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Computing Quiz - Information Storage (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Computing. Specifically it looks at storing information, bits and bytes, storage devices and the need to save information. It is one of 20 quizzes to help you find out about how computers work, and how they affect all our lives.

A library stores lots of information. A lot of it is stored in books. Computers can store lots and lots of information. They can store words, numbers, pictures, videos and sounds. If information is not stored, it is lost. Computers store information in special code. Tiny pieces of code are called bits. Rather bigger pieces of code are called bytes. Usually, there are 8 bits in a byte. The information is stored in storage devices.

1. What do computers store so they can work?
[ ] Food
[ ] Money
[ ] Toys
[ ] Information
2. Computers store information in a special code. The smallest piece of this code is called a ___.
[ ] Bug
[ ] Bit
[ ] Byte
[ ] Bite
3. A piece of information bigger than a bit is called a ____.
[ ] Bug
[ ] Byte
[ ] Bed
[ ] Big
4. How many bits are there in a byte usually?
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[ ] 8
5. Inside a computer, a lot of information is stored on a:
[ ] Table
[ ] Shelf
[ ] Floor
[ ] Hard Drive
6. Information can be put onto a ___ stick.
[ ] USB
[ ] CAD
[ ] USA
[ ] CDU
7. Music, songs, films and videos can be stored on discs. These discs are called CDs and ____.
[ ] CADs
[ ] USAs
[ ] DVDs
[ ] OXOs
8. A lot of information is stored on the internet. This is called _____ computing.
[ ] Rain
[ ] Cloud
[ ] Snow
[ ] Frost
9. Anna has finished writing a story on a computer. What must she do to keep her story?
[ ] Save
[ ] Delete
[ ] Run
[ ] Debug
10. There are lots of other ways to store information. Which one of these is a good way to store information?
[ ] Put it in a bin
[ ] Write it in a book
[ ] Throw it away
[ ] Forget about it

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Do computers have a memory?

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Computing Quiz - Information Storage (Answers)
1. What do computers store so they can work?
[ ] Food
[ ] Money
[ ] Toys
[x] Information
What sort of information do computers store?
2. Computers store information in a special code. The smallest piece of this code is called a ___.
[ ] Bug
[x] Bit
[ ] Byte
[ ] Bite
A bit is like a single letter of the alphabet in a very long story
3. A piece of information bigger than a bit is called a ____.
[ ] Bug
[x] Byte
[ ] Bed
[ ] Big
It sounds like the word bite, but it is spelt differently
4. How many bits are there in a byte usually?
[ ] 1
[ ] 2
[ ] 4
[x] 8
How many letters are there in the word byte?
5. Inside a computer, a lot of information is stored on a:
[ ] Table
[ ] Shelf
[ ] Floor
[x] Hard Drive
A hard drive is a metal disc inside the computer
6. Information can be put onto a ___ stick.
[x] USB
[ ] CAD
[ ] USA
[ ] CDU
USB sticks are sometimes called memory sticks, USB pens, or pen-drives
7. Music, songs, films and videos can be stored on discs. These discs are called CDs and ____.
[ ] CADs
[ ] USAs
[x] DVDs
[ ] OXOs
DVDs can be used with televisions
8. A lot of information is stored on the internet. This is called _____ computing.
[ ] Rain
[x] Cloud
[ ] Snow
[ ] Frost
This information is kept on really big computers in different countries
9. Anna has finished writing a story on a computer. What must she do to keep her story?
[x] Save
[ ] Delete
[ ] Run
[ ] Debug
Don’t forget to save your work!
10. There are lots of other ways to store information. Which one of these is a good way to store information?
[ ] Put it in a bin
[x] Write it in a book
[ ] Throw it away
[ ] Forget about it
Computers mean you can share information easily. But writing things down is still a good thing to do
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