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Year 8 End-of-year Computing Exam 2018 (MCQs)

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36 questions
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Which of the above logos is more suitable for a group of elderly people?

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What makes an effective logo? Select the most important option.

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Sara's privacy settings mean that anyone can view a photo of her in school uniform.
What is the biggest risk with this?

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‘Henry’s Honey’ is a premium British company that pride themselves on producing luxury, organic honey; it’s the best quality stuff on the market today. The company is really keen on keeping their label clean and modern, with a ‘less-is-more’ approach; only include essential elements.
Which of the above logos is the most effective design for Henry's Honey?

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What is the best explanation of why it is important to plan a graphic design or a game before you start creating it?

The next few questions will be about this labelled image of the drawing toolbar from Serif DrawPlus X6.
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Which is the best description of the tool labelled "2" in the image above?

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Which is the best description of the tool labelled "6" in the image above?

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You have just used the shape tool (labelled "4") to create a rectangle using Serif DrawPlus. If you want to colour it in a solid blue colour, which tool would be best to click on next (from the following options)?

You notice that one of your friends, Sara, has not protected their social media account, giving anyone access to see what is on their profile. The next few questions will be about Sara.
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Sara's privacy settings mean that anyone can view a photo of her doing something illegal.
What is the biggest risk with this?

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Sara's privacy settings mean that anyone can see a photo of the information in her passport which she posted when she was going on holiday last year.
What is the biggest risk with this?

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Sara's privacy settings mean that anyone can message her. She has been talking to Rob, who is one year older and lives in a nearby city. Sara has been talking to Rob for 2 months.
What is the most serious risk with this?

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Which of the following passwords is least secure? (1 mark)

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Sara says that she is meeting Rob at the weekend. Tick every piece of advice you would give to Sara.

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It is a good idea to use personal information (for example, the name of a pet) when creating a password, because it will help you to remember it.

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If you create a password by joining together random words, or random letters/numbers, it will be secure.

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You have just got a new phone for your birthday and you want to put some music on it to play when you don't have an Internet connection. However, you cannot afford to buy albums. Your friend tells you about a website she knows which allows you to download any music for free.
Which of the following would probably not be a problem with using this website?

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When checking your email, you find you have a new message from a website you don't recognise stating that you have bought a TV for £799, which will be taken from your account tomorrow. You know that you haven't ordered such a TV. There is a link button in the email to a website to cancel the order. The button says "Cancel Order Now" on it in large writing.
Out of the following, which is the best option?

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In the image above, which sprite is at co-ordinates (-200, -100)?

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Which of the above statements is incorrect?

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Each time the "move 10 steps" block is reached, which direction is the sprite facing?

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Above is an image of a micro:bit. Select each feature that a micro:bit has.

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When will the program above make a heart pattern appear on its LEDs?

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What is the best description of what the above program is supposed to do?

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The program above does not actually work as intended. How should this be fixed?

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Which of the following statements about sexting is incorrect?

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Think about what computers can and cannot do.

Which of the following can a computer not do? There is only one correct answer.

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Out of this list, select all the output devices.

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Select all of the hardware from the following list.

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A computer does not have any intelligence or common sense without being given instructions; all it can do well is blindly follow commands given by a human.

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How often should you save your work? Pick the best answer.

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When you are saving your files, which of the following is most important?

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Which of the following is an example of an input device?

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An algorithm is a set of instructions to achieve a goal.

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What is a virus?

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Which statement is incorrect?

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The beavers and dogs had a competition. In total nine animals took part.
The nine participants had the following scores: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7.
No dog scored more than any beaver.
One dog tied with a beaver.
There were also two other dogs that tied with each other.
How many dogs took part in the competition?