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<= MAY/UNE 2017
FORM TP 2017079
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®
EXAMINATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Paper 01 ~ General Proficiency
1 hour 30 minutes
30 MAY 2017 (p.m.)
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them.
2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
3. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you
are about to answer and decide which choice is best.
4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
‘Sample Item
Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?
(A) Spreadsheet and database software ‘Sample Answer
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(D) Insurance processing and spreadsheet software
‘The best answer to this item is “Spreadsheet and database software”, so (A) has been shaded
5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
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.
Copyright © 2016 Caribbean Examinations Council
All rights reserved
01229010/F 2017 1. Which of the following are considered 5.
‘computer hardware?
(A) Data
(B) Programs
(C) Operating systems
(D) Output devices
Item2 refers to the following specification 6.
about a processor for @ laptop.
Intel Pentium V 64-bit 3.6GHZ
2, What does 64-bit mean in this specifica-
tion’?
(A) The processor can process 8
characters at one time. 1,
(B) The processor ean process 4
characters at one time.
(C)__ The processor can access 8
characters at one time.
(D) The processor can access 4
characters at one time.
3, In modem personal computers, the CPU 8
speed is measured in.
(A) nanoseconds
(B) milliseconds
(©) megahertz
(D) gigahertz
4. Which of the following devices produces
a soft copy?
(A) Printer
(B) Plotter
(©) Monitor
(D) Microfilm
9199901 0/F 2017
‘The smallest unit of storage in a computer
isa
(A) bit
(B) byte
(©C)__ kilobyte
@) gigabyte
Which of the following is a hardware
interface specially designed for use by a
visually impaired person?
(A) Natural language
(B) _ Braille keyboard
(C) Touch sereen
(D) Sensor
How many states can a bistable device
assume?
(A) Zero
(B) One
(©) Two
(D) Three
‘The task of keeping a company’s data
files and software organized through the
cataloguing and storing of tapes and disks
is that of
(A) an IT manager
(B) afte librarian
(© asystems analyst
(D) database administrator
‘What does the spellcheck feature attempt
to do?
(A) __ Indicate spelling errors
(B) _ Restrict unwanted words
(©) __ Restrict unwanted characters
{D) _ Indicate spelling and grammatical
errors
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10. Which of the following is NOT a function 13.
of the control unit (CU)?
(A) To perform arithmetic operations
(B) To read and interpret machine
instructions
(C) To coordinate the operation of the
internal registers
(D) To control the sequencing of
machine instruction 14.
11. The four-bit binary representation of the
decimal number 8 is
(A) 0001
@) 0010
© 0100
(D) 1000
15.
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12. Which of the following types of documents
is shown in the picture?
(A) Source
(B) Tumaround
(©) Machine readable
(D) Human readable
01229010/F 2017
Which of the following printers is MOST
suitable for high-speed printing?
(A) Dot matrix’
(B) — Thermal
(© Inkjet
(D) Laser
Which of the following isa communication
mode that transfers signals between two
connected devices in one direction only?
(A) Half duplex
(B) Broadband
(C) Simplex
(D) Duplex
A system that analyses data, and uses
rules and previous information to deliver
possible decisions is called
(A) arobot machine
(B) _anexpert system
(©) abiometric machine
(DP) amainframe computer
In the URL http://www.shoes.com,
‘shoes.com’ stands for the
(A) extension
(B) company name
(©) domain name
(D) _ Intemet company
The primary storage device that holds
the data currently being processed by the
computer is known as the
(A) read only memory (ROM)
(B) random access memory (RAM)
(C) programmable ROM (PROM)
(D) erasable and programmable ROM
(EPROM)
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18.
19,
20.
2
22,
one
An official of Company X sells confiden-
tial information about his company to
‘Company Y. What is the term used for this,
type of information misuse?
(A) Identity theft
(B) Computer fraud
(C) Industrial espionage
(D) Electronic eavesdropping
Brenda entered 2061 instead of 2016 in a
form. Whattypeoferror does thistepresent?
(A) Transpositional
(B) Typographical
(©) Proofreading
(D) Spelling
Data that has been processed and has
meaning is termed
(A) information
(B) database
(©) __ storage
(D) output
Records on magnetic tape are stored
(A) directly
(B) randomly
(C) sequentially
(D) _ indexed sequentially
Which of the following statements is NOT
true of 344" floppy disks?
(A) Pictures and text can be stored.
(B) Storage capacity istypically around
1.44 MB.
(C)__ Information can be accessed more
quickly than magnetic disks.
(D) __ Largeamountsofdatacanbe stored.
01229010/F 2017
23.
24,
25,
26.
21.
Which of the following protocols allows
users in different countries to talk to each
other?
“a P
(B) VoIP
© = FIP
(0) HTTP
Which of the following can be termed
‘application software"?
(A) DOS
(B) Linux
(©) Mac Os
(D) _Intemet Explorer
What is the result of the following
operation?
10110 base 2 + 00101 base 2
(A) 10111 base 2
(B) 11001 base 2
(C) HOLL base 2
(D) 10101 base 2
Which of the following is BEST suited to
batch processing?
(A) Salary preparation
(B) Online gaming
(©) Flight simulation
(D) Theatre booking
Harry interacts with his computer by
entering word based instructions via the
keyboard. This is an example of which of
the following interfaces?
(A) Menu driven
(B) Graphical user
(©) Keyboard driven
(D) Command driven
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29.
30.
31.
Shirt sizes from 8 to 18 were entered into
an inventory. Which of the following is
4 suitable check to ensure that the correct
shirt size is entered?
(A) Range
(B) Verification
(©) __ Inconsistency
(D) _ Reasonableness
‘An advantage of electronic information
processing is
(A) the retraining of staff
(B) less human intervention
(©) __ less savings on hardcopies
(D) increased amount of equipment
Which of the following is an example of a
physical access restriction used to secure
data?
(A) Firewall
(B) Password
(©) Encryption
(D) Biometric system
Selecting or highlighting a paragraph
creates a
(A) file
®) meme
(©) dlock
(D) document
01229010/F 2017
33,
34.
Which of the following buttons can be used
to fully justify text?
(A)
@)
©
@)
A primary key that comprises two or more
field names is called
(A) a foreign key
(B) —analternate key
(©) acomposite key
(D) — acandidate key
Which of the following is NOT part of
‘website maintenance?
(A) Selecting a domain name
(B) Adding new pages as needed
(C) Changing webcontentasnecessary
(D) Removing hyperlinks that are no
longer required
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36.
31.
cgi
A student is engaged in preparing a project
for submission and is working in MS Word.
Hewishestohavehisstudentnumberappear
at the top of each evenly numbered page
and his name appear at the top of each odd
numbered page. Which of the following
‘word processing features should he use?
(A) Header
(B) Footer
(©) Manual typing
(D) Copy and paste
liem_36 refers to the following table
containing data on three countries, A, B
and C, for 2009 and 2010.
“Country 2009 [2010
Tee 300 | 600
B 500 800
l ce [500 600
Which of the following types of charts
is NOT suitable for representing the data
above?
(A) Bar
(@) Pie
(©) Line
(D) Column
Which of the following is the default
justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
(A) Left
(B) Full
(©) Centred
(D) Right
01229010/F 2017
38.
29.
4,
a2.
Slides can be arranged using
(A) slide view
(B) —slid® sorter
(©) slide master
(D) new slide
The use of speaker notes in a presentation
software
a) ze slides
(B) » sudience to read them
(C) inserts sound into the presentation
(D) reminds the presenter what to say
about each slide
Which of the following types of software
should be used for applications thatinvolve
repetitive numerical calculations?
(A) Database
(B) Spreadsheet
(C) Presentation
(D) Word processing
Which of the following characteristics
must two database tables have in order for
them to be linked?
(A) Composite keys
(B) The same data in all tuples
(©) Atleast two tuples in the table
(D) Atleastonecommonattributename
Which of the following effects is a special
animation effect, where the information
fades after it has been presented?
(A) Animation
(B) Dimming
(©) Entrance
(D) Emphasis
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 43. ThevaluesinColumnBshouldbeformatted 46,
using the
(A) comma format
(B) money format
(C) currency format
(D) _ percentage format
44, Which formula should be placed in Cell E2
to obtain the stock balance? 47.
(A) =C2-D2
(B)
©
@)
45. The function to display the text “LOW? in
cell G2 is
48,
(A) F2, LOW”)
(B) =IF(E2-F2, “LOW")
(©) =IF(E2