= Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology TEST 3 . Which of the following is NOT a function of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit? (A)Make decisions (B) Perform calculations (C) Perform logical operations (D)Read instructions . PROM is an acronym for (A)Program Read Only Memory (B) Programmable Random Only Memory (C) Programmable Read Only Memory (D)Present Read Only Memory . Which of the following storage units listed is the largest ? (A) gigabyte (B) kilobyte (C) megabyte (D)terabyte . All of the following are examples of optical disks EXCEPT (A)bluray disk (B)CDROM (C)DVD ROM (D)floppy disk 5, Marking out the tracks and sectors on a blank floppy diskette by the operating system of a computer is a process called (A) deleting (B)editing (C) formatting (D)saving 6. A series of thick and thin bars of varying widths separated by spaces is a (Aybar code (B) magnetic ink code (C) magnetic strip (D)punched card 7. Allof the following are features of a computer screen EXCEPT (A)colour (B) resolution (size (D)sound 8. 11012 + 101. = (A) 10110 (B) 10111 (© 11000 (D)111009. The Binary-Coded representation for the decimal number 28 is (A)10 1000 (B) 1010 10 1000 (C) 1010 0010 1000 (D)1011 0010 1000 10. If the EBCDIC code for the letter ‘D’ is 11000100, the EBCDIC code for the letter ‘P” will be (A) 11001100 (B) 11000100 (©) 11010000 (D)11100000 11. A processor's power is measured in (A)gigabytes (B) gigahertz (©hertz (D)gigawatts 12, Software that has been modified to meet the needs of an organization is (A)customized software (B) custom-written software (C) integrated software (D) Microsoft Office Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 13, The term used to allow many users to share time on a single computer is (A) multi-processing (B) multi-programming (C) multi-tasking (D)time sharing 14, Which of the following applications is BEST suited for a real-time processing system? (A)A monthly payroll system (B) An annual taxation system (C) Entering students Data (D) Airline reservation Item 15 refers to the line below. A:\COPY /A /B /D test.txt 15. Which is the MOST LIKELY interface in use? (A)Command driven interface (B) Graphical user Interface (Gu) (C)Menu (D) Touch sereen 16, Which one of the following is NOT a cable used for linking computers? (A) Coaxial (B) Fibre optic (Router (D) Twisted pair17. The type of bandwidth required for telephone lines is (A) broadband (B) broadcast (C)narrowband (D)voiceband 18. All of the following are methods that allow users to go online at the same time and send text or audio messages EXCEPT (A)e-mail (B) FTP (IRC (D)newsgroups 19. The term ‘http’ in an URL address is the name of the (A) filename (B)path (© protocol (D)server 20. Which of the following is NOT an electronic means of software restriction? (A) encryption (B) firewall (password (D) water proof cabinet = Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 21. Someone tapping into a network cable and being able to read the data signals on the medium is an example of (A)electronic eavesdropping (B) identity theft (©) software piracy (D)telnet 22. The theft of computer programs and the unauthorized distribution and use of these programs is referred to as (A) Copyright (B)Proprietary data (© Software piracy (D) Surveillance 23. A special-purpose computer that functions as a component of a langer one is called a(n) (A)embedded computer (B) game console (C)mobile computer (D)server 24. The use of computer software in classroom instruction to assist students in their learning is ‘known as t mh (A)CAD (B)CADD (CAT (D)CAM25. Which is the BEST tool to analyze the robustness and performance of components of a large vehicle? (A)CAM (B)CAE (C) Expert System (D)None of the above 26. The person in an IT department responsible for the creation and administration of a network is the (A) computer technician (B) database administrator (©) network administrator (D)systems analyst 27. Information is BEST described as (A)processed data (B) raw facts and figures (©) software (D)data 28, What type of data processing is involved in tracking customer orders on a monthly basis? (A)Commercial (B) Industrial (©) Scientific (D)All of the above HERE) Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 29. Which of the following is a verification technique that can be used to reduce the incidence of data entry errors in entering population data for a census? (A) Data type check (B) Double entry (C) Range check (D)Reasonableness check 30. The type of validation check that can be used to detect errors arising from transcription is a (A) check digit (B) consistency check (©) parity check (D)presence check 31. Cindy wants to print her document on one page which she has used a word processor to type In doing a Print Preview, she realized that the text have gone over by two lines unto the second page. Without changing the paper size, what can she attempt adjusting in order for the document to be printed on one page? (A)Margins (B) Page length (©) Tabs (D) Word wrapEEE EN Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 32. To move a block of text from one place to another in the same document, it is BEST to use the feature (A)copy and paste (B) cut and paste (C)find and replace (D) word wrap 33. The MOST appropriate feature in word processing used to send the same letter to all customers stored ina database is (A)automatic save (B) copy (C)mail merge (D)save 34, The feature to use in a word processor if you want to make a backup copy of your document is (A)autosave (B) backup (file save (D)file save as 35. The feature in presentation software that shows the text from each of the numbered slides on the left hand side of the screen is (A)normal view B) outline view (© print preview (D)slide show view 36. The feature in presentation software that is used to make changes to all slides in a presentation is (A) custom animation (B) slide master (C)slide show (D)slide transition 37. In developing a website, it is necessary to do ALL of the following EXCEPT (A)name your homepage (B) use hyperlinks (C)use tags (D) write your code in htm! 38. A single document on the World Wide Web consisting of an HTML file and any related files for scripts is a (A)hyperlink (B) protocol (C) web page (D) web site 39. In Microsoft Excel, the rows are labeled with (A) letters (B) letters and numbers (©)numbers (D)None of the above40. To find the minimum value of the contents of the cells in Al, A2, and A3, all of the following can be used in Microsoft Excel EXCEPT (A)Min (A1, A2, A3) (B) Min (A1..A3) (C)MIN (A1:A3) (D)MIN (A1-A3) 4) . Which of the following is an example of an absolute cell address? (ayes (B)SCS4 «ac (D)4scs 42. The process of selecting some of the records from a spreadsheet that satisfy a certain criteria is (A)filtering (B) queries (C)searching (D)sorting 43. The MOST appropriate software tool that can be used for queries and reports is a (A) database system (B) spreadsheet (©) web browser (D) word processor Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 44, A key that uniquely identifies a record is called a(n) (A) foreign key (B) index key (C) primary key (D)none of the above 45. A query that is not needed on a regular basis and is created to get information when the need arises is BEST known as a(n) (A) adhoc query (B) append query (C)select query (D) update query 46. After a problem has been analysed, the next step is to (A) generate the solution (B) identify the problem (C) implement the solution (D) write the program 47. The data type MOST appropriate to use to store “M” for Male or “F” for Female in a Pascal program is (A) character (B) integer (Oliteral (D)real48. A set of instructions written in a logical sequence in a language close to programming language which provides the solution to a problem is a/an (A)expert system (B) flowchart (C) process (D) pseudocode 49. If p =3 and q = 5, which one of the following statements does NOT evaluate to True? (A)p>2 AND q<=5 (B)p<20Rq=5 (NOT (p <2) ()p > 3orq=6 50. Which of the programming constructs should a student use in writing an algorithm to tell the user to input a student mark and print “PASS” or “FAIL” given the pass mark? (A)IE...Then...Else (B)For...Do (C)Repeat...Until (D) While...Do GIES Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology Item 51 is based on the following algorithm. i while j < 13 Print j +2 jajt2 endwhile 51, What is printed by the algorithm? (A)1,3,5,7,9 (B)1,3,5,7,9, 11 (©)3,5,7,9, 11 (D)3,5,7,9, 11, 13 52. Machine language is the only Ianguage which (A)requires quick translation for immediate usage (B) computers can understand and execute directly (C)needs a compiler (D)uses the decimal system 53. The process of manually testing a program for correctness is referred to as (A) compiling (B) debugging (©) dry running (D)tracing54. The type of error that occurs when a program attempts to divide by zero is termed (A)debug (B) execution (C) logic (D) syntax 55. The punctuation mark that should be placed after the last ‘END’ ina Pascal program is a (A)colon (B) comma (©) full stop (D)semi-colon Item 56 refers to the data given below. 15 21 30 40 12 16 17 56. The Pascal statements Readln ( num1, num? ); Readin ( num3 ); will set (A)num1 to 15, num2 to 21 and num3 to 17 (B) num! to 15, num2 to 21 and num3 to 40 (C)num! to 15, num2 to 21 and num3 to 30 (D)numl to 15, num? to 40 and num3 to 12 Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology 97. In a Pascal program, a variable which can store the gross pay of ten (10) workers in one location is, a(n) (A)array (B) character (C)real (D)string 58. Which of the following statements written in Pascal assigns values to an array declared as, Marks: Array [1..5] of integer; (A)For X := 1 to 5 do Input (Marks [X]); (B) For X =1t05do Readln (Marks [X]); (C)ForX := 1 to 5 do Readin (Marks [X]); (D)For X := 1 to 5 do Readln (Marks (X)); 59. Which of the following statements can BEST be used execute a set of instructions a specified number of times? (A)FOR...DO (B) IF... THEN...ELSE (C) WHILE...DO (D)REPEAT...UNTIL[EY Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology f Item 60 refers to the pseudocode below. Program Test; Var X,Z: integer; Begin Z=10; X=1; While (X > 0) do Writeln X; End. ). Which of the statements is true about the pseudocode? (A)X will never be printed (B)X would be printed once (©) The WHILE loop will never terminate (D) None of the above a iB