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A general knowledge test on Computing
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1
Which of the following is not an example of computer memory?
ROM
Hard Drive
RAM
Cache
2
What university did Mark Zuckerberg drop out of to set up Facebook?
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
MIT
3
What type of number consists of only 1s and 0s?
Octal
Binary
Decimal
Hexadecimal
4
In the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, how did they come up with the name of the computer, HAL?
It was the name of the security guard
It is a Caesar shift of IBM
It was the first name of the director's dog
It was the first name of the director
5
Broadband speeds are measured in what units?
Megabits per second
Megabots per second
Megabytes per second
Megabinary per second
6
A web address is officially known as a URL, but what does URL stand for?
Unidentified Random Link
United Relocation Label
Unilateral Request Log
Uniform Resource Locator
7
Why do smartphones have less powerful processors than desktop PCs?
Less power
Less expensive
Less space
Less cooling
8
Which of the following is the largest unit of data storage?
1MB
1TB
1GB
1PB
9
Who is this person?
Bill Gates
Alan Sugar
Steve Jobs
Tim Berners-Lee
10
How many different colours can you have with a 24 bit colour model
65,536
1,000,000,000
256
16,777,216
11
The field of computer science relating to self learning systems is called?
Quantum Computing
Nanotechnology
DNA Computing
Artificial Intelligence
12
What was the name of the first Pixar film?
Monster's Inc.
A Bug's Life
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
13
In a network, what is the name of a powerful computer that stores all the data & software?
Desktop
Tablet
Client
Server
14
Is Python a High-level or Low-level programming language?
Low-level
High-level
15
What does SSD mean?
Super Speed Device
Serial Saving Drive
Special Storage Device
Solid State Drive
16
What does abstraction mean?
Listing the steps to solve a problem
Identifying patterns within a system
Breaking a problem down into small parts
Removing unnecessary detail
17
What does CPU mean?
Central Processing Unit
Command Prompt Unit
Central Programming Unit
Command Protocol Unit
18
A sound wave is converted into a digital signal using what piece of equipment?
Digital to Analogue Converter
Digital to Analogue Transformer
Analogue to Digital Transformer
Analogue to Digital Converter
19
How do you make data secure for transmission?
Send it when everyone's asleep
Encrypt it
Magic
Make it invisible
20
What is a benefit of using a computer model?
To create something which you can't do in the real world
To test something before you build it
To make predictions
To simulate dangerous environments
21
What is the name of the short range wireless technology you can use to share data?
Bluetooth
Ethernet
Wifi
BlueWifi
22
What is the name of the law used to protect an individual's personal information?
Freedom of Information Act
Computer Misuse Act
Data Protection Act
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
23
What did Sir Tim Berners-Lee invent?
The World Wide Web
Python
Apple
Microsoft
24
In programming which of the following is NOT one of the 3 key constructs
Selection
Iteration
Sequence
Action
25
The Internet is the same as the World Wide Web?
False
True
