31.
Selecting or highlighting a paragraph creates
- (A)
file
- (B)
merge
- (C)
block
- (D)
document
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Which of the following are considered computer hardware?
Data
Programs
Operating systems
Output devices
Resolution determines the clarity of the image displayed on a monitor. The term 'resolution' refers to the number of pixels
present horizontally on the screen
present vertically on the screen
present in a unit area of the screen
that makes up the colour
A diskette is divided into a number of concentric circles called
sectors
cylinders
tracks
clusters
The storage capacity of a floppy disk is
1.44 MB
1.44 GB
1440 KB
1440 MB
Which of the following devices is used to perform input into the computer?
Monitor
Mouse
External hard drive
USB flash drive
Which of the following is a type of user interface?
IDE
MIDI
ASCII
GUI
Which of the following is used by the CPU to temporarily store data?
Buffer
Track
Sector
Cylinder
Encryption is used to
disguise data and programs
commit computer crime
discard old equipment
physically prevent users from accessing a computer
In modern personal computers, the CPU speed is measured in
nanoseconds
milliseconds
MHz
GHz
Google Chrome is an example of
the Internet Explorer
a web browser
a search engine
the World Wide Web
The four-bit binary representation of the decimal number 8 is
0001
0010
0100
1000
Which of the following is considered a feature of a biometric system?
Diagnoses medical symptoms.
Matches fingerprints.
Detects irregular heartbeats.
Helps to lubricate skeletal joints.
Which of the following printers is MOST suitable for high volume printing?
Dot matrix
Thermal
Inkjet
Laser
The MAIN function of a firewall is that it
is used by hackers to prevent detection
protects computer files
prevents unauthorized access to a computer on a network
protects a stand-alone computer from viruses
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
Which of the following devices produces a soft copy?
Microfilm
Plotter
Printer
Visual Display Unit (VDU)
A document used for the initial recording of data relating to business transactions is called a
turnaround document
source document
primary document
main document
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
Which of the following statements is NOT true of secondary storage media?
Pictures and text can be stored.
Storage capacity is typically around 1.44 MB.
Information can be accessed more quickly than magnetic disks.
Large amounts of data can be stored.
Which of the following protocols allows the user to talk internationally?
FTP
VoIP
HTTP
IP
What is the corresponding decimal value of 111 (base 2)?
7
8
9
10
What is the result of the following operation?
10110 base 2 + 00101 base 2
10111 base 2
11001 base 2
11011 base 2
10101 base 2
Which of the following is BEST suited to batch processing?
Salary preparation
Online gaming
Flight simulation
Theatre booking
Which of the following is NOT an operating system?
MS Office
Windows
Mac OS
Linux
The part of the central processing unit where simple calculations can take place is called the
CU
ALU
SU
VDU
Data can be transmitted between devices and computers using a wireless radio technology known as
bluetooth
hotspot
microwave
fibre optic
Which of the following limits network access between two or more networks?
A firewall
Biometrics
An encryption
An anti-virus program
Selecting or highlighting a paragraph creates
file
merge
block
document
To complete her word processing assignment, Susie must align the text to both the left and right margins. Which type of alignment must Susie select to achieve this?
Right
Left
Centre
Justified
Which of the following features allows the user to insert individual names in a primary document?
Footers
Headers
Mail merge
Search and replace
In Microsoft PowerPoint, a single page shown on a screen to display information is called a
slide
table
field
presentation
A2 is formatted as A² using
strikethrough
subscript
superscript
small caps
Which type of chart is NOT suitable for representing data over two years as shown in the table below?
Column
Line
Bar
Pie
Which of the following is the default justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
Left
Full
Centred
Right
Information produced from queries and tables in a specific format that can be printed from a database is called
a file
a report
a binary
an object
Slides can be arranged using
slide view
slide sorter
slide master
new slide
The icon in a presentation is used for
slide show view
notes view
outline view
normal view
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
Which of the following effects is a special animation effect, where the information fades after it has been presented?
Animation
Dimming
Entrance
Emphasis
Which of the following is normally used for website-to-website connection?
Modem
Monitor
Hyperlink
Hypertext
The object that is used to produce a list of records that meets a particular criterion is a
form
table
module
query
Which of the following data types CANNOT be entered into a database table?
Number
Text
Yes/no
Array
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
When breaking down a simple problem into its logical steps, what statement/instruction would the adding of two numbers be?
A process
An output
An input
A storage
What is the name given to an identifier that always holds the same value?
Constant
Variable
Location
Storage
What is the correct order of the statements to be placed into the input, processing and output columns?
Add the three numbers together/ number 1, number 2, number 3/ Total
Total/number 1, number 2, number 3/add the three numbers together
Number 1, number 2, number 3/ Total/add the three numbers together
Number 1, number 2, number 3/ add the three numbers together /Total
The integer variables a, b and c, are given the values 6, 10 and 2 respectively. What is the result of the expression a MULT (b DIV c)?
0
20
30
120
The original code written by the programmer is termed
object code
source code
machine code
symbolic code
Errors that result from NOT following the rules of the programming language are called
execution errors
logic errors
run-time errors
syntax errors
The LAST step in solving a problem is to
evaluate the solution
test the solution
develop the algorithm
specify the design
The Pascal code var x, y would generate an error. The term used to describe this type of error is
syntax
logical
execution
run-time
Item 55 refers to the following pseudocode. Read A, B If A<2 C-2 Else C-6 End if DC*B+2 Write D
What is printed by the pseudocode if the input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
6
12
14
24
Which of the following statements includes loops?
Sequencing
Repetition
Selection
Ordering
Which of the following is NOT a third-generation language?
Assembly
COBOL
C
Pascal
Which of the following symbols is used to perform assignments in the programming language Pascal?
=
Π
==
: =
A compiler is software that converts the
program to output
source code to assembly code
source code to machine code
program to object code one instruction at a time
A computer programmer is coding an algorithm which calculates the class average for a given exam. He creates a variable called class_avg. Which data type should he specify when declaring this variable?
Integer
Real
Boolean
Character