A keyboard sends information into a computer, so it is an…
Input device
Output-only device
Power supply
Storage cabinet
Trivia for Kids 8–14 · Mixed
Computer Desk Detectives
Ten fresh questions for ages 8–14 exploring computer desk detectives. Mixed difficulty with explanations and host verification notes in the import file.
A monitor mainly turns computer signals into…
Mechanical fuel
Printed paper
Visible output
Stored electricity
Why save a document before switching off?
Working changes may not be stored
The screen keeps all files forever
Power creates duplicate pages
Saving cleans the keyboard
RAM differs from ordinary file storage because RAM usually…
Contains only photographs
Loses contents without power
Keeps every deleted file forever
Cannot be written to
A folder inside another folder creates a…
Sound echo
Hierarchy
Colour gradient
Battery circuit
Which connects a search box and a library catalogue?
Guaranteeing every result is relevant
Changing authors' names
Finding items using descriptions or terms
Physically moving every item
True or false: Renaming a file from .txt to .jpg necessarily converts it into a photograph.
True
False
Why can a smaller compressed file transfer faster?
The internet becomes shorter
Its letters become lighter
It uses no data
Fewer bits need sending
A backup stored only beside the original on one broken drive may fail because…
Copies cannot contain matching data
Backups must be handwritten
Both copies share one failure point
All drives fail daily
An operating system mainly coordinates…
Only internet advertisements
Every user's handwriting
Only the wallpaper
Hardware and software resources