iGCSE ICT Past Paper - Section A Questions (Years 2011, 2012 and 2013)

A document can be printed by clicking on a picture like the one shown.

The name given to a picture used in this way is:

• an image

• an icon

• a photograph

• a pointer

A company wants to calculate staff wages.

The most appropriate type of software to use is a:

• presentation package

• word processor

• control package

• spreadsheet

A bank uses a variety of computer systems.

Customer accounts are stored on:

• a PC

• an embedded computer

• a mainframe computer

• a laptop

The most appropriate input device for freehand drawing is:

• a graphics tablet

• an OMR

• a joystick

• a graphics card

An input device needed to control the humidity in a greenhouse is a:

• sensor

• control device

• scanner

• touch screen

A DVD is an example of:

• flash memory

• magnetic storage

• an optical disk

• a hard disk

Hannah uses passwords to access her online accounts.

To keep her passwords secure Hannah should:

• use the same password for all online accounts

• write her passwords down

• tell her best friend her passwords

• regularly change her passwords

Which one of these is the strongest password?

• btdrafcr

• B?18dr!4

• BT18dr45

• bt18dr45

Which one of these jobs was created as a direct result of the introduction of ICT?

• Librarian

• Call centre operator

• Teacher

• Checkout operator

Goods sold in a supermarket have a bar code.

Which piece of information is provided by the bar code?

• Item price

• Date of manufacture

• Item number

• Supermarket name