HARDWARE
I am the part of the computer that carries out instructions and processes data. What am I?
What is the CPU / Processor?
In programming, what do we call a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do?
What is a Program / Code?
What does DM usually stand for on social media?
What is Direct Message?
What device allows a computer to connect to a Wi-Fi network?
What is Wireless network adapter / Wi-Fi adapter?
Your computer is on, but the monitor shows nothing. Name one thing you could check first.
What is Power/cable/input connection?
A computer suddenly loses everything stored in its working memory when power is removed. Which type of memory is involved?
What is RAM?
If a program repeats the same instructions several times, what programming structure could be useful?
What is a Loop?
What does NPC stand for in gaming?
What is Non-Player Character?
What does WWW stand for?
What is World Wide Web?
You are editing a document and the computer suddenly loses power before you save. Which type of memory was holding the work you were currently using?
What is RAM?
You need to permanently save a large video file even after the computer is turned off. Would you use RAM or secondary storage?
What is Secondary storage?
A program says IF score >= 60 THEN "Pass". What programming concept is being used?
What is a Selection / Conditional statement?
What does GG commonly mean at the end of a game?
Good Game?
You are working with classmates on the same online document at the same time. What type of technology makes this possible?
What is Cloud-based collaboration?
A supermarket scans the lines on a product to identify it and retrieve its price. What technology is being used?
What is Barcode reader?
A computer needs to capture a student's fingerprint to identify them. What type of input technology could be used?
What is Biometrics scanner/system?
You change your code, run it, and discover an error. What is the process of finding and fixing the error called?
What is Debugging?
A computer user presses Ctrl + C and then Ctrl + V. What are they doing?
What is Copying and pasting?
A website address begins with https. What does the extra S indicate?
What is Secure?
A smart farming system detects that the soil is too dry and automatically turns on a water pump. What device detects the soil condition?
What is a Sensor?
A designer needs to produce a huge, accurate technical drawing for a building. Which output device would be most suitable?
What is a Plotter?
A program receives a student's marks, adds them together and calculates the average. Which part of the computing cycle is doing this work?
What is processing?
What does FYP stand for on TikTok?
What is For You Page?
You can access your files from different devices because they are stored online rather than only on your computer. What is this commonly called?
What is Cloud storage?
What does USB stand for?
What is Universal Serial Bus?