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BTEC Level 3 IT

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these do not concern the Copyright Designs and Patents Act?

a)

Illegally downloading a game

b)

Illegally downloading music

c)

Illegally downloading a software license

d)

Illegally distributing a virus

2.

Which act would give police legal permission to survey a potential suspects internet activities?

a)

Data Protection Act

b)

Freedom of Information Act

c)

Computer Misuse Act

d)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

3.

Signing into someone's account is a level...

a)

1 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

b)

2 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

c)

3 violation of the Computer Misuse Act

d)

4 violation of the Computer Misuse Act!!!!!!

4.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
5.
Which of the following could protect against unauthorised access to an ICT system?
a)
anti-virus software
b)
a firewall
c)
anti-malware software
d)
disk defragger
6.
According to the Computer Misuse Act you are committing a crime if you use your friend’s username and password to log onto their account?
a)
True
b)
False
7.

You can freely use text or images from a website that does not have the copyright word or symbol on it.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which law sets out rules for using a device or equipment that has an alphanumeric display screen

a)

Computer Misuse Act 1990

b)

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

c)

Equality Act 2010

d)

Data Protection Act 1998

9.

What does RSI stand for?

a)

Regulation of security and industry

b)

Repetitive strain injury

c)

Re-usable software industry

d)

Relative social input

10.

Who founded the W3C?

a)

Tim Berners-Lee

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Steve Wosniak

11.

The Data Protection Act was recently updated to ...

a)

GFML

b)

GHIP

c)

GNTD

d)

GDPR

12.

What does GDPR stand for?

a)

Greatest data protection register

b)

General data protection regulation

c)

General data protection register

d)

General data penalty review

13.

What does RIPA stand for?

a)

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act

b)

Regulation of Information Powers Act

c)

Regulation of Investigatory Protection Act

d)

Recovery of Investigatory Powers Act

14.
These photo files are quite large and are often used in print documents.
a)
TIF
b)
PNG
c)
GIF
d)
JPG
15.

what type of file is .jpg

a)

video

b)

audio

c)

video / audio

d)

image

16.

what type of file is .mov

a)

audio

b)

text

c)

video

d)

image

17.

what type of file is .ppt

a)

text

b)

excel

c)

access

d)

powerpoint

18.

what type of file is .rtf

a)

text

b)

audio

c)

video

d)

rich text format

19.
Which file type supports animation and transparency?
a)
GIF
b)
JPG
c)
PNG
d)
EPS
20.

Lossy compression is commonly used for image, video, and audio files because human sight and hearing are imperfect and cannot detect small losses in the data.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Which kind of file would be hurt most by a lossy compression algorithm?

a)

A text document

b)

An audio file containing music

c)

An audio file containing speech

d)

A digital photograph

22.

What is the difference between Lossy and Lossless compression?

a)

Lossy compression reduces the file size without losing quality

b)

Lossless compression only works for image files

c)

Lossless reduces the file size without losing quality

d)

Lossy compression isn't real

23.
Type of compression that deletes or changes some pixels while making the file size smaller.
a)
Lossless compression
b)
Lossy compression
24.
Type of compression that reduces the file size without losing any pixel information.
a)
Lossless compression
b)
Lossy compression
25.

What would you use Compression for?

a)

Making a file smaller

b)

Increasing the files size

c)

Modifying a file

26.

Which is bigger?

a)

MB (Megabyte)

b)

TB (Terabyte)

c)

GB (Gigabyte)

d)

KB (Kilobyte)

27.

What type of operating system is commonly used on most personal computers and mobile computing devices?

a)

Single user , single task

b)

Multiple user operating system

c)

Single user, multi task operating system

28.

Which of these is a benefit of data logging?

a)

Highly accurate recordings

b)

Requires persistent data connectivity

c)

Doesn't require humans to log data

d)

Can be used where its too hazardous for a human to go

29.

What job role is most likely to use computer aided design (CAD) software?

a)

Graphic designer

b)

Teacher

c)

Admin worker

d)

Supermarket checkout assistant

30.

User experience can impact a businesses choice of IT systems. Which of these come under 'user experience'?

a)

Ease of use

b)

Accessibility

c)

Security

d)

Implementation

31.

What is Collaboration?

a)

A type of drilling process

b)

Multiple working together on a project

c)

How a photocopier organises prints

d)

Sending work to others by email

32.
What is the purpose of a multi-functional device?
a)
A device that has lots of parts
b)
A device that can complete a number of tasks
c)
A device that is known as lots of different things
d)
A device that can be used anywhere
33.

Are these benefits of automatic processing

a)

Car parks do not need to employ staff. A car park can make sure it has free spaces before allowing more cars

b)

in Smart meters can automatically update electricity and gas companies with meter readings so that bills are accurate

c)

Automatic seismometers can detect earthquakes instantly and help give warnings for tsunami that may be minutes away

d)

All the above

34.

What might a drawback of accessing news online all the time?

a)

It is only one source

b)

Some online news are fake news as they is no authority to verify the news

35.

Which of the following online service is classed as Real-time Information?

a)

Ebay

b)

Banking

c)

Facbook

d)

Traffic reports

36.

What is the name given to a group of people who use online services?

a)

Community

b)

Virtual world

c)

Friends

d)

Online community

37.

What is used to protect personal details when shopping online?

a)

Firewalls

b)

Virus Software

c)

Encryption Software

38.

Data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources

a)

Primary data

b)

Secondary data

39.

Data that is collected by someone other than the user

a)

Primary data

b)

Secondary data

40.

Non-numerical data. Collected through methods of observations, one-to-one interview, conducting focus groups and similar methods.

a)

Quantitative data

b)

Qualitative data

41.
What validation type would make sure a post code was entered in the correct format?
a)
Length check
b)
Format check
c)
Presence check
42.
What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?
a)
Range check
b)
Presence check
c)
Check digit
43.
What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?
a)
Format check
b)
Length check
c)
Presence check
44.
What validation type uses the last one or two digits to check the other digits are correct?
a)
Length check
b)
Format check
c)
Check digit
45.
What validation type checks a minimum number of characters have been entered?
a)
Length check
b)
Format check
c)
Range check
46.

Which of these is are examples of a Microblog or a Vlog Community?

a)

Twitter

b)

Skype

c)

YouTube

47.

What is a disadvantage of using Social Media for a business?

a)

Can interact with multiple customers at once

b)

Discuss new offers and discounts

c)

One mistake can ruin your business forever

d)

Costs money to advertise on different Social Media websites

48.

What is an online community?

a)

A group of people who communicate over the internet about common interests

b)

An online diary about one persons life

49.

The term blog is short for

a)

beta logarithm

b)

Website logarithm

c)

Web log

d)

Webology

50.

Twitter is an example of

a)

Microblogging

b)

MMPORG

c)

An ISP

d)

A search engine