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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose softwaretools? Sample Answer

(A)Spreadsheet and database software(B)Word processor and accounting software(C)Students record system and database software

(D) nsurance processing and spreadsheet software

!he best answer to this item is "spreadsheet and database software#$so answer space (A) has been shaded%

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1% When a computer is wor2ing on gi3en instructions it is called?a- &utput*- Storage

%- Pro%essin+- nput

4% *e5adecimal has a base 3alue of?a- 6*- 7%- 16+- 17

8% Which of the following is '&! a function of the control unit?a- ead instructions

*- nterpret instruction%- Direct operation+- E7e%ute instru%tions

9% !he unit of storage used to represent a character is?a- Bit*- 5,te%- Word+- :ilobyte

;% Which of the following storage media pro3ides se<uential access

only?a- =loppy dis2 *- >agnetic dis2 %- Maneti% tape+- &ptical Dis2

6% Which of the following storage media used laser technology tostore data

a- =loppy dis2 *- >agnetic tape%- CDROM

+- *ard dis2

% !he technology used to read pencil or pen mar2s on a multiplechoice answer sheet is?

a- &C *- OMR %- +&S+- >C

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7% !he >&S! suitable de3ice for the output of architectural

drawing is a?a- P(otter *- .aser printer%- ,raphics tablet+- .ightpen

@% Which of the following output is an e5ample of a hardcopy?a- An oral speech deli3ered by a spea2er*- A *i(( pro+u%e+ &ro" te printer %- !he display on a monitor+- A picture on a wall produced from a multimedia proector

1% !he decimal e<ui3alent of 11114 is?a- 7*- 14%- 19+- 47

11% !he BCD representation of (-1;) is?a- 111111*- 11111111%- 11111

+- 101100010101

14% n modern computers$ the C+ speed is measured in?a- :ilohert*- gigabytes%- 2ilobytes+- iaert:

18% Which of the following is not application software?a- Word+rocessor*- Spreadsheets

%- ;in+o.s+- SmartDraw

19% Which of the following is not a function of the operatingsystem?

a- Control inputoutput operations%*- +ro3ides security%- +erform calculation

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+- +ro3ide a friendly interface

1;% An e5ample of multitas2ing is?a- Doing a bac2ground sa3e while typing a document*- Allowing many users to use the same program

%- Allowing one user to use one program+- &perating one program by many users16% Euality De3elopers is a company that writes programs to

do speciFc obs for other companies% !hese programs arecalled?

a- ,eneral-purpose software*- Special-purpose software%- Custo"purpose so&t.are+- &G-the-shelf software

1% Which of the following is not a type of software interface?

a- Command Dri3en*- Tou% s%reen%- >enu-Dri3en+- ,raphical ser nterface(,)

17% An airline reser3ation system is an e5ample of a- Batch processing*- Rea( ti"e pro%essin%- nteracti3e processing+- Distributed processing

1@% !he name of the interface used by blind persons toperform operation on a computer is

a- Sensor*- con%- 5rai((e+- !ouch screen

4% Which of the following is '&! a type of transmissionmedium?

a- Coa5ial*- !wisted pair

%- Mo+e"+- >icrowa3e

41% +ersons at a downtown cafH realied that they were ableto access the internet on their laptop computers% !he cafH couldbe considered as a?

a- >etropolitan area networ2 *- Hotspot

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%- .ocal area networ2 +- Satellite

44% Which of the following technologies does '&! facilitatethe transferring of data between computers in adacent

buildingsa- =ibre optic*- 5(uetoot%- !wisted pair+- >icrowa3e

48% A group of persons who share common interests andcommunicate by posting messages and replies on the internet iscalled aan?

a- +odcast*- Ne.sroup%- ploader+- Surfer

49% ploading or downloading data to or from a remotecomputer is done using?

a- Fi(e trans&er proto%o(*- nter relay chat%- Blogging+- nstant messaging

4;% ach website on the nternet can be accessed by enteringa uni<ue address% !his address is referred to as?

a- *!!+*- *!>.%- =!++- $RL

46% Which of the following items cannot be sent 3ia email?a- !e5t document*- Par%e(s

%- Sound Fles+- ,raphics images

4% Which of the following pair of items is used to createwebpage?

a- *omepage and Website*- HTML an+ autorin too(%- S+ and web browser

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+- nternet and .

47% Which one of the following statements BS! describes theterm IinformationJ?

a- t is raw facts

*- It is "eanin&u(%- t is not the result of processing+- t does not ha3e any 3alue

4@% Which of the following actions is '&! considered to be acomputer crime?

a- En%r,ption*- +iracy%- ndustrial spionage+- *ac2ing

8% Which of the following is '&! a physical restriction withrespect to data security

a- =irewall*- .oc2ing up the hardware%- =ireproof cabinets+- Biometric Systems

81% n word processing$ an eGicient way to mo3e the 8rd paragraph to place it after the ;th paragraph is?

a- Cop, an+ paste*- Copy$ cut and paste%- Cut$ copy and paste+- Cut and paste

84% +resentation software allows the user toa% !rac2 changesb% Design tables%- Enan%e pu*(i% spea/in

d% De3elop graphs to report on sales data

88% !he pair of Fles used to produce merged letters during amail merge is?

a- Pri"ar, +o%u"ent an+ +ata sour%e*- +rimary document and merged letters%- Data source and merged letters

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+- +rimary document and current letter

89% !e5t entered into a spreadsheet is aligned towards the leftby default% !hese entries are called

a- 3alues

*- (a*e(s%- formulae+- functions

8;% Which of the following formatting features is uni<ue tonumbers in spreadsheet?

a- Bold*- Custo"%- talics+- ndent

86% !o center the title rows of a spreadsheet across thecolumn

a- Center align the title rows*- Center align the title columns%- Mere an+ %enter te tit(e ro.s+- >erge and center the title columns

8% =ormulae in a spreadsheet in3ol3e

a- Cell addresses$ 3alues and labels*- Ce(( a++resses4 a(ues an+ "ate"ati%a( operators%- Cell addresses and labels+- Cell addresses and 3alues

87% Which of the following statements is '&! true of primary2eys?

a- !hey do not contain blan2 3alue*- !hey are uni<ue identiFers%- !hey are always in te5t form+- Te, "a, *e %o"pose+ o& one or "ore attri*utes

8@% !he shortcut 2ey that can be used to acti3ate or open theFnd and replace screen is

a- Ctrl,*- Ctr(H%- Alt,+- Alt*

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9% =ooters are found at the KKKKK%%of a document%a- 5otto" o& eer, pae*- !op of e3ery page%- nd of a page+- end

91% Susan is using the I=ind and eplaceJ feature of a wordprocessing tool$ to search for the word "D..#$ in a documentthat she is typing% Which word or words can be found if she hasthe ">atch caseJ option disabled?

a- dell*- Dell%- D..+- DeLLe- All of the abo3e

94% !he following words could be found in the document thatSusan typed

sa+ set star street

Susan performed a I=ind and eplaceJ action with the I=indwhatJ entry set to "s?t# and the Ise wildcardJ option selected%Which string from the list abo3e would be found?

a- sad*- set

%- star+- street

98% Software piracy in3ol3esKKKKKKa- !he authoried copying$ use or selling of software that is

copyrighted%*- !he authoried copying$ use or selling of software that is

not copyrighted%%- Te unautori:e+ %op,in4 use or se((in o& so&t.are

tat is %op,rite+-+- !he unauthoried copying$ use or selling of software that

is not copyrighted%

99% !he purpose of the icon Σ is to

a- >o3e data to the clipboard*- Insert a su" &or"u(a on te .or/seet%- Access the chart wiard

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+- +ro3ide on-screen help

9;% A Feld in a table appears as a match of the primary 2ey inanother table is called a

a- Candidate 2ey

*- Secondary 2ey%- Forein /e, +- Composite 2ey

96% ,i3en the following algorithm L;: L L LM: : LM8Disp(a, < Te a(ue +isp(a,e+ &or < is=

a- 1*- 11%- 1!+- 19

9% !he following 3ariables s$ t and u ha3e been assigned the 3alues shown

S ;

! 6 8Which of the following statements does '&! e3aluate to TR$E=

a- $>? an+ T @?*- SN ! or N S O 4%- O 4 PQ 1+- ! NP 9 or s Q ;

97% Which of the following a(orit"s satisFes there<uirement of as2ing the user to input two numbers$ calculatethe a3erage and displaying the result

a- Disp(a, BEnter t.o nu"*ersInput a4 *C a*32

Disp(a, C

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*- nput a$ bC(aMb)4Display c

%- Display Inter two numbersJnput a$bCaMb4Display C

+- nput a$ bCaMb4Display C

9@% Which of the following algorithms does '&! display fourconsecuti3e numbers?

a- =or 34 to ;Display 3

*- hWhile hN; Display h

hhM1 end while

%- for 2 down to 9 step-1display 2

+- & 6

.i(e &@! +isp(a, & & &1

;% !he 3ariables h and s are assigned the following 3alues$h9 and s8Rh%Display hMsR4 will show

a- 28*- 8

%- 84+- 87

;1% Which of the following languages is &'./ understood bycomputers

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a- 9,.s*- Ma%ine Lanuaes%- 'atural .anguages+- +rocedural languages

;4% Which of the following languages is '&! a high-le3ellanguage?a- C*- C&B&.%- A##EM5LY +- +ASCA.

;8% rrors that occur in a program when the rules of theprogramming languages are '&! obeyed are called

a- #,nta7 errors*- .ogical errors

%- 5ecution errors+- un-time errors

;9% Which of the following is '&! type of program errora- .ogic error*- Synta5 error%- un time error+- De*u

;;% Which of the following term is not a term used to describe

the process of manually going through a program loo2ing forerrors

a- !racing*- Dry run%- Debugging+- Do%u"entation

;6% Which of the following is an e5ample of a conditionalconstruct?

a- =-'e5t*- I&tene(se

%- While-endwhile+- =or-endfor

;% Which of the following reser3ed words in +ascal displaysdata and places the cursor on a new line%

a- write*- read%- .rite(n

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+- readln

;7% +rogram implementation in3ol3es a number of steps%

Which of the following steps is '&! legitimate?a- 5ecuting*- 5on+in%- Compiling+- .in2ing

;@% Which of the following identiFers is '&! a 3alid 3ariablename?

a- nput*- totalCost%- Count

+- 'umCount

6% !he term used to describe a memory location whose 3aluechanges during program e5ecution

a- Constant*- 0olatile%- aria*(e+- Dynamic

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