CAPE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MOCK EXAMS Lower Six

________________ is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.

• Computing

• Software Analysis

• Software Engineering

• Computer Engineering

Data that is based on a person's opinion is considered as ________________.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Qualitative and Quantitative

• Assured

When data provides for each record all details, this is termed as __________ data while when data is given in a summary format as a detail of all records this is termed as ___________ data.

• Sample, Detail

• Detail, Sample

• Sample, summary

• Summary, Sample

When information is presented and it is not understandable this is termed as ____________.

• Not understandable

• Incomprehensible

• Disguise

• Undisclosed

When information is presented in a form so as to not clearly provide its meaning this is termed as ____________.

• Not understandable

• Incomprehensible

• Disguise

• Undisclosed

Analyze, sort and calculate refers to which phase of information processing?

• Input

• Storage

• Output

• Processing

The time period for which information is useful is termed as _______.

• Length

• Time period

• Timeliness

• Completeness

Of the following, which is (are) NOT an appropriate reason (s) for the importance of data and information?

I. Having the right data and information increases the accuracy in decision making.

II. Improves accountability in an organization for their successful operations.

III. Having data and information allows company to make money.

IV. Having the right data/information means that good decisions can be taken.

• i

• i and ii

• iii

• i and iii

In representing data or information, which is NOT a way in which visual data maybe represented?

• Shades of colours

• finger prints

• text

• movie clips

Of the following, which information source is the most unlikely source to be accepted as trustworthy?

• Blogs

• Journals

• Wikis

• People