iGCSE ICT Edexcel Pearson Paper 1 (2013)

Which one of these devices can be used for both data input and output?

• Tracker Ball

• Touch Screen

• Mouse

• Speaker

The software needed to send an email is:

• presentation software

• web authoring software

• communication software

• graphics software

Which one of these can be used to produce a hard copy of a drawing?

• Monitor

• Data projector

• Scanner

• Plotter

The type of software that controls the hardware and prepares it to run other software

is the:

• operating system

• applications software

• processing software

• control system

Which one of these statements is accurate?

• One kilobyte (Kb) is 1024 bytes

• One kilobyte (Kb) is 1024 megabytes

• One terabyte (Tb) is 1024 megabytes

• One gigabyte (Gb) is 1024 bytes

Documents can be saved on a PC's hard disk.

A hard disk is a type of:

• secondary storage

• primary storage

• processor

• output device

A student plays computer games.

He has a high resolution monitor.

Which one of these would enhance the quality of the screen images?

• A high quality printer

• A high capacity hard disk

• A high speed graphics card

• A high quality speaker

Which one of these best describes an intranet?

A network of computers accessible by:

• people living in a small geographical area

• customers of a single organisation

• people living in a wide geographical area

• employees of a single organisation

A supermarket uses a computer model to predict the number of checkouts to open

at various times.

The software used for this is:

• spreadsheet software

• database software

• CAD software

• presentation software

A network manager prevents users accessing certain websites.

She does this by setting up:

• a firewall

• an internet filter

• an email filter

• access rights