Summative Assessment - Layers in Computing

Classify the items below as either software or hardware. Note: There may be items that fall into neither category or both categories.

A. A keyboard

B. A program for editing images

C. A mouse

D. The operating system

E. A screen

F. A file containing an image

G. A browser (a program for surfing the web)

H. A wireless network adapter (a device for connecting wirelessly to other computers)

I. An astronomy program

• Hardware: A, C, E, H Software: B, D, F, G, I

• Hardware: A, B, C, E, H Software: D, F, G, I

• Hardware: A, C, E, F, H Software: B, D, G, I

• Hardware: A, C, E, G, H Software: B, D, F, I

Which of the following are programs? Note: There may be more than one correct option. Select all that apply.

• A. A word processor

• B. An operating system

• C. An image

• D. The processor (CPU)

What does a program consist of?

• Instructions

• Ingredients

• Furniture

• Paintings

Provide two examples of operating systems.

• Windows, macOS (other valid answers: Linux, Android, iOS)

• Google, Facebook

• Excel, PowerPoint

• YouTube, Netflix

A processor (CPU) ________.

• stores data permanently

• executes instructions and processes data

• displays images on the screen

• provides power to the computer

What does the main memory (RAM) do?

• Stores programs

• Stores data

• Executes programs

• Executes data

• Processes data

Provide two examples of storage devices.

• Hard disk and USB drive

• Monitor and Keyboard

• Printer and Scanner

• Mouse and Speaker

What is stored in storage devices?

• Hardware components

• Programs

• Data

• None of the above. The term ‘storage’ is misleading.

What is the main task of a general-purpose computing system?

• The main task is to execute programs.

• There is no main task. It can perform any task prescribed by a program.

• The main task depends on the system. Different systems may perform a different main task.

• The main task depends on the user. Different users may need the system to perform a different main task.

Which of the following are logical operators? Note: There is more than one correct option. Select all that apply.

• AND

• OR

• NOT

• +

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