CMB ICT - GRADE 7 - Qaidh

Which of the following is NOT listed as an example of a Pointing Device?

• Joystick

• Trackpad

• Scanner

• Mouse

A Hand Held Scanner captures images or text by:

• Placing the image on a flat surface.

• Feeding documents through rollers.

• Being dragged over the image or text.

• Reading a barcode with a laser beam.

What is the primary function of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)?

• Identifying printed or written text characters.

• Recognizing characters formed by magnetic ink.

• Capturing images from photographic prints.

• Interpreting pencil marks on a piece of paper.

Which device is described as capturing or recording certain physical characteristics of humans for identification purposes?

• Digital Camera

• Web Camera

• Biometric devices

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) readers are virtually used by banks for processing which items?

• Passports

• Cheques

• Credit cards

• Fingerprints

What is a fundamental characteristic of a computer virus?

• It is a type of application software.

• It always improves computer performance.

• It is a man-made program that can infect computer systems.

• It is designed to encrypt user data for security.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common way computer viruses spread?

• Sharing an infected file.

• E-mail messages or instant messaging attachments.

• Carrying it on a removable medium like a USB drive.

• Directly purchasing a new, sealed software package from a reputable store.

Which of these is a symptom indicating a computer might be infected with a virus?

• Programs load faster.

• File sizes decrease significantly.

• Computer crashes and restarts frequently.

• Anti-virus software installs itself automatically.

A virus that infects executable program files and activates in memory during execution is known as a:

• Boot virus

• Multipartite virus

• Macro virus

• Program virus

What is the main purpose of Anti-virus software?

• To create new viruses.

• To speed up internet browsing.

• To protect your computer against computer viruses.

• To help users design graphics.