(1) The smartphone uses A SIM card.

Which one of these is A type of connectivity that the SIM card

provides?
⃞ A WLAN
⃞ B Bluetooth
⃞ C Infrared
⃞ D 4G

(2) Ruwan uses A smartwatch when he exercises.

The smartwatch can connect to A Bluetooth health monitor.
Which one of these describes Bluetooth?
⃞ A A high speed wired connection
⃞ B A high resolution connection
⃞ C A type of wireless connection
⃞ D An energy saving connection

(3) Which one of these is A protocol used to transfer data on

the Internet?
⃞ A ISP
⃞ B HTTPS
⃞ C HTML
⃞ D VPN

(4) Which one of these uses magnetic media?

⃞ A Solid state disc
⃞ B Flash disc
⃞ C Hard disc
⃞ D Optical disc

(5) Which one of these is A type of storage media?

⃞ A CD drive
⃞ B Magnetic tape
⃞ C RAM
⃞ D SSD
(6) Which one of these is A method of identifying A computer on
A network?
⃞ A HTTP
⃞ B WEP
⃞ C FTP
⃞ D IP

(7) Which one of these is found in all computers?

⃞ A Control software
⃞ B Keyboard
⃞ C Operating system
⃞ D Processor

(8) Which one of these would be used as a desktop replacement

computer?
⃞ A Laptop
⃞ B Mainframe
⃞ C Media Player
⃞ D Server

(9) Which one of these types of device can have software

installed to it?
⃞ A Memory
⃞ B OMR Reader
⃞ C Processor
⃞ D Storage

(10) Eunice changes her laptop’s GPS settings.

Which one of these statements is true?
⃞ A GPS is used by all digital devices
⃞ B GPS does not use an Internet connection
⃞ C GPS uses cloud computing
⃞ D GPS is better if open source software is used
(11) Letta travels for work and holidays. She uses ICT for
planning her travel and for entertainment.
Letta uses a camera and camcorder when travelling.
Which one of these is a camcorder used for?
⃞ A Backing up video files
⃞ B Connecting a camera to a tablet
⃞ C Creating presentation transitions
⃞ D Creating video files

(12) Which one of these connectivity types is the fastest Letta

could use to transfer files from her camcorder to her laptop?
⃞ A 3G
⃞ B GPS
⃞ C NFC
⃞ D USB

(13) Which one of these is the type of storage used by the

memory card?
⃞ A Cloud
⃞ B Flash
⃞ C Magnetic
⃞ D Optical

(14) Letta arrives at a hotel.

Letta fills in a form at the hotel reception desk.
Which one of these is an OCR reader used for?
⃞ A Finding data
⃞ B Opening e-books
⃞ C Recognising barcodes
⃞ D Scanning text

(15) Which one of these reduces sustainability?

⃞ A Sending fewer emails
⃞ B Switching off computers when not using them
⃞ C Turning down screen brightness
⃞ D Using magnetic storage rather than solid state storage
(16) Which one of these is a wired connectivity type?
⃞ A GPS
⃞ B USB
⃞ C WEP
⃞ D Wi-Fi

(17) Which one of these is a reason why Wi-Fi is a better choice

than Bluetooth for transferring files?
⃞ A Data cannot be intercepted
⃞ B Higher bandwidth
⃞ C Higher latency
⃞ D Only works with secure files

(18) Which one of these is a benefit of using a memory card?

⃞ A Easier to connect to a network
⃞ B Easier to expand available storage
⃞ C Files will be named automatically
⃞ D Only image data can be stored

(19) Which one of these is an example of a device that connects

using a personal area network?
⃞ A Hard drive
⃞ B Router
⃞ C Server
⃞ D Smartphone

(20) Which one of these is the best choice to perform complex

processing tasks?
⃞ A Desktop replacement
⃞ B Embedded system
⃞ C Games console
⃞ D Mainframe

(21) Which one of these is another example of an input for a device?

⃞ A LED
⃞ B Monitor
⃞ C Scanner
⃞ D Speaker
(22) Kay works from home.
She uses ICT for business and entertainment.
Kay uses a laptop for work.
Which one of these features would be improved if she used a
desktop replacement?
⃞ A User interface
⃞ B Energy consumption
⃞ C Portability
⃞ D Performance

(23) Camille’s laptop uses secondary storage.

Which one of these is a feature of a hard disk that allows data
to be read?
⃞ A It allows electrons to be stored
⃞ B It is reflective
⃞ C It is magnetically charged
⃞ D It connects directly to the network

(24) Which one of these is the largest amount of data?

⃞ A 0.010 GiB
⃞ B 0.100 TiB
⃞ C 0.001 MiB
⃞ D 1.000 KiB

(25) Camille’s laptop uses memory.

Which one of these statements is true?
⃞ A ROM is never used in laptops
⃞ B ROM always stores more instructions than RAM
⃞ C ROM contains values that can be changed by
applications
⃞ D ROM is used to store startup files

(26) Which one of these provides content to client computers?

⃞ A ISP
⃞ B LAN
⃞ C Router
⃞ D Server
(27) Which one of these provides clients with access to data?
⃞ A Booster
⃞ B Gateway
⃞ C Server
⃞ D Wireless access point

(28) Which one of these is the smallest amount of data?

⃞ A 0.001 GiB
⃞ B 1000 KiB
⃞ C 1 MiB
⃞ D 10 TiB

(29) Which one of these stores data and instructions for use by
the CPU?
⃞ A Application software
⃞ B Main memory
⃞ C Operating system
⃞ D Packet header

(30) Asher’s laptop uses memory.

Which one of these is the reason why ROM is used rather than
RAM to store startup files in a computer?
⃞ A More instructions can be stored
⃞ B The instructions are not very complicated
⃞ C There is no need for the instructions to change
⃞ D RAM only stores data

(31) Ella is using wired connectivity. Her video is not

synchronised with video from other students.
Which one of these would solve this issue?
⃞ A Increase latency
⃞ B Reduce bandwidth
⃞ C Reduce interference
⃞ D Use a wireless connection
(32) Gail works at a concert venue.
The staff at the venue use ICT for work
The concert venue uses an online booking system.
The system uses software and hardware.
Which one of these is the best type of software to use to manage
online bookings?
⃞ A Database
⃞ B File management
⃞ C Spreadsheet
⃞ D Web authoring

(33) Which one of these is the best choice of computer for a

concert venue to use for processing bookings?
⃞ A Desktop
⃞ B Embedded
⃞ C Mainframe
⃞ D Tablet

(34) Which one of these is a role of a server?

⃞ A Handle requests from clients
⃞ B Provide a wireless connection
⃞ C Provide access to a WAN from a LAN
⃞ D Store the client’s operating system

(35) Customers can store a digital ticket to their smartphone

and access the venue by scanning their phone.
Which one of these is the wireless technology used during this
scan?
⃞ A 4G
⃞ B Bluetooth
⃞ C NFC
⃞ D Wi-Fi

(36) Which one of these is the largest amount of data?

⃞ A 0.2 GiB
⃞ B 2000 KiB
⃞ C 0.02 MiB
⃞ D 0.002 TiB
(37) Which one of these is the purpose of application software?
⃞ A To carry out tasks for the user
⃞ B To protect against malware
⃞ C To secure the operating system
⃞ D To spool print jobs

(38) Which one of these is the reason why screen resolution is

important?
⃞ A Higher resolution means larger screens have less pixellation
⃞ B Higher resolutions cannot be used on larger screen sizes
⃞ C Larger screens will pixellate more when users are further away
⃞ D Lower pixellation is achieved with lower resolution screens

(39) Laptop B has a storage capacity of 1 TiB.

Which one of these has the same storage capacity as 1 TiB?
⃞ A 1024 kilobits
⃞ B 1024 mebibytes
⃞ C 1024 gigabits
⃞ D 1024 gibibytes

(40) The measurement of the screen resolution for Laptop A is

shown as 1280 × 800.
Which one of these is the unit used to measure screen
resolution?
⃞ A Inch
⃞ B Mbps
⃞ C Pixel
⃞ D Bit

(41) Which one of these is a type of connectivity used by a SIM

card?
⃞ A Infra-red
⃞ B WEP
⃞ C WPA
⃞ D 4G
(42) Josef is a student who travels by bus to college.
He uses his smartphone to communicate with his friends when
travelling.
His smartphone has a SIM card installed.
Which one of these is true?
A SIM card is necessary to connect a smartphone to a:
⃞ A mobile network
⃞ B Wi-Fi network
⃞ C local area network
⃞ D wireless adaptor

(43) Adrian has a tablet device without a SIM card.

Adrian would like to access the internet using Josef’s
smartphone network connection.
Which one of these could be used to connect the tablet device
to the internet?
⃞ A GPS
⃞ B Notifications
⃞ C Tethering
⃞ D Messaging

(44) Kiki’s smartphone uses an open source operating system.

Which one of these describes the source code in an open source
operating system?
⃞ A It is owned by A company
⃞ B It is made available to users
⃞ C It is more secure
⃞ D It uses less processing power
(45) Which one of these is another property of information that
affects fitness for purpose?
⃞ A Cost
⃞ B Keyword
⃞ C Plagiarism
⃞ D Relevance

(46) Which one of these would improve the ranking of A search

result?
⃞ A Acknowledged sources
⃞ B Alphabetical search terms
⃞ C Copyrighted material
⃞ D Sponsored adverts

(47) The laptop uses A fingerprint scanner.

Which one of these describes this device?
⃞ A Media support
⃞ B Expansion capability
⃞ C Security feature
⃞ D Storage
(48) Ashan works in an office with A network.
He uses his smartphone to make an online video call.
Which one of these does Ashan need to do this?
⃞ A WAN
⃞ B WEP
⃞ C WPA
⃞ D WAP

(49) Which one of these is A feature of A media access control

address?
⃞ A It directs protocols
⃞ B It is unique
⃞ C It has to be entered into A web browser
⃞ D It encrypts downloads

(50) Kasuni studies online.

Which one of these is A user‑generated reference site?
⃞ A Social network
⃞ B Wiki
⃞ C VLE
⃞ D Online work space
(51) Which one of these is A method Kasuni could use to avoid
plagiarising content?
⃞ A Bias check
⃞ B Copy and paste
⃞ C Paraphrasing
⃞ D Efficient search

(52) Which one of these is A type of software used to compress

files.
⃞ A Backup
⃞ B Utility
⃞ C Security
⃞ D Network

(53) Which one of these is required for the tablet computer to

connect to the Internet?
⃞ A GPS
⃞ B ISP
⃞ C LAN
⃞ D NFC

(54) Which one of these is the type of software Howard should

use to make copies of his applications?
⃞ A Control
⃞ B Office-productivity
⃞ C Project management
⃞ D Utility
(55) Judy sets file permissions on her online documents.
Which one of these is a benefit of doing this?
⃞ A Improves encryption
⃞ B Increases storage
⃞ C Quicker backup
⃞ D Secures data

(56) Hugh sells his music online.

Which one of these is a law that protects his work?
⃞ A Computer Misuse Act
⃞ B Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
⃞ C Human Rights Act
⃞ D Data Protection Act

(57) Which one of these could prevent the risk to Kay’s work
data caused by accidental deletion?
⃞ A Anti-malware
⃞ B Backup
⃞ C Encryption
⃞ D Phishing

(58) Which one of these identifies how OMR recognises text?

⃞ A Magnetic
⃞ B Online
⃞ C Optical
⃞ D Random
(59) Kay uses software to protect her from risks online.
Which one of these is an example of phishing?
⃞ A Email pretending to be from a bank
⃞ B Encrypting data
⃞ C Redirecting web traffic to a fake site
⃞ D Website code copied without permission

(60) Which one of these is a risk of phishing?

⃞ A Connectivity fault
⃞ B Data deletion
⃞ C Fraudulent activity
⃞ D Power reduction

(61) Kay can access goods and services online.

Online transactions can be tracked.
Which one of these is used for transaction tracking?
⃞ A Authentication
⃞ B Backups
⃞ C Cookies
⃞ D Debit cards

(62) Which one of these describes people who are ‘information poor’?
⃞ A Limited access to technology
⃞ B Phishing victims
⃞ C Rural communities using 4G technology
⃞ D Write access, rather than read access
(63) Which one of these is the role of an ISP?
⃞ A Connects webpages to intermediate servers
⃞ B Gives users access to the Internet
⃞ C Prevents security leaks of company information
⃞ D Sets up a portal for immediate access

(64) Which one of these is used to connect a local area network

to a wide area network?
⃞ A Gateway
⃞ B Router
⃞ C Wireless access point
⃞ D Modem

(65) Which one of these connects to a local area network using

a gateway?
⃞ A Personal area network
⃞ B Server
⃞ C Smartphone
⃞ D Wide area network

(66) Which one of these describes the role of cookies?

⃞ A Authentication
⃞ B Backup
⃞ C Encryption
⃞ D Transaction tracking
(67) Which one of these describes safe practice when using
online systems?
⃞ A Acknowledging sources
⃞ B Anonymising posts
⃞ C Avoiding copyright
⃞ D Paraphrasing

(68) Which one of these enables transaction tracking?

⃞ A Authentication
⃞ B Backups
⃞ C Cookies
⃞ D Encryption

(69) Which one of these describes unsafe practice when using

online systems?
⃞ A Anonymising posts
⃞ B Copyrighting video
⃞ C Geotagging photos
⃞ D Plagiarising text

(70) Which one of these is used by social networks to improve

the safety of users?
⃞ A Customised avatars
⃞ B Moderators
⃞ C Time-limited posts
⃞ D User ratings
(71) Which one of these is a reason for using a network?
⃞ A To license software as open source
⃞ B To prevent latency
⃞ C To provide flexible access
⃞ D To reduce hardware costs

(72) Which one of these is a hardware device that directs

traffic between a LAN and a WAN?
⃞ A Booster
⃞ B Gateway
⃞ C Hub
⃞ D Server

(73) Which one of these is a reason for using local storage

rather than online storage?
⃞ A Data stored locally is harder to intercept
⃞ B Local storage media cannot be encrypted
⃞ C Online storage cannot be backed up automatically
⃞ D Online storage is always compressed

(74) Which one of these is processed by the CPU?

⃞ A Connectivity
⃞ B Embedded systems
⃞ C Hardware
⃞ D Malware
(75) Which one of these is a function of an operating system?
⃞ A Convergence
⃞ B Media access control
⃞ C Memory management
⃞ D Office productivity

(76) Which one of these is a reason to use an avatar?

⃞ A Adds security
⃞ B Enhances accessibility
⃞ C Improves privacy
⃞ D Prevents social interaction

(77) Which one of these is a reason for using a network?

⃞ A To improve file encryption
⃞ B To protect from hackers
⃞ C To reduce the need for software updates
⃞ D To share peripherals

(78) Asher’s laptop uses secondary storage.

Which one of these is a feature of an optical disk that allows
data to be read?
⃞ A It allows electrons to be stored
⃞ B It is reflective
⃞ C It is magnetically charged
⃞ D It connects to the hard disk
(79) Which one of these is a reason for using online data
storage?
⃞ A All online data storage plans are free
⃞ B Files can be uploaded from multiple devices
⃞ C It is always quicker to download files than transfer
them locally
⃞ D There is no impact on the environment

(80) Which one of these makes it possible for a user to enter

data using a mouse?
⃞ A Media access control
⃞ B Operating system
⃞ C Output device
⃞ D Utility software

(81) Which one of these is a way to improve Asher’s privacy?

⃞ A Add friends
⃞ B Remove encryption
⃞ C Use an avatar
⃞ D Use HTTPS to access the site

(82) Which one of these protocols should Asher use when making
online payments?
⃞ A FTP
⃞ B HTTP
⃞ C NFC
⃞ D WEP
(83) Which one of these is a network hardware device that can
prevent DDOS attacks on the booking system?
⃞ A Firewall
⃞ B Hub
⃞ C Repeater
⃞ D Router

(84) Gail’s laptop uses memory management.

Which one of these has the role of managing memory?
⃞ A Applications
⃞ B Control software
⃞ C Operating system
⃞ D Utilities

(85) Which one of these causes a risk to online safety?

⃞ A Bookmarking
⃞ B Legislation
⃞ C Misrepresentation
⃞ D Vlogging

(86) Which one of these describes data that is given stronger

legal protection?
⃞ A Data that is inaccurate
⃞ B Data that must be kept for 10 years or more
⃞ C Data that must be protected against unlawful processing

⃞ D Data that relates to religious beliefs

(87) Which one of these would represent the amount of data
required to be sent by the barcode scanner to the booking
system?
⃞ A Byte
⃞ B Gibibyte
⃞ C Mebibyte
⃞ D Tebibyte

(88) Laptop B has a DVD-RW additional drive.

Which one of these is the method of storing data on a DVD?
⃞ A Optical storage
⃞ B Flash memory
⃞ C Biometric memory
⃞ D Magnetic storage

(89) Karon uses a bank card to pay for the toys.

She inserts her card into a card reader.
Which one of these must she enter to process the payment?
⃞ A Card number
⃞ B Name
⃞ C PIN
⃞ D Password

(90) Iqbal has decided to set up an account on the Atzform

website.
He is prompted to set up a user name and password.
Which one of these would provide the strongest password?
 ⃞ A Iqbal1987s
⃞ B 19SeN#8tM
⃞ C 19IqBal#87
⃞ D IqBal1987

(91) In order to complete the setup of his account Iqbal is

shown this test.

Which one of these statements is correct?

The test is used to:
⃞ A check that Iqbal’s password is correct
⃞ B allow automated password generation
⃞ C prevent automated sign-up scripts
⃞ D ensure that Iqbal’s keyboard is working properly

(92) Sarah uses wired connectivity. Her video is not

synchronised with video from other participants.
Which one of these would cause this issue?
⃞ A Higher bandwidth
⃞ B Higher latency
⃞ C Less interference
⃞ D Using wired connectivity