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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FORM 5 PAPER 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered computer hardware?

a)

Data

b)

Programs

c)

Output devices

d)

Operating systems

2.

Data that has been processed and has meaning attached to it is termed?

a)

Information

b)

Database

c)

Storage

d)

Output

3.

When the computer is working on given instructions, it is called?

a)

output

b)

storage

c)

processing

d)

input

4.

Scanning an item at a computerized checkout station in a supermarket is an example of?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Storing

d)

Processing

5.

Which of the following types of computers would process information at the fastest rate?

a)

Embedded

b)

Super computer

c)

Main Frames

d)

Mobile devices

6.

Which of the following is MOST suitable for printing building plans?

a)

Plotter

b)

Laser

c)

Dot-matrix

d)

Thermal transfer

7.

Which of the following can be termed application software?

a)

DOS

b)

Linux

c)

Mac OS

d)

Internet Explorer

8.

The primary storage device that holds the data currently being processed by the computer is known as the?

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

PROM

d)

EPROM

9.

Which of the following are functions of the control unit?

I. Direct operations

II. Execute instruction

III. Read instruction

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III only

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and III

10.

The hardware device that allows the user to see the results after processing?

a)

Monitor

b)

Camera

c)

Scanner

d)

Webcam

11.

The SMALLEST unit of storage in a computer is a?

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Kilobyte

d)

Gigabyte

12.

Which of the following technology is used to read cheques at a bank?

a)

MICR

b)

OMR

c)

OCR

d)

POS

13.

The most suitable printer for creating a model of this globe is?

a)

A 3D printer

b)

A laser printer

c)

An ink-jet printer

d)

A thermal printer

14.

Harry interacts with his computer entering word-based instructions via keyboard. This is an example of which of the following interfaces?

a)

Menu driven

b)

Graphical user

c)

Keyboard driven

d)

Command driven

15.

Which of the following has the largest data storage capacity?

a)

Optical drive

b)

USB flash drive

c)

Flash memory card

d)

Hard drive

16.

Laser beam technology is used by?

a)

Floppy disks

b)

Optical disks

c)

Magnetic disks

d)

Magnetic tapes

17.

Which of the following input devices is used to read pencil or pen marks on a multiple choice answer sheet?

a)

OCR

b)

OMR

c)

POS

d)

MICR

18.

Which of the following is an example of an embedded computer system?

a)

Desktop

b)

IBM z system

c)

Smart television

d)

Laptop

19.

Which of the following output is an example of a hard copy?

a)

An oral speech delivered by a speaker

b)

A bill produced from a printer

c)

The display on a monitor

d)

A picture on a wall produced from a multimedia projector

20.

Which of the following is the name of the interface used by blind persons to perform operations on a computer?

a)

Icon

b)

Sensor

c)

Braille

d)

Touchscreen

21.

In modern computers, the CPU speed is measured in?

a)

kilohertz

b)

gigabytes

c)

kilobytes

d)

gigahertz

22.

An example of an operating system software is?

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

Microsoft Office

c)

Microsoft Word

d)

Microsoft Excel

23.

Quality Developers is a company that writes programs to do specific jobs for other companies. These programs are called?

a)

general-purpose software

b)

special-purpose software

c)

custom-purpose software

d)

off-the-shelf software

24.

Which of the following are software interfaces?

I. Graphical user interface

II. Touchscreen

III. Menu-driven

a)

I and II only

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

I, II and III

25.

Which of the following operations is considered a feature of a biometric system?

a)

Matching fingerprints

b)

Detecting irregular heartbeats

c)

Diagnosing medical symptoms

d)

Lubricating skeletal joints

26.

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?

a)

Sensor

b)

Remote

c)

Scanner

d)

Keyboard

27.

Selecting or highlighting a paragraph creates a?

a)

File

b)

Merge

c)

Block

d)

Document

28.

Which of the following is NOT a method of making text stand out in a document?

a)

Bold

b)

Subscript

c)

Underline

d)

Enlarging font size

29.

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?

a)

Spell check

b)

Grammar check

c)

Consistency check

d)

Reasonableness check

30.

While typing a document it may be necessary to change the height of the characters. Which feature in Microsoft Word would be used?

a)

Letter size

b)

Paper size

c)

Page size

d)

Font size

31.

In word processing, an efficient way to interchange the third paragraph and the fifth paragraph is?

a)

cut and paste

b)

copy and paste

c)

copy, cut and paste

d)

cut, copy and paste

32.

The process of scrambling messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called?

a)

Coding

b)

Espionage

c)

Encryption

d)

Eavesdropping

33.

Which of the following would be the BEST option to expand your laptop's storage capacity?

a)

DVD

b)

CD-ROM

c)

Memory card

d)

Magnetic tape

34.

John is required to email a copy of his SBA to his teacher. This emailed copy is referred to as?

a)

soft copy

b)

hard copy

c)

tangible copy

d)

machine readable copy

35.

Which of the following devices is suitable for input of the data in the illustration?

a)

Barcode reader

b)

Joystick

c)

Light pen

d)

Touch terminal

36.

Which of the following can be considered as peripheral devices?

a)

Primary storage media

b)

User interfaces

c)

Secondary storage media

d)

Operating systems

37.

Three basic operations that are performed in CORRECT sequence by the computer are?

a)

output, input, processing

b)

input, processing, output

c)

output, storage, input

d)

storage, input, output

38.

The Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)?

a)

has high-speed storage areas

b)

is also called memory or main memory

c)

performs mathematical calculations

d)

sequentially access and decodes program instructions

39.

What type of technology is used to store data on a DVD?

a)

Magnetic

b)

Laser

c)

Optical

d)

Flash

40.

In the text '32', the number 2 that appears raised is an example of?

a)

multiplication

b)

a power

c)

a subscript

d)

a superscript

41.

Which of the following constructs will execute a sequence of statements until a specific condition is false?

a)

FOR DO

b)

WHILE DO

c)

REPEAT UNTIL

d)

IF-THEN-ELSE

42.

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?

a)

Real

b)

Integer

c)

Boolean

d)

Character

43.

Which of the steps should be first?

a)

Get CXC certificate

b)

Write CXC examination

c)

Pass CXC examination

d)

Learn CXC subject content

44.

What component of a problem typically uses the term 'print' to carry out an instruction.

a)

Input

b)

Process

c)

Storage

d)

Output

45.

(1) Write ( "Enter Price $" )

(2) Read ( Price )

(3) Vat ← Price * 12.5%

(4) Write Vat

Which line contains a processing statement?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4