END OF SECOND SEMESTER ASSESSMENET TEST YEAR 8
COMPUTING
NAME_______________________________________________________DATE________________
Answer All Questions
1. Name the input devices A, B, C and D using the words from the list.(4mk)
A__________________________________B____________________________________
C_________________________________D_____________________________________
2. Ring two items which are storage media. (4mk)
Bar code reader
Magnetic tape
RAM
Joystick
Sensor
Touch screen
3. Complete each sentence below using one item from the list. (10mk)
A chip reader
A digital camera
A graph plotter
A graphics tablet
A joystick
A laser printer
A multimedia projector
An optical mark reader
A temperature sensor
A TFT monitor
(a) ------------------------------is used to send data to a microprocessor controlled cooker.
(b) ----------------------------------is used to read details from a bank card.
(c)------------------------------------ is used to control a car driving simulator.
(d) --------------------------------------is used to take photographs for inclusion in a web site.
(e)------------------------------------------ is used to input data from a school register
4. Tick three items of software which a PC connected to the internet might use. (6mk)
5. Bank cheques are sometimes used to pay bills.
(a) Name four pieces of information that the bank’s computer may read from the bank
cheque.(8mk)
1 ................................................................................................................................................
2 ................................................................................................................................................
3 ................................................................................................................................................
4 ................................................................................................................................................
6. Tick the three most accurate statements regarding computer hardware.(6mk)
7. Ananya is a student who is considering buying a new laptop computer. She visits the
local store and is offered the choice of a laptop with an internal solid state drive (SSD)
or a laptop where she can store her data in the cloud.
(a) Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using an SSD rather than the cloud to store
her data.(8mk)
8. Ocean City is a port which handles a large number of shipping containers. Containers
are automatically transferred between ships, storage areas and lorries at the port. The
whole system is operated by robots.
Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using robots in this type of operation. (8mk)
9. A teacher has asked you to use a word processor to create a table of some Indian cities
together with their populations. The required layout is shown below.
(a)
Describe how you would create this table in a word processor.(5mk)
10.Car mechanics often use expert systems to diagnose faults with car engines. List four
parts of an expert system.(8mk)
11.(a) Give two ICT devices which, when prolonged use , can cause RSI.(4mk)
12.A large company has two separate sites both of which have a LAN. The manager of the
company wants to connect the LANs to form a WAN.
(a) Name three network devices which could be found in a LAN that is not connected to
a WAN.(3mk)
(b) The manager wants to buy a router to connect the LANs. Describe the function of a
router(3mk).
13.(a) Explain what is meant by a computer virus.(4mk)
(b) Explain what is meant by hacking(4mk)
14.Smartphones are being increasingly used by tourists when travelling overseas.
Discuss, using examples, the benefits and drawbacks of the use of smartphones by
tourists.(5mk)