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WorksheetsInformation Technology Grade 10
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
The Central Processing Unit is a part of
Software
Hardware
A program
An output device
Data and programs not being used by the processor are stored in
Secondary storage
Output device
Input device
The CPU
Desktop computers are known as
Microcomputers
Mainframes
Supercomputers
Peripheral devices
The raw material to be processed by a computer is called
A program
Software
Data
Information
Printers are forms of
Input device
Storage device
Output device
Processing device
Which of the following is NOT an example of peripheral device
Printer
Mouse
Memory
Keyboard
Which of the following is NOT an output device
Microfilm
Modem
Monitor
Mouse
Which of the following does NOT describe the mouse
Has a set of keys
Is a pointing device
Has a scroll wheel
Left button is used to select text
A (a) is an example of a direct data entry device
An inkjet printer is best described as
An output device
An input device
A storage device
A memory device
Which of the following devices is most suitable for signaling that there is a change in temperature in the room?
A sensor
A mouse
An OCR Reader
A detector
The two kinds of main memory are:
Primary and secondary
Random and sequential
ROM and RAM
Hard and soft
There are ____ stable states in a bistable environment.
Three
Two
Four
Five
Spreadsheet are organized in
Column of unsorted data
Both relational database structure and rows and columns of data
Rows and columns of data
A relational database structure revolving around a storage and security schema
The intersection of a particular row and column on a spreadsheet is called
An intersection
A data point
A cell
A node
Which of the following specifies calculations using cells in a spreadsheet?
Formulas
Labels
Database
Field format
Which of the following retains the information it is storing when the power to the system is turned off?
CPU
ROM
DRAM
DIMM
What are the four key functions of a computer system?
Input, processing, output and storage
Keyboard, display, memory and disk drive
Word processing, spreadsheets, database
Bits, bytes, words and OSI
The most commonly used input devices on the computers are:
Mouse and Monitor
Mouse and Keyboard
Mouse and Printer
Mouse and Trackball
The MOST suitable computer system for a research station used to forecast and monitor earthquakes is a
laptop
desktop
mainframe
supercomputer
This device has a flat surface which the user can write or draw on with a stylus. The surface is pressure sensitive and detects the position of the stylus and how hard it is pressed. This device is a:
A plotter
A tracker ball
A graphics tablet
A concept keyboard
When data is inputted, it is stored temporarily in/on:
Magnetic Floppy Disk
Magnetic Hard Disk
Random Access Memory
Cache Memory
Of the following, which are NOT examples of input medias:
Bar Code
Magnetic Stripe Card
Price Tags
None of the above
Pen input devices are widely used with
Touch screens
PDAs
ATMs
Kiosks
Which of the following contains personal data?
Smart Card
Data logger
Scanner
Bar Code
Visual images, charts and pictures are a type of ________ output.
Text
Graphical
Video
Audio
_____________ displays are used on most Notebook computers.
Cathode Ray Tube
Liquid Crystal
Field Emission
Gas Plasma
Printers produce________ copy.
Soft
Hard
Variable
Video
Printers can produce as many as 3,000 lines per minute.
Ink jet
Laser
Dot matrix
Line
________________is an inexpensive personal printer.
Laser
Inkjet
Line
Thermal transfer
When the computer is working on given instructions, this is known as_________.
Output
Storage
Processing
Input
The technology used to read pencil or pen marks on a multiple-choice answer sheet is the ______________.
Optical Character Recognition
Optical Mark Reader
Point of Sale
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Compared with minicomputers and mainframe computer, supercomputers
Have the same memory capacity
Are without memory
Are smaller in memory capacity
Are larger in memory capacity
The acronym PC stands for__________.
Private company
Personal computer
Personal compact
Private computer
Complex scientific research is usually done using_____________.
Microcomputers
Supercomputers
Minicomputers
Mainframe computers
Which of the following is NOT an output device?
Microphone
Speaker
Printer
VDU
Choose the item that is NOT outside the computer
Chipset
Power switch
Connector
USB port
Which of the following items holds the most information?
A sheet of paper
A hard disk
A monitor
A DVD
Formulae in a spreadsheet involves
Cell addresses, values and labels
Cell addresses, values and mathematical operations
Cell addresses and labels
Cell addresses and values
Which of the following units performs mathematical calculations:
Control
Fetch
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Central Processing Unit
_______ refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time.
Clock speed
Word size
Sequential access
Device interface
Which of the following is not application software?
Word Processor
Spreadsheets
Windows
Smart Draw
Which of the following is NOT a scanning device?
Touch pad
Barcode reader
OMR
OCR
Devices that capture data directly from a source document include all of the following items EXPECT ____________
Optical scanners and optical reader
Bar code reader
Magnetic-ink character recognition reader
Portable keyboards
Some _____________ printers spray ink, while other use heat or laser to create images.
Non-impact
Line
Impact
Hardcopy
Which of the following items is NOT a component of a graphical user interface
Windows
Icons
Menus
Prompts
In which of the following types of interfaces is the user required to remember specific instructions and syntax?
Menu-driven
Graphical User
Computer screen
Command-driven
Quality Developers is a company that writes programs to do specific jobs for other companies. These programs are unique for each company. These programs are called?
General-purpose software
Special-purpose software
Custom-purpose software
Off-the-shelf software
The term __________ designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
Digital
Disk
Peripheral
System
RAM is the acronym for
Read And Memorize
Random Access Memory
Read Access Memory
Random And Memorize
A _______ is a sub-division of a track that stores data on a disk.
Bistable
Buffer
Cylinder
Sector
To centre the title row of a spreadsheet across the columns.
Centre align the title rows
Centre align the title columns
Merge and centre the title row
Merge and centre the title columns
D1: G6 is best described as a _____________
Label
Formula
Range
Value
Which of these is not true of a turnaround document?
Is machine-readable only.
The data it contains is entered into a computer by a data capturer.
It is often used in multiple-choice tests.
Humans can add data to it
Item 55 refers to the following diagram, which shows the basic operations of a general-purpose computer system. Which of the following functions is carried out in Box Z?
Input
Output
Storage
Processing
Double entry data verification involves
different data being entered once
the data entered being copied to another device
different data being entered once by two different persons
the same data being entered once and then reentered by another person
An autonomous driving system needs to access records for the destinction of a client. Which of the following file access methods would be BEST for doing so?
Direct/Random
Serial
Indexed
Sequential
Item 58, refers to the following database table.
The manager wants to find the names of the businesses whose orders are NOT outstanding. Which fields would be used in the query?
Supplier and Received
Product ID and Supplier
Product ID and Received
Supplier and Amount Owed
Which of the following is a hardware user interface?
GUI
Icon
Sensor
Touchscreen
Which of the following is TRUE about an intranet?
Allows access to suppliers
Allows access to employees
Offer limited access to employees and suppliers
Offers unlimited access to employees and suppliers
