores in a CPU?
It makes the computer run slower
It means that the computer will start up without errors
It make the computer able to multitask
It makes the CPU run faster
54
"LOSSY compression is often used for streaming Online content e.g. audio and video."
True
False
55
Which network is easy to add new computers to?
Bus
Star
Ring
56
00011001 + 01010101
10101101
1101110
1100110
11101110
57
What is 122 converted to a hexadecimal number?
8A
A7
6A
7A
58
"Unicode is able to represent a wider range of foreign language characters." True or False?
True
False
59
11110001 + 11100001
111100111
11010010
111010010
110010010
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