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Computing Quiz - Uses of a Computer (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 the wide range of uses for computers, such as the storage of information, databases, calculations, games, social media, video and animation. It is one of 20 quizzes to help you find out about how computers work, and how they affect all our lives.

There is a wide range of computers. Some are big and you can see them. Others are very small and are hidden away inside machines. Computers have many uses. They can do lots of different jobs. New ways of using computers are being found all the time. But how many of these uses can you spot?

1. You can use a pencil and paper to write a story. But you can also use a ________.
[ ] Calculator
[ ] Computer
[ ] Cooker
[ ] Spoon
2. Books are made of paper. They have words printed on them. Small computers can also be used to read books. They are called:
[ ] eBooks
[ ] ePrint
[ ] eComputer
[ ] ePaint
3. Sam’s Mum wants to know the times of the trains to London. What does she do to find out?
[ ] She guesses the times.
[ ] She makes up the times.
[ ] She goes on the internet.
[ ] She drives round to a friend’s and asks her.
4. At school, Sam is asked to go and find a book in the library. Sam does not know where the book is. So he looks up the book on a computer. The computer has a list of all the books in the library and where they are. This sort of list is called a ________.
[ ] File
[ ] Database
[ ] Printer
[ ] Scanner
5. In the school office the secretary is adding up money for a school trip. She adds up the money on a ________.
[ ] Printer
[ ] Calculator
[ ] Toaster
[ ] Kettle
6. Which one of these can you play in the school playground with a bat and a ball?
[ ] Rounders
[ ] Computer games
[ ] Video games
[ ] Virtual games
7. Sam’s Dad wants to watch Doctor Who. But Sam’s Dad is working when Doctor Who is on the television. What can Sam’s Dad do?
[ ] Not go to work.
[ ] Skip work.
[ ] Miss watching it.
[ ] Record it.
8. Sam’s older sister uses ________ to keep in touch with her friends.
[ ] Books
[ ] Cards
[ ] Letters
[ ] Facebook
9. Sam’s older sister sends emails and _____.
[ ] Texts
[ ] Chairs
[ ] Tables
[ ] Benches
10. Sam’s Dad works in a factory. They build cars at the factory. There are a lot of machines at the factory. Lots of the machines are controlled by _________.
[ ] Ghosts
[ ] Fairies
[ ] Goblins
[ ] Computers

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - How do we use digital devices?

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Computing Quiz - Uses of a Computer (Answers)
1. You can use a pencil and paper to write a story. But you can also use a ________.
[ ] Calculator
[x] Computer
[ ] Cooker
[ ] Spoon
Have you written a story on a computer? What was it about?
2. Books are made of paper. They have words printed on them. Small computers can also be used to read books. They are called:
[x] eBooks
[ ] ePrint
[ ] eComputer
[ ] ePaint
The small computer is sometimes called an eReader
3. Sam’s Mum wants to know the times of the trains to London. What does she do to find out?
[ ] She guesses the times.
[ ] She makes up the times.
[x] She goes on the internet.
[ ] She drives round to a friend’s and asks her.
Sam’s Mum goes online to find out. She can do this on her laptop or on her phone
4. At school, Sam is asked to go and find a book in the library. Sam does not know where the book is. So he looks up the book on a computer. The computer has a list of all the books in the library and where they are. This sort of list is called a ________.
[ ] File
[x] Database
[ ] Printer
[ ] Scanner
A database is a list with lots of information in it
5. In the school office the secretary is adding up money for a school trip. She adds up the money on a ________.
[ ] Printer
[x] Calculator
[ ] Toaster
[ ] Kettle
Calculators are simple computers. Computers are good at doing sums
6. Which one of these can you play in the school playground with a bat and a ball?
[x] Rounders
[ ] Computer games
[ ] Video games
[ ] Virtual games
Rounders is a real game. Do you play computer games? Which one is your favourite?
7. Sam’s Dad wants to watch Doctor Who. But Sam’s Dad is working when Doctor Who is on the television. What can Sam’s Dad do?
[ ] Not go to work.
[ ] Skip work.
[ ] Miss watching it.
[x] Record it.
Sam’s Dad has to go to work. Sam’s Dad can watch Doctor Who later. He could also watch it on his computer on iPlayer
8. Sam’s older sister uses ________ to keep in touch with her friends.
[ ] Books
[ ] Cards
[ ] Letters
[x] Facebook
Facebook is just one type of social media
9. Sam’s older sister sends emails and _____.
[x] Texts
[ ] Chairs
[ ] Tables
[ ] Benches
A text is a short message
10. Sam’s Dad works in a factory. They build cars at the factory. There are a lot of machines at the factory. Lots of the machines are controlled by _________.
[ ] Ghosts
[ ] Fairies
[ ] Goblins
[x] Computers
Computers are very good at controlling machines
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