23.
In an e-mail program the icon above is used to
- (A)
send a file
- (B)
forward a file
- (C)
create a file
- (D)
attach a file
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Which of the following is a valid IP address?
192.168.1.256
192.168.1.255
192.168.256.1
192.256.1.255
Which of the following is a characteristic of a WAN?
It covers a small geographical area.
It is typically owned by a single organisation.
It connects devices over a large geographical area.
It has a high data transfer rate.
Which of the following is a protocol used for sending email?
HTTP
FTP
SMTP
TCP
Which of the following is a type of network topology?
Bus
Client-server
Peer-to-peer
Star-network
Which of the following is a common type of web browser?
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop
Google Chrome
Microsoft Excel
Which of the following is a search engine?
Wikipedia
Which of the following is a type of malware?
Antivirus
Firewall
Trojan horse
Encryption
Which of the following is a method of data backup?
Deleting files
Formatting the hard drive
Copying files to an external storage device
Installing new software
In modern personal computers, the CPU speed is measured in
nanoseconds
milliseconds
MHz
GHz
The storage capacity of a floppy disk is
1.44 MB
1.44 GB
1440 KB
1440 MB
The process of preparing a floppy disk to store data from a computer is called
deleting
easing
formatting
archiving
An example of a point and draw device is a
keyboard
joystick
mouse
scanner
An application in which scanners are commonly used is
publishing
billing
printing reports
cheque processing
Which of the following does NOT provide serial access?
Reel to reel tape
Microfilm
Microfiche
Cartridge tape
Which of the following provides transmission of data in BOTH directions at the SAME time?
Half Duplex
Full Duplex
Null Duplex
Simplex
In the URL http://www.shoes.com, 'shoes.com' stands for the
extension
company name
domain name
internet company
Google is an example of
the Internet Explorer
a Web browser
a search engine
the World Wide Web
A new employee at a financial company has been asked to set a password on her computer. She has tried setting the password on several occasions but gets an error message which says "password not effective". The problem can be corrected by entering a password that is
made up of several numbers
a relative's name
composed of at least six upper case characters
a mixture of mixed case and alphanumeric characters
Transferring data from a remote computer to your computer is referred to as
uploading
browsing
downloading
data mining
Scrambling of messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called
espionage
encryption
coding
eavesdropping
The acronym 'HTTP' stands for
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
Higher Text Transmission Protocol
Higher Text Transfer Protocol
E-mail is the transmission of messages and files via a computer network. E-mail is short for
encrypted mail
emerging mail
entertainment mail
electronic mail
In an e-mail program the icon above is used to
send a file
forward a file
create a file
attach a file
Which of the following is NEITHER a validation NOR a verification check?
Storage media check
Inconsistency check
Data-type check
Range check
Advantages of information processing include
retraining of staff
less human intervention
increasing the amount of equipment needed
reduction of face-to-face interaction
Which of the following statements is true of a transaction file?
It is the most complete and up-to-date file.
It is used as a back-up copy.
It is used for real-time processing.
It is used to update the master file.
Which type of processing system will use sequential file organisation?
Real-time processing
Batch processing
Transaction processing
Online processing
Data verification is checking for
particular data types
data in a specific range
transcription errors
correct relationships between files
Items 29-30 refer to the document below which shows a water bill.
Customers tear off Section A of the bill and return the section and their payment to the company. The document above is BEST described as
an automated document
a turnaround document
a source document
a transaction document
Which type of technology is the information shown as B in the document MOST likely printed in?
OCR
OMR
POS
MICR
Slide design in a presentation software is used to
create a background for the slide
create your own design for the slide
create a layout for the slide
create a style for the slide
Which of the following are uses of a typical presentation software? I. To enhance public speaking II. To store records in a structural fashion III. To create graphs of sales IV. To deliver lectures
I and II only
I and IV only
I, II and IV only
I, II, III and IV
The name of the icon labelled 'l' is
undo
repeat
wordwrap
textalignment
The purpose of the icon labelled 2 is to
align text on the left and right margin
increase the indentation of the selected paragraph(s)
increase columns in documents
display the grid to select columns and rows
Item 35 refers to the diagram shown below.
The diagram above is called the
page setup dialog box
paragraph dialog box
clipboard task pane
format dialog box
The term used to describe text in a spreadsheet that is aligned towards left by default is
value formulae
headings
labels
values
Which of the following is the default justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
Left
Full
Centred
Right
When a cell from a spreadsheet is absolute referenced,
its value becomes constant
its cell address becomes constant
its label becomes constant
its cell value changes automatically
Spreadsheet formulae use
values, labels or cell addresses
values, mathematical operators or cell addresses
labels or cell addresses
values or cell addresses
Which of the following is NOT involved in extraction or filtering of records in spreadsheets?
Value range
Criteria range
List range
Copy to range
Which of the following characteristics must two database tables have in order for them to be linked?
At least one common attribute name
Composite keys
At least two tuples in the table
The same data in all tuples
The term used to describe an attribute that can function like a primary key is a
candidate key
secondary key
foreign key
composite key
Which of the following is/are true of secondary keys?
I. They are used strictly for data retrieval purposes. II. They are always in text form. III. They do not contain null values. IV. They do the same function as a foreign key.
I only
II and III only
III and IV only
I, II, III and IV
The object that is used to produce a list of records that meet a particular criterion is a
form
table
module
query
In a relational database, tables are also called
tuples
files
relations
entity
Consider the following algorithm.
A = 7 B = 9 A = B - A B = A + B Write A, B
The output of this algorithm is
2, 9
2, 11
7, 9
7, 11
In the above algorithm, 'sum ← 0' represents
a declaration
a computation
an initialization
an assignment
In the programming language Pascal, which of the following is NOT a standard data type?
Floating point
Char
Boolean
Integer
Which of the following structures is most commonly used to implement a post-test loop in Pascal?
for - do
while-do
if-then
repeat-until
Which of the following statements would be placed in the flowchart box shown below?
Read A
A > 25
Count ← count +1
Output C
The purpose of comments in program code is to
I. allow persons who read it to follow the processes II. know the purpose of the program III. generate code
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following are true about the use of indentation in programming? I. To make the layout of the code attractive II. For compiler/interpreter to identify errors easily III. For easy understanding of the order of code IV. For easy correction of syntax errors
I, II and II only
I, III and IV only
II, III and IV only
I, II, III and IV only
Which of the following is NOT a third-generation language?
Assembly
COBOL
C
PASCAL
The Pascal code var x, y would generate an error. The term used to describe this type of error is
run time error
execution error
logical error
syntax error
Item 55 refers to the following pseudocode Read A, B If A< 2 C←2 Else C←6 End if D←C*B+2 Write D
What is printed by the pseudocode if the input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
6
12
14
24
A compiler is software that converts the
source code to assembly code
source code to machine code
program to output
program to object code one instruction at a time
The result of the expression 3 mod 4 is
0
1
3
4
Which of the following symbols is used to perform assignments in the programming language Pascal?
=
←
:=
==
The variable total is assigned the value 12. Which output shows the CORRECT display when the Pascal code writein ('total = '); is executed?
total=
12
total = 12
' total = '
Which of the following identifiers is a valid variable name?
Begin
iCount
Num-1
5Sum