Copy of Year 9 Computing End of Year Assessment

1

Convert 00100011 to denary.

36

37

38

35

1

Convert 11011001 to denary.

218

216

215

217

1

Convert 00001100 to denary.

14

10

12

8

1

Convert 238 to binary

11101110

01101110

11100011

11101111

1

Convert 127 to binary

01111111

10000000

01010101

10101010

1

Convert 42 to binary

00110011

00010111

00101010

00100010

1

Which type of malware asks for money to un-encrypt your data?

Worm

Ransomware

Trojan

Virus

1

Which type of malware self-replicates and moves through a network to infect other devices, using up network resources?

Virus

Ransomware

Worm

Trojan

1

What security method is often used alongside a username and password system?

Encryption

Anti-virus software

Two factor authentication

Firewall

1

Sending a fake email that attempts to look legitimate, in order to get users to click a link or take action, is known as what?

Pharming

Shouldering

Phishing

Hacking

1

Using a program to brute-force a password would be considered as what?

Pharming

Phishing

Shouldering

Hacking

1

Using a computer that someone had left logged in would be considered?

Phishing

Shouldering

Pharming

Hacking

2

How is Polyalphabetic encryption more challenging to crack than Caesar's cipher encryption? (tick TWO boxes only!)

The number of values shifted is not the same for every letter

It uses more than just the alphabet

It shifts once and then shifts a second time

Instead of a set shift value a shift pattern is used instead

1

What is the name of the law in the UK that handles crimes using computers?

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act

The Computer Misue Act

The Data Protection Act

GDPR

1

What type of memory cannot be overwritten and stores the boot-up instructions for the computer?

RAM

Virtual memory

ROM

CPU registers

1

What type of memory stores the programs that are currently in use by the computer and loses all data when the power is switched off?

ROM

CPU registers

RAM

Virtual memory

1

What type of memory is used when available memory is low and is created temporarily by partitioning part of secondary storage?

ROM

CPU registers

RAM

Virtual memory

1

Which component of the CPU is responsible for calling out all of the calculations?

Clock

Bus

ALU

Control Unit

1

Which component of the CPU is responsible for keeping all of the other components in sync?

Bus

Clock

Control Unit

ALU

1

Which of the below is an example of an optical storage device.

DVD

USB Drive

Solid-State Drive

Hard Disk Drive

1

What is stored in cache memory?

Boot up instructions

The next instruction to be processed

Currently running programs

Frequently used instructions

2

1

Which of the below is a character set containing all of the characters on an English language keyboard?

Bitmap

Pixel

ASCII

Binary

1

What do we call the process of removing all unnecessary information so that we can focus on only the information that is important to our current task?

Algorithm

Decomposition

Pattern recognition

Abstraction

1

What do we call the process of breaking down problems into manageable chunks?

Abstraction

Decomposition

Pattern recognition

Algorithm

1

Which shape below is used to represent input or output in a flowchart?

Terminator shape

Diamond

Parallelogram

Rectangle

1

Which logic gate is this?

NOT

OR

AND

1

Which algorithm below makes room for a piece of data and puts it in the correct place.

Insertion sort

Bubble sort

Binary search

Linear search 

Copy of Year 9 Computing End of Year Assessment

Convert 00100011 to denary.

Convert 11011001 to denary.

Convert 00001100 to denary.

Convert 238 to binary

Convert 127 to binary

Convert 42 to binary

Which type of malware asks for money to un-encrypt your data?

Which type of malware self-replicates and moves through a network to infect other devices, using up network resources?

What security method is often used alongside a username and password system?

Sending a fake email that attempts to look legitimate, in order to get users to click a link or take action, is known as what?

Using a program to brute-force a password would be considered as what?

Using a computer that someone had left logged in would be considered?

How is Polyalphabetic encryption more challenging to crack than Caesar's cipher encryption? (tick TWO boxes only!)

What is the name of the law in the UK that handles crimes using computers?

What type of memory cannot be overwritten and stores the boot-up instructions for the computer?

What type of memory stores the programs that are currently in use by the computer and loses all data when the power is switched off?

What type of memory is used when available memory is low and is created temporarily by partitioning part of secondary storage?

Which component of the CPU is responsible for calling out all of the calculations?

Which component of the CPU is responsible for keeping all of the other components in sync?

Which of the below is an example of an optical storage device.

What is stored in cache memory?

Which of the below is a character set containing all of the characters on an English language keyboard?

What do we call the process of removing all unnecessary information so that we can focus on only the information that is important to our current task?

What do we call the process of breaking down problems into manageable chunks?

Which shape below is used to represent input or output in a flowchart?

Which logic gate is this?

Which algorithm below makes room for a piece of data and puts it in the correct place.

Convert 00100011 to denary.

Convert 11011001 to denary.

Convert 00001100 to denary.

Convert 238 to binary

Convert 127 to binary

Convert 42 to binary

Which type of malware asks for money to un-encrypt your data?

Which type of malware self-replicates and moves through a network to infect other devices, using up network resources?

What security method is often used alongside a username and password system?

Sending a fake email that attempts to look legitimate, in order to get users to click a link or take action, is known as what?

Using a program to brute-force a password would be considered as what?

Using a computer that someone had left logged in would be considered?

How is Polyalphabetic encryption more challenging to crack than Caesar's cipher encryption? (tick TWO boxes only!)

What is the name of the law in the UK that handles crimes using computers?

What type of memory cannot be overwritten and stores the boot-up instructions for the computer?

What type of memory stores the programs that are currently in use by the computer and loses all data when the power is switched off?

What type of memory is used when available memory is low and is created temporarily by partitioning part of secondary storage?

Which component of the CPU is responsible for calling out all of the calculations?

Which component of the CPU is responsible for keeping all of the other components in sync?

Which of the below is an example of an optical storage device.

What is stored in cache memory?

Which 2 aspects below, that are usually found in an images meta-data, affect the quality of the digital image? (tick TWO boxes only!)

Which of the below is a character set containing all of the characters on an English language keyboard?

What do we call the process of removing all unnecessary information so that we can focus on only the information that is important to our current task?

What do we call the process of breaking down problems into manageable chunks?

Which shape below is used to represent input or output in a flowchart?

Which logic gate is this?

Which algorithm below makes room for a piece of data and puts it in the correct place.