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Systems Architecture quiz games for GCSE Computer Science

6 live games for GCSE Computer Science, 87 questions. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

Systems Architecture for OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277 section 1.1): 6 ready-made live quiz games, 87 questions in all.

The questions cover Hardware components, CPU Performance, CPU Architecture and Embedded Systems.

There are 3 picture rounds, 2 quickfire rounds and 1 practice set. Question types: 68 multiple choice, 17 true or false and 2 matching. 57 questions have a picture.

Pick a set, put the join code on the board and pupils play on their phones. Pupils need no account. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

The gamesEach set is a fixed list of questions. Open a preview to see a few of them.

Quickfire: Systems Architecture

GCSE15 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1

    What does clock speed measure?

    The number of instructions executed per secondThe storage capacity of the CPUThe data transfer rate between componentsThe number of cycles per second
  2. 2

    In which order does the fetch-decode-execute cycle operate?

    Execute → Fetch → DecodeFetch → Execute → DecodeFetch → Decode → ExecuteDecode → Fetch → Execute
  3. 3

    Which of the following contains an embedded system?

    A washing machineA laptop running WindowsA USB flash driveA desktop PC used for gaming

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Systems Architecture: CPU Performance

GCSE15 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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  1. 1

    CPU performance: true or false?

    A quad-core processor has four independent processing units.
  2. 2

    CPU cores: true or false?

    A dual-core processor has two independent processing cores.
  3. 3

    CPU performance: true or false?

    Cache memory is faster to access than RAM.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Quickfire: Computer hardware

GCSE15 questions· Warm-up· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Nenad Stojkovic, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    RAMCPUMotherboardGraphics card (GPU)
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Мой Компьютер, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    MotherboardCPUGraphics card (GPU)RAM
  3. 3

    Which of these is a motherboard?

    A photo of a piece of computer hardwareA photo of a piece of computer hardwareA photo of a piece of computer hardwareA photo of a piece of computer hardware

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components

GCSE15 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: TranslucentFoxHuman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    CPUMotherboardGraphics card (GPU)Solid state drive (SSD)
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Peter Hosey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    USB flash driveRAMMotherboardPower supply unit (PSU)
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Mgpa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Optical driveCPUGraphics card (GPU)USB flash drive

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components, set 2

GCSE15 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Victor Korniyenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Graphics card (GPU)Power supply unit (PSU)MotherboardOptical drive
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Hard disk drive (HDD)Power supply unit (PSU)CPURAM
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: ITEagle Europe - Sebastiaan Broekhoven, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Optical drivePower supply unit (PSU)CPUGraphics card (GPU)

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components, set 3

GCSE12 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Asim18, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    USB flash driveHard disk drive (HDD)Solid state drive (SSD)Optical drive
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Cuisinier2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Power supply unit (PSU)RAMSolid state drive (SSD)Hard disk drive (HDD)
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: ITEagle Europe - Sebastiaan Broekhoven, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Name this hardware component.

    Power supply unit (PSU)Hard disk drive (HDD)USB flash driveGraphics card (GPU)

+ 9 more questions in the game.

How hosting works

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  2. Put the join code on the board. Pupils join at subjecthub.co.uk/play on a phone or laptop. They need no account.
  3. Play for 1 to 7 minutes. You choose the length before you start.

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