-2- 1. Whatarethefourbasicoperationsperformed 3. by a computer? (A)__ Input, processing, output, storage (B) Input, printing, storage, retrieval (C)__ Processing, communication, stor- age, data creation (D) Input output, storage, communica~ tion 2. Which of the following can be considered as peripheral devices? (A) Primary storage media (B) User interfaces (©) Secondary storage media (D) Operating systems 0122901 0/JANUARY/F ‘Which of the following is an output device? (A) Monitor (B) Keyboard (© Ioystick (D) Mouse GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE5. 6 8. Which ofthe followingisamagneticstorage device? #(a) RAM (B) Harddrive (© DVD-RW (D) Flash drive Which of the following temporarily stores programs and data? (A) ROM (B) PRAM (©) RAM (D) EPROM Which of the following is an example of a ‘manual input device? (A) Barcode reader (B) Keyboard (©) MICR (D) Plotter ‘Which of the following items of computer hardware is used primarily in the music industry? (A) OMR ®) MIDI () Plotter () Scanner Which of the following is a hardware user interface? (a) GUI (B) Icon (© Sensor (D) Touch screen 01229010/JANUARY/F 9%. 10. ML 12. Item9refersto the following diagram which shows a type of signal. Which of the following signals does the diagram above illustrate? (a) ADSL (B) Analog (©) Broadcast (D) Digital Concentriccirclesonaharddiskarereferred toas (A) buffers (B) cylinders (C) sectors (D) tracks Which of the following is a language that is used to create a webpage? (A) URL. (B) HTTP (©) HTML (D) PASCAL To gettorecord number 50 from the beginning of a tape of 100 records, you would have to (A) convert to disk (B) __ fast forward torecord 100 and then read backward (C) first read records | through 49 (D) go directly to record 50 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-4- 13. Which of the following alerts a user when 18, a member of a user-group is on line? (A) Podcasting (B) _ Internet Explorer (©) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) (D) __ Instant Messaging (IM) system 14, Which of the following provides the 19. SLOWEST Internet access? (A) Tiline (B) Network © Dial-up (D) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) 15, Which of the following is NOT true about 20. writing custom software? (A) Ittakes a long time to produce. (B) It contains all the features that are required. (©) Many other companies will have this ‘same software. (D) __Itis more expensive than using an off-the-shelf package, 21. 16. Which type of cable is used for cable TV? (A) Aluminium-alloy (B) — Co-axial (©) Fibre-optic (D) Twisted-pair . What type of technology isused for storing 22, data on a CD? (A) Manual (B) Optical (©) Magnetic (D) Electronic A117 20N1/TANTIARY/E A type of utility program used to remove an application is (A) a file compression program (B) a troubleshooting program (C) — ananti-virus program (D) — anun-install program What is the corresponding decimal equivalent for the binary number 101? (a) () © @) Which kind of software enables acomputer tocommunicate with its peripheral devices? (A) System (B) Application (©) Defragmentation (D) _ File management What is the function of a network of computers? (A) Organizes data among computers (B) Allows users to obtain data from a central computer (©) _ Receives data from one computer (D) _ Enables two ot more computers to communicate Anumber is written as AFS. What number system does this represent? (A) Base 2 (B) Base 8 (©) Base 10 (D) Base 16 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE23, 24, 28. 26. Which ofthe following isa type ofmemory? (a) ALU “(B) ROM (© Spam (D) Webcam ‘What is the name of the item of hardware shown in the diagram below? (A) System Unit (B) Computer Unit (©) Expansion Unit () Computer Processing Unit Which ofthe followingactionsisanexample ofa 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 (© Testing thatonly letters are entered in aname field (D) Ensuring that numbers are positive in a quantity ordered field ‘The type of processing that involves more than one processor is called (A) multi-processing (B) batch processing (©) serial processing (D) real-time processing 01229010/JANUARY/F 21. 28. 29. 30. 31. When a web browser accesses a website, which page is displayed automatically? (A) Front page (B) Home page (C) Content page (D) Reference page Which device enables a computer to access other computers and the Internet via telephone lines? (A) Plotter (B) Modem (©) Hard disk (D) Keyboard Which of the following is MOST suitable for printing building plans? (A) Plotter (B) Laser printer (©) Dot-matrix printer (D) Thermal transfer printer ‘What type of transmission mediauses fibre- optic cables? (A) Satellite (8) Wi-Fi (©) Cable (D) Bluetooth Which program converts an entire computer program written in a high level programming language to object code? (A) Debugger (B) Compiler (© — Converter (D) Assembler GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE32. 33. 34. 35. -6- ‘Which of the following languages is a third generation language? (A) Pascal (B) _Structured-query language (SQL) (©) Machine language (D) Assembly language Item 33 refers to the following information. ust] c [ATR {oi Index | 1 2 3 4 ‘The index location of the letter 3 ®) oR © index () index +3, Whattype oferroriscontainedin the following segment of code? If xX <0 then writen ("The number is positive"); (A) Logic error (B) Syntax error (C) Random error (©) Runtime error What is the output of the following algorithm? A=S Bos REPEAT PRINTA, A=Al UNTILA<4 @) 32 ®) 43 © 45 @O 54 0122901 0/TANTIARVIE 36. 37. 38. 39, Assigning ‘P’ to GRADE means that GRADE should be declared as (A) char (B) real (© string (D) integer Which of the following symbols is NOT a flowchart symbol? “> (@) ° (D) » Which Pascal format is used to declare an array? (A) Let Marks =(8) (8) Array=Marks(8); (©) Var Marks: Array [1.8] of integer (D) Dim Marks (8) as integer How many times will the loop be executed by the following statement? for mark: = -1 to 5 do writeln ("); @) 4 (B) 0 © 5 P © 7 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ~~Al. 42. 43. John has written a program to accept student fees. Some studentsare exempted from paying fees while others pay fees from $1 to $50. Which of the follo to test the program? Loo m2 mL 10 Vv 42 (A) Tonly (8) Monly (©) Mand 1 only () 1,0, WandIv Which of the following isNOT an elementary data type in Pascal? (A) Real (B) Char (©) Array (D) Integer The first step in solving a problem is to (A) develop the algorithm (B) __testthe solution (©) evaluate solutions and specify the best solution (©) define the problem Which of the following Pascal statements finds the AVERAGE of two numbers? (A) Average : (B) Average : (C) Average : (D) Average Which of the following is considered a component of a user manual? (A) Steps (B) Trace table (C) Source code (D) Program flowchart 01229010 ANUARY/F 46. 41. 49, A low-level language is categorised as a (A) first generation language (B) second generation language (C) third generation language (D) fourth generation language Extracting information froma database can bbe achieved through the use of (A) files (B) objects ©) queries (D) reports In what form is data stored in a database? (A) Table (B) Chart (© Numeric ©) String Which of the following is a formatting feature in word processing? (A) Copy (B) Delete © — Iustify (©) Cutand paste ‘Which of the following features allows the user to insert individual names ina primary document? (A) Footers (B) Headers (©) Mail merge (D) Search and replace GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE50. Si. 52. 53. 55. -8- Which ofthe followingisNOTaspreadsheet feature? (A) Sum (B) Average (©) Maximum (D) — Autosort Which of the following is a predefined spreadsheet function? (A) Add (B) Count (©) Multiply (D) Subtract, Which of the following programs is BEST suited for managing data? (A) Word (B) Access (C) Publisher (D) Powerpoint Which of the following can be found on a webpage? (A) Braille (B) Browser (©) Hyperlinks (D) Word processor Which of the following is NOT a page formatting feature in word processing? (A) Page font @B) Page breaks (©) Page borders ©) Page numbering A row in a database table is also called (A) afield (8) arecord (©) arelation () — anattribute END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, 56. 37. 58. 59. 60, After selecting a paragraph, block operations that can be performed will be 1 move I. copy I. delete IV. format (A) Tonly (B) Mand I only (©) 1, Mand I only () 1,11, Mandiv Which of the following activities isLEAST likely to need a PowerPoint presentation? (A) Collecting data (B) Delivering lectures (C) Enhancing public speaking (D) Presenting sales ormarketing ideas Which of the following type of software would be the MOST appropriate for showing information in tables and reports? (A) Database (B) Presentation (©) Word processing (©) Spreadsheet Which of the following actions is required for creating a chart in a spreadsheet? (A) Print the data (B) Select the paper size (C) Select the data (D) Select the orientation The FIRST step in creating a website is to (A) test the website (B) procure a domain (©) select a hosting plan (D) design the layout of the website ’ CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.