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Computer Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - What is ICT (Questions)

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Computer science consists of all technical means used to handle information and aid communication, including both computer and network hardware as well as necessary software.

Test your knowledge of computer science in the following quiz - What is ICT?

1. ICT stands for .......
[ ] Information and Communication Technology
[ ] Information for Communication Technology
[ ] Information for Computer Technology
[ ] International Computer Training
2. All computers Input data, ....... data and create Output.
[ ] Process
[ ] Protect
[ ] Scramble
[ ] Write
3. Which is not used for general data storage?
[ ] CPU
[ ] Hard disk
[ ] Magnetic tape
[ ] Optical disk
4. What is meant by 'Digital Data'?
[ ] Data represented by numbers between 0 and 10
[ ] Data which contains no errors
[ ] Information represented as 1s and 0s
[ ] Information represented as numbers
5. Which is not a good reason to use computers?
[ ] They can do many jobs better than people
[ ] They can often save people from doing boring work
[ ] They do not make mistakes
[ ] They make people unemployed
6. General purpose computers can perform many tasks .......
[ ] because modern technology is very clever
[ ] because the electronic components are very small
[ ] because the processing chips are very fast
[ ] because they can be programmed in different ways
7. Some equipment is described as 'Digital'. This means .......
[ ] it is better quality than normal
[ ] it is more reliable
[ ] it is more accurate
[ ] None of these
8. What does DVD stand for?
[ ] Digital Verifiable Disc
[ ] Digital Versatile Disc
[ ] Digital Voodoo Disc
[ ] Digital Volatile Data
9. TV is increasingly broadcast using digital signals because .......
[ ] analogue TVs are old fashioned
[ ] broadcasters can offer many more channels
[ ] digital signals offer much better picture and sound quality
[ ] digital TVs are more reliable
10. Which is not used to input data into a computer?
[ ] Datalogger
[ ] Graphics tablet
[ ] Optical scanner
[ ] Printer
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Computer Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - What is ICT (Answers)
1. ICT stands for .......
[x] Information and Communication Technology
[ ] Information for Communication Technology
[ ] Information for Computer Technology
[ ] International Computer Training
2. All computers Input data, ....... data and create Output.
[x] Process
[ ] Protect
[ ] Scramble
[ ] Write
Remember the stages: Input, Process and Output
3. Which is not used for general data storage?
[x] CPU
[ ] Hard disk
[ ] Magnetic tape
[ ] Optical disk
4. What is meant by 'Digital Data'?
[ ] Data represented by numbers between 0 and 10
[ ] Data which contains no errors
[x] Information represented as 1s and 0s
[ ] Information represented as numbers
5. Which is not a good reason to use computers?
[ ] They can do many jobs better than people
[ ] They can often save people from doing boring work
[ ] They do not make mistakes
[x] They make people unemployed
6. General purpose computers can perform many tasks .......
[ ] because modern technology is very clever
[ ] because the electronic components are very small
[ ] because the processing chips are very fast
[x] because they can be programmed in different ways
7. Some equipment is described as 'Digital'. This means .......
[ ] it is better quality than normal
[ ] it is more reliable
[ ] it is more accurate
[x] None of these
The label 'Digital' is often used to impress consumers
8. What does DVD stand for?
[ ] Digital Verifiable Disc
[x] Digital Versatile Disc
[ ] Digital Voodoo Disc
[ ] Digital Volatile Data
9. TV is increasingly broadcast using digital signals because .......
[ ] analogue TVs are old fashioned
[x] broadcasters can offer many more channels
[ ] digital signals offer much better picture and sound quality
[ ] digital TVs are more reliable
Digital broadcasts offer more choice not better quality
10. Which is not used to input data into a computer?
[ ] Datalogger
[ ] Graphics tablet
[ ] Optical scanner
[x] Printer
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