Autumn 1 - Computer Systems Quiz

Which of the following is an output device?

• A microphone

• A monitor

• A keyboard

Computer systems accept inputs, ________ them, and then produce outputs.

• Process

• Print

• Clear

Which one of the following is managed by the computer system in a pedestrian crossing with sensors?

• The amount of times the button is pressed

• The number of cars in the queue

• The length of time the light takes to change

Automatic doors are used in many buildings; they open when you walk towards them. This system helps people because:

• It make it easier to enter and leave the building

• It is safer than other types of door

• It stops buildings from becoming too crowded

What is the purpose of Google.com, DuckDuckGo, and Bing?

• To help you access the internet

• To help you find websites

• To help you share videos

If you search the same search term on different search engines, you get different results. Why is this?

• They have different indices

• They think different websites are better than others

• They are located in different places

Which of these search terms would be likely to return the fewest results?

• Car

• Red car

• Red sports car

Complete the following sentence using two of the words below. _________ explains which webpages a search engine displays; _________ explains the order in which they are displayed.

ranking             selection                      indexing

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