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WorksheetsIT/CS Research Quiz
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the first step in the planning stage of an IT/CS research project?
Data gathering
Topic selection
System implementation
Presentation and defense
Which of the following best describes a feasibility study in IT/CS research?
Writing the literature review
Assessing technical, financial, and time requirements
Selecting a research topic
Formulating research objectives
Which activity involves identifying a gap in existing technology?
Literature Review
Testing and validation
Coding the prototype
Reporting results
The statement “How can machine learning improve phishing detection?” is an example of a:
Research Objective
Research Question
Hypothesis
Methodology
In the execution stage, which activity comes first?
System design and methodology
Final submission
Presentation and defense
Literature review
Developing system architecture and algorithms is done in which stage?
Planning
Execution
Reporting
Evaluation
Collecting datasets such as images for AI models occurs in the:
Literature Review
Data Gathering
Documentation
Testing and Validation
Which is NOT part of the reporting stage?
Documentation of Chapters 1–5
Prototype implementation
Presentation and defense
Final report submission
Which stage includes writing the Review of Related Literature?
Planning stage
Execution stage
Reporting stage
Testing stage
Which is the last activity in the research process?
Data gathering
Literature review
Final submission
System design
What is the main purpose of research ethics in IT/CS research?
To speed up project development
To ensure integrity and reliability of research
To reduce cost of development
To avoid writing reports
Which is an ethical practice in IT/CS research?
Copying code from GitHub without attribution
Manipulating data to fit expected results
Obtaining user consent before testing
Using someone else’s research as your own
What tool is commonly used to detect plagiarism in programming code?
Grammarly
Moss (Measure of Software Similarity)
Turnitin
Copyscape
Which of the following is considered plagiarism?
Using open-source code with license compliance
Rewriting someone’s algorithm with citation
Copying text or code without proper attribution
Creating an original algorithm
What is the best way to avoid plagiarism in IT/CS research?
Copying fewer than 10 lines of code
Using APA or IEEE citation for sources
Using only free resources without attribution
Avoiding literature review
Which of the following is a good research problem for IT/CS?
What is Facebook?
How to install Microsoft Word?
How can blockchain enhance data security in financial systems?
Why is the internet important?
Which factor is important when identifying a research problem?
It should be too broad to cover all IT fields
It should have no real-world application
It should address gaps in current technologies
It should require minimal technical knowledge
The general objective of research refers to:
The step-by-step procedure
The broad aim of the study
The specific tools used
The statistical method employed
Specific objectives in IT research should:
Be unrelated to the main goal
Define detailed steps to achieve the goal
Be written after the final submission
Be too broad to measure
Which of the following is an example of a research question?
To design a mobile payment application
How effective is the proposed AI model compared to traditional methods?
To develop a secure login system
To create a feasibility study
If an IT student wants to study “AI-based chatbot for customer service,” which stage should include searching for similar systems?
Feasibility study
Literature review
Testing and validation
Documentation
Why is system design important in IT research?
It determines the appearance of the report
It identifies plagiarism in the project
It defines architecture and process flow before implementation
It eliminates the need for testing
What is the purpose of testing and validation in IT research?
To ensure the system works as intended
To identify research gaps
To write conclusions
To select the research topic
Which of the following demonstrates ethical responsibility in data collection?
Using fake user responses to complete a survey
Collecting user data without consent
Encrypting sensitive user information during testing
Ignoring data confidentiality agreements
When developing a mobile app, what stage should include creating the prototype?
Planning stage
Execution stage
Reporting stage
Ethics review
Which stage would most likely require the use of Gantt charts?
Topic selection
System design
Planning and scheduling activities
Documentation
If plagiarism is detected in the RRL section, which best action should be taken?
Submit the work anyway
Replace copied text with your own explanation and proper citation
Ignore the plagiarism report
Delete the entire chapter
What is the impact of skipping the feasibility study?
Faster research completion
Higher chance of project failure due to lack of resources or time
Stronger research objectives
Easier implementation
Which of these is the MOST ethical action when reusing an open-source algorithm?
Copy and modify it without mentioning the author
Cite the original author and comply with the license
Claim it as an original work
Avoid mentioning the algorithm in the paper
Why is APA or IEEE format recommended in IT research?
To make research look professional
To avoid grammatical mistakes
To standardize citations and give credit to original authors
To shorten the report
A researcher is unsure whether to use experimental or qualitative methods. At which stage is this decision made?
Literature review
System design and methodology
Data gathering
Testing
Which scenario demonstrates a violation of research ethics?
Using a licensed open-source framework
Collecting user feedback after informed consent
Fabricating test results to meet expected outcomes
Encrypting sensitive user data
Why is it necessary to have research questions in IT/CS research?
To create more pages in the report
To guide the development and evaluation of the system
To avoid plagiarism issues
To determine code syntax
Which of the following is MOST likely an output of the execution stage?
Statement of the problem
Project Gantt chart
System prototype
Research questions
Which situation requires applying both quantitative and qualitative methods?
Measuring CPU performance only
Interviewing users about their experience AND measuring response time of the system
Testing algorithm accuracy only
Counting number of app downloads
A researcher used Moss and found 80% similarity in code. What does this indicate?
The code is original
The code is highly plagiarized
The project passed ethical standards
The code is encrypted
During the reporting stage, why is the presentation and defense important?
To finalize system design
To justify research decisions and validate results
To collect more data
To create an implementation plan
Which of the following is an example of a SMART specific objective in IT research?
To create the best mobile app ever
To design and test a secure login system using biometric authentication within 3 months
To improve user experience
To study all programming languages
