Information Technology

JANUARY 2011
PAPER 1

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1. Which of the following is an example of the type
of data that visually records meetings?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Audio
Graphics
Text
Video

2. Which of the following can be considered as

peripheral devices?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Primary storage media

User interfaces
Secondary storage media
Operating systems

3. Three basic operations that are performed in

CORRECT sequence by the computer are
a)
b)
c)
d)

output, input, processing

input, processing, output
output, storage, input
storage, input, output

4. Which type of interface does the following

diagram illustrate?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Barcode reader
Joystick
Light pen
Touch terminal

6. Which of the following is an example of a

manual input device?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Barcode reader
Keyboard
Mouse
Plotter

7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a

hexa-decimal number?
a)
b)
c)
d)

121
ASCII
BCD
C

8. Which of the following is a hardware user

interface?
a)
b)
c)
d)

a)
b)
c)
d)

GUI
Icon
Menu
Touch screen

IDE
SATA
SCSI
USB
9. Which of the following signals does the diagram
below illustrate?

5. Which of the following devices is suitable for

input of the data in the illustration below?

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a)
b)
c)
d)

ADSL
Analog
Broadcast
Digital

10. Concentric circles on a hard disk are referred to

as
a)
b)
c)
d)

buffers
cylinders
sectors
tracks

11. The Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)

a)
b)
c)
d)

has high-speed storage areas

is also called memory or main memory
performs mathematical calculations
sequentially access and decodes program
instructions

12. To get to record number 50 from the beginning of

a tape of 100 records, you would have to
a) convert to disk
b) fast forward to record 100, and then read
backwards from there
c) first read records 1 through 49
d) go directly to record 50
13. Which of the following is NOT true of optical
disks?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Pictures and text can be stored.

Can store large amount of data.
Reading and writing is through laser beans.
Information can be accessed faster that
magnetic disks
14. What is encryption?
a)
b)
c)
d)

The use of passwords on data

Committing a computer crime
Disguising data and programs
Writing security code

15. Which of the following is NOT true about

writing custom software?
a) It takes a long time to produce.
b) It contains all the features that are required.
c) Many other computers will have this same
software.

d) It is more expensive than using an off-theshelf package.

16. Which type of cable is used for cable TV?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Aluminum-alloy
Co-axial
Fiber-optic
Twisted-pair

17. When a file is placed on a disk, the data is

a)
b)
c)
d)

deleted from the disk

read from the disk
saved to the disk
shared on the disk

18. A type of utility file used to remove application

program is
a)
b)
c)
d)

a file compression program

a trouble-shooting program
an antivirus program
an un-install program

19. What is the corresponding decimal equivalent for

the binary number 101?
a)
b)
c)
d)

2
4
5
8

20. What is the corresponding decimal value of the

octal number 12?
a)
b)
c)
d)

3
12
10
1010

21. What is the function of a network of computer?

a) Organizes data among computers
b) Allows users to obtain data from a central
computer
c) Receives data from one computer
d) Enable two or more computers to
communicate
22. Which of the following CANNOT represent
typical bi-stabe?
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a)
b)
c)
d)

1, 0
On, off
Red, green
Y, N

23. What is the function of utility software?

a) It checks the amount of memory needed to
perform tasks.
b) It can be used to split a program into
manageable blocks.
c) It coordinates the flow of information
between the input and output devices.
d) It perform function such as checking disk
space
24. Jono is interested in fixing hardware faults and
malfunctions in computer equipment, and
installing new systems. He may want to consider
a career as
a)
b)
c)
d)

an electrical engineer
an end-user support
a maintenance engineer
a system engineer

25. Which of the following actions is an example of

a consistency check?
a) Examining whether or not a field is the
required type in a date field
b) Requiring a user to enter his or her e-mail
address twice
c) Testing that only letters are entered in a name
field
d) Ensuring that numbers are positive in a
quantity ordered field
26. What is the name of the folder that houses the
web pages in the fictitious URL given below?
http://www.happy.com/fun/index.htm
a)
b)
c)
d)

http
www.happy.com
Fun
Index.htm

27. Heat sensors are used for detecting

a) activity
b) light

c) temperature
d) weight
28. Which of the following is NOT a function of a
firewall?
a) Blocks external requests to connect to a
computer.
b) Is available to all homes and businesses.
c) Prevents unauthorized access to a network or
computer.
d) Protects a computer from hackers.
29. Cable transmission media does NOT include
a)
b)
c)
d)

co-axial
fibre-optic
satellite
twisted-pair

30. Which of the following is an example of a

CORRECTLY formatted e-mail address?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Lana.happy@net
@lana.happy.net
lana@happy.net
lana@happy@net

31. Which of the following activities is involved in

coding?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Compiling a program
Drawing a flowchart
Planning a solution to a problem
Writing a program

32. A series of geometrically shaped boxes connected

by arrows is an example of a
a) bar chart
b) flowchart
c) program chart
d) structure chart
33. At which stage of program development should
documentation be included?
a)
b)
c)
d)

After the debugging phase

During the design phase
During the testing phase
At every phase

34. The Pascal statement x := 4; means

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a)
b)
c)
d)

storing the value 4 in a variable x

storing the value x in a variable 2
declaring the value 4 to a variable x
declaring the value x to a variable 4

35. Which statement in Pascal does the symbol :=

represent?
a)
b)
c)
d)

39. How many times will the loop be executed by the

following statement?

An assignment
A conditional
A declaration
A variable

36. Assigning P to GRADE means that GRADE

should be declared as
a)
b)
c)
d)

b) An error message
c) An infinite loop
d) Nothing will be printed

integer
real
string
char

For mark := -1 to 5 do
Writeln(^);
a)
b)
c)
d)

-1
0
5
7

40. The structure below represents

Items 37 38 are based upon the following

declaration in Pascal.
Var list, index : Integer
Cost : Real
Grade : Char
37. What is the output of the following fragment of
code below?
For index := 1 to 4 do
Write (>);
a) >
>
>
>
b) >>>>
c) >
d) There will be no output, because the code has
an error.
38. What is the output of the fragment of code
below?
Cost := 2.5;
While cost < 2.5 do
Begin
Write (---)
End;

a)
b)
c)
d)

sequencing
repetition
selection
ordering

41. An interpreter converts

a)
b)
c)
d)

program code line by line

an entire program
a program efficiently
the language to source code

42. The first step in solving a problem is to

a) develop the algorithm
b) test the solution
c) evaluate solutions and specify the best
solution
d) define the problem

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43. The Pascal term used to get data typed using a
keyboard is called
a)
b)
c)
d)

PC298
3
CP299
4

read
input
write
output

CP304
5
CP305
6
CP306
7

44. The Pascal code to declare an array LIST with 10

letters is
a)
b)
c)
d)

VAR LIST: ARRAY[1...10] of char;

VAR LETTERS:ARRAY[110] of string;
VAR LIST: ARRAY[1 to 10] of char;
VAR LETTERS: ARRAY[1 to 10] of string;

a)
b)
c)
d)

first generation language

second generation language
third generation language
fourth generation language

26

20

32

10

20

20

10

22

12

19

10

17

10

42
64

20
32

20
20

comma format
currency format
money format
percentage format

50. Which formula should be placed in cell E2 to

obtain the Stock Balance?
a)
b)
c)
d)

files
objects
queries
reports

=C2-D2
=C2-F2
=D2-C2
=F2-D2

51. The formula to display the text LOW in cell if

stock Balance is below the Re-order level is

47. Modifying a table structure does NOT include

a)
b)
c)
d)

40

49. The values in Column B should be formatted

using the

46. Extracting information from a database can be

achieved through the use of
a)
b)
c)
d)

MB607
MB608

10

45. A low-level language is categorized as a

a)
b)
c)
d)

CP307
8
9

29.9
9
21.9
9
29.9
9
32.7
5
16.9
9
16.9
9
4.99
11.9
9

a)
b)
c)
d)

adding new fields

adding a record
deleting fields
viewing the fields

=if(E2<F2, , LOW)
=if(E2<F2, LOW, )
=if(E2>F2, LOW, )
=if(E2>F2, , LOW

48. Which of the following is NOT a data type used

in database?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Number
Logical
String
Date

Items 49 51 refer to the spreadsheet below.

1
2

Items 52 53 refer to the graphic below.

PHONE
MODEL

PRIC
E

NUMBER
IN
STOCK

NUMBER
SOLD

STOCK
BALANC
E

REORDER
LEVEL

CP292

9.99

26

12

15

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Click to add title

Click to add
subtitle

52. At which stage of a presentation will the above

slide appear?
a)
b)
c)
d)

First
Second
Last
Fourth

53. To add a title New Syllabus,

a) double click on the rectangle A and type the
text
b) double click on the rectangle B and type the
text
c) click on the rectangle A and type the text
d) click on the rectangle B and type the text
54. Which of the following is NOT a formatting
feature in word processing?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Page alignment
Page break
Page length
Page number

55. Copying a paragraph and pasting it in another

document is an example of
a)
b)
c)
d)

56. Which of the

following does
NOT show the
text at the bottom
of the page?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Header
Footer
Footnote
Endnote

57. In the text 3x2

the number 2 that
appears raised is
an example of
a)
b)
c)
d)

multiplication
a power
a subscript
a superscript

58. Linking to another

webpages can be
achieved by
creating a
a)
b)
c)
d)

layout
hyperlink
index page
home page

involved in testing
a website?
a) Checking the
hyperlinks
b) Choosing an
appropriate
design
c) Using a test
audience
d) Using a web
browser
60. Which of the
following type of
software would be
the MOST
appropriate for
showing
information in
tables and reports?
a) Database
b) Presentation
c) Word
processing
d) Spreadsheet

59. Which of the

following
activities is NOT

a mail merge
a block operation
saving the document
combining document

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