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FORM TP 2021086
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®
EXAMINATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Paper 01 — General Proficiency
Thour 15 minutes
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have | hour and 15 minutes to answer them.
2. _Inaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet,
Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you
Fea winesret neds which choice is best,
4, Onyouranswer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen, Look et the sample item below.
Sample Item
Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?
(A) Spreadsheet and database software Sample Answer
(©) Start ocd sytem an dsb sofware @8O00
(D) Insurance processing and spreadsheet software
The best answer to this item is “Spreadsheet and database software”, 50 (A) has been shaded.
5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fil in your new choice.
6, When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou
cannot answer an item, go on to the next one, You may return to that item later.
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
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RAM
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3 Which of the following operations is
aedened a feature ofa biometric system?
Matching fingerprints
(B) Detecting irregular heartbeats
(C)__ Diagnosing medical symptoms
(D) Lubricating skeletal joints
4. Which of the following would NOT be
considered cloud storage?
(A) Data stored on remote servers
ri) Data stored and accessible on a
LAN
(C) Data back-up and storage devices
on the Internet
(D) _ Datamanaged by storage providers
or hosting companies
Which of the following could NOT be
classified as a cloud-based application?
(A) Gmail
(B) Dropbox
(C}_ Google Drive
Windows OS
“the lights in a room tum on as g
personenters, Which inputdevicg; ist?
Rrely used to control the lighting WOST
room? i in gy
@ Sensor
)) — Remote
(C) Scanner
(D) Keyboard
Which of the following devices ig y
input data into the computer? ©
Q Mouse
Speaker
(C)__ USB flash drive
(D) External hard drive
In which of the following interface types
is the user required to remember specific
instructions and syntax?
(A) Menu-driven
Graphical user
Computer screen
( Command-driven
Item 9 refers to the following model of a
globe.
The MOST suitable printer forcreatingthe
model of the glabe above is
a3-D printer
( a laser printer
(C) an ink-jet printer
(D) a thermal printer
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10, Which of the following protocols is used 14.
to ensure that all web pages and servers
communicate with each other?
(A) IP
(B) FTP.
VolP
® ute
Item 11 refers to the following symbol.
— 15.
The symbol represents
) LAN
Wi-Fi
(©) Hotspot ia
(D) — Bluctooth
12, Unauthorized, real-time interception of
a private communication on a computer
network is referred to as.
(A) propaganda
(B) identity theft
') industrial espionage 17,
electronic eavesdropping
13. Double-entry data verification involves
(A) different data entered once
(B) the data entered being copied to
another device
(C) different data entered once bytwo 8.
different persons
the same data entered once then
re-entered by another person
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{A developer is important to 2 company
because he/she
je for the company’s
is respo
website
(B) assigns web address
ina company
(C) backs up files and stores the disks
at another location
(D) monitors the shutting down of
competitors’ websites
s to all users
Which of the fallowing shows an increase
in computer memory capacity?
(A) Megabyte— Terabyte Gigabyte
® Megabyte— Gigabyte Terabyte
| Terabyte—» Gigabyte—+ Megabyte
(D) — Gigabyte— Kilobyte—+ Megabyte
In the URL hitp://www.shoes.com,
‘shoes.com’ stands for the
extension
company name
domain name
Internet company
(Ay
Which of the following checks is NOT a
validation technique?
Range
@ Double entry
(C) Inconsistency
(D) _ Reasonableness
Which of the followingtypesof technology
is commonly used by banks to read data on
cheques?
(A) POS
(B) OCR
(Cc) OME
MICR
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 20, Data tha
21.
22.
sa froma remote computer 0
ferring dat
Tener rete 10.8
Ay) browsing
(B)
1 has been processed and that has
meaning is termed
information
d database
(©) storage
(D) output
‘Telecommuting can be BEST described as
(A) using the computer while
commuting
(B) using the telephone while
commuting
working from home by connecting
a
home and office
(D) working from the office after
establishingaconnectionathome
The process of scrambling messages at the
sending end and unscrambling them at the
receiving end is called
(A) coding
B espionage
encryption
(D) eavesdropping
23.
24,
25.
26.
Which of the following is Nor a,
component of a computer systenna’¥ate
@
(Cc)
(D)
Data file
Main memory
Peripheral device
Central processing unit
Which of the following can be
‘application software"?
termed
(A) DOS
(B) Linux
Mac Os
«©
@ Internet Explorer
Which of the following functions is
performed by a modem?
‘A) Regulates analogand digital signals
B)) Modulates analog and digital
signals
(C) Prevents analog and digital signals
from being uploaded
(D) Prevents analog and digital signals
from being downloaded
‘There are many software restrictions used
by computers to protect data and maintain
data integrity. Which of the following
entities are software restriction media?
L Viruses
Il. Passwords
Il. Encryptions
(A) land only
Land III only
Mand II] only
I, Mand It
8 -5-
27, Whichofthe followingdevicescanbeused 32.
for both input and output?
Touchseres
%
) Barcode reader
(C) Flatbed seanner
(D) Document reader
28, Whichof the following istruc ofaccessing 33.
files sequentially?
& Starts with the first record
¢ Starts with the largest data field
(D) Starts with the smallest data field
Oceurs in any order
29. Which of the following is a hardware user
interface?
@ GUI
( Icon
(©) Sensor
(D) Touchscreen
30. Anofficial of Company X sells confidential
information abouthis company to Company
Y. What is the term used for this type of 34,
information misuse?
(A) Identity theft
(B) Computer fraud
6 Industrial espionage
(io) Electronic eavesdropping
31, Whichofthe followingare NOT categorized
as system software?
[A Productivity tools
(B) — Operating systems
(C) Translators
(D) Utilities
35.
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Which part of the central pracessing unit
(CPU) coordinates its activities?
) Register
fs Control unit
Main memory
(D) Arithmetic logic unit
Before purchasing a computer, James was
given a sheet with the following hardware
specifications,
Intel Pentium 1V 64 bit
3.6.GIz 2GB 933 MHz,
50 RAM 160GB SATA
HDD. 7200 rpm
‘The processing speed of the central
processing unit (CPU) is
(A) 2GB
3.6 Gllz
(C) 7200 rpm
(D) 533 Miz
The part ofa private network using Internet
technology and public telecommunications
that can be accessed by business suppliers
vendors, customers, partners is called an
(A) Intemet
Intranet
©
Extranet
Ethernet
Which of the following pairs are hardware
devices with a user interface?
(A) Keyboard/monitor
(B) — Optical drive/hard drive
8 Magnetic/optical character reader
Touchscreen/specialized keyboard
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37.
38.
39.
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of he following is an example ofa
which s mp
Whit ly formatted e-mail address
Jana@happy.net
@lana.happy.net
(C)__ lana.happy@ net
(D)_lana@happy@net
Which of the following types of software 4g,
should be used for applications thatinvolve
e numerical calculations?
repel
(A) Database
Presentation
C) Spreadsheet
(D) Word processing
Selecting or highlighting a paragraph
Al.
creates a
(A) file
B)) block
merge
(D) document
42.
The following formulais located inposition
B6 of a spreadsheet.
=B3+B4 + SBS5
If the formula is copied to the position
located immediately on the left, what would
be the resulting formula?
(A) C3 +C4+C5
3) AB FAST AS
A3+A4+SBS5
(D) C3+C4+SBSS
em 40 refers
a to the follows
containing data on three coon ing table
and C, for 2020 and 2021. AB
Country 2020 202
A 300 600
8 500 800
500 600
Which of the followin,
1 ,
LEAST suitable for reprecening nas
above? representing the data
Pie
(B) Bar
(C) Line
(D) Column
Spreadshee! formulae use
(A) values or labels
& labels or cell addresses
values, ranges or cell addresses
(D) values, labels or cell addresses
Which of the following buttons can be used
to fully justify text?
C8)
(8)
©
WAY AU ahh -7-
In creating a query, a student entered the
following criteria for the date field.
>= 05/11/2021 and < = 05/14/2021
‘The output will show days
after 14th May 2021 only
from {1th and 1th May 2021
(2) before [1th May and afer 14th
May 2021
(p) between 14th May and Sth
November 2021
‘The field that uniquely identifies a record
4 ;
ina database is called the
foreign key
primary key
(alternate key
(D) secondary key
tem 45 refers to the following database table
Tiem No. _| Item Desc. [ Quantity
1050 Hammer [20
HO40 Hammer [40
FKO030 Fork 35
FK020 Fork 40
FKOIS Fork 45
45. The database table above shows records
soried by
(A) Quantity in ascending order
(B) — Quantity in descending order
C) Item No. in ascending order
Item No. in descending order
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46.
47.
48.
Which of the following sequences of ‘tens
for deleting a record in a database taPIe
1. Choose the delete row option.
HH. —Select the row to be deteted and
right click.
Hi, Open table in design vie
IV. Choose yes ta confirm deletion.
(A) ATIAV
GG LILLiv
(C) WAIL LAV
(D) 1, 1, 1, TV
Which of the following clearly identify a
hyperlink in an HTML document?
1. Alink to an email address
Il, A link (o another webpage
I. A link to another location within
the webpage
{A) {and Il only
(B) Land {I only
a Mand 11 only
1 Uand UL
Which of the following content controls
would be useful when creating a fillable
electronic form for online use?
1. Date picker
I. Cheek box
I, Drop-down list
(A)
(B)
@
Vand IL only
Iand [ll only
Mand Il only
1, and 111
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 49.
50.
following features allows the
Which ofthe M ividual names ina primary
user to insert
document?
(A) Footer
8 Header
Mail merge
Search and replace
Which of the following steps is required
to cenire text across & range of cells ina
spreadsheet?
(A) Selectand copy the text across the
cells.
(B) Select and cenire the text and then
merge the cells.
Select the text across the cells, then
merge and centre.
(D) Type the text in the middle of the
selected cells.
Item 51 refers to the following algorithm.
Read (A, B)
IfA