ICT QUIZ QUESTIONS ROUND 1

YEAR 7

1. Computer processing speed is measured in …..… (GigaHeartz)

2. The smallest unit of measurement of Computer storage is ……..
A : Mbps
B : Byte
C : Megabytes
D : Bit

(Answer = D : Bit - Binary Digit)

3. Which of the following best describes a touch screen?

A : A touch screen is an input device
B : A touch screen is both an input device and an output device
C : A touch screen is an output device
D : None of the above

(Answer = B : A touch screen is both an input device and an output device)

YEAR 8

1. What type of software is most suitable for preparing a home budget?

A : Microsoft Excel
B : Word processing software
C : Spreadsheet software
D : Database management

(Answer = C : Spreadsheet software)

2. File compression is a type of ………………….. software.

A : Operating system
B : Utility
C : Application
D : None of the above

(Answer = B : Utility)

3. Identify the Microsoft word button shown below.

(Answer = Superscript)
YEAR 9

1. Which is the best unit of measurement for latency? (Answer = milliseconds)

2. What is the cable below called and what is it used for?

(It is called a VGA cable – used to connect a monitor to the cpu)

3. What does the acronym HDMI stand for? (Answer = High Definition Media Interface)

4. What was the first computer called? (Answer = The Analytical Engine)

YEAR 10

1. What does the acronym URL stand for? (Answer = Uniform Resource Locator)

2. The ALU processes data and stores it in the…….

A : Flash drive
B : Hard disk
C : CPU
D : Main memory

(Answer = D : Main memory)

3. Who invented the www?

A : Vint Cerf
B : Bill Gates
C : Tim Berners-Lee
D : Charles Babbage

(Answer = C : Sir. Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, in 1989 while working at CERN)

YEAR 11

1. Which of the following mental illnesses is not associated with internet addiction?
A : Depression
B: Paranoia
C : Low self-esteem
D : Loneliness

(Answer = B : Paranoia)

2. Which of the following companies does not manufacture CPUs?

 A : Samsung
B : AMD
C : Nvidia
D : Texas Instruments
E : None –they all manufacture CPUs

(Answer = D : None – they all manufacture CPUs)

3. Who is the current CEO of Apple Inc?

A : Steve Jobs
B : Steve Wozniac
C : Michael Scott
D : Tim Cook

(Answer = D : Tim Cook)

A Level

1. Who is the original founder of Facebook? (Answer = Mark Zukerberg)

2. What was the ‘Silicon Valley’ named after? (Answer = The primary material found in computer microprocessors)
3. Who first invented the electronic television? (Answer = Philo Taylor Farnsworth)
4. What was the first movie in color named? (Answer = ‘The World, the Flesh and the Devil’)