Grade 8 Revision Final

Charlotte is learning about computers in her class. She understands that a computer consists of both hardware and software. Define the term software.

Aiden is preparing for his upcoming exams and needs to fill out a survey about his study habits. The survey uses OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) to quickly collect responses. Can you explain what OMR is and how it works?

During a computer class, Abigail and Arjun were discussing the different types of software. Abigail mentioned that there are two main categories of software. What are they?

• Mac and Windows

• System Software and

  Application Software

• Apple and Android

• All of the answers

Evelyn is curious about the software that helps her computer run efficiently. What is system software?

Jackson is working on a project that involves OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to digitize old books. He needs to understand how OCR technology can help him in this task.

During a class project, Kai learned about MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) and how it is used in banking to read checks automatically.

Aiden is trying to understand what Application software is while working on his computer for a school project. Can you explain what Application software is?

Emma is using a camera (not touch screen) to take pictures for her school project.

• Input

• Output

• input and output

Scarlett is using a device to navigate her computer. What type of device is she using?

• Input

• Output

• input and output

Isla is in direct communication with the computer

• Command Line Interface (CLI)

• User Interface (GUI)