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WorksheetsINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FORM 5 PAPER 1
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following is considered computer hardware?
Data
Programs
Output devices
Operating systems
Data that has been processed and has meaning attached to it is termed?
Information
Database
Storage
Output
When the computer is working on given instructions, it is called?
output
storage
processing
input
Scanning an item at a computerized checkout station in a supermarket is an example of?
Input
Output
Storing
Processing
Which of the following types of computers would process information at the fastest rate?
Embedded
Super computer
Main Frames
Mobile devices
Which of the following is MOST suitable for printing building plans?
Plotter
Laser
Dot-matrix
Thermal transfer
Which of the following can be termed application software?
DOS
Linux
Mac OS
Internet Explorer
The primary storage device that holds the data currently being processed by the computer is known as the?
ROM
RAM
PROM
EPROM
Which of the following are functions of the control unit?
I. Direct operations
II. Execute instruction
III. Read instruction
I and II only
I and III only
II and III
I, II and III
The hardware device that allows the user to see the results after processing?
Monitor
Camera
Scanner
Webcam
The SMALLEST unit of storage in a computer is a?
Bit
Byte
Kilobyte
Gigabyte
Which of the following technology is used to read cheques at a bank?
MICR
OMR
OCR
POS
The most suitable printer for creating a model of this globe is?
A 3D printer
A laser printer
An ink-jet printer
A thermal printer
Harry interacts with his computer entering word-based instructions via keyboard. This is an example of which of the following interfaces?
Menu driven
Graphical user
Keyboard driven
Command driven
Which of the following has the largest data storage capacity?
Optical drive
USB flash drive
Flash memory card
Hard drive
Laser beam technology is used by?
Floppy disks
Optical disks
Magnetic disks
Magnetic tapes
Which of the following input devices is used to read pencil or pen marks on a multiple choice answer sheet?
OCR
OMR
POS
MICR
Which of the following is an example of an embedded computer system?
Desktop
IBM z system
Smart television
Laptop
Which of the following output is an example of a hard copy?
An oral speech delivered by a speaker
A bill produced from a printer
The display on a monitor
A picture on a wall produced from a multimedia projector
Which of the following is the name of the interface used by blind persons to perform operations on a computer?
Icon
Sensor
Braille
Touchscreen
In modern computers, the CPU speed is measured in?
kilohertz
gigabytes
kilobytes
gigahertz
An example of an operating system software is?
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Quality Developers is a company that writes programs to do specific jobs for other companies. These programs are called?
general-purpose software
special-purpose software
custom-purpose software
off-the-shelf software
Which of the following are software interfaces?
I. Graphical user interface
II. Touchscreen
III. Menu-driven
I and II only
I and III
II and III
I, II and III
Which of the following operations is considered a feature of a biometric system?
Matching fingerprints
Detecting irregular heartbeats
Diagnosing medical symptoms
Lubricating skeletal joints
The lights in a room turns on as soon as a person enters. Which input device is MOST likely used to control the lighting in the room?
Sensor
Remote
Scanner
Keyboard
Selecting or highlighting a paragraph creates a?
File
Merge
Block
Document
Which of the following is NOT a method of making text stand out in a document?
Bold
Subscript
Underline
Enlarging font size
While typing in a document using a word processor Susan made the following errors. "I heard that Sunday was the last day for the show." The feature of the software that allows her to locate and correct such errors is the?
Spell check
Grammar check
Consistency check
Reasonableness check
While typing a document it may be necessary to change the height of the characters. Which feature in Microsoft Word would be used?
Letter size
Paper size
Page size
Font size
In word processing, an efficient way to interchange the third paragraph and the fifth paragraph is?
cut and paste
copy and paste
copy, cut and paste
cut, copy and paste
The process of scrambling messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called?
Coding
Espionage
Encryption
Eavesdropping
Which of the following would be the BEST option to expand your laptop's storage capacity?
DVD
CD-ROM
Memory card
Magnetic tape
John is required to email a copy of his SBA to his teacher. This emailed copy is referred to as?
soft copy
hard copy
tangible copy
machine readable copy
Which of the following devices is suitable for input of the data in the illustration?
Barcode reader
Joystick
Light pen
Touch terminal
Which of the following can be considered as peripheral devices?
Primary storage media
User interfaces
Secondary storage media
Operating systems
Three basic operations that are performed in CORRECT sequence by the computer are?
output, input, processing
input, processing, output
output, storage, input
storage, input, output
The Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)?
has high-speed storage areas
is also called memory or main memory
performs mathematical calculations
sequentially access and decodes program instructions
What type of technology is used to store data on a DVD?
Magnetic
Laser
Optical
Flash
In the text '32', the number 2 that appears raised is an example of?
multiplication
a power
a subscript
a superscript
Which of the following constructs will execute a sequence of statements until a specific condition is false?
FOR DO
WHILE DO
REPEAT UNTIL
IF-THEN-ELSE
A computer programmer is coding an algorithm which calculates the class average for a given class. He creates a variable called class_avg. What data type should he specify when declaring this data type?
Real
Integer
Boolean
Character
Which of the steps should be first?
Get CXC certificate
Write CXC examination
Pass CXC examination
Learn CXC subject content
What component of a problem typically uses the term 'print' to carry out an instruction.
Input
Process
Storage
Output
(1) Write ( "Enter Price $" )
(2) Read ( Price )
(3) Vat ← Price * 12.5%
(4) Write Vat
Which line contains a processing statement?
1
2
3
4
