BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 057

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

1. A LAN normally covers a _____.

○ A. printer cartridge only

○ B. single keyboard key only

○ C. whole galaxy

○ D. limited local area

Networks

2. A web browser is used to _____.

○ A. manufacture a monitor

○ B. view websites

○ C. supply electricity

○ D. replace all storage

Internet

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

○ A. phishing

○ B. drawing

○ C. sorting

○ D. formatting

Cyber safety

4. What is a variable used for?

○ A. Printing ink

○ B. Referring to a stored value

○ C. Cooling a processor

○ D. Cleaning a screen

Programming

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 057

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

5. A row and column meet at a _____.

○ A. cell

○ B. slide

○ C. paragraph

○ D. folder

Spreadsheets

6. Which tag creates a hyperlink?

○ A. <br>

○ B. <p>

○ C. <h1>

○ D. <a>

HTML

7. An algorithm is a _____.

○ A. kind of battery

○ B. picture file extension

○ C. finite sequence of problem-solving steps

○ D. monitor cable

Algorithms

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

○ A. plagiarism

○ B. encryption

○ C. alignment

○ D. compression

Digital ethics

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 057

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

9. What does a table row usually represent?

○ A. One record

○ B. A network cable

○ C. A whole database engine

○ D. A screen pixel

Databases

10. Which is hardware?

○ A. Drawing program

○ B. Web browser

○ C. Operating system

○ D. Keyboard

Hardware and software

11. 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

12. What is decimal 8 in binary?

○ A. 1000

○ B. 1001

○ C. 1011

○ D. 1010

Binary numbers

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 057

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

13. What is a folder mainly used for?

○ A. Producing sound

○ B. Cooling the CPU

○ C. Organising files

○ D. Supplying power

Files and folders

14. A presentation is usually organised into _____.

○ A. rows only

○ B. folders only

○ C. physical keys

○ D. slides

Presentations

15. Which formatting slants letters?

○ A. Underline

○ B. Italic

○ C. Bold

○ D. Centre align

Word processing

16. Which Python type stores True or False?

○ A. bool

○ B. list

○ C. str

○ D. float

Python basics

BrainCheck

Class 8 - Computer - Paper 057

Grade 8 / Computer

20 questions • 20 marks

Time: 25 minutes

Choose one answer per question.

Name: _________________________ Section: __________ Date: __________

17. 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

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

○ A. USB drive

○ B. Hard disk

○ C. SSD

○ D. RAM

Memory and storage

19. 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

20. How many bits are in a byte?

○ A. 2

○ B. 16

○ C. 10

○ D. 8

Data representation