ey R ‘CANDIDATE LbssENoTE PRINT voursame on theline blew and rctern {is bookle with your ansyer sheet. Fallre do sommy ccs in Uisauaifcation, FORM TP 2017056 Test cope 01251010 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDU! EXAMINATION |ON CERTIFICATED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT Paper 01 — General Proficiency J hour 30 minutes 02 JUNE 2017 ( READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ‘This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet Fach 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. (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 ‘The MOST appropriate salutation for @ business letter is Sample Answer (A) HiJames (B) Dear Mrs Ali ©2@08 (©) My Dear Solomon (D) To All Staft Members ‘The best answer to this item is “Dear Mrs Ali”, so (B) has been shaded. 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 ean. If you cannot answer an item, goon to the next one. You may return to that item later DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copytight © 2016 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved, 01251010 2017Items 1 Some of the following sentences contain errors of punctuation or capitalization. Some of them are correct. Select the letter (A), (B) or (C) to identify the etror. Select (D) if there is no error. 1. Several boys participated in the boat race, Stephen, Amir, Raoul and James. NO ERROR a e® © © 2 The final stop on the itinerary is port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. NO ERROR roo) ®) © @) 3. “Why can’t you come to the fair?” she asked. NO ERROR (A) Bye) @) lems 4 — 10 refer to the following incomplete sentences. Choose the word or words to BEST complete EACH sentence, phones into the examination room. 4. Although students are being reminded on several occasions, students who still bring .. are still a few (A) their, they (B) they, their (©) there, their @) they, there 5. Last week, Samud and I. . our birthdays with a visit to the museum, (A) celebrate (B) celebrated (©) celebrates (D) celebrating * 6. Afterthe concert, the students could not remember .. .» the sehiool bus was parked. (A) ware (B) wear (©) whare @D) where 7. Byeryone was when Mr Richards announced that the practical examination ‘was postponed, (A) releved ®) relieved (©) releived (D) releeved GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01251 010F 201710. ML 2. 13. =Se “The students in Mrs Roberts’ class were pleased with thei ...........:.1, onthe Mathematics test (A) achevements (B) achievmenis (©) achievements (D) —acheiverents Makada wrote headings for each column, (A) separate (B) seperate (© seperete (DP) separete Bus ss... for physically challenged students is subsidized by the government. (A) fear ®) faic (© fare (D) feer Which of the following abbreviations may be used in a manuscript to represent the word “necessary"? (A) necy (B) —necey (C) — necry (D) nesty * Which of the following words is represented by the abbreviation ‘sh’ in a manseript? (&) B) © © shall shell should shout In which of the following components can the CPU, ROM and RAM be found? ) ®) © @) Hard drive Hard board Motherboard Memory stick | 01251010/F 2017 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEve 15. 16. 17. 18, Which of the following is NOT peripheral device? A) Mouse (B) — Spesker (©) Keyboard (D) Floppy disk Which of the following devices may be classified as BOTH input and output? (A) Mouse (8) Webcam (©) Keyboard (D) Headphones Which of the following printers is MOST suitable for producing monthly bills in duplicate for a company which has more than 5000 customers? (A) Laser (B) Inkjet (c) Thermal (D) Dot matrix Which of the following devices is used to read pencil or pen marks on a ‘multiple-choice answer sheet? (Pos (B) OMR © OCR ) MICR Which of the following storage media normally requires a USB connector? (A) Flash drive (B) Cloud drive (©) Compact disk (D) Memory card 01251910 2017, 19, 20. a. Which of the following software is used to boot a computer? (A Utiliy (B) System (©) Firmware () Application Mary is producing an electronic presentation for the CEO who will be travelling shortly and wishes to take the presentation with him. ‘What is the MOST appropriate media for Mary to store the presentation on? (A) Compact disk (B) Floppy disk (©) Harddrive (D) Flash drive Repetitive strain injury may be avoided by A) typing with an ergonomic keyboard (B) changing the location of the computer (© covering the CPU after use D) using a screegsaver GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEfe Liem 22 refers to the following screenshot. 22. The correct term for the sectangle indicated by the arrow is (A) active cell B) name box (C) status bar (D) formula bar GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01251010/F 201726s ems 23=24 refer to the following screenshot. Fea nce All A205 wos Lorem Ipsum [Trem pam dla same et gob pRSoeophinc 6 idque vines mes. Cum an percle smlique ‘Paosop, lua punoque preter os. Eo prepiae ‘The vertical line at the end of paragraph | 24. Which paragraph alignment has been indicates applied? (A) the last character that was typed (A) Left (B) the end of the first paragraph (B) Right typed (©) Centre (C) where the next character 10. be (D) Justified typed will go * (D) the paragraph that has been selected GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012S1010/F 201725. The cell reference A10:A13 refers to cells located in (A) column A, namely A10 and A13 (B) row A, columns 10 to 13, inclusive (©) column A, rows 10 fo 13, inclusive (D) column A, rows | to 10 and 10 13 26, The purpose of the freeze panes feature of'a spreadsheet is to (A) hide the row or column (B) keep the row or column headings visible (© insert the absolute value of formulas (D) keep the fort size of a value ina field constant 27. Which of the following will determine the special effects seen as a screen changes from one slide to another? A) Outlines (B) Animations (©) Transitions (D) Pointer options 28. Which of the following features is used to create a presentation with e consistent appearance on all slides? (A) Animation ®) Slide master (©) Design template (D) Auto correct wizard 01251010 2017 29. 30, 31. 32. Atthe end of a business letter, five blank lines are inserted before the writer's name for the (A) salutation (B) typists initials (C) writer's signature (D) enclosure notation Which of the following is the correct Formula to subtract the value in cell G1 from the value in cell C2? (A) -=C2-G1 ®) =aI-c2 (C) =SUB(GI:C2) (©) =DIFFGI-C2) ‘The preprinted contact information on a company’s business stationery is called the (A) footer (B) header (C) template (D) letterhead The minutes of a meeting (A) give notice of Fan upcoming meeting (B) list the decisions taken at the meeting ms to be discussed at the meeting (D) summarize what hes taken place at the meeting © GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE33. 36. Which of the following is MOST appropriate for a secretary to use to ‘transmit a message to members of staff about a social event? (A) Fox @B) Lever (©) Notice () Agenda An advantage of using the Lnteret for research is that (A) the data have been written by experts inthe field (B) itis readily available and users cean access the latest research (C) the data sre always reliable and ‘available t-muliple users (©) itis up-tosdate and the data can be saved by copying and pasting ‘The abbreviation WWW represents (A) Word Wild Web (8) Word Wide Web (OQ) World Wide Web (D) World Wild Web In the URL htpyiwwwtoys.com, the phrase ‘toys com” represents the (A) extension ®) domain name (©) company name () _Intemet company 01251010" 2017 aT. 39. 40, Flectronie mail may be transmitted using a () printer @) telephone ©) computer (D) fax machine ‘Telecommuting can be BEST described (A) using telephones to market products (B) travelling between home and the traditional office (© establishing © communication link between companies (D) working from a remote location outside of a traditional office ‘An electronic mail (e-mail) was sent ‘with the addresses of Joe and Paula in the CC field and Maria in the BCC field ‘The individual receiving the e-mail ‘knows that it was sent 10 (A) Joe, Paula and Maria (B) Joe but not Paula and Maria (©) Joe and Paula but not Maria (B) Maria but not Joe ane Paula Which of the following are advantages of using electronic mail (e-mail) instead of postal mail? L. Speed of delivery TL. Access from any lecation IL Receipt of bulk mail from ‘unknown sources (A) Land oaly @) Land only (© Mand ttt only ©) Land GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE41, Which of the following factors should be considered when sending communication about a pending storm? (A) Location (8) Efficiency (©) Degree of urgency (D) Level of confidentiality 42, The MAIN difference between a blog and a traditional website is that a blog. (A) _ isupdated frequently (B) can be used for marketing (C) has more up-to-date content (D) _canonly be accessed by a single user Which of the following is an advantage of an electronic filing system compared with a manual filing system? (A) Ittakes up less space (B) __Ttiscumbersome to work with. (©) Itean be accessed if there is no eleetricity. (D) It is time-consuming to search for e document. 44. Which of the following storage systems io would be MOST suitable for a client register in a large organization? (A) Electronic ®) Microfilm (©) Image based @) Paper based 01251010 2017 45. 46. 47. 48. Which of the following strategies would BEST reduce the risk of invasion to privacy over the Internet? (A) Set the browser to disallow cookies (B) Use encryption techniques during ‘transmission, (C) Change the Internet service provider regularly. (D) _Inerease the level of seeutity settings on the browser. In document management, 2 retention schedule details (A) the way a document is created, filed and maintained (B) _ how the original document is to be created and stored (©) any activity that needs to be scheduled ahead of the time of destruction (D) the length of time each document will be kept as an active record Which of the following would BEST guard computers against viruses? (A) Installing anti-vitus programs (B) Installing computer security devices (©) _ Servicing the computer devices regularly () — Hiring an expert to search for viruses on the system Which of the following should be used to keep track of different versions of a document? (A) Track change (B) Track control (©) Version control ) Version manager GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,