Year 9 Easter: ICT and Computing General Knowledge

Question 1

Who founded Apple Computers?

Accepted Answer

Steve Jobs

Question 2

The number of kilobytes in a megabyte is?

Accepted Answer

1024

Question 3

What was found in the computer to pen the phrase "bug in the system"?

Accepted Answer

A moth

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a programming language?

Accepted Answer

Snake

Question 5

The programming language of Python was so called because?

Accepted Answer

The creator liked Monty Python

Question 6

In programming a variable is?

Accepted Answer

A name given to a data item that can change

Question 7

The letter l in google is coloured?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 8

A database is?

Accepted Answer

A store of data

Question 9

What is the last tag used in a simple webpage?

Accepted Answer

<HTML>

Question 10

Iteration means?

Accepted Answer

Repeat (looping)

Question 11

Who founded Microsoft?

Accepted Answer

Bill Gates

Question 12

Python is?

Accepted Answer

High Level Language

Question 13

The code a computer can understand is called?

Accepted Answer

Machine Code

Question 14

Selection means?

Accepted Answer

Branching for a choice

Question 15

The number of bytes in a kilobyte is?

Accepted Answer

1024

Question 16

Sequence means?

Accepted Answer

Step by step

Question 17

The 'I' in ICT stands for?

Accepted Answer

Information

Question 18

The number of megabytes in a gigabyte is?

Accepted Answer

1024

Question 19

Another element of good web design is?

Accepted Answer

Easy to read pages

Question 20

The computer only understands 1's and 0's, this is called?

Accepted Answer

Base 2, Binary

Question 21

The denary number system we use everyday is also called?

Accepted Answer

Base 10

Question 22

What is the first tag in a simple webpage?

Accepted Answer

Question 23

Four BITS are called a ........?

Accepted Answer

Nibble

Question 24

Another name for a Base 8 number system is?

Accepted Answer

Octal

Question 25

The code a programmer writes is called?

Accepted Answer

Source Code

Question 26

When creating websites a Base 16 number system for colours (#aaa61a)? This is also called?

Accepted Answer

Hexidecimal, HEX

Question 27

Eight BITS are called a ..........?

Accepted Answer

Byte

Question 28

What is a single 1 or 0 called?

Accepted Answer

Bit

Question 29

One element of good web design is?

Accepted Answer

Easy navigation

Question 30

The number of gigabytes in a terabyte is?

Accepted Answer

1024

Year 9 Easter: ICT and Computing General Knowledge

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Year 9 Easter: ICT and Computing General Knowledge

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