Year 8 ICT Summative Assessment - Term 3.1 - 2024-2025

What is data capture?

• Creating animations

• Extracting information and converting it to computer-readable data

• Storing games in memory

• Designing computer hardware

All types of data in a computer are ultimately stored as:

• Text files

• Sound waves

• Binary digits

• Video clips

Which of the following is NOT an example of multimedia data?

• Video

• Audio

• Graphics

• Spreadsheet

Digitizing captured data helps make it more:

• Expensive

• Confusing

• Accessible

• Private

A questionnaire filled in by a patient at a doctor’s office is an example of:

• Database entry

• Paper shredding

• Data creation

• Data destruction

What does a barcode reader use to read barcodes?

• Infrared

• Red light

• Ultraviolet light

• Microwaves

What does MICR stand for?

• Magnetic Ink Character Reader

• Machine Ink Coding Resource

• Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

• Magnetised Ink Code Reader

Where is MICR most commonly used?

• Shopping centres

• Exam marking

• Bank cheques

• Warehouses

An Optical Mark Reader (OMR) detects:

• Printed words

• Pencil marks

• Sounds

• Barcodes

What happens when a mark is made on an OMR form?

• More light is reflected

• The form becomes unreadable

• Less light is reflected

• The mark is ignored