Grade 8 ICT Study Guide: Chapters 6, 10, and 11

Comprehensive practice questions covering HTML5 structural elements and attributes, computer virus types and malware, and fundamental troubleshooting areas for Grade $$8$$ ICT.

What is a key feature of HTML5 regarding its relationship with older web standards?

Backward compatibility

Which structural HTML element is used to contain the main content of a web page?

What are the structural elements

,

, and similar tags used for in HTML?

Headings

Which HTML tag is specifically used for creating hyperlinks?

Which two HTML tags are used for creating ordered and unordered lists?

and

What attribute is used within the tag to specify the location of an image?

SRC

Name the three HTML5 tags used for inserting multimedia content into a webpage.

,

What are the standard attributes used to define the background and its color in HTML?

Background and Bgcolor

Which HTML attributes are used to control the alignment and vertical alignment of elements?

Align and Valign

What are the five specific types of computer viruses mentioned in Chapter $10$?

Boot sector virus, Program virus, Macro computer virus, Multipartite virus, and Polymorphic virus

How is a Trojan horse defined in the context of harmful programs?

A program that appears beneficial but performs malicious actions in the background

What type of malware is designed to record or monitor a user's activities without their knowledge?

Spyware

What is the name for harmful programs that are triggered by a specific event or date?

Logic bombs

Which malware type is known for its ability to replicate itself and spread across networks independently?

Worms

On what page of the study guide can you find specific actions to protect a computer from viruses?

Page $170$

What are the three main areas identified for computer troubleshooting?

Hardware, Software, and Operating system

What is a common troubleshooting symptom where the screen remains on but the user cannot interact with the system?

Computer locks up

What diagnostic mode does a computer enter if it has trouble starting normally with all its features?

Safe mode

Which specific hardware components are mentioned as areas to check when they 'don’t work' during troubleshooting?

Mouse and keyboard

What is the primary purpose of computer maintenance according to Chapter $11$?

To prevent common problems and ensure the system runs efficiently