BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 027

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

1. Which is hardware?

○ A. Drawing program

○ B. Web browser

○ C. Operating system

○ D. Keyboard

Hardware and software

2. A URL identifies _____.

○ A. a resource address on the web

○ B. only a type of printer paper

○ C. a keyboard layout

○ D. only a CPU speed

Internet

3. What is a variable used for?

○ A. Printing ink

○ B. Referring to a stored value

○ C. Cooling a processor

○ D. Cleaning a screen

Programming

4. What is decimal 7 in binary?

○ A. 111

○ B. 1010

○ C. 1000

○ D. 1001

Binary numbers

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 027

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

5. What is an operating system mainly responsible for?

○ A. Only painting the case

○ B. Managing hardware and programs

○ C. Only charging a cable

○ D. Only typing letters

Operating systems

6. What does a table row usually represent?

○ A. One record

○ B. A network cable

○ C. A whole database engine

○ D. A screen pixel

Databases

7. A network connects devices so they can _____.

○ A. exchange data

○ B. produce unlimited power

○ C. grow leaves

○ D. avoid all communication

Networks

8. What is a folder mainly used for?

○ A. Producing sound

○ B. Cooling the CPU

○ C. Organising files

○ D. Supplying power

Files and folders

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 027

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

9. What is the value of 7 // 2 in Python?

○ A. 3

○ B. 4

○ C. 3.5

○ D. 2

Python basics

10. An algorithm is a _____.

○ A. kind of battery

○ B. picture file extension

○ C. finite sequence of problem-solving steps

○ D. monitor cable

Algorithms

11. Which tag inserts an image in HTML?

○ A. <pic>

○ B. <photo>

○ C. <imagefile>

○ D. <img>

HTML

12. How many bits are in a byte?

○ A. 2

○ B. 16

○ C. 10

○ D. 8

Data representation

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 027

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

13. Using another person's work without credit is _____.

○ A. plagiarism

○ B. encryption

○ C. alignment

○ D. compression

Digital ethics

14. A presentation is usually organised into _____.

○ A. rows only

○ B. folders only

○ C. physical keys

○ D. slides

Presentations

15. In the flowchart, what is printed when x is 7?

○ A. Nothing

○ B. Both HIGH and LOW

○ C. HIGH

○ D. LOW

Algorithms and control flow

16. Which formatting slants letters?

○ A. Underline

○ B. Italic

○ C. Bold

○ D. Centre align

Word processing

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 027

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

17. In the flowchart, what is printed when x is 15?

○ A. HIGH

○ B. LOW

○ C. Both HIGH and LOW

○ D. Nothing

Algorithms and control flow

18. A row and column meet at a _____.

○ A. cell

○ B. slide

○ C. paragraph

○ D. folder

Spreadsheets

19. A fake message asking for account details may be _____.

○ A. phishing

○ B. drawing

○ C. sorting

○ D. formatting

Cyber safety

20. Which memory normally loses stored contents when power is off?

○ A. USB drive

○ B. Hard disk

○ C. SSD

○ D. RAM

Memory and storage