GRADE 9 DEC. Jeopardy ABCDE
50 Points A One megabyte (MB) is approximately: a)8 bytes b)1000 bytes c)1,000,000 bytes d)1,000,000,000 bytes Go back
50 Points A c)1,000,000 bytes Go back
40 Points A Which drive is the best drive to save on here at SCS to keep your files safe from other users? a) A b) C c) H d) S Go back
40 Points A c)H Go back
30 Points A The keyboard shortcut for printing is a) CTRL C or command C b) CTRL X or command X c) CTRL P or command P d) CTRL V or command V Go back Go back
30 Points A c) CTRL P or command P Go back Go back
20 Points A The Motto of Canada is taken from a quotation form the bible (Psalm 72:8,). What is it? Go back
20 Points A From sea to sea “A Mari usque ad Mare” Go back
10 Points A What is the brain of the computer? Go back
10 Points A CPU or central processing unit. It does all the computations and decision making, hence it is the brain Go backGo back
50 Points B A bug may occur in programs when …. a)The programming language itself has errors. b)The programmer makes errors in the code. c)The programmer does not plan for all reasonable inputs by the user. d)All of the above Go back
50 Points B d) All of the above Go back Go back
40 Points B What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, and windshield wipers all have in common? Go back
40 Points B All invented by women. Go back
30 Points B Microphones – input or output devices?– Go back
30 Points B Input Go back
20 Points B Speakers – input or output devices? Go back– Go back
20 Points B Output Go back Go back
10 Points B A boolean value is ______ a) a number b) a string c) either true or false d) the value 0, 1, or -1 Go back
10 Points B c) True or False Boolean is named after George Boole, the inventor of algebraic logic. Go back Go back
50 Points C What does it mean to say that the “cat's vehicle is the horse”? a) This statement synchronizes the movement of the cat and the horse b)This statement makes the cat and the horse face in the same direction Go back
50 Points C a) Go back
40 Points C What operating system is an old- fashioned, single user operating system? Go back
40 Points C DOS. Go back
30 Points C If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, what would you have accomplished? Go back
30 Points C You would produce enough energy to heat up a cup of coffee. Go back
20 Points C What two kinds of files do you need when using cascading style sheets. Go back
20 Points C HTML and CSS Go back
10 Points C When were electric lights first used? Go back
10 Points C In 1872 Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin invented an incandescent light bulb. In 1874 he obtained a patent for his invention. Go back
50 Points D How many presents would you receive if you added up all the presents given out in The 12 days of Christmas? Go back Go back
50 Points D 364 Go back Go back
40 Points D The physical components tha make up your computer system are called ______? Go back
40 Points D Hardware. Go back
30 Points D What should you do if you or your clothes catch fire? Go back
30 Points D Stop / drop/ and roll Go back
20 Points D The programs that run on your computer are known as _____? Go back
20 Points D Software or Applications Go back
10 Points D How would this look in a programming language like Alice? Go back
10 Points D Go back
50 Points E What happens if they are of equal height? Go back
50 Points E Mummy and Pharoah both turn right in place. Go back
40 Points E What is the use of a parameter? Go back
40 Points E It makes your user-defined procedure more general by allowing you to substitute differnet values when the procedure is called. Go back
30 Points E What is stepwise refinement? Go back
30 Points E You break your programming problem into smaller parts and then code each smaller part, testing each part separately. Go back
20 Points E Go back If the samurai is is 6 m away from the ball, what happens when the following program is executed?
20 Points E The samuri moves up to the basketball and no further Go back
10 Points E How many times does Boris roar? Go back
10 Points E 3 times Go back Go back