IT P1 Booklet

Information Technology
Test #1A – 2013

Grade 11
Duration: 60 Minutes
Read the following instructions carefully.

1. This test is consists of 60 items. You will have 60 minutes to answer them.
2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered a, b, c, d. Read each item you are about
to answer and decide which is the best.
3. On the question paper, circle the letter that corresponds with the answer of your choice.
4. Fill in the required information on the lines below:
Name: ________________________________________________________
Teacher: ______________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Group: ________________
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
June 2010 (Paper 01)

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1. Which of the following devices is used to 6. Identify the list that is arranged starting from the
perform input into the computer? BEST to WORST print quality.
a) Monitor a) Laser, dot matrix, inkjet

b) Mouse b) Inkjet, don matrix, laser
c) External hard drive c) Laser, inkjet, dot matrix
d) USB flash drive d) Dot matrix, inkjet, laser
2. Which of the following is NOT a part of a 7. Which of the following is NOT an audio output
diskette? device?
a) Track a) Microphone
b) Sector b) Earphone
c) Cylinder c) Headphone
d) Cluster d) Speakers
3. A diskette is divided into a number of concentric 8. The one’s complement of 01010011 is

circles called
a) 11010011
a) sectors b) 01011111
b) cylinders c) 10101100
c) tracks d) 11111111
d) clusters
9. In modern personal computer, the CPU speed is
4. Which of the following devices is NOT used in measured in
point of sales terminals?
a) Nanoseconds
a) Printer b) Milliseconds
b) Plotter c) MHz
c) Bar code reader d) GHz
d) Electronic register
10. The storage capacity of a floppy disk is
5. Resolution determines the clarity of the image
displayed on a monitor. The term resolution a) 1.44MB
refers to the number of pixels b) 1.44GB
c) 1440KB
a) present horizontal on the screen d) 1440MB
b) present vertically on the screen
c) present in a unit area of the screen 11. The process of preparing a floppy disk to store
d) that makes up the colour data from a computer is called
a) deleting
b) easing
c) formatting
d) archiving
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12. An example of a point and draw device is a 18. A new employee at a financial company has been
asked to set a password on her computer. She has
a) keyboard tried setting the password on several occasions
b) joystick but gets an error message which says “password
c) mouse not effective”. The problem can be corrected by
d) scanner entering a password that is
13. An application in which scanners are commonly a) made up of several numbers

used is b) a relative’s name
c) composed of at least six upper case
a) publishing characters
b) billing d) a mixture of mixed case and alphanumeric
c) printing report characters
d) cheque processing
19. Transferring data from a remote computer to
14. Which of the following does NOT provide serial your computer is referred to as
access?
a) upload
a) Reel to reel tape b) browsing
b) Microfilm c) downloading
c) Microfiche d) data mining
d) Cartridge tape
20. Scrambling of messages at the sending end and
15. Which of the following provides transmission of unscrambling them at the receiving end is called
data in BOTH directions at the SAME time?
a) espionage
a) Half Duplex b) encryption
b) Full Duplex c) coding
c) Null Duplex d) eavesdropping
d) Simplex
21. The acronym ‘HTTP’ stands for
16. In the URL http://www.shoes.com, ‘shoes.com’
stands for the a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
b) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
a) extension c) Higher Text Transmission Protocol
b) company name d) Higher Text Transfer Protocol
c) domain name
d) internet company 22. E-mail is the transmission of message and files
via computer network. E-mail is short for
17. Google is an example of
a) Encrypted mail
a) the Internet Explorer b) Emerging mail
b) a Web browser c) Entertainment mail
c) a search engine d) Electronic mail
d) the World Wide Web

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Item 23 refers to the icon below 26. Which of the following statements is true of a
transaction file?
a) It is the most complete and up-to-date file

b) It is used as a back-up copy
c) It is used for real-time processing
d) It is used to update the master file
23. In an e-mail program the icon above is used to
27. Which type of processing system will use
a) send a file sequential file organization?
b) forward a file
c) create a file a) Real-time processing
d) attach a file b) Batch processing
c) Transaction processing
24. Which of the following is NEITHER a validation d) Online processing
NOR a verification check?
28. Data verification is checking for
a) Storage media check
b) Inconsistency check a) particular data types
c) Data-type check b) data in a specific range
d) Range check c) transcription errors
d) correct relationships between files
25. Advantages of information processing include
a) retraining of staff
b) less human intervention
c) increase the amount of equipment needed
d) reduction of face-to-face interaction

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Items 29 – 30 refer to the document below which shows a water bill.
Section A
Account Number Meter Number Bill Date Account Number Bill Date
111222-3 2009/12/04
TOTAL DATE DUE
$25.41 2009/12/29
Mr. Tom Bill

21 Hill Top View
ST. MICHAEL
B. Post cheque to:
PO Box 1206 Bridgetown
29. Customers tear off Section A of the bill and 30. Which type of technology is the information
return the section and their payment to the shown as B in the document MOST likely printed
company. The document above is BEST in?
described as
a) OCR
a) an automated document b) OMR
b) a turnaround document c) POS
c) a source document d) MICR
d) transaction document
____________________________________________________________________________________________
31. Slide design in a presentation software is used to 32. Which of the following are uses of a typical
presentation software?
a) create a background for the slide
b) create your own design for the slide I. To enhance public speaking
c) create a layout for the slide II. To store records in a structural fashion
d) create a style for a slide III. To create graphs of sales
IV. To deliver lectures
a) I and II only
b) I and IV only
c) 1, II and IV only
d) I, II, III and IV

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Items 33 – 34 refer to the diagram below which shows a section of the Standard Toolbar of a word
processing package.
1 2
33. The name of the icon labeled 1 is 34. The purpose of the icon labeled 2 is to
a) undo a) align text on the left and right margin

b) repeat b) increase the indentation of the selected
c) word wrap paragraph(s)
d) text alignment c) increase column in documents
d) display the grid to select columns and rows
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Item 35 refers to the diagram shown below. 36. The term used to describe text in a spreadsheet
that is aligned towards left by default is
a) value formulate
b) headings
c) labels
d) values
37. Which of the following is the default justification

of numbers in spreadsheets?
a) Left
b) Full
c) Center
d) Right
38. When a cell from a spreadsheet is absolute

referenced,
a) its value become constant

35. The diagram above is called the b) its cell address becomes constant
c) its label becomes constant
a) page setup dialog box d) its cell value changes automatically
b) paragraph dialog box
c) clipboard task plane
d) format dialog box

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39. Spreadsheet formulae use 44. The object that is used to produce a list of records
that meet a particular criterion is a
a) values, labels or cell addresses
b) values, mathematical operators or cell a) form
addresses b) table
c) labels or cell addresses c) module
d) values or cell addresses d) query
40. Which of the following is NOT involved in 45. In a relational database, tables are also called
extraction or filtering of records in spreadsheet?
a) tuples
a) Values range b) files
b) Criteria range c) relations
c) List range d) entity
d) Copy to range
46. Consider the following algorithm
41. Which of the following characteristics must two
database tables have in order for them to be A=7
linked? B=9
A=B–A
a) At least on common attribute name B=A+B
b) Composite keys Write A, B
c) At least two tuples in the table
d) The same data in all tuples The output of this algorithm is
42. The term used to describe an attribute that can a) 2, 9

function like a primary key is a b) 2, 11
c) 7, 9
a) candidate key d) 7, 11
b) secondary key
c) foreign key 47. Consider the following algorithm
d) composite key
Sum ← 0
43. Which of the following is/are true of secondary Read a, b
keys? Sum ← a + b
Write Sum
I. They are used strictly for data retrieval
purposes. In the above algorithm, ‘sum ← 0’ represents
II. They are always in text form.
III. They do not contain null values. a) a declaration
IV. They do the same function as a foreign key b) a computation
c) an initialization
a) 1 only d) an assignment
b) II and III only
c) III and IV only
d) I, II, III and IV

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48. In the programming language Pascal, which of 52. Which of the following are true about the use of
the following is NOT a standard data type? indentation in programming?
a) Floating point I. To make the layout of the code attractive

b) Char II. For compiler/interpreter to identify errors
c) Boolean easily
d) Integer III. For easy understanding of the order of code
IV. For easy correction of syntax errors
49. Which of the following structures is most
commonly used to implement a post-test loop in a) I, II and III only
Pascal? b) I, III and IV only
c) II, III and IV only
a) For – do d) I, II, III and IV
b) While – do
c) If – then 53. Which of the following is NOT a third-
d) Repeat – until generation language?
50. Which of the following statements would be a) Assembly

placed in the flowchart box shown below? b) COBOL
c) C
a) Read A d) PASCAL
b) A > 25
c) Count ← count + 1 54. The Pascal code var x, y would generate an error.
d) Output C The term used to describe this type of error is
51. The purpose of comments in program code is to a) run time error

b) execution error
I. allow persons who read it to follow the c) logical error
processes d) syntax error
II. know the purpose of the program
III. generate code
a) I and II only
b) I and III only
c) II and III only
d) I, II and III

Item 55 refers to the following pseudocode 58. Which of the following symbols is used to
perform assignments in the programming
Read A, B language Pascal?
If A < 2
C←2 a) =
Else b) ←
C←6 c) :=
Endif d) ==
D←C*B+2
Write D 59. The variable total is assigned the value 12.
Which output shows the CORRECT display
55. What is printed by the pseudocode if the input when the Pascal code writeln(‘total = ’); is
values are 5 and 2 respectively? executed?
a) 6 a) total =
b) 12 b) 12
c) 14 c) total = 12
d) 24 d) ‘total = ’
56. A compiler is software that converts the 60. Which of the following identifiers is a valid
variable name?
a) source code to assembly code
b) source code to machine code a) Begin
c) program to output b) iCount
d) program to object code one instructions at a c) Num-1
time d) 5Sum
57. The result of the expression 3 mod 4 is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 4
END OF TEST
Test #2A – 2013
Grade 11

Name: ________________________________________________________
Teacher: ______________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Group: ________________
January 2011 (Paper 01)

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1. Which of the following is an example of the type 5. Which of the following devices is suitable for
of data that visually records meetings? input of the data in the illustration below?
a) Audio
b) Graphics
c) Text
d) Video
2. Which of the following can be considered as

peripheral devices?
a) Barcode reader
b) Joystick
a) Primary storage media
c) Light pen
b) User interfaces
d) Touch terminal
c) Secondary storage media
d) Operating systems
6. Which of the following is an example of a
manual input device?
3. Three basic operations that are performed in
CORRECT sequence by the computer are
a) Barcode reader
b) Keyboard
a) output, input, processing
c) Mouse
b) input, processing, output
d) Plotter
c) output, storage, input
d) storage, input, output
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of a
hexa-decimal number?
4. Which type of interface does the following
diagram illustrate?
a) 121
b) ASCII
c) BCD
d) C
8. Which of the following is a hardware user

interface?
a) GUI
b) Icon
c) Menu
d) Touch screen
a) IDE
b) SATA
c) SCSI
d) USB

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9. Which of the following signals does the diagram 14. What is ‘encryption’?
below illustrate?
a) The use of passwords on data
b) Committing a computer crime
c) Disguising data and programs
d) Writing security code
15. Which of the following is NOT true about

writing custom software?
a) ADSL
b) Analog a) It takes a long time to produce.
c) Broadcast b) It contains all the features that are required.
d) Digital c) Many other computers will have this same
software.
10. Concentric circles on a hard disk are referred to d) It is more expensive than using an off-the-
as shelf package.
a) buffers 16. Which type of cable is used for cable TV?

b) cylinders
c) sectors a) Aluminum-alloy
d) tracks b) Co-axial
c) Fiber-optic
11. The Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) d) Twisted-pair
a) has high-speed storage areas 17. When a file is placed on a disk, the data is
b) is also called memory or main memory
c) performs mathematical calculations a) deleted from the disk
d) sequentially access and decodes program b) read from the disk
instructions c) saved to the disk
d) shared on the disk
12. To get to record number 50 from the beginning
of a tape of 100 records, you would have to 18. A type of utility file used to remove application
program is
a) convert to disk
b) fast forward to record 100, and then read a) a file compression program
backwards from there b) a trouble-shooting program
c) first read records 1 through 49 c) an antivirus program
d) go directly to record 50 d) an un-install program
13. Which of the following is NOT true of optical 19. What is the corresponding decimal equivalent for
disks? the binary number 101?
a) Pictures and text can be stored. a) 2

b) Can store large amount of data. b) 4
c) Reading and writing is through laser beans. c) 5
d) Information can be accessed faster that d) 8
magnetic disks

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20. What is the corresponding decimal value of the 25. Which of the following actions is an example of
octal number 12? a consistency check?
a) 3 a) Examining whether or not a field is the

b) 12 required type in a date field
c) 10 b) Requiring a user to enter his or her e-mail
d) 1010 address twice
c) Testing that only letters are entered in a name
21. What is the function of a network of computer? field
d) Ensuring that numbers are positive in a
a) Organizes data among computers quantity ordered field
b) Allows users to obtain data from a central
computer 26. What is the name of the folder that houses the
c) Receives data from one computer web pages in the fictitious URL given below?
d) Enable two or more computers to
communicate http://www.happy.com/fun/index.htm
22. Which of the following CANNOT represent a) http

typical bi-stabe? b) www.happy.com
c) Fun
a) 1, 0 d) Index.htm
b) On, off
c) Red, green 27. Heat sensors are used for detecting
d) Y, N
a) activity
23. What is the function of utility software? b) light
c) temperature
a) It checks the amount of memory needed to d) weight
perform tasks.
b) It can be used to split a program into 28. Which of the following is NOT a function of a
manageable blocks. firewall?
c) It coordinates the flow of information
between the input and output devices. a) Blocks external requests to connect to a
d) It perform function such as checking disk computer.
space b) Is available to all homes and businesses.
c) Prevents unauthorized access to a network or
24. Jono is interested in fixing hardware faults and computer.
malfunctions in computer equipment, and d) Protects a computer from hackers.
installing new systems. He may want to consider
a career as 29. Cable transmission media does NOT include
a) an electrical engineer a) co-axial

b) an end-user support b) fibre-optic
c) a maintenance engineer c) satellite
d) a system engineer d) twisted-pair

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30. Which of the following is an example of a 36. Assigning ‘P’ to GRADE means that GRADE
CORRECTLY formatted e-mail address? should be declared as
a) Lana.happy@net a) integer
b) @lana.happy.net b) real
c) lana@happy.net c) string
d) lana@happy@net d) char
31. Which of the following activities is involved in Items 37 – 38 are based upon the following
coding? declaration in Pascal.
a) Compiling a program Var list, index : Integer

b) Drawing a flowchart Cost : Real
c) Planning a solution to a problem Grade : Char
d) Writing a program
37. What is the output of the following fragment of
32. A series of geometrically shaped boxes code below?
connected by arrows is an example of a
For index := 1 to 4 do
a) bar chart Write (‘>’);
b) flowchart
c) program chart a) >
d) structure chart >
33. At which stage of program development should >
documentation be included? >
b) >>>>
a) After the debugging phase c) >
b) During the design phase d) There will be no output, because the code has
c) During the testing phase an error.
d) At every phase
38. What is the output of the fragment of code
34. The Pascal statement x := 4; means below?
a) storing the value 4 in a variable x Cost := 2.5;

b) storing the value x in a variable 2 While cost < 2.5 do
c) declaring the value 4 to a variable x Begin
d) declaring the value x to a variable 4 Write (‘---’)
End;
35. Which statement in Pascal does the symbol ‘:=’
represent”? a) ---
b) An error message
a) An assignment c) An infinite loop
b) A conditional d) Nothing will be printed
c) A declaration
d) A variable

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39. How many times will the loop be executed by the 43. The Pascal term used to get data typed using a
following statement? keyboard is called
For mark := -1 to 5 do a) read

Writeln(‘^’); b) input
c) write
a) -1 d) output
b) 0
c) 5 44. The Pascal code to declare an array LIST with 10
d) 7 letters is
40. The structure below represents a) VAR LIST: ARRAY[1...10] of char;

b) VAR LETTERS:ARRAY[1…10] of string;
c) VAR LIST: ARRAY[1 to 10] of char;
d) VAR LETTERS: ARRAY[1 to 10] of string;
45. A low-level language is categorized as a
a) first generation language

b) second generation language
c) third generation language
d) fourth generation language
46. Extracting information from a database can be

achieved through the use of
a) sequencing
b) repetition a) files
c) selection b) objects
d) ordering c) queries
d) reports
41. An interpreter converts
47. Modifying a table structure does NOT include
a) program code line by line
b) an entire program a) adding new fields
c) a program efficiently b) adding a record
d) the language to source code c) deleting fields
d) viewing the fields
42. The first step in solving a problem is to
48. Which of the following is NOT a data type used
a) develop the algorithm in database?
b) test the solution
c) evaluate solutions and specify the best a) Number
solution b) Logical
d) define the problem c) String
d) Date

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Items 49 – 51 refer to the spreadsheet below. Items 52 – 53 refer to the graphic below.
A B C D E F
PHONE NUMBER NUMBER STOCK RE-ORDER
PRICE
1 MODEL IN STOCK SOLD BALANCE LEVEL A Click to add title
2 CP292 9.99 26 12 15
3 PC298 29.99 40 26 20
B Click to add subtitle
4 CP299 21.99 32 10 20
5 CP304 29.99 20 2 10
6 CP305 32.75 22 2 12
7 CP306 16.99 19 7 10
8 CP307 16.99 17 9 10
9 MB607 4.99 42 20 20 52. At which stage of a presentation will the above
10 MB608 11.99 64 32 20 slide appear?
49. The values in Column B should be formatted a) First

using the b) Second
c) Last
a) comma format d) Fourth
b) currency format
c) money format 53. To add a title ‘New Syllabus’,
d) percentage format
a) double click on the rectangle A and type the
50. Which formula should be placed in cell E2 to text
obtain the Stock Balance? b) double click on the rectangle B and type the
text
a) =C2-D2 c) click on the rectangle A and type the text
b) =C2-F2 d) click on the rectangle B and type the text
c) =D2-C2
d) =F2-D2 54. Which of the following is NOT a formatting
feature in word processing?
51. The formula to display the text ‘LOW’ in cell if
stock Balance is below the Re-order level is a) Page alignment
b) Page break
a) =if(E2<F2, “”, “LOW”) c) Page length
b) =if(E2<F2, “LOW”, “”) d) Page number
c) =if(E2>F2, “LOW”, “”)
d) =if(E2>F2, “”, “LOW” 55. Copying a paragraph and pasting it in another
document is an example of
a) a mail merge
b) a block operation
c) saving the document
d) combining document

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56. Which of the following does NOT show the text 59. Which of the following activities is NOT
at the bottom of the page? involved in testing a website?
a) Header a) Checking the hyperlinks

b) Footer b) Choosing an appropriate design
c) Footnote c) Using a test audience
d) Endnote d) Using a web browser
57. In the text ‘3x2’ the number 2 that appears raised 60. Which of the following type of software would
is an example of be the MOST appropriate for showing
information in tables and reports?
a) multiplication
b) a power a) Database
c) a subscript b) Presentation
d) a superscript c) Word processing
d) Spreadsheet
58. Linking to another webpages can be achieved by
creating a
a) layout
b) hyperlink
c) index page
d) home page
End of test
Test #3A – 2013
Grade 11

Name: ________________________________________________________
Teacher: ______________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Group: ________________
June 2011 (Paper 01)

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1. Which of the following sequence of instructions 6. An example of a menu interface is a

does the Control Unit performs?
a) Pop-up
a) Decodes, executes and fetches b) Pop-down
b) Fetches, decodes and executes c) Push-pull
c) Executes, decodes and fetches d) Pull-up
d) Fetches, executes and decodes
7. Which of the following is easy to remember and
Item 2 refers to the following diagram. makes Graphical User Interface user-friendly?
a) Icon
b) Menu
c) Mouse
d) Window
8. An extranet is a network that is

2. The above diagram represents a data capture
method called a) private
b) public
a) MICR c) private with selected access from public
b) OCR network users
c) OMR d) public with selected access from private
d) USB network users
3. Which of the following is MOST suitable for 9. Which of the following is an advantage of using
printing multi-form sheets? credit or debit cards?
a) Ink-jet a) The card can be stolen.

b) Dot-matrix b) The owner can carry less cash.
c) Laser c) The owner can spend more money.
d) Plotter d) The magnetic strip can be damaged.
4. The decimal equivalent for the binary coded 10. How can repetitive strain injury be avoided when
decimal number 0011 0101 is using a computer?
a) 10 a) Use a foot rest.

b) 31 b) Use ergonomic keyboard.
c) 35 c) Ensure that there is no screen flicker.
d) 53 d) Use an anti-glare screen.
5. The four-bit binary representation of the decimal 11. A wedge-shaped slice on a disk is referred to as a
number 8 is
a) Buffer
a) 1000 b) Cylinder
b) 0100 c) Sector
c) 0010 d) Track
d) 0001

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12. Which of the following units performs 17. When a file is removed completely from a disk,
mathematical calculations? the data is
a) Control a) Deleted from the disk

b) Fetch b) Read from the disk
c) Arithmetic and logic c) Saved to the disk
d) Central processing d) Shared on the disk
13. Which of the following actions must be taken to 18. A type of utility program used to reduce the size
get to record Number 50 of 100 records on a of a program is
floppy disk
a) A file compression program
a) Convert to tape b) A troubleshooting program
b) Fast forward to record 100, and then read c) An anti-virus program
backward. d) An un-install program
c) First read records 1 through 49.
d) Go directly to record 50. 19. Which of the following CANNOT be used to
represent positive and negative numbers?
14. Which of the following is NOT true of secondary
storage media? a) Binary coded decimal
b) Hexadecimal conversion
a) Pictures and text can be stored. c) Sign and magnitude
b) Storage capacity is typically around 1.44 d) Two’s complement
MB.
c) Information can be accessed more quickly 20. What is the corresponding decimal value of 111
than magnetic disks. (base 2)?
d) Can store large amounts of data.
a) 5
15. Disguising data and programs is also called b) 6
c) 7
a) Translation d) 8
b) Encryption
c) Conversion 21. The number -14 in 8-bit two’s complement is
d) Compilation
a) 00001110
16. Which type of cable is used for telephone cables? b) 11110001
c) 11110011
a) Aluminum-alloy d) 11110010
b) Coaxial
c) Fiber-optic 22. Which of the following is TRUE for parity?
d) Twisted-pair
a) Uses a different code for each symbol
b) Is an error-checking system
c) Represents data is digitized electronic pulses
d) Is an example of continuous data

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23. Ramon is very interested in teaching users about 28. Which of the following represents the function of
a particular software program, and showing them a modem?
how to print their reports. He may want to
consider a career as a) Analog and download
b) Analog and digital
a) a computer trainer c) Digital and upload
b) an electrical engineer d) Download and upload
c) an end-user support specialist
d) a systems engineer 29. In which of the following file formats can music
files be compressed?
24. What is the name of the folder that contains the
web page in the fictitious URL given below? a) Gif
b) Jpeg
Http://www.faceme.com/friends/index.htm c) mp3
d) mpeg
a) http
b) friends 30. Which of the following is TRUE of a stand-alone
c) www.faceme.com computer?
d) Index.htm
a) Organizes data among computers
25. Which of the following is an example of a data b) Allows users to obtain data from a central
type check? computer
c) Receives data from one computer
a) Ensuring that numbers are positive in a d) Enables two or more computers to
quantity ordered field communicate
b) Examining whether or not a field is the
required type in a data field 31. The first-generation programming language is
c) Requiring a user to enter his or her e-mail called
address twice
d) Using Testing that only letters are entered in a) Assembly
a name field b) BASIC
c) Machine
26. Which of the following is detected by using a d) N0n-procedural
pressure sensor?
32. Errors that result from NOT following rules of
a) Activity the programming language are called
b) Light
c) Warmth a) execution errors
d) Weight b) logic errors
c) run-time errors
27. Wireless transmission media do NOT include d) syntax error
a) Coaxial 33. An example of a run-time error is

b) Line-of-sight a) If(Answer<10) then writeln(‘Yes’)
c) Satellite b) While(Answer 12) Do write (‘Yes’)
d) Infrared c) Repeat(write(‘Yes’)) until (Answer<10)
d) Answer := answer/(10-10)

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34. At which stage of program development should 37. In Pascal, the symbol < > means
desk checking be included?
a) less than and greater than
a) After the debugging phase b) less than or greater than
b) During the design phase c) equal to
c) During the testing phase d) not equal to
d) At every phase
38. In Pascal, what does COUNT represent?
Items 35 – 36 are based upon the following
declaration in Pascal. a) An assignment
b) A condition
Var Count: Integer; c) A declaration
Price: Real; d) A variable
Discount: Integer;
39. Assigning 3.14 to pi (π) means that pi should be
35. The following is a fragment of code. declared as
Count := 3; a) integer
Discount := 0; b) real
While (Discount < Count) Do c) string
Begin d) char
Write(‘*’);
Count := Count – 1; 40. How many times will the following loop be
End executed?
What is the output of the above fragment of For mark : = 0 to 2 do

code? Writeln(‘*’);
a) ** a) 0
b) *** b) 2
c) **** c) 3
d) There will be no output, because the code has d) 4
an error.
41. The function of a compiler is to convert
36. The following is a fragment of code.
a) program code line by line
For Discount := 10 to 12 Do b) an entire program
Write(‘&&’) c) a program efficiently
d) the language to source code
What is the output of the above fragment of
code? 42. The LAST step in solving a program is to
a) && a) evaluate solutions

b) &&& b) test the solution
c) &&&&&& c) develop the algorithm
d) Nothing will be printed. d) specify and design

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43. The Pascal term used to see results on the printer 48. Given (3y * 4) the symbol * is an example of
or computer monitor is called
a) multiplication
a) input b) power
b) read c) subscript
c) write d) superscript
d) output
49. The first page that is usually displayed in a web
Item 44 is based on the Pascal code below. browser is called a
For x := 1 to 5 do a) layout
ITEM[x] := 0; b) hyperlink
c) website
44. The purpose of the Pascal code is to d) home page
a) Place x in ITEM 50. What of the following activities is NOT involved

b) Place 0 in ITEM in publishing a website?
c) Place 1 to 5 in x
d) Place the number 1 to 5 in ITEM a) Uploading files
b) Uploading images
45. Which of the following statements includes c) Creating a web page
loops? d) Using a web browser
a) Sequencing 51. Which of the following is NOT a use for

b) Repetition hyperlinks?
c) Selection
d) Ordering a) Linking to an email address
b) Linking to a website
46. For the submission of your SBA report, you are c) Linking to another location within the web
required to include your name and the name of page
your school at the top of every page of your d) Copying a file to a web server
report. While of the following would you use to
achieve this? 52. What type of chart is NOT suitable for
representing data over two years as shown in the
a) A footnote table below?
b) A page break
c) A header Country 2009 2010
d) A footer A 300 600
B 500 800
47. Selecting or highlighting a paragraph creates a C 500 600
a) block a) Line chart

b) document b) Column chart
c) file c) Bar chart
d) merge d) Pie chart

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53. Which of the following is NOT associated with 57. A data type that represents Boolean values of
the filtering or extraction of records in a True or False is called
spreadsheet?
a) number
a) Copy to range b) text
b) List range c) date
c) Criteria d) logical
d) Value range
58. The symbol in a presentation is used for
54. The function that produces the position of a
number or item in a sorted list is a) slide show view
b) notes view
a) Sum c) outline view
b) Vlookup d) normal view
c) Rank
d) Count 59. Slides can be rearranged by using the
55. Producing information from queries and tables in a) slide sorter

a specific format that can be printing from a b) slide view
database is called c) slide master
d) new slide
a) a file
b) an object 60. Which of the following effects is a special
c) a query animation effect where the information fades
d) a report after it has been presented?
56. To join two database tables, EACH table must a) Animation

have b) Dimming
c) Entrance
a) at least two keys in the table d) Emphasis
b) the same
c) data in both tables
d) at least one common field name
End of test
January 2012
Multiple Choice
1. What are the four basics operations performed by a computer?

A). Input, Processing, Output, Storage
B). Input, Printing, Storage, Retrieval
C). Processing, Communication, Storage, Data Creation
D). Input, Output, Storage, Communication
2. Which of the following can be considered as peripheral devices?

A). Primary storage media
B). User interfaces
C). Secondary storage media
D). Operating systems
3. Which of the following is an output device?

A). Monitor
B). Keyboard
C). Joystick
D). Mouse
4. Which of the following is a magnetic storage device?

A). RAM
B). Hard drive
C). DVD-RW
D). Flash drive
5. Which of the following temporarily stores programs and data?

A). ROM
B). PRAM
C). RAM
D). EPROM
6. Which of the following is an example of manual input devices?

A). Barcode reader
B). Keyboard
C). MICR
D). Plotter
7. Which of the following items of computer hardware is used primarily in the music
industry?
A). OMR
B). MIDI
C). Plotter
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D). Scanner
8. Which of the following is a hardware user interface?

A). GUI
B). Icon
C). Sensor
D). Touch screen
9. Item 9: refers to the following diagram which shows a type of signal
IMAGE
A). ADSL
B). Analog
C). Broadcast
D). Digital
10. Concentric circles on a hard drive are referred to as:

A). Buffers
B). Cylinders
C). Sectors
D). Tracks
11. Which of the following is a language that is used to create a webpage?

A). URL
B). HTTP
C). HTML
D). PASCAL
12. To get to record number 50 from the beginning of a tape of 100 records, you would
have to.
A). Convert to disk
B). Fast forward to record 100 and then read backward
C). First read record 1 through 49
D). Go directly to record 50
13. Which of the following alerts a user when a member of a user-group is on-line?
A). Podcasting
B). Internet Explorer
C). File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
D). Instant Massager (IM) system
14. Which of the following provides the SLOWEST Internet access?

A). T1 line
B). Network
C). Dial-up
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D). Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
15. Which of the following is NOT true about writing custom software?
A). It takes a long time to produce
B). It contains all the features that are required.
C). Many other companies will have this same software
D). It is more expensive than using an off-the-shelf package
16. Which type of cable is used for cable TV?

A). Aluminum-alley
B). Co-axial
C). Fiber-optic
D). Twisted-pair
17. What type of technology is used for storing data on a CD?

A). Manual
B). Optical
C). Magnetic
D). Electronic
18. A type of UTILITY program used to remove an applications is:

A). A file compression program
B). A troubleshooting program
C). An anti-virus program
D). An un-install program
19. What is the corresponding decimal equivalent for the binary number 101?
A). 2
B). 4
C). 5
D). 8
20. Which kind of software enables a computer to communicate with its peripheral
devices?
A). System
B). Application
C). Defragmentation
D). File management
21. What is the function of a network of computers?

A). Organizes data among computers
B). Allows users to obtain data from a central computer
C). Receives data from one computer
D). Enables two or more computers to communicate
22. A number is written as AF5. What number system systems does this represent?
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A). Base 2
B). Base 8
C). Base 10
D). Base 16
23. Which of the following is a type of memory?

A). ALU
B). ROM
C). Spam
D). Webcam
24. What is the name of the item of hardware shown in the diagram below?
A). System Unit

B). Computer Unit
C). Expansion Unit
D). Computer Processing Unit
25. Which of the following actions is an example of a CONSISTENCY CHECK?

A). Examining whether or not a field is the required type in a date field
B). Required a user to enter his or her e-mail address twice
C). Testing that only letters are entered in a name field
D). Ensuring that numbers are positive in a quantity ordered field
26. The type of processing that involves more than one processor is called
A). Multi-processing
B). Batch processing
C). Serial processing
D). Real-time processing
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27. When a WEB BROWSER accesses a website, which page is displayed automatically?
A). Front page
B). Home page
C). Content page
D). Reference page
28. Which device enable a computer to access other computers and the Internet via
telephone lines?
A). Plotter
B). Modem
C). Hard disk
D). Keyboard
29. Which of the following is MOST suitable for printing building plans?
A). Plotter
B). Laser printer
C). Dot-matrix printer
D). Thermal transfer printer
30. What type of transmission media uses fiber-optics cables?

A). Satellite
B). Wi-Fi
C). Cable
D). Bluetooth
31. Which program converts an entire computer program written in a high level
programming language to object code?
A). Debugger
B). Compiler
C). Converter
D). Assembler
32. Which of the following languages is a third generation language?

A). Pascal
B). Structured-query language (SQL)
C). Machine language
D). Assembly language
Item 33: refers to the following information.
LIST C A R I
index 1 2 3 4
33. The index locations of the letter ‘R’ is:

A). 3
B). R
5
C). Index
D). Index + 3
34. What type of error is contained in the following segment of code?
IF x < 0 THEN
Writeln (“The number is positive”);
A). Logic error

B). Syntax error
C). Random error
D). Run-time error
35. What is the output of the following algorithm?
A=5
B=4
REPEAT
PRINT A
A=A–1
UNTIL A < 4
A). 3,2
B). 4,3
C). 4,5
D). 5,4
36. Assigning ‘P’ to GRADE means that GRADE should be declared as:
A). Char
B). Real
C). String
D). Integer
37. Which of the following symbols is NOT a flowchart symbol?

A). .
B). .
6
C). .
D). .
38. Which PASCAL format is used to declare an array?

A). Let Marks = [8]
B). Array = Marks(8);
C). Var Marks: Array [1..8] of integer;
D). Dim Marks (8) as integer
39. How many times will the loop be executed by following statement?
FOR mark: = -1 to 5 DO
Writeln(‘^’);
A). -1
B). 0
C). 5
D). 7
40. John has written a program to accept student fees. Some students are exempted from
paying fees while others pay fees from $1 to $50. Which of the following values may
be used to test the program?
I. 0
II. 2
III. 10
IV. 42
B). I only
C). II only
D). II and III only
E). I, II, III and IV
41. Which of the following is NOT an elementary data type in PASCAL?

A). Real
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B). Char
C). Array
D). Integer
42. The first step in solving a PROBLEM is to

A). Develop the algorithm
B). Test the solution
C). Evaluate solution and specify the best solution
D). Define the problem
43. Which of the following PASCAL statements finds the AVERAGE of two numbers?
A). Average:= A/B
B). Average:= B/A
C). Average :- 2/(A+B)
D). Average:= (A+B)/2
44. Which of the following is considered a component of a USER MANUAL?

A). Steps
B). Trace table
C). Source code
D). Program flowchart
45. A LOW-LEVEL language is categorized as a:

A). First generation language
B). Second generation language
C). Third generation language
D). Fourth generation language
46. Extracting information from a DATABASE can be achieved through the use of:
A). Files
B). Objects
C). Queries
D). Reports
47. In what form is data stored in a database?

A). Table
B). Chart
C). Numeric
D). String
48. Which of the following is a formatting feature in WORD PROCESSING?

A). Copy
B). Delete
C). Justify
D). Cut and paste
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49. Which of the following features allows the user to intent individual names in a
primary document?
A). Footers
B). Headers
C). Mail merge
D). Search and replace
50. Which of the following is NOT a spreadsheet feature?

A). Sum
B). Average
C). Maximum
D). Autosort
51. Which of the following is PREDEFINED spreadsheet function?

A). Add
B). Count
C). Multiply
D). Subtract
52. Which of the following programs is BEST suited for managing data?
A). Word
B). Access
C). Publisher
D). PowerPoint
53. Which of the following can be found on a WEBPAGE?

A). Braille
B). Browser
C). Hyperlinks
D). Word processor
54. Which of the following is NOT a page formatting feature in Word processing?
A). Page font
B). Page breaks
C). Page borders
D). Page numbering
55. A row in a database table is also called

A). A field
B). A record
C). A relation
D). An attribute
56. After selecting a paragraph, block operations that can be performed will be.
I. Move
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II. Copy
III. Delete
IV. Format
A). I only
B). II and III only
C). I, II, and III only
D). I, II, III and IV
57. Which of the following activities is LEAST likely to need a PowerPoint presentation?
A). Collecting data
B). Delivering lectures
C). Enhancing public speaking
D). Presenting sales or marketing ideas
58. Which of the following type of software would be the MOST appropriate for showing
information in tables and reports?
A). Database
B). Presentation
C). Word processing
D). Spreadsheet
59. Which of the following action is required for creating a chart in a spreadsheet?
A). Print the data
B). Select the paper size
C). Select the data
D). Select the orientation
60. the FIRST step in creating a website is to

A). Test the website
B). Procure a domain
C). Select a hosting plan
D). Design the layout of the website
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FORM TP 201s083 MAY/JUNE2O15
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATEE
EXAMINATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Paper 01 - General ProficiencY
I hoar 30 minates
0z firNE 201s G.m.)
READ TIIE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFT'LLY.
l. This t€st consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and 30 minutes to answer them'
2. In addition to this t€st booklet, you should have an answer sheel

(A), (B)' (c)' (D)' Read €ach item
J. Each item itr this test has four suggested answers lettered
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best'
your item ond shade the space
4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to
having the same letler ttt" yoo have chosen' Look at how it is done in the sample
". "os*o
item below.
Samole ltem
software tools?
Which of the following paks rcpresents gen€ral-purpos€
(A) Samole Answer
Spreadsheet and database software
igj word processor and accounting software
ici Student record system and database softrx'are o@ @@
b) Insurance processing and spreadsheet softwar€
softrrare"' so (A) has been shaded'
The best answer to this item is "Sprea<lsheet an'l database
before you fill in your new

If you want to change your answer, b€ sure to erase it coEpletely
choice.
as quickly and as carefully as you can'
When you are told to begi4 turn the page and work
go on to th" o"*t one' You may return to that itetn
*i
If you cannot answer an item' omit it
later.
-: DO NOT TT'RN TEIS PAGE I,NTIL YOU ARE TOLD

TO DO SO'
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1. which of the following are considered 6. which of the following is a tjpe of user
computer hartlware? intcrfrce?
(A) Data (A) IDE

(B) Programs (B) MIDI
(C) Operating systems (C) ASCII
(D) OuQutdwices (D) GIJI
2. Resolution determines the clarity of the 7. which ofthe following is used by the cpu
image displayed on a monitor. The term to temporarily store data?
'resolution' refers to the number ofpixels
(A) Bufrer
(A) present horizontally on the scre€n (B) Tback
(B) prcsent vertically oi the screen (C) Sector
(C) present in a unit area ofthe screen (D) Cylinder
(D) that makes up the colour
8. EnorSption is used to
3. A diskette is divided into a number of
called
concentsic circles (A) disguise data and prograrns
(B) commit computer crime
(A) sectors (C) discard old equipment
(B) oylinders (D) physically prevent users from
(C) Eacks accessing a computer
(D) clusters
9. In modem pereonal oomputers, the CPU
4. The storage capacity ofa floppy disk is speed is measured in
(A) 1.44 l"G (A) nanoseconds

(B) |.44 GB (B) milliseconds
(C) 1440 KB (c) MIIZ
(D) l440MB (D) cr'z
5. Which of the.following devices is used to 10. Google Chrome is an orample of

perform input into the computer?
(A) the Intemet Explorer
(A) Monitor (B) a web browser
(B) Mouse (C) a search engine
(C) External hard drive (D) theWorldWideWeb
(D) USB flash drive

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The four-bit binary rcprescntation of the 16. In the URL http://www.shoes.com,'shoes.
decimal number 8 is com' stsnds for the
(A) 0(X)l (A) e:delrsion

(B) 0010 (B) aompany name
(c) 0100 (C) domain name
(D) 1000 (D) Interaet compsoy
Which of the following is considered a 17. Which of the following devices produces
feature of I biometric syst€m? a soft copy?
(A) Diagnoses medical syqtoms. (A) Microfilm

(B) Mafchesfingeryrints. (B) Plotler
(C) Detects irregular heartbeaa. (c) Prhter
(D) Helps to lubricatc skeletal joints. (D) Visual Display Unit (VDII)
13. Which of the following printers is MOST A document used for the initial recording
suitable for high volume printing? ofdrta relating to business transactions is
called a
(A) Dot matrix
(B) Thermal (A) tunrarounddocument
(C) Inkjet (B) source document
(D) Laser (C) primory document
(D) main document
14. The MAIN function of a frcwall is that it

19. Ttansferring data froE I remote computer
(A) is used by hackcrs to prevent to your computer is referred to as
detection
(B) protccts computer files (A) uploading
(C) prevents unauthorized access to e (B) browsiog
comput€r on a network (C) downloading
(D) I
protects stand-alone computer (D) data mining
Aom viruses
Scrambling ofmessages at the sending end

Which of the following provides and unscrambling them at the receiving end
transnission of data in BOTII directions is called
at the same time?
(A) espionage
(A) Half duplo< (B) encrSption
(B) Fullduplot (C) coding
(C) Null duplo< (D) eavesdropping
(D) Simplex
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21. The acronym 'HTTP' stands fot Which of the following is BEST suited to
batch processing?
(A) Hyper To<t Transfer Protocol
(B) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol (A) Salary preparation
(C) HigberTortTransmissionProtocol (B) Online gaming
(D) Higher Text Transfer Protocol (C) Flight simulation
(D) Theatre booking
which oftle following statements is NoT

true of secondar5l storage media? 27. Wbich ofthe following isNOTao operating
system?
(A) Pichres and text can be stored.
(B) Storagecapacityist5picallyaround (A) MS Office
l.44MB. (B) Windows
(C) Inforrnation can be accessed mort (C) Mac OS
quickly than magnetio disks. (D) Linux
(D) Largeamounbofdatacanbestored.
The part of the central processing unit

Which of the following protocols alloyi/s whcre simple calculations can take place
the user to talk internationally? is called the
(A) FTP (A) cu

(B) VoIP (B) ALU
(c) HTTP (c) su
(D) IP (D) vDU
24. What is the correspondiog decimal value 29. Data can be transmitted between devices
oflll (base 2)? and computers using a wireless radio
technology known as
(A) 7
(B) 8 (A) bluetooth
(c) e (B) hotspot
(D) l0 (C) microwave
(D) fibre optic
What is the result of the following

operation? 30. Which of the following limib network
access between two or more networks?
10110 base 2 + fi)101 base 2
(A) A firewall
(A) l0l1l base 2 (B) Biometics
(B) ll00l base 2 (C) An encryption
(C) 11011 base 2 (D) An anti-virus program
(D) 10101 base 2
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31. Selecting orhigblightingaparagraphcreate's 36. Which type of chart is NOT suitable for
a reprcseDting data over two years as shown
in the table below?
(A) file
(B) merge Country_ 2009 2010
(c) block A 300 600
(D) document B 5@ 800
c 500 600
To complete her word Processing (A) Column

assigrunent, Susie must aliF the text to (B) Line
both the left and rigbt margins. Which type (C) Bar
of aligoment must Susie select to achieve (D) Pie
this?
(A) Risbt 37. Which of the following is the default

(B) Left justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
(C) Centre
(D) Justified (A) Left
(B) Full
(C) Centsed
33. Which of the following features allows the (D) Risht
user to insert individual uames in a primary
document?
Information produced from querias and
(A) Footers tables in a specific formatthat canbe prhted
(B) Headers from a database is called
(C) Mail merge
(D) Search and rePlace (A) a fle
(B) ateport
(C) abinary
34. In Microsoft PowerPoint, s singls pigs (D) an object
shown on a screen to display information
is called a
39. Slides can be arranged using
(A) slide
(B) table (A) slide view
(c) field (B) slide sorter
(D) presentation (C) slide master
(D) new slide
,lr2 is fonnatted as A2 using
(A) striketbrough
40. rfre ffi icon in a presenation is used for
(B) subscriPt (A) slide showview

(C) superscriPt (B) notes view
(D) small caPs (C) outline view
(D) normal view

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41. Which ofthe following characteristics must 46. Consider the following algorithm.
two database tables have in order for them
to be lfuiked? a:7
b:9
(A) Atleastonecornmonattibutcaame a=b-a
(B) Composite keys b=a+b
(C) At least two tuples in the table Write a, b
(D) The same data in all tuples
The ouput of this algorithm is
Which of the following effects is a special (A) 2,e

animatiotr effect, where the infomration (B) 2,rr
fades after it has been presented? (c) 7,9
(D) 't,rr
(A) Animation
(B) Dimming
(C) Entrance 47. Whenbreakingdown asimpleprobleminto
(D) Empbasis its logical steps,whatstatemed/instruction
would the adding of two numbers be?
43. Which of tbe following is normally used (A) A process

for website-to-website conncction? (B) Ar output
(C) Aa input
(A) Modem (D) A storage
(B) Monilor
(C) Hyperlink
(D) Hlipertext What is the nsme given to an identifier that
always holds the same value?
44. The object that is used to produce a list of (A) Constant

records that meets a particular criterion is (B) Variable
a (C) Location
(D) Storage
(A) form
(B) table
(C) module.
(D) query
Which of the following data types

CANNOTbe entered into a &tabasetable?
(A) Number
(B) Text
(c) Yes/no
(D) A$3y
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49. You are given the problem of fnding the The LAST step in solving a probletrt is to
sum of TIIREE numbers, and you use an
IPO chart to decompose the problem. (A) evaluate the solution
(B) test the solution
What is the correct order of the stat€ments (C) develop the algorithm
to b€ placed into the input, processiag and (D) specify the desig!
ouqrut colurnDs?
(A) Add the three numbers together/ 54. The Pascal code verx, y would generate an
number l, nurnber 2, number 3/ error. The term used to describe this tl/pe
Total of error is
(B) TotaVnumber l, number2, number
3/addthe three lumbers together (A) syntax
(C) Number I, number 2, number 3/ (B) logical
TotaVadd the three numbers (C) exocution
together (D) run-time
(D) Number l, number 2, number 3/
add the tbree numbers together
/Iotal $g';$referstothe followingpseudocode.
Read A" B
50. Tbe integer variables a, b and c, are tf A<2
given the values 6, l0 and 2 respectively. C+2
What is the result of the expression Else
a MUIJT(b DIVcp C+-6
End if
(A) 0 D <- C*B+2
(B) 20 lvrite D
(c) 30
(D) r20 What is printed by the pseudocode if the
input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
The original code written by the (A) 6

programmer is termed (B) 12
(c) 14
(A) object code (D) a
(B) source code
(C) machine code
(D) symbolic code Wbich ofthe following statements includss
loops?
Errors that result from NOT following tbe (A) Sequencing

rules of the programming language are (B) Repetition
called (C) Sclection
(D) Ordering
(A) orecution errors
(B) logic errors
(C) run-time etlors
(D) syntax errors
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57. which of the following is NoT a third- 59. A compiler is software that converts the
generation language?
(A) program to output
(A) Assembly (B) source code to assembly code
(B) coBol (C) source code to machine code
'
(c) c (D) program to object code one

(D) Pascal instuction at a tiEe
58. Wbich of the following symbols is used to 60. A comput€r pKrgrarnmer is coding an
perform assignments in the programming algorithm which calculates the class average
language Pascal? for a given e:ranr- He creates a variable
called class-avg. ltVhich data t5pe should
(A) he speci$ when declaring this variable?
(B) o
(c) (A) Integer
(D) := (B) Real
(C) Boolean
(D) Character
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EXAMINATION .
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Paper 01 - General Proficiency

1 hour 30 minutes ·
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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
This test consists of60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them.
2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
3.
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best.
.. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
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having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at how it. is done in the sample
item below.
Sample Item
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Whic.h ?f the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?
(A) Spreadsheet and database software Sample Ariswer

(B) Word processor and accounting software
{C) Student record system <\lld database software
(D) Insurance processing and spreadsheet software
5. Ifhy?u want to change your answer, .b~ sure to erase it completely before you fill in your new
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6. When you are told to be~in, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can
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m;-..,.c.:; .C~J::t;a ;:c:.;.q ~he computer? . '~~ ~.ne
operating system u ndert.a kes
14~-if~~i<:a t i on between a printer and the
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E'l;:~'r!"..at bard drive ~~~~~
L'SB nash drive ~~-
2. Sca nni n; =<n Hem at a compU! er iz~

chcck:\.'ZI: s!.:ation In a supermarket is ~.._
e:xamp :c ,_)r
(A) inp t;'t

(8 ) ou t.put @.~,}: ().;,t;.lit;: a.Ydrive
(C) sto ring ·&'9$ t :S fi FLas h drive
(D ) pro cessrng ~it'11 F~sb m·emory card
3. A diskette is divided into a nu mbc::

concentric circles called
t->:
~it> •a fo II owing interface types
.:•i ;J;e
;t'i- \'.!;~ ~ ~~ui re d
to rem ember spec ific
(A) sectors W.~~~j. zr.:-rl syntax?
(B) cylinders
(C) tracks ~,~) ~~1.;~-<i riven
interface
(D) clusters £.B~ CiJ~m;p;u !e r
screen interface
~(.) (.cmma nd-driven interface
i.l);~ Gr:=phical user interface
4. The primary storage device that ho jci:~
the data cunently being processed by 1!·..-c:
computer is known as the ~ ~~ p;:: rsonal computers, the CPU
~~~~. ¢-eas ure d in
(A) Read Only Memory (ROM)
(B) · Random Access Memory (RA.M 1 \ .t\9 ;o:anoseconds
(C) Programmable ROM (PROM) fB) mifliseconds
(D) Erasable and Programmable RO \,f (C) MHz
(EPROM) ~;!)} G Hz
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5. The hardwa re device that allows the use r of the following is NEITHER a
\'\,'f;;'cll
to see the results after processing is the ,.·almtion NOR a verification check?
(A) monitor {A) Stotage media check

(B) camera t B} Inconsistency check
(C) scanner (C) Data-type check
(D) webcam (D) Range check

11. An example of operating system software 16. In the URL http://www.shoes.com, 'shoes.
is com' represents for the
(A) Microsoft Windows (A) extension

(B) Microsoft Office (B) company name
.(C) Microsoft Word · · (C) domain name
. (D) Microsoft Excel (D)' internet company
. 12. Advantages of electronic information ·17.. Which of the following is NOT required to
processing include . successfully implement teleconferencing?
. .
(A) retraining of staff (A) Sensor

(B) less human intervention (B) Modem
(C) increased amount of equipment (C) Speaker
(D) less savings on hardcopies (D) Microphone
13. Which of the following represents a 18. Which type of processing system will use
hexadecimal? seql1ential file organization?
(A) (A) Real time processing

(B) (B) Batch processing
(C) (C) Transaction·processing
(D) (D) Online processing
14. The twos complement of a binary number 19. Transferring data from a remote computer
is formed by to your computer is referred to as
(A) changing all zeros to twos (A) uploading

(B) changing all ones to twos (B) browsing
(C) finding the ones complement twice (C) downloading
(D) adding one to the ones complement (D) data mining
15. Which. of the following provides 20. Scrambling of messages at the sending end
transmission of data in BOTH directions and unscrambling them at the receiving end
at the same time? is called
(A) Half Duplex (A) espionage

(B) Full Duplex (B) encryption
'.(C) Null Duplex (C) coding
(D) Simplex (D) eavesdropping

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21. The introduction of commum..~t~ :~ : '-..:~ 1~::_~-:~~ ;;o pying, distribution or sal~ of
.means of computers has redi>.CC~ ·• · : ··.\:·.;'~_,:.;~,j;u:;-:. x) ttware is known as
. employment of which of the f~"':l~~ .• .•... · ..•. .· .
groups? ~- .;:._~:::,pu ter fraud
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(A) Messengers and postal \~ ~ ~)
(B) Analysts and programme7"$ :_ :w~
(C) Software testers and trajod"}
(D) Web.-masters and developcn;
22. A webmaster is important to the c~~

because he/she
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(A) 'backs-up files and stores tht· ~1.1b
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(B)
' ' at another location
monitors the shutting do• :< <:;<{
:~ cit".lt--<::·'--s: ight
competitors' websites.
(C) assigns web addresses to an ux::-.~
~tt .::< ' '-·:: following represents the
in a company
~',cc c ( :; m odem?
(D) is responsible for the c om ~:-
website
;r.._,i \i$ £},p L:d and upload
~m A c;;!)o g a nd digital
23. Working from home and linking 10 ~!cr.: ~ .A..:.-;:.!io-g and download
office computer system to submit \\ Ofi I~ ~D) I::t.;:>'·~~ n ! o.a d and upload
described as
(A) teleconferencing ~it~

<"f zb<e following computer crimes
(B) telecommuting t!¢i:'~ ·- ··h·:!!!
so meone gathers confidential
(C) telemarketing ~m zb<.:.1ut another individual and
(D) teleworking •~ ~ooa tes that individual in order
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24. Which ·of the following actions must be ~.-Ao'~ I-dcnmy theft
taken to get to record Number 50 of I 00 t;S.r S..:- r~ ware piracy
records on a floppy disk? ~ c~ Com puter fraud
I'D ~ f k ctronic eavesdropping
(A) Convert to tape.
,(B) Fast forward to record 100, and then
read backward. 3{). \lf~iH.:Jfthe following statements is TRUE
(C) First read records 1 through 49. ~ ~ces.sing files sequentially?
(D) Go directly to record.50.
(A) · Occurs in any order
(B } Starting with the first record
25. Which of the following is detected by the (CJ Starting with the largest data field
use of a pressure sensor? (D ) Starting with thesmallestdatafield
(A) Motion
(B) Light
(C) Weight
(D) Wannth
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31. Which of the following is NOT a method 36. Which of the following is NOT a valid data
· of making text stand out in a document? type in MicrosoftAccess?
(A) Bold (A) Text

(B) Subscript (B) Auto-number
(C) Underline (C) Date/time
(D) Enlarging font size (D) Character
32. While typing in a document using a word 37.. . Which of the following is the default
processor, Susan made the. following errors. justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
'I heard that Sa!J.day was the last dayfor (A) Left
the shew.' (B) Full
(C) Centred
The feature of the software that allows her (D) Right
to locate and correct such errors is the
(A) spell·.check
(B) grammar check · 38. Which of the following types of software
(C) consistency check should be used for applica~ions· that involve.
(D) reasonableness check repetitive numerical calculations?
(A) Database
(B) Operating system
33. While typing a document it may be (C) Spreadsheet
necessary to change the height of the (D) Word processing
characters. Which feature .ip. Microsoft
Word would be used?
39. Spreadsheet formulae use
(A) Letter size
(B) Paper size (A) values, labels or cell address
(C) Page size (B) values, mathematical operators or
(D) Font size cell addresses
(C) labels or cell addresses
(D) values or cell addresses
34. The intersection of a rowand:a column in
a spreadsheet is called a
40. In creating a query, a student entered the
(A) cell. following criteria for the date field.
(B) label
(C) range > = 05/1112011 and<= bS/14/2011
(D) . value
The output will show days
35. In PowerPoint the view that permits the (A) after 14th May 201J only ·
insertion of slides is the (B) between llth'and 14th May 2011
(C) before 11th May and after 14th May ·
(A) nom1al 20,11
(B) note page (D) between the 14th May and 5th
(C) slide show November 2011
(D) presenter
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41. Which of the Jollowing characteristics 46. Consider the following algorithm.
must two database tables have in order for
... them to be linked? a=7
b=9
(A) At least one common attribute a=b-a
name. b=a+b
(B) Composite keys. Write a, b
(C) . _At least two tuples in the table.
(D) ' ' The same data in all tuples. The output of this algorithm is
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(A) 2, 9
42. You created a spreadsheet with 7 columns (B) 2, 11
aqd. wish to enter the text "WEEKLY (C) 7, 9
REPORT" to appear at the middle of the (D) 7, 11
space used by the 1 columns. Which of the
following spreadsheet features will enable
this to be done? 47. In the Pascal programming language,
which of the following Is NOT an
(A) Centre the text elementary data type?
(B) Merge the columns
(C) Indent the cells (A) Array
(D) Merge and Centre (B) Character
(C) Real
(D) Integer
43. Which of the following is normally used
for website'-website connection?
' ' 48. Program debugging should be performed
(A) Modem
(B) Monitor (A) during the design phase
(C) Hyperlink (B) during the testing phase
(D) Hypertext (C) before compiling the program
(D) before identifying any test data
44.. The objectthat'is used ttl produce a list of

records that meets a particular criterion is 49. In representing algorithms, which of the
following statements would be placed in
a
the flowchart box shown below?
(A) form
(B) table
.. (C) module
(D) query
(A) Read A
45. Which ofthe following is the BEST feature ·
(B) A>25
to use to display the same text at the bottom
(C) Count ~ count+ 1
of each page of a multi page document?
(D) Output C
(A) Footer
(B) Header
(C) Footnote
(D) Endnote

Item 50 refers to the following information. 53. Which of the following is a valid Pascal
data type?
The steps involved in problem-solving
include (A) Numeric
(B) Real
I. developing an algorithm (C) Number
I~. defining the problem (D) Letter
III. testing the solution
50. What is the correct order. of the steps listed 54. The Pascal code var x, y would generate an
above? error. The term used to describe this type
of error is
(A) I, II, IIi
(B) II,I, III (A) run time .error
(C) II, III,I (B) execution error
(D) III, I, II (C) logical error
(D) syntax error
Items 51-52 refer to the following

informatio.n Item 55 refers to the following pseudocode.
Read A, B
ALGORITHM IfA<2
C-.2
Step 1 Start Else
Step 2 Get three numbers C-.6
Step 3 Add the three numbers End if
Step 4 Store the results in sum D-.C*B+2
Step 5 Divide the results by 3 Write D
Step 6 Store the result in Avg
Step 7 Display Sum, Avg
Step 8 Stop 55. What is printed by the pseudocode if the
input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
51. Step 2 in the above algorithm is an example (A) 6

of (B) 12
(C) 14
(A) inP.u t (D) 24
(B) . output
(C) processmg
(D) storage 56. The LAST step in creating a program is to
(A) evaluate the solutions

52. Which of the steps in the above algorithm (B) test the solution
are examples of processing? (C) develop the-algorithm
(D) specify the design
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 3 and 5
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algorithm Jistedbelow perfonn? used to declare an array WORD with 20
...·' Read (A, B)
letters?
IfA<B Then (A) WORD: ARRAY[1 .. 20] of char;

Print(A); (B) VAR LIST:ARRAY[20] of char;
(C) VAR WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of
(A) Reads two numbers and prints the char;
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(B) Reads two num.bers and prints the . char;
smaller number.
(C) Reads two numbers and prints the
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first number if it is larger than
the second number.
60. Which of the following activities is NOT
involved in publishing a website?
. (D) Reads two numbers and prints the
first number if it is smaller than (A) Uploading files
the second number. (B) Using the PASCAL programming ·
language
(C) Subscribing to a web hosting plan
58. Which of the following symbols is used to (D) Registering a domain name
perform assignments in the programming
language Pascal?
(A) =
(B) -
(C)
(D)
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CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
EXAMINATION
Paper 0l - General ProficiencY
1 ltour 30 minutes
17 JANUARY 2017 (p.m.)
READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
l. This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and 30 minutes to answer them.
2 In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
3 Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you
are about to answer and decide which choice is best.
4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having
the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample Item
Which of the following pairs represents general

purpose software tools? Sample Answer
(A)
(B)
Spreadsheet and database software
Word processor and accounting software
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(C) Student record system and database software
The best answer to this item is "spreadsheet and database sofiware", so (A) has been slraded.
5 If you want to change youranswer, erase itcornpletely beFore you fill in your new clroice.
6 When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as qLrickly and as caref,ully as yoll can. lf you
catlnot altswer an itern, go on to the next one. You tttay I'etLlnt to that iterir"later'.
l)O NO-t'1'UlfN-f t-ttS t'.\Glr. lii'.-f 1t. \ (r{ iiil. I'()i-l)'l'() I)O So
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I Resolution determines the clarity of the 6 Which of the following devices is an

image displayed on a monitor. The term example of a manual input device?
'resolution' refers to the number of pixels
(A) Touchscreen monitor
(A) that rnakes up the colour (B) Barcode reader
(B) aranged vertically on the screen (c) Speaker
(C) aranged lrorizontally on the screen (D) Plotter
(D) arranged in a unit area of the screen
7 Which part of the central processing unit

2 Which of the following operations displays (CPU) coordinates its activities?
results?
(A) Register
(A) Input (B) Control unit
(B) Output (c) Main memory
(c) Storage (D) Arithmetic logic unit
(D) Processing
8 The processing rnode that allows one CPU

3 Of the storage devices listed below, which to run many applications at the same time
group does NOT use laser technology? is called
(A) CD, DVD, flash drive (A) tirne-sharing

(B) CD, floppy disk, flash drive (B) multiprocessing
(C) Hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic (c) batch processing
tape (D) real time processing
(D) Magnetic tape, flash memory card,
DVD
9 Which of the following types of
technology is commonly used by banks
4 A set of data that is waiting to be either to read data on cheques?
processed or output, is stored in a temporary
block of memory called a (A) POS
(B) OCR
(A) track (c) oMR
(B) sector (D) MrCR
(C) buffer
(D) cylinder
r0 A socket which is provided in a conrputer
to allow foradditionalcornponents is known
5 Which of the following processing modes AS
is used for processing utility bills?

(A) a 6re wire
(A) Real tirne (B) a systern bus
(B) Multitasking (c) arr expanS.!orr cald
(c) Tirne sltaring (D) irrr exllarrsion slot
(D) Batclt processing
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11. CabledtransmissionmediadoNOTinclude 15. The i I legal copying and sel ling ofprograms
is referred to as
(A) coaxial
(B) fibre optics (A) propaganda
(c) satellite (B) software piracy
(D) twisted pair (c) computer fraud
(D) industrial espionage
t2 Which of the following is NOT a physical

access restriction? t6 Which of the following is TRUE about an
intranet?
(A) Encryption
(B) Security guard (A) Offers unlimited access
(c) Biometric system (B) Allows access to suppliers
(D) Fire and water-proof cabinet (c) Allows access to employees
(D) Offers limited access to employees
and suppliers
Item 13 refers to the following diagram
17. An electronic point of sale (EPOS) system
[.ILE may most likely NOT be found in
Open
(A) an office
Print
(B) a pharmacy
Edit (C) a supermarket
TiK,GfiKm (D) an appliance store
Cut
copy 18 A type of utility program used to remove
Rename application programs is
(A) a file compression program

(B) a troubleshooting program
13. The diagram above represents a (C) an antivirus program
(D) an uninstall program
(A) button
(B) window
(c) pop-up menu
19. What is the decimal equ ivalent forthe bi nary
(D) pull-down menu number l0l ?
(A) 2
t4 Which of the followirrg provides the (B) 4
SLOWEST Internet access? (c) 5
(D) 8
(A) Tl lirre
(B) Networl<
(c) Dial-Lrp
(D) Digital subscriber line (DSI.1
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20. Working from home and linking to the 25. Records on magnetic tape are stored
office computer system to submit work is
described as (A) indexed sequentially
(B) sequentially
(A) teleconferencing (c) randomly
(B) telecommuting (D) directly
(c) telemarketing
(D) teleworking
26. What is the function of a network of
computers?
2t Which device is essential for computer-
controlled systems to function with (A) Organizes data among computers
precision in an assembly line? (B) Receives data from one computer
(C) Allows users to obtain data from a
(A) Microphone central computer
(B) Speaker (D) Enables two or more computers to
(C) Camera communicate
(D) Sensor
Item 27 refers to the following types of

22 Which of the following checks is a data memory.
verification method?
I. ROM
(A) Visual II RAM
(B) Range III EPROM
(c) Length
(D) Parity
27 Which of the above types of memory are
non-volatile?
23. l0l l00l is an example of
(A) I and Il only
(A) raw data (B) I and III only
(B) sorted data (c) II and III only
(c) information (D) I, Il and lll
(D) secondary data
28 Which access method is used to retrieve

24 Which of the following functions performs data from a flash drive?
calculations in a cornputer?
(A) Direct
(A) Input (B) Serial
(B) Output (c) SeqLrential
(c) Storage (D) lndexed sequential
(D) Processing
l.
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29 Which type of interface allows the user to 32 The MOST appropriate data type for storing
communicate with the computer system by the amount of interest earned on a sum of
keying in instructions? money is
(A) Menu driven (A) real

(B) Graphical user (B) char
(C) Command driven (c) string
(D) Touch sensitive (D) integer
30 Which ofthe following is/are advantage(s) 33 Which Pascal format is used to declare an
of information processing? array?
I. Retraining of staff (A) Let Marks: [8]

II. Reducing human intervention (B) Array: Marks(8);
III. Increasing the amount of (c) Var Marks: Array [ ..8] of integer;
equipment needed (D) Dim Marks (8) as integer
(A) I only
(B) II only 34 In Pascal language, which ofthe following
(c) I and II only is an acceptable variable name?
(D) II and III only
(A) real
(B) #sum
Item 31 refers to the following algorithm. (C) 9_num
(D) dateofbirth
v <_ 5
x (- v
v <_ l0 35. What does the symbol represent in
Z <_ 3
information technology?
x x*y
<_
v <- x-z (A) StarUStop
z <- x+y+z (B) Decision
display x,y,z (c) Input
(D) Process
31 What will be displayed when the algorithm

is executed? 36. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of a pseudocode?
(A) 5,10,3
(B) 15,12,3 (A) It is precise.
(c) 15,12,20 (B) It is unambiguous.
(D) I 5, 12, 30
(c) It has a finite number of steps.
(D) It is a graphical representatiorr ofl
the soltrtiolrr.
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37. The purpose of inserting comments with program code is to
(A) allow the user to input data

(B) provide an explanation of the program
(C) ensure that the program compiles completely
(D) provide information on special features of the program
Items 38-39 refer to the following fragment of Pascal code.
Forx:= 2 TO 15 DO
Begin
Write("Enter the name of a country: ");
Read (Country)
End;
38. How many times will the program above be executed?
(A) 2
(B) t4
(c) rs
(D) 16
39 Which fragment of code would be the CORRECT option to output tlre prompt and enter the narne of
the country on two lines?
(A) Read ("Enter the name of a country: ");

Write Country
(B) Write ("Enter the name of a country: ");

Read Country
(c) Readln ("Enter the name of a country: ")

Readln(Country);
(D) Writeln ("Enter the name of a country: ");

Readln(Country);
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Item 40 refers to the following atgorithrn . 44. Machine language is categorized as a
Write ("Enter price: ") (I ) (A) first generation language

Read (price) (2) (B) second generation language
Vat = price * ls%o (3) (C) third generation language
Write vat (4) (D) fourtlr generation language
40. Which Iine contains a processing statement? 45. Program testing can be described as
(A) I checking that all documentation is

(B) 2 included in the program
(c) 3 II executing the program manually
(D) 4 with input values to see the results
III running the program using sample
data to identify errors in the
4l- A trace table is used for program
(A) testing arr algorithrn (A) I and II only

(B) declaring an array (B) I and Ill only
(c) coding arr algorithm (c) Il and III only
(D) representi ng an algorithm (D) I, II and lll
42. The FIRST step in solving a problem is to 46 Extracti ng i nformation from a database can
be achieved through the use of
(A) test the solution
(B) define the problem (A) files
(c) evaluate the solution to the pr oblern (B) objects
(D) develop the algorithm for the (c) queries
problem (D) reports
Item 43 refers to the following inforrnation 47. A single row of data irr a database is called a
about programming.
(A) record
Compiling to create the object (B) table
code (c) field
II Creating the source code (D) file
III Executirrg to test for accuracY
48 $A$3 is an exanrple of what type of

43 What is the correct sequence for the above addressing mecltan ism?
steps irr the developtrrent oFa progranl?
(A) Red addl:essing
(A) ll and lll (B) Relative aclclressing
(B) lll and lt (c) [jorrrr r-r la aclcl ress i n g
(c) . I ancl lll (tr1 \bst, Itite lLilclrcs;irt t:
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Item 49 refers to the following spreadsheet. 50 Which of the following actions is required
for creating a chart in a spreadsheet?
*!f.iHq &;tiir;=!i ,rlGll ,:.1$-t
ffidgi f.E:l
rfl-{rjt: ffi ffiffi
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(A) Print the data

(B) Select the paper size
t7 (C) Select the data
(D) Select the orientation
35
45
5l The default alignment for numbers in
39
spreadsheet is
(A) left
(B) right
(C) centre
49. To add the values 17,35,45 and 39 in the (D) justified
spreadsheet table above, which function
should be placed in cell 86?
(A) :SUM(B2:B5)
(B) :SUM(82:86)
(C) :ADD(B2:B5)
(D) :COUNT(B2:86)
Item 52 refers to the following spreadsheet
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First Name Surname Mark I Bonus Points

Kingsley CIarke 69 No
John Henry 69 Yes
Zara Smith 7l Yes
Sean Smith 9l No
52 The spreadsheet has beerr sorted by a prirnary field and tlten a secondary field. What are the primary
and secorrdary fields respectively?
(A) Surname, Mark I

(B) First Name, Surnarne
(c) Mark l, Bonus Points
(D) Bonus Points, First Narne
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Item 53 refers to the following spreadsheet.
A B c D
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,,,? VAT lSYo
3
4 Items Cost Price VAT Total

) Washer 4300
'$, Dryer r 500
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1.. Stove 2750
53. What formula should be inserted into C5 to calculate the VAT for the washer?
(A) : (58*2B)
(B) : (85*$B$2)
(c) : (5B*$B$2)
(D) : (85*82l100)
54 Which of tlre following features allows the 50. In order to perform a block operation in a
user to insem individual names in a primary word processing application; the required
document? text must first be
(A) Footer (A) cut

(B) Header (B) copied
(c) Mail merge (c) aligned
(D) Search and replace (D) selected
55 A website consists of a set of web pages 57 I need to search a SO-page document

that are linked together with for the acronym IT and insert the words
'lnforrnation Technology' in its place.
(A) hyperlinks Which of the following is the MOST
(B) Bluetooth efficierrt rnethod for accomplishing this
(c) HTTP task?
(D) HTML
(A) Find and replace option
(B) lnsert key lourrd on the keyboard
(c) Scan tlre document ancl quickly
rnake the necessary clranges
(D) Cut eaclr <.rikirr",r"" of, [T ancl therr
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when creating a website? Presentation icons represents the slide
sorter?
The intended audience
II. The artistic design of the whole
website
(A)
tr
III. The layout of the pages in the
website
(B) EE]
trlE
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(c) Il and III only (c)
(D) I, II and III
59 Which of the following is normally used

for website-to-website connections?
(D)
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(A) Modem
(B) Monitor
(c) Hypertext
(D) Hyperlink
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CARIBBEAII SECOI\IDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE@
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INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
Paper 01 - General ProficiencY
7 hour 30 minutes
31 MAY 2016 (p.m.)
READ THE F'OLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1 This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and 30 minutes to answer them.
2 In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
3 Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D)' Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best'
4 On your answer sheet, flnd the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space
having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample Item
Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?
(A) Spreadsheet and database software Sample Answer

(B) Word processor and accounting sofbware
(C) Student record system ana aataUase .ot*ur" O @@@
The best answer to this item is "spreadsheet and database software", so (A) has been
shaded'
6.
If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can.
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1. Keyboards, speakers and CD drives are 6. What type of management occurs 11

when the operating system undertakes
(A) peripheral devices communication between a printer and the
(B) storage devices system unit?
(C) output devices
(D) input devices (A) File
(B) Process
(C) Memory
2. Scanning an item at a computerized (D) InpuVoutput
checkout station in a supermarket is an t2
example of
7 Which ofthe following has the largest data
(A) input storage capacity?
(B) output
(c) storing (A) Optical drive.
(D) processing (B) USB flash dnve
(C) Flash memory card
(D) Hard drive
3 The Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALLD is part
l3
of the
8. Which of the following primary storage
(A) Control Unit (CI-D devices can be programmed only once?
(B) Read Only Memory (ROM)
(c) Central Processing Unit (CpU) (A) RAM
(D) Random Access Memory GAM) (B) PRoM
(c) EPROM
(D) EEPROM t4
4. The binary equivalent ofthe decimal number
7is
9 The time taken by the read/write head to
(A) 1002 locate and transfer data is termed
(B) 1012
(c) 1102 (A) seek time
(D) 1112 (B) access time
(c) transfer time
(D) rotational time
5. Which of the following is MOST suitqble 15.
for printing building plant?
10. To use a prograrn stored on a flash drive, it
(A) Plotter must be transferred into
(B) Laser printer
(c) Dot-matrix printer (A) RAM
(D) Thermal transfer printer (B) ROM
(c) PALU
(D) PROM

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I circles called 'shoes.com' represents the
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(A) tracks (A) internet company

(B) sectors (B) company name
(c) clusters (c) domain name
(D) cylinders (D) extension
t2 Which ofthe following user interfaces/devices 17. Programs that duplicate the knowledge
is BEST suited for avisually impairedperson? and diagnostic skills displayed by humans
performing specialized tasks are referred
(A) Touchscreen to as
(B) Menu driven
(c) Braille keyboard (A) expert systems
(D) Command driven (B) virtual systems
(c) engineering systems
(D) knowledge systems
13. Laser beam technology is used by a
(A) floppy disk 18. The use of Inforrnation and Communications

(B) optical disk Technology (ICT) to conduct meetings at
(c) magnetic disk different locations is called
(D) magnetic tape
(A) teleconferencing
(B) telecommuting
14. Which of the following prefixes which relate (c) telemarketing
to bytes are alTanged from the smallest to the (D) telephony
largest?
(A) Mega, giga, tera, kilo 19 Transferring data from a remote computer
(B) M"gq tera, giga, kilo to your computer is referred to as
(C) Kilo, mega, giga,tera
(D) Kilo, giga, mega, tera (A) uploading
(B) browsing
(C) downloading
15. Which of the following provides transmission (D) data mining
of data in BOTH directions at the same time?
(A) Half Duplex 20. Scrambling ofmessages before sending is

(B) Full Duplex called
(C) Null Duplex
(D) Simplex (A) coding
:ll, ' (B) encryption
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(c) espionage
(D) eavesdropping

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21. Telecommuting can be BEST described as 25. Which of the following is detected by the
use of a pressure sensor?
(A) using the computer while commuting _.)
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(B) using the telephone while commuting (A) Motion
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(c) working from home by connecting (B) Light ,.t

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home and offi.ce (C) Weight :i.
(D) working from the office after (D) Warrnth
establishing a connection at home
26 The illegal copying, distribution or sale of

22. A webmaster is important to the company proprietary software is known as
because he/she
(A) computer fraud
(A) backs up files and stores the disks at (B) computer theft
another location (C) software fraud
(B) monitors the shutting down of (D) software pimcy
competitors' websites
(c) assigns web addresses to all users in
a comp:rny 27 In an algorithm, item_price is a
(D) is responsible for the company's variable used to store the price of
grocdry a
website item. The MOST appropriate data type
usedfor item_price is
23. Any unauthorized person is allowed to view (A) real

another person's name by merely providing a (B) integer
phone number to a service representative at a (c) boolean
telephone company. This is an example of (D) character
(A) propaganda
(B) eavesdropping 28. Which ofthe following types ofdocuments
(C) computer fraud is used for the initial recording of data
(D) violation of privacy relating to business transactions?
(A) Main
24. Which of the following checks is NOT a (B) Source
validation technique? (c) Primary
t
(D) Tumaround
t-r (A)
air,:
Range
( (B) Double entry
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(c) Inconsistency 29 Which of the following is a sequential
&::, (D) Reasonableness access medium?
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f the 30. Which ofthe following is NOT an example 35. While entering text in a word processing
of commercial data processing? document, Michelle noticed that each new
letter entered was replacing the previous
(A) Budgeting one. The mode activated in this case is
(B) Invoice processing
(C) Payroll Processing (A) type over
(D) Forecasting hurricanes (B) word wrap
(c) delete
(D) insert
rle of 31. In computing, 'word wtap'refers to
(A) placing text around a graPhic 36. A thumbnail image on a webpage is used
(B) placing text at the back of a graphic to
(c) the automatic carrying forward of
text once the current line is filled I. represent a smaller version of a
(D) the user having to manuallY Place larger image
the cursor on a new line when II. provide a link to the other contents
the previous one is filled Itr. emphasize text and images
Isa
ocery (A) I only
'type (B) III only
32 Which word processing feature MUST
John use if he wants to include his (c) I and II only
company's logo in the bottom margin of (D) II and III only
every page of a document?
(A) Header 37 You have typed the characters '3'd'. Which

(B) Footer ofthe following forrnatting features should
(c) Endnote be used to create 'd'?
(D) Footnote
ments (A) Superscript
i data (B) Hishlisht
33 While typing a document it maY be (c) Subscript
necessary to change the height of the (D) Italics
characters. Which word processing feature
should be used?
38. Which of the following types of software
(A) Letter size i shouldbe used for applications that involve
(B) Paper siZe repetitive numerical calculations?
(c) Page size
ential (D) Font size (A) Database
(B) Spreadsheet
(c) Word processing
3.1. When text is aligned with both the left and (D) Operating system
right margins atthe same time, this is called
(A) left and right alignment

(B) right and Ieft alignment
(C) justified alignment
(D) centre alignment
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39. In what form is data stored in a database? 42 You need to enter the text "WEEKLY
REPORT" to appear in the middle of the
(A) Table space used by the five columns below.
(B) Chart Which of the following spreadsheet
(c) Numeric commands will enable this to be done?
(D) String
WEEKLY
40. In creating a query, a student entered the REPORT
following criteria for the date field.
January 1,245
> : 051 11/201 I and < : 05ll4l20ll February 1,450
March 2,550
The output will show days
(A) after l4th May 2011 only (A) Centre the text
(B) between 1lth and l4th May 2011 (B) Indent the cells
(c) before 1 1 th Mayand after l4th May (c) Merge and centre
20lr (D) Merge the columns
(D) between the 14th May and 5th
November 2011
43 Which of the following can be used in a
spreadsheet to copy the same number across
4t Which of the following MUST be placed in multiple rows in a single column?
front ofthe colurnn letter and row numberto
create an absolute reference? (A) Fill handle
(B) Cursor
(A) * (c) Label
(B) + (D) Cell
(c)
(D) $
44 In a spreadsheet, the column titles will
always be visible when you scroll the
spreadsheet ifyou first
(A) freeze the top row

(B) lock the last column
(c) lock the spreadsheet
(D) fueeze the first column

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( 45 Which of the following is the correct 47, Which of the following flowchart qmbols
sequence of steps to delete a fleld in a represents a process?
database table?
t (A)
(A) Choose the delete row option.
Select row to be deleted and right
click.
(B)
Open table in design view.
Choose yes to confirm deletion.
(B) Open table in design view.

Select row to be deleted and right
(c)
click.
Choose the delete row option.
Choose yes to confirrn deletion. (D)
(C) Select row to be deleted and right

click.
Open table in design view. 48. Program debugging should be performed
Choose yes to confirm deletion. (A) during the designphase
t (B) during the testing phase
s (D) Select row to be deleted and right (C) before compiling the program
click. (D) before identifuing any test data
Open table in design view
Choose yes to confirrr deletion. 49 In representing algorithms, which of the
following statements would be placed in
the flowchart box shown below?
46. Consider the following algorithm.
u a:7
€ b:9
a:b-a
b:a+b (A) A>25
Write a, b (B) ReadA
(c) Output C
The output of this'algorithm is (D) Count <- count * 1
(A) 2,9
(B) 2,11. 50 Data that cannot be changed during the
(c) 7,9 execution of the program are called
(D) 7, tt
(A) variables
(B) constants
(c) characters
(D) stings

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algorithm below perform? algorithms are called
Read(A, B) (A) loops

IfA<B Then (B) outputs
Print(A); (c) processes
(D) terminators
(A) Reads two numbers and prints the
fust number
(B) Reads two numbers and prints the 56. The LAST step in creating a program is to
smaller number
(c) Reads two numbers and prints the (A) evaluate the solutions
first number if it is larger than (B) test the solution
the second number (C) develop the algorithm
(D) Reads two numbers and prints the (D) speciff the design
first number if it is smaller than
the second number
Item 57 refers to the following code.
52 The type ofprogramminglanguage inwhich sum:0

instructions are written using abbreviated count: ?
forms of words is known as While count < 10 do
count: count * 1
(A) assembly language Read num

(B) machine language suln: sum * num
(c) high level language endwhile
(D) machine code Printsum
57 If the While loop is to be executed 10 times,

53. Which of the following is a valid Pascal what should be the initial value stored in
datatype? count?
(A) Numeric (A) 0

(B) Real (B) 1
(c) Number (c) 2

(D) Letter (D) 1
54. What type of errors are caused by not

following the rules of a particular computer
programming language when creating a
software?
(A) Grammar
(B) Run time
(c) Syntax
(D) Logic

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structure to be used for calculating the total
I users for length, width of ten numbers?
II length, width, area <- length x width
III "Area of rectangle is", area (A) If-then-else
(B) Repeat-until
(c) While-do
58. Which of the following options can be used (D) For-do
to replace I, II and III in the algorithm?
(A) Read, write, prompt

(B) Write, read, prompt
(C) Prompt, read, write
(D) Read, prompt, write
59 Which of the following is the Pascal code

used to declare an array WORD with 20
letters?
(A) WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of char;

(B) Vr\R LIST: ARRAY[2O] of char;
(c) VAR WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of
char;
(D) VAR WORD: ARRAY[I to 20] of
char;
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June 2010 (Paper 01)

a) Monitor a) Laser, dot matrix, inkjet

3. A diskette is divided into a number of concentric 8. The one’s complement of 01010011 is

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13. An application in which scanners are commonly a) made up of several numbers

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a) It is the most complete and up-to-date file

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Items 29 – 30 refer to the document below which shows a water bill.

Mr. Tom Bill

B. Post cheque to:

PO Box 1206 Bridgetown

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a) undo a) align text on the left and right margin

37. Which of the following is the default justification

38. When a cell from a spreadsheet is absolute

a) its value become constant

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42. The term used to describe an attribute that can a) 2, 9

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a) Floating point I. To make the layout of the code attractive

50. Which of the following statements would be a) Assembly

51. The purpose of comments in program code is to a) run time error

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57. The result of the expression 3 mod 4 is

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January 2011 (Paper 01)

2. Which of the following can be considered as

8. Which of the following is a hardware user

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15. Which of the following is NOT true about

a) buffers 16. Which type of cable is used for cable TV?

a) Pictures and text can be stored. a) 2

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a) 3 a) Examining whether or not a field is the

22. Which of the following CANNOT represent a) http

a) an electrical engineer a) co-axial

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a) Compiling a program Var list, index : Integer

a) storing the value 4 in a variable x Cost := 2.5;

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For mark := -1 to 5 do a) read

40. The structure below represents a) VAR LIST: ARRAY[1...10] of char;

45. A low-level language is categorized as a

a) first generation language

46. Extracting information from a database can be

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49. The values in Column B should be formatted a) First

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