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Inside the Machine (How Computers Work) quiz games for KS3 Computing

8 live games for KS3 Computing, 117 questions. Free for teachers, up to 40 players.

Inside the Machine (How Computers Work) for KS3 Computing: 8 ready-made live quiz games, 117 questions in all.

The questions cover Hardware components, Input/Output/Sensors, Hardware Components, General-Purpose vs Embedded, RAM and ROM and Storage Units.

There are 3 practice sets, 3 picture rounds and 2 quickfire rounds. Question types: 65 multiple choice, 42 true or false and 10 fill the gap. 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: Inside the Machine (How Computers Work)

KS315 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

    Which of these is an output device?

    PrinterScannerMicrophoneMouse
  2. 2

    Which of these is an input device?

    SpeakerWebcamMonitorPrinter
  3. 3

    Clock speed is measured in which unit?

    BitsHertz (Hz)WattsBytes

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Inside the Machine (How Computers Work): Hardware Components

KS315 questions· Core

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

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  1. 1

    True or false?

    A light sensor can automatically detect how bright a room is.
  2. 2

    True or false?

    All input devices require a person to physically press a button.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    The motherboard allows the CPU, RAM and storage to communicate with each other.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Inside the Machine (How Computers Work): General-Purpose vs Embedded

KS315 questions· Core

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

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  1. 1

    True or false?

    Storage keeps data safe even when the power is switched off.
  2. 2

    The CPU: true or false?

    More cores always makes every single task run faster.
  3. 3

    True or false?

    A smartphone that can run many different apps is a general-purpose computer.

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Practice

Inside the Machine (How Computers Work): Storage Units

KS315 questions· Core

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

    Storage units: true or false?

    A byte is made up of 8 bits.
  2. 2

    True or false?

    The fetch-decode-execute cycle repeats continuously while a computer is running.
  3. 3

    Data goes IN at the ____ stage.

    outputprocessinputstorage

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Quickfire: Computer hardware

KS315 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: Laserlicht, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

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

    Picture: TranslucentFoxHuman, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    RAMMotherboardCPUPower supply unit (PSU)
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Èl-Gueuye-Noere, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    Optical driveCPURAMUSB flash drive

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components

KS315 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: This photography was taken by: Alan Lorenzo - (User..., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    Power supply unit (PSU)Optical driveCPUGraphics card (GPU)
  2. 2
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: Daisuke Murase from Kamakura, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    MotherboardSolid state drive (SSD)USB flash driveOptical drive
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

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

    What is this component?

    Solid state drive (SSD)RAMHard disk drive (HDD)Motherboard

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components, set 2

KS315 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: Nicolasfoster, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

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

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

    What is this component?

    Power supply unit (PSU)Solid state drive (SSD)MotherboardGraphics card (GPU)
  3. 3
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

    Picture: user:健ちゃん, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    What is this component?

    Hard disk drive (HDD)Power supply unit (PSU)MotherboardUSB flash drive

+ 12 more questions in the game.

Picture round: Hardware components, set 3

KS312 questions· Core· all pictures

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

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Preview 3 sample questions
  1. 1
    A photo of a piece of computer hardware

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

    What is this component?

    Power supply unit (PSU)Solid state drive (SSD)Graphics card (GPU)USB flash drive
  2. 2

    Which of these is the CPU?

    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
  3. 3

    Which of these is an optical drive?

    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

+ 9 more questions in the game.

How hosting works

  1. Pick a set and a game mode. The questions stay the same; the game changes.
  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.

Free for teachers: host these sets with up to 40 players. You sign up once as a teacher.

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