WorksheetsICT C3 Past Paper Exam 2021
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Through which technology does GPS work?
A. E-Mail
B. Websites
C. Satellites
D. Wi-Fi
Which device is often used to control computer games?
A. Barcode Reader
B. Joystick
C. Graphics Tablet
D. Touch Pad
Which of the following helps to ensure proper use of computers and to maintain class control and discipline?
A. Fire Drill
B. Lab Rules
C. Fire Blanket
D. Security Cameras
Which of these actions has turned out to be difficult for robots to achieve?
A. Detecting obstacles
B. Distinguish between day and night
C. Picking up objects without crushing them
D. Move on different terrain
Name the component displayed on the right:
A. CPU
B. SSD
C. RAM
D. SD Card
Which of the following devices can be used to convert printed text to a digital image?
A. Printer
B. Plotter
C. Scanner
D. Projector
Which music downloading service went bankrupt paying back musicians for copyright infringement?
A. Microsoft
B. Napster
C. E-Bay
D. Amazon
What did Tim Berners-Lee invent to improve navigation on the Internet as it kept growing?
A. Java
B. E-Mail
C. Hypertext
D. ISP
The diagram on the right represents a simple block diagram of a computer system. Select the name of the block marked with an X:
A. Storage
B. Processing
C. Output
D. Input
Which device was used to produce this model of the Eiffel tower?
A. Plotter
B. 3D Printer
C. 3D Scanner
D. Hologram
When using a browser, which button is used to reload a page?
A. Stop
B. Back
C. Refresh
D. Forward
Before shutting down the computer, it is highly recommended to:
A. Turn off the power plug
B. Reset the computer
C. Close all open applications
D. Format the computer
What is located at the far-right side of the Windows taskbar?
A. Control Panel
B. Notification Area
C. Desktop
D. File Properties
During WW2, which machine had over a billion possible setting combinations called cryptographic keys?
A. The GEE Receiver
B. The Colossus
C. The Enigma
D. The Harvard Mark 1
Which of the following storage technology is the fastest?
A. HDD
B. SSD
C. Pen Drive
D. Tape
What technique can Paul use if he wants to send an important message to his friend without any risk that anyone intercepts and reads his message?
A. Filter
B. Encrypt
C. Sort
D. Validate
Computers are used in different areas. From the list below, identify one computer use associated with the educational area?
A. Welding
B. VAR
C. Simulation
D. Traffic Light Control
Given that the binary number 1 0 0 1 represents 9 in decimal, the binary number 0 1 1 0 translates to:
A. 4
B. 15
C. 6
D. 2
Why were many women encouraged to enter in the field of computing after WWII?
A. Men were engaged in war.
B. Men found better jobs.
C. Men went on work strike.
D. Men were slower than women to work on computers.
Identify the biometric device shown in the picture on the right:
A. Retina Scan
B. Face Recognition
C. Fingerprint
D. Voice Recognition
Which computer upgrade will improve the performance of the computer?
A. Upgrade to a bigger monitor
B. Upgrade to a laser printer
C. Upgrade to wireless mouse
D. Upgrade to an SSD Drive
Which key is used in combination with the key shown on the right to type the % character?
A. Tab
B. Enter
C. Caps Lock
D. Shift
Ada Lovelace's notes on the Analytical Engine were the first example of:
A. A steam engine
B. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
C. A jet engine
D. A computer algorithm
A word processor is an example of:
A. Software
B. Hardware
C. Device
D. Component
When talking about units of storage in computers, 1 BYTE = 8 BITS. This is enough to store:
A. About 8 pages of text
B. 1000 photos
C. About 8 books
D. A single letter or symbol in a text document
Which technology helped the British women air force plotters and data officers to manually plot positions of enemy locations on a map during WW2?
A. Plotter
B. Satellite
C. Graphics Tablet
D. Radar
In the early years of the Internet, many networks started popping up across the world. What protocol was invented to connect different networks together?
A. DSL
B. TCP/IP
C. ISP
D. HTTP
When naming a file, it is highly recommended that the filename:
A. Must contain a special symbol such as the ? or &
B. Is descriptive and as meaningful as possible
C. Is easy to remember
D. Has a combination of lower and upper case characters, numbers and symbols like a password
In cryptography, different methods are used to encrypt messages. If we want to send the message 00101101 and we choose a random pattern of 11100101, what would the result be?
A. 01101001
B. 11001000
C. 10011001
D. 01101100
Using the encryption/decryption key below, the message 7 25 6 4 3 was sent. Using the same key what message was sent?
A. reach
B. react
C. ready
D. finish
