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7CL Review for Assesment
Review for the Post-Class Asssessment
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Computer Science
7th Grade
06/08/2016

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Touch typing requires eight fingers on the keyboard and no looking.
Definition
TRUE
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CAPS LOCK is the proper method to use for typing a single capital (upper case) letter
Definition
FALSE
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Enter and Return are different names for the same action
Definition
TRUE
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The originator of the QWERTY keyboard first put the keys in this order:
Definition
alphabetical
Term
The ______________ keyboard is by far the most utilized.
Definition
QWERTY
Term
Which keys are on the home row?
Definition
ASDFGHJKL:
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Our regular number system is Base Ten; binary is
Definition
Base Two
Term
Which are the correct place values in binary?
Definition
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 and so on
Term
What is the binary number for the value 2?
Definition
10
Term
The computer sees these as ones and zeroes:
Definition
all
Term
Why does the computer use binary numbers?
Definition
There are only two possible conditions, like electricity: on and off
Term
In SCRATCH, what is a sprite?
Definition
a character/other object you are controlling
Term
In SCRATCH, a script is
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a set of instructions
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The axis on the stage is labeled G and H
Definition
FALSE
Term
The CPU acts like the _____________ of the computer
Definition
brain
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The CPU's clock is the _______________ of the motherboard
Definition
heartbeat
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Random-Access Memory (RAM) is like this kind of memory in people:
Definition
"I have to pick up milk and eggs at the store"
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This is the component into which all the parts of the computer connect:
Definition
motherboard
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CPU means
Definition
central processing unit
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RAM memory will be lost when you turn off the computer.
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TRUE
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A computer's basic operations can be described as: input-process-output.
Definition
TRUE
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What makes the computer work (in one oversimplified word)?
Definition
electricity
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ROM stands for
Definition
read-only memory
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There is a backup battery on the motherboard
Definition
TRUE
Term
The CPU needs devices to
Definition
draw heat away and cool it.
Term
In an electrical outlet, the following is true
Definition
There is one "hot" slot and one neutral slot.
Term
A logic gate is:
Definition
an electronic circuit in the computer that allows it to "think"
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Using shape syntax In a flowchart, the circle or oval is only used two times:
Definition
At the beginning and end of the program
Term
An algorithm is
Definition
a set of steps to accomplish a task
Term
Which is BOTH an input and output device:
Definition
tablet screen
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