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Computer Science Questions

Set 1

Refresher Quiz 1

•1) What is copyright?

•2) What is the freedom of information act?

•3) Name 2 ways a school can comply with the data protection act?

•4) MAR stands for?

•5) MDR stands for?

•6) CPU stands for?

•7) What does the “FDE” stand for in the FDE cycle?

•8) What does ROM stand for?

•9) What is hardware?

•10) What is the purpose of the ALU?

Refresher Quiz 2

•1) What is privacy?

•2) Name two items of personal information?

•3) What is the Computer misuse act?

•4) MAR stands for?

•5) MDR stands for?

•6) What does the “FDE” stand for in the FDE cycle?

•7) What is the difference between Von Neumann architecture and Harvard architecture?

•8) RAM stores what?

•9) Describe the Fetch Execute Cycle (each part)

•10) What is the purpose of the ALU?

Set 2

Refresher Quiz 1

1. A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

2. What is the symbol for a process in a flowchart?

3. What is the sign for greater than and less than?

4. When wanting a whole number to be input what would you add here      score=……..(input(“What is the score”))

5. What is an iteration?

6. What is the syntax for read, write and append a file

7. What is the symbol for a process in a flowchart?

8. What is Pseudocode?

9. When wanting a whole number to be input…what do you add in your code (e.g. score=……)

10. Moving a problem out of the specific in order to create a general solution that would work in similar scenarios. Ignoring the gritty details to focus on the problem  

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