This document provides instructions for a 30-minute computing assessment to be taken daily from 8:00-8:30am Monday through Thursday during Term 1. Students are to write their name and admission number on their work and may use class notes but not search online. The assessment contains 10 questions testing students' knowledge of hardware and software, computing acronyms, wireless transmission methods, and factors that can cause eye strain. It is worth a total of 20 marks and will contribute to students' final grades at the end of the term.
This document provides instructions for a 30-minute computing assessment to be taken daily from 8:00-8:30am Monday through Thursday during Term 1. Students are to write their name and admission number on their work and may use class notes but not search online. The assessment contains 10 questions testing students' knowledge of hardware and software, computing acronyms, wireless transmission methods, and factors that can cause eye strain. It is worth a total of 20 marks and will contribute to students' final grades at the end of the term.
This document provides instructions for a 30-minute computing assessment to be taken daily from 8:00-8:30am Monday through Thursday during Term 1. Students are to write their name and admission number on their work and may use class notes but not search online. The assessment contains 10 questions testing students' knowledge of hardware and software, computing acronyms, wireless transmission methods, and factors that can cause eye strain. It is worth a total of 20 marks and will contribute to students' final grades at the end of the term.
This document provides instructions for a 30-minute computing assessment to be taken daily from 8:00-8:30am Monday through Thursday during Term 1. Students are to write their name and admission number on their work and may use class notes but not search online. The assessment contains 10 questions testing students' knowledge of hardware and software, computing acronyms, wireless transmission methods, and factors that can cause eye strain. It is worth a total of 20 marks and will contribute to students' final grades at the end of the term.
Write your Admission number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough
working.Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
This is an open book assignment you may refer to your classwork but not google. You may answer it in your exercise book. Your scores will contribute to your final grades at the end of the term.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 20marks.
Candidate’s Name ____________________________________ Date _________________
Examination Practice of Sanity Home Based Tuition Academy
1. Differentiate between a hardware and software giving an example in each case. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Write the following acronym used in computing.
a) URL ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………
b) IPA
……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… c) ROM ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………
4. Define the following terms as used in transmission methods. a) Bandwidth ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… b) Transmission Distance ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 5. Give the main function of Uniform Resource Locators ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. State any three wireless transmission methods used for data transfer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. List any three transmission characteristics of a Bluetooth.
8. List the three functional components of the central processing unit.
……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Distinguish between python and scratch ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Which of the following reasons are likely to cause eye strain in the room. A. Poor lighting B. Bright monitor C. Poor ventilation D. Anti-radiation screen
