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