Introduction to Computer Science GCSE

All computer systems have input, processes, output and...

• Feedback

• Data

• Information

• Storage

Which of the following is an input device?

• Scanner
• Projector
• Headphones
• Robotic Arm

What are the physical components of a computer system called?

• Hardware
• Desktop
• Devices
• Peripherals

What are the programs that run on a computer system called? 

• Algorithms
• Code
• Software
• Languages

What are the chips inside a computer that temporarily hold all the programs and data currently being used called?

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

• Read Only Memory (ROM)

• Hard Disk

• CPU

Sequence (in programming) is...

• the order of the objects

• the pacing of a method

• the order of the commands in a program

A step-by-step set of instructions for completing a task

• Loop

• Algorithm

• String

• Variable

What are the two different types of iteration used in programming?

• Count and condition controlled

• If and while loops

• Finite and infinite loops

• Input and output

What is computational thinking?

• An approach to problem solving

• Thinking like a computer

• Looking at all of the detail of a problem

• Thinking about using the computer

Which is not a computational thinking process?

• Abstraction

• Decomposition

• Algorithm design

• Iteration