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Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology
INSTRUCTIONS
Each test consists of sixty (60) items taken from all sections of the
CSEC Information Technology (2010) syllabus. The time allotted by
CXC for Paper I in the CSEC Information Technology examination is
ninety (90) minutes.
Each test item has four suggested responses lettered (A), (B), (C) and
(D). Read each item carefully and decide which one is the best
response.
Answer sheets are included which can be used if desired. One mark is
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awarded for each correct response.
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TEST 1
1. Executing the statement, "Read 5. Which of the following can be

A, B", involves performing the used to accept data in graphical
computer function of form into a computer system?
(A) input (A) Joystick

(B) output (B) Keyboard
(C) processing (C) Microphone
(D) storage (D) Scanner
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2. The MOST appropriate term for the 6. A device that can be used to
physical components of a computer generate a hard copy of a
IS document is a
(A) hardware (A) hard disk

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(B) peripherals (B) monitor
(C) programs (C) printer ,
(D) software (D) scanner
3. The smallest unit of storage of data 7. If 25a = 2lb then

in a computer is
(A) a = 2, b = 8
(A) bit (B) a = 2, b = 10 .
(B) byte (C) a = 8, b = 10 »
(C) character (D) a = 10, b = 8 "

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(D) word
8. What is the two's complement
4. Information from a computer can representation of the integer 26,
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be permanently stored on ALL of using 8 bit two's complement?
the following mediums except
(A) 00011010 =r-«,
(A) compact disks (B) ll100~01

(B) floppy disk (C) 11100110 /
(C) hard disk (D) 11100111

(D) random access memory
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13. The MOST appropriate type of

processing mode used in
(A) 10011 processing utility bills is
(B) 10100
(C) 10111 (A) batch
(D) 11011 (B) online
(C) real-time
10. All of the following is a type of (D) time-sharing
system software EXCEPT
14. The type of user interface that
(A) application programs allows for windows, icons, menus
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(B) operating systems and pointers to be used is
(C) translators
(D) utilities (A) command driven
(B) graphical user
11. Which function of the OS handles (C) menu driven

the storing of programs that are (D) software interface
presently being executed by the
computer? 15. What term BEST describes the
graphic displayed below?
(A) Process management
(B) Memory management I Display
(C) File management
(D) Device management
(A) Icon
(B) Non- visual interface
12. When the operating system allows (C) Pop-up menu
a user to perform multiple (D) Pull-down menu
processes at the same time, this
can be referred to as
16. A device used for sending and
,, (A) multitasking receiving data using a phone line
~ IS a
(B) multiprogramming
(C) multiprocessing
(A) keyboard
(D) time-sharing
(B) modem
(C) monitor
(D) scanner
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17. A local area network can be best 21. Which of the following are
described as common methods of biometrics?
I. Electronic surveillance
(A) connecting systems over a II. Fingerprint scans
small geographical area III. Retinal scans
(B) interconnecting computer IV. Voice analysis
equipment over a large
domain (A) III only
(C) fast access to information (B) II and III only
(D) hosted on the Internet (C) I, II and III only
(D) II, III and IV only
18. A forum that allows a group of
people with common interests to 22. All of the following are ways in
communicate with each other can which information can be misused
be all of the following EXCEPT EXCEPT
(A) Internet Relay Chat (A) archiving

(B) newsgroups (B) electronic eavesdropping
(C) podcasts (C) industrial espionage
(D) web logs (D) software piracy
19. A computer that stores all 23. The unauthorized access to a

websites is BEST known as computer system is known as
(A) a URL (A) industrial espionage

(B) a web browser (B) internet fraud
(C) a web server (C) hacking
(D) the World Wide Web (D) piracy
20. Computer viruses can enter the 24. CAE is an acronym for
computer through
(A) Computer Aided Education
(A)e-mails (B) Computer Aided Engineering
(B) keyboards (C) Computer Aided Electronics
(C) monitors (D) None of the above
CD) speakers
25. A method of working off-site Question:~_~,refers to the following

using a computer and options. -
communication channel is
I. Automation
referred to as
II. Process control
III. Document scanning
(A) telecommuting
IV. Scientific data processing
(B) telemarketing
(C) teleworking 28. Which of the options above are
CD)videoconferencing forms of information processing?
(A) II ONLY
26. Which of the following are duties
(B) I, II and IV ONLY
of a system analyst?
(C) II, III and IV ONLY
I. creating a data dictionary for
(D) All of the above
designing a new system
II. making recommendation for a
new system 29. Forms that are filled out by
III. updating and modifying persons that an employee has to

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I existing programs read before entering into a
IV. setting up passwords for users computer system is BEST termed
in a network as
(A) II only (A) human-readable

(B) II and III only (B) machine-readable
(C) I, II and III only (C) source
(D) II, III and IV only (D) turnaround
27. Bar codes on an item is BEST 30. Three methods of file

considered to be organisation are
(A) automated
(A) batch, online, and real time
(B) human-readable (B) direct, sequential, indexed-
(C) machine-readable sequential
CD)turnaround CC)keyboard, mouse, joystick
(D) manual, automatic, and semi-
automatic
31. The feature in a Wordprocessor 35. Which of the following software

that is used to insert text a fixed is designed to produce a set of
distance apart is slides in a particular order?
(A) margins (A) database

(8) page length (8) presentation
(C)tabs (C) spreadsheet
(D) word wrap (D) word processing
32. The page size chosen to print a 36. The feature in presentation
document on 81/2" x 11" paper software that is used to
size IS personalize slides is
(A)A4 (A) slide design

(8) custom (8) slide layout
(C) legal
slide master
(D) letter
(C) slide show
33. The formatting features used in

the words "Information Item 37 refers to the HTML code
Technology" is displayed below.
(A) bold and font color <A HREF= ..bttp://www.tes.com ..> <IMG
SRC= ..bttp://www.tes.comllogo.jpg ..> <fa>
(8) bold and fill color
(C) bold and italics
37. What does the HTML code
(D) bold and underline
instruct the computer to do?
34. In Microsoft Word, the default (A) delete a graphic from a web
setting used to indicate that a site
word is incorrectly spelt is (8) go to the web site and load a
graphic
(A)a straight black line (C) go to the web site and load a
(8) a straight red line text page
(C) a wavy green line (D) save the file from the Internet
(O)a wavy red line to your computer
38. To find the SUM of the contents Item 41-42 refers to the database
of the cells in B 1, B2, B3, B4 and table design from Microsoft Access
B5, all of the following can be displayed below.
used in Microsoft Excel EXCEPT
(A) SUM (BI, B2, B3, B4, B5)

(B) SUM (BI ..BS) .Text
(C) SUM (Bl:BS) Text
~/NO
(D) SUM CB1- BS) 'Text
Text
39. To prevent the cell reference in a

formula from changing when it is 42. The primary key in this database
copied to another cell, use IS
(A) a function (A) Car

(B) absolute cell referencing (B)CarCode
(C) circular references (C)CarID
(D) relative cell referencing CD)ChassisN 0
40. The default alignment in a 43. One of the fields in this database is
spreadsheet when a number is
inputted into a cell is (A)CarCode
(B) Data Type
(A) block (C) Text
(B) centre (D)All of the above
(C) left
(D) right 44. Which type of query can be used
to make changes to a group of
41. All of the following are valid field records in a database?
options in Microsoft Access I. Append query

EXCEPT II. Make-table query
III. Select query
(A) character IV. Update query
(B) logical
(C) number (A) III only
(D) text (B) IV only
(C) III and IV only
45. In a calculated field of a database, 48. In an algorithm, if Y = 2 and X =

the "="sign is replaced by 3, then Y = X + 5 * Y =
(A): (A) 13
(B) ; (B) 14
(C)=: (C) 16
(D)- (D) 17
46. The first step in a program Item 49 refers to the pseudocode

development is to algorithm below.
(A) analyse the problem Read (z)

(B) define the problem Sum e O
(C) determine inputs and outputs For x = z to 5 do
(D) develop an algorithm Sum := Sum + 3*z
Print (Sum)
Item 47 refers to the truth table
below. 49. If the user enters 3 for z, the
output would be
x y xORy (A)3
(B)9
false false false
(C) 27
false true true (D)36
true false true
P Q R 50. Which of the following is a

characteristic of machine language?
I. Computers can understand
47. P, Q and R should be replaced
and execute it directly
with
II. It requires quick translation
for immediate usage
(A) false, false, false
(B) true, true, false
III. It runs only with a compiler
present
(C) true, true, true
IV. It uses binary code
(D) none of the above
(A)Ionly
(B) I and IV only
(C) I, II and III only
CD)I, II and IV only
51. As computers evolved from the 55. Which one of the following
first to the fifth generation, they variables if declared in a Pascal
have increased in program will cause a syntax error
to occur?
(A) cost
(B) size (A) First_name
(C) speed only (B) Last-Name
(D) speed and storage (C) Sum
(D)Xl
52. An interpreter is a program which
is used to translate 56. A variable is required to store the
gross pay of workers. In a Pascal
(A) Programs written in a high program, it is BEST to declare the
level language to machine variable as
code one line at a time
(B) Programs written in a (A) currency
machine language to a high (B) integer
level language (C) real
(C) Source code to assembly code (D) string
(D) Source code to object code
all at one time 57. The Pascal statement to assign the
integer 4 to a variable X is
53. Running a program is the same as
(A) X = 4;
(A) compiling (B)X:= 4;
(B) debugging (C)X~4
(C) executing (D)4:= X;
(D) linking
58. An example of a selection type
54. In the Pascal statement, construct is
Write In (' The sum is', SUM);
what type of error will occur if (A) If. .. Then ... Else
the quotation marks are left out? (B) For ... Do
(C) While ... Do
(A) Execution (D) Repeat. ..Until
(B) Logical
(C) Runtime
(D) Syntax
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Item 59 and 60 refer to the code 60. How many students' marks does
below the statement allow for?
FOR Z =
1 TO 10 step 2 (A) 1
INPUT (B) 5
(Student_mark) (C) 10
END FOR CD) Unlimited
59. The type of programming

construct used in the statement is
(A) iteration
(B) pseudocode
(C) selection
(D) sequential
TEST 2
1. Executing the statement 5. A DVDROM is an example of

x=A+B
involves performing the (A)ALU
computer function(s) (B) control unit
(C) main memory
(A) input and output (D) secondary storage
(B) input only
,--, (C) output only 6. All of the following can be
(D) processing and storage classified as input devices
EXCEPT
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2. Once a document is typed into the
computer, it may be permanently (A) biometric systems
---0 saved in (B) scanners
(C) sensors
(A) backing storage
(D) speakers
, -, (B) primary storage
(C) RAM
(D) ROM 7. When purchasing a computer
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printer, the main factor a buyer
should consider is
3. In order to execute a program
which is stored on the hard drive,
(A) compatibility of the printer
the program must first be
and the computer
transferred to
(B) size of Random Access
Memory)
(A) Random Access Memory
(C) speed of the processor
(B) Read Only Memory
CD) storage capacity of the hard
(C) the Arithmetic Logic Unit
disk
(D) the control unit
4. The storage capacity of a compact

8. The decimal number 59
represented in hexadecimal is
disk is usually measured in
(A) 73
(A) bytes
(B) 311
(B) gigabytes
(C)3B
(C) kilobytes
(D)3C
(D) megabytes
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9. The value of the leftmost digit in 13. The ability of a computer to

the octal number 302 is execute two or more programs at
the same time using the same
(A) 24 processor is
(B) 64
(C) 192 (A) multi-media processing
(D) 300 (B) multi-processing
(C) multi-programming
10. If the ASCII code for the letter (D) multi-tasking
'F' is 1001010, the ASCII code

for the letter 'R' is 14. Three modes of processing data are
(A) 1001001 (A) batch, online, and real time

(B) 1010100 (B) batch, online, direct
(C) 1010001 (C) direct, sequential, indexed-
(D) 1010110 sequential
(D) manual, automatic, and semi-
11. Which one of the following is a automatic

fast means of transferring
information between digital 15. A technology that is frequently
devices? used in the food industry and was
designed for a limited set of
(A) Firewire choices to be easily selected is a
(B) Hard drive
(C) IDE (A) command driven interface
(D) Serial ports (B) graphical user interface
(C) menu
(D) touch screen
12. Which of the following is NOT an
example of specialized software?
16. A modem in a computer is used to
(A) Airline Reservation System
Software (A) communicate from the mouse
(B) AutoCad to a scanner
(C) Microsoft Office (B) link two or more computers
(D) Peachtree using telephone lines
(C) provide a link from a
computer to the user
(D) send information to ROM
17. The characteristic of a 2l. One way to secure data that is

communication channel that being transmitted over a network
defines the speed at which the is to
data transmission occurs is
(A) archive the data
(A) bandwidth (B) encrypt the data
(B) broadband (C) validate the data
(C) protocol (D) verify the data
(D) voiceband
22. All of the following can violate
18. A main feature of an intranet is it the privacy of data EXCEPT
uses
(A) access logs
(A) an extranet (B) electronic eavesdropping
(B)FTP (C) industrial espionage
(C) internet protocols CD)surveillance
(D) wireless technologies
23. Software in which the source
19. The process of sending data to code is made freely available over
another computer via a the internet is BEST known as
communication channel from a
user's computer storage is (A) expert systems
(B) Microsoft office
(A) downloading (C) open source software
(B) uploading (D) proprietary software
(C) signalling
(D) transferring 24. The general term given for the use
of technology to control
20. Jane wants to set up a discussion computers in the manufacturing
forum for a group of her friends. process IS
The MOST appropriate tool is a
(A)CADD
(A)blog (B) CAE
(B) electronic bulletin (C) CAM
(C) telnet (D) Expert system
(D)wiki
25. Which of the following has 29. Data Verification is the process
Information Technology whereby
impacted?
(A)a program has been compiled
(A) education to ensure that there are not
(8) law enforcement syntax errors
(C) movie industry (B) a program has been checked
(D) All of the above for logical errors
(C) data has been checked by the
26. The MOST appropriate person in same person or another
an IT department to make person after it has been keyed
recommendations for a new in to ensure that there are no
computerized system or the errors

upgrade of an existing system is (D) data has been checked to
the ensure that it is realistic
(A) database administrator 30. The type of error that occurs

(B) network administrator when errors are made in the
(C) systems analyst spelling of words in a document is
(D) technician BEST termed as
(A) Typographical
27. Tracking rainfall measurements
(B) Transposition
during the hurricane season is an
(C) Syntax
example of
(D) Logical
(A) automation
(B) commercial data processing 31. Which of the following is NOT a
(C) process control function of a word processing
(D) scientific data processing package?
(A) Creation of forms

28. The type of document that is used
to take data and enter it into a
(B) Creation of queries
(C) Creation of reports
computer system is BEST termed as
(D) Creation of tables
(A) object
(B) original
(C) source
(D)tumaround
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:1 Item 32 refers to the graphic below. 3S. Which of the statements about
presentation software is NOT true?
Howto kill a Mocking Bi~cJi
:1 (A) Wizards can be used.

(B) Presentation slides can be
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controlled by a timing feature.
(C) A sequence of slides can be
32. The text at the bottom is termed created in a particular order.
a(n) (D) The slide transition applied
must be the same for all
(A) endnote sides.
(B) footer
(C) footnote 36. The feature in presentation
(D) page break
software that allows one slide to
replace another is
33. The feature in a word processing
package that allows a user to (A) Slide design
place text in a grid format is (B) Slide layout
(C) Slide master
(A) Chart (D) Slide transition
(B) Picture
(C) Shapes 37. The first page that is always
(D) Table downloaded when a user visits a
website is a(n)
34. Which of the following word
processing formatting features (A) domain name
have been applied to the word (B) hyperlink
below? (C) index page
TEXT (D) thumbnail
I. bold
II. font size 38. Which of the following can be
III. italics used to jump from one web page
IV. superscript to another?
(A) I and II only (A)Domains

(B) I and III only (B) Hyperlinks
(C) I, II and III only (C) Internet browsers
(D) I, III and IV only (D) Protocols
Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology !
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39. Which application software is 43. A set of related files is called a

Microsoft Excel an example of?
(A) Database
(A) Database Management (B) Field
(B) Presentation (C) Record
(C) Spreadsheet (D) Worksheet
(D) Word Processing
44. Which of the following is NOT a
40. The formula to find the characteristic of entities?
AVERAGE of the contents in the
cells AI, A2, A3, A4 and AS (A) Entities can be people,
using Microsoft Excel is places, things and events.
(B) Entities can represent
(A) AVE (AI; A2; A3; A4; A5) collection of things.
(B) AVE (Al.AS) (C) Entities should have detailed
(C) AVERAGE (AI :AS) descriptions.
(D) AVERAGE (Al- AS) (D) Entities are represented on
the entity-relationship
41. The Microsoft Excel function diagram by labeled boxes.
"COUNT" can be used to count
the number of 4S. A row of data found in a database
IS a
(A) alphabetic characters only
(B) numeric values only (A) column
(C) both alphabetic and numeric (B) file
characters but only one type (C) record
at a time (D) table
(D) both alphabetic and numeric
characters at the same time 46. After a problem has been
identified, the next step is to
42. The most efficient way to get the
same information text repeated in (A) analyse the problem
another cell of a worksheet is to (B) generate the solution
(C) implement the solution
(A) Copy and paste (D) write the program
(B) Cut and paste
(C) Select all
(D) Type over the text
47. All of the following symbols can 51. Machine language is written using
be used in constructing flowcharts
EXCEPT (A) Basic code
(B) Pascal code
(A) parallelogram (C) Binary code
CB) oval (D) Cobol code
(C) circle
(D) square
52. A characteristic of a first
generation language is that it is
48. If P is true and Q is false, then
P OR Q returns (A) Fastest to execute
(B) Difficult to debug
(A) 0 (C) Machine dependent
(B) False CD) All of the above
(C) True
(D) An error 53. A program which translates a
high level language program into
49. In an algorithm, if x = 3 and y = machine code one line at a time is
5, then the result of x + y/5 is called alan
equal to
(A) assembler
(A) An error (B) compiler
(B) 1.6 (C) interpreter
(C) 3 (D) linker
(D)4
54. Which of the following is a type

50. Given the following algorithm, of program error?
what is the value for S? I. Debug
I. P = 3 II. Execution
II. Q = 5 III. Logic
III. R+-P+Q IV. Syntax
IV. S+-R+Q*P
(A) IV only
(A) 11 (B) III and IV only
(B) 22 (C) I, III and IV only
(C) 23 (D) II, III and IV only
(D)33
55. All of the following are valid 59. Which of the following can be
variables in a Pascal program used for repeating instructions in
EXCEPT a program coded in Pascal?
I. For. .. Do
(A) FirstName II. If. .. Then ... Else
(B) Gross pay III. Repeat. .. Until
(C) Net_pay IV. While ... Do
(D) Name2
(A) IIonly
(B) IV only
56. The Pascal statement to place the
(C) III and IV only
value of 25 into the array Marks at
(D) I, III and IV only
index 5 is
(A)5:= Marks [25]; Item 60 refers to the Pascal

(B) Marks (5) := 25; statements below.
(C) Marks [5] := 25; Readln( numl );
(D) Marks [25] := 5; Readln( num3, num2);
60. If the following data is inputted,

57. Which one of the following is
what will be the result?
BEST choice for the name of a
program to calculate the sum of a
15 21 30 40
set of ten numbers?
16 17 25
(A) 10SUM
(A)numl is set to 15, num2 is set
(B) Calculate sum
to 16 and num3 is set to 17
(C) program
(B) numl is set to 15, num2 is set
(D) total
to 17 and num 3 is set to 16
(C) numl is set to 15, num2 is set
58. Which of the following is the to 21 and num3 is set to 30
Pascal code to print the following: (D)numl is set to 15, num2 is set
'The sum is' and the value of to 21 and num3 is set to 16
SUM?
(A) Print ('The sum is', SUM);

(B) Print ("The sum is", SUM);
(C) Write In ('The sum is,', SUM);
(D) Writeln (,The sum is' ,SUM);
TEST 3
1. Which of the following is NOT a 5. Marking out the tracks and

function of the Arithmetic and sectors on a blank floppy diskette
Logic Unit? by the operating system of a
computer is a process called
(A) Make decisions
(B) Perform calculations (A) deleting
(C) Perform logical operations (B) editing
(D) Read instructions (C) formatting
r-r- (D) saving
2. PROM is an acronym for

6. A series of thick and thin bars of
(A) Program Read Only Memory varying widths separated by
(B) Programmable Random Only spaces is a
Memory
(C) Programmable Read Only (A) bar code
Memory (B) magnetic ink code
(D) Present Read Only Memory (C) magnetic strip
(D) punched card
3. Which of the following storage

units listed is the largest? 7. All of the following are features
of a computer screen EXCEPT
(A) gigabyte
(B) kilobyte (A) colour
(C) megabyte (B) resolution
CD)terabyte (C) size
(D) sound
4. All of the following are examples

of optical disks EXCEPT 8. 110b+ 101b=
(A) bluray disk (A) 10110

(B)CDROM (B) 10111
(C)DVD ROM (C) 11000
(D) floppy disk (D) 11100
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MUltiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology
9. The Binary-Coded representation 13. The term used to allow many

for the decimal number 28 is users to share time on a single
computer is
(A)101000
(B) 1010101000 (A) multi-processing
(C) 1010 0010 1000 (B) multi-programming
(D) 101100101000 (C) multi-tasking
(D) time sharing
10. If the EBCDIC code for the letter
'0' is ] 1000 100, the EBCDIC 14. Which of the following
code for the letter 'P' will be applications is BEST suited for a
real-time processing system?
(A)11001100
(B) 11000100 (A)A monthly payroll system
(C) 11010000 (B) An annual taxation system
(0)11100000 (C) Entering students Data
(D) Airline reservation
11. A processor's power is measured
In Item 15 refers to the line below.
A:\COPY fA fB /D test. txt
(A) gigabytes
(8) gigahertz ] 5. Which is the MOST LIKELY
(C) hertz interface in use?
(D) gigawatts
(A) Command driven interface
(B) Graphical user Interface
12. Software that has been modified
(GUI)
to meet the needs of an
(C)Menu
organization is
(D) Touch screen
(A) custom ized software
(8) custom-written software 16. Which one of the following is
(C) integrated software NOT a cable used for linking
(D) Microsoft Office computers?
(A) Coaxial
(B) Fibre optic
(C) Router
(D) Twisted pair
17. The type of bandwidth required 21. Someone tapping into a network
for telephone lines is cable and being able to read the
data signals on the medium is an
(A) broadband example of
(B) broadcast
(C) narrowband (A) electronic eavesdropping
(D) voiceband (B) identity theft
(C) software piracy
18. All of the following are methods (D)telnet
that allow users to go online at the
same time and send text or audio 22. The theft of computer programs
messages EXCEPT and the unauthorized distribution
and use of these programs is
(A) e-mail referred to as
(B)FTP
(C)IRC (A) Copyright
CD) newsgroups (B) Proprietary data
(C) Software piracy
19. The term 'http' in an URL (D) Surveillance
address is the name of the
23. A special-purpose computer that

(A) filename
functions as a component of a
(B) path
larger one is called a(n)
(C) protocol
(D) server
(A) embedded computer
(B) game console
20. Which of the following is NOT an (C) mobile computer
electronic means of software (D) server
restriction?
24. The use of computer software in

(A) encryption
classroom instruction to assist
(B) firewall
students in their learning is
(C) password
known as
(D) water proof cabinet
(A) CAD
(B)CADD
(C) CAl
(D) CAM
25. Which is the BEST tool to 29. Which of the following is a

analyze the robustness and verification technique that can be
performance of components of a used to reduce the incidence of
large vehicle? data entry errors in entering
population data for a census?
(A) CAM
(B) CAE (A) Data type check
(C) Expert System (B) Double entry
(D) None of the above (C) Range check
(D) Reasonableness check
26. The person in an IT department
responsible for the creation and 30. The type of validation check that
administration of a network is the can be used to detect errors
arising from transcription is a
(A) computer technician
(B) database administrator (A) check digit
(C) network administrator (B) consistency check
(D) systems analyst (C) parity check
(D) presence check
27. Information is BEST described as
31. Cindy wants to print her
(A) processed data document on one page which she
(B) raw facts and figures has used a word processor to type.
(C) software In doing a Print Preview, she
(D) data realized that the text have gone
over by two lines unto the second
28. What type of data processing is page. Without changing the paper
involved in tracking customer size, what can she attempt
orders on a monthly basis? adjusting in order for the
document to be printed on one
(A) Commercial page?
(B) Industrial
(C) Scientific (A) Margins
(D) All of the above (B) Page length
(C) Tabs
(D) Word wrap
32. To move a block of text from one 36. The feature in presentation
place to another in the same software that is used to make
document, it is BEST to use the changes to all slides in a
feature presentation is
(A) copy and paste (A) custom animation

(B) cut and paste (B) slide master
(C) find and replace (C) slide show
(D) word wrap (D) slide transition
33. The MOST appropriate feature in 37. In developing a website, it is

word processing used to send the necessary to do ALL of the
same letter to all customers stored following EXCEPT
in a database is
(A) name your homepage
(A) automatic save (B) use hyperlinks
(B) copy (C) use tags
(C) mail merge (D) write your code in html
(D) save
38. A single document on the World
34. The feature to use in a word Wide Web consisting of an
processor if you want to make a HTML file and any related files
backup copy of your document is for scripts is a
(A) autosave (A)hyperlink

(B) backup (B) protocol
(C) file -fsave (C) web page
(D) file -fsave as (D) web site
35. The feature in presentation 39. In Microsoft Excel, the rows are
software that shows the text from labeled with
each of the numbered slides on
the left hand side of the screen is (A) letters
(B) letters and numbers
(A) normal view (C) numbers
(B) outline view (D)None of the above
(C) print preview
(D) slide show view
40. To find the minimum value of the 44. A key that uniquely identifies a
contents of the cells in AI, A2, record is called a(n)
and A3, all of the following can
be used in Microsoft Excel (A) foreign key
EXCEPT (B) index key
(C) primary key
(A) Min (AI, A2, A3) (D) none of the above
(B) Min (Al ..A3)
(C) MIN (AI :A3) 45. A query that is not needed on a
(D) MIN (AI-A3) regular basis and is created to get
information when the need arises
41. Which of the following is an is BEST known as a(n)
example of an absolute cell
address? (A) adhoc query
(B) append query
(A)C4 (C) select query
(B) $C$4 CD) update query
(C)4C
(D)4$C$ 46. After a problem has been
analysed, the next step is to
42. The process of selecting some of
the records from a spreadsheet (A) generate the solution
that satisfy a certain criteria is CB)identify the problem
(C) implement the solution
(A) filtering CD)write the program
(B) queries
(C) searching
47. The data type MOST appropriate
(D) sorting
to use to store «M" fur Male or
"F" for Female in a Pascal
43. The MOST appropriate software program is
tool that can be used for queries
and reports is a (A) character
(B) integer
(A) database system (C) literal
(B) spreadsheet (D) real
(C) web browser
(D) word processor
48. A set of instructions written in a

Item 51 is based on the following
algorithm.
logical sequence in a language
j=1
close to programming language
while j < 13
which provides the solution to a Print j + 2
problem is a/an j=j+2
endwhile
(A) expert system
(B) flowchart 51.What is printed by the algorithm?
(C) process
(D) pseudocode (A)1,3,5,7,9
(B) 1,3,5,7,9,11
(C)3,5,7,9,11
49. If P = 3 and q = 5, which one of (D)3, 5, 7, 9,11,13
the following statements does
NOT evaluate to True? 52. Machine language is the only
language which
(A)p> 2 AND q<=5
(B) p< 2 OR q = 5 (A) requires quick translation for
(C) NOT (p < 2)
immediate usage
CD)p <> 3 or q =6 (B) computers can understand
and execute directly
(C) needs a compiler
50. Which of the programming
(D) uses the decimal system
constructs should a student use in
writing an algorithm to tell the
user to input a student mark and 53. The process of manually testing a
print "PASS" or "FAIL" given program for correctness is
the pass mark? referred to as
(A) If. .. Then ... Else (A) compiling

(B) For. .. Do (B) debugging
(C) Repeat. .. Until (C) dry running
CD)While ... Do (D) tracing
54. The type of error that occurs 57. In a Pascal program, a variable
when a program attempts to which can store the gross pay of
divide by zero is termed ten (10) workers in one location is
a(n)
(A) debug
(B) execution (A) array
(C) logic (B) character
(D) syntax (C)real
(D) string
55. The punctuation mark that should

be placed after the last 'END' in a 58. Which of the following
Pascal program is a statements written in Pascal
assigns values to an array
(A) colon declared as
(B) comma Marks: Array [1..5] of integer;
(C) full stop
(D) semi-colon (A) For X := 1 to 5 do
Input (Marks [X]);
Item 56 refers to the data given (B) For X = 1 to 5 do
below. Readln (Marks [X]);
(C) For X:= 1 to 5 do
15 21 30 Readln (Marks [X]);
40 12 (D) For X := 1 to 5 do
16 17 Readln (Marks (X»;
56. The Pascal statements

59. Which of the following
Readln ( numl, num2 );
statements can BEST be used
Readln ( num3 );
execute a set of instructions a
will set
specified number of times?
(A)numl to 15, num2 to 21 and
(A)FOR ... DO
num3 to 17
(B) IF ... THEN ... ELSE
(B) numl to 15, num2 to 21 and
(C) WHILE DO
num3 to 40
(D) REPEAT UNTIL
(C) numl to 15, num2 to 21 and
num3 to 30
(D)numl to 15, num2 to 40 and
num3 to 12
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Item 60 refers to the pseudocode below.
Program Test;
Var
X, Z : integer;
Begin
Z= 10;
X= 1;
While (X > 0) do
Writeln X;
End.
60. Which of the statements is true

about the pseudocode?
(A) X will never be printed

(B) X would be printed once
(C) The WHILE loop will never
terminate
(D) None of the above
Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology I
TEST 4
.....,
1. The hardware component of the 5. SATA is an abbreviation for
computer that performs
comparison operations is the (A) Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment
(A) arithmetic and logic unit (B) Small Advanced Technology
(B) control unit Attachment
(C) memory (C) Serial Attachment
(D) registers Technology Advancement
(D) Small Attachment
2. Read Only Memory is primarily Technology Advancement
used for
6. A computer system specifically
(A) input designed for use in retail stores
(B) output which uses a bar code reader as
(C) primary storage one of its peripherals is known as
(D) secondary storage a(n)
(A) Automated Telling Machine

3. The unit of storage required to
store one character is a (B) cash register
(C) Point of Sale Terminal
(A) bit (D) real time system
(B) byte
(C) kilobyte 7. OMR is an input device that is
(D) word used MAINL Y for
(A) inputting graphic diagrams

4. The secondary storage device that
is LEAST portable is a into the computer
(B) marking multiple choice
(A)DVD examination scripts
(B) flash drive (C) processing cheques in banks
(C) floppy disk (D) reading information from
(D) hard disk survey forms
8. Output from a printer is 12. All of the following are functions

considered to be of the operating system EXCEPT
(A) hard copy (A) document editing

,
I (B) information (B) input/output management
(C) machine readable (C) memory management
(D) soft copy (D) process management
9. Using four (4) bits, the two's 13. When each user is made to feel
complement representation of the that he/she has the full attention
decimal number - 6 is of the CPU, the following is
occurrmg
(A)OllO
(B) 1001 (A) time-sharing
(C) 10lO (B) multitasking
(D) 1110 (C) multiprogramming
(D) multiprocessing
representations is NOT generally 14. The MOST appropriate system
used for positive numbers? used by a bank to process
transactions by a computer is
(A) Binary Coded Decimal
(B) Decimal system (A) batch processing
(C) One's complement (B) online processing
(D) Sign and Magnitude (C) real-time processing
(D) timesharing
11. The hexadecimal number system

is used to store numbers using 15. One of the MOST suitable
f· base interfaces for use by visually
t impaired persons is
(A)2
(B) 8 (A) command driven interface
(C) lO (B) graphical user interface
(D) 16 (C) non-visual interface
i (D) touch screen
fi
r
t
\
16. Some types of networks listed in 20. http://www.moe.gov.ttis an

ascending order of size are example of
(A)LAN,MAN, WAN (A) a link to a website

(B) LAN, WAN, MAN (B) a location where files can be
(C)MAN,LAN, WAN uploaded
(D) MAN, WAN, LAN (C) an email address
(D) file transfer protocol
17. The range of coverage for a
wireless network is a(n) 21. The protocol which governs the
transmission of voice over the
(A) bandwidth Internet is
(B) hotspot
(C) LAN (A)FTP
(D)podcast (B)HTML
(C) HTTP
18. All of the following can be (D)VoIP
classed as wired media EXCEPT
22. A method of making phone calls
(A) coaxial through the Internet is
(B) fibre optics
(C) satellite (A) blogging
(D) twisted pair (B) using newsgroups
(C) using an URL
19. A private network owned by an (D)VoIP
organisation that allows for local
authorised access only is BEST 23. The use of electronic devices to
termed a(n)
monitor electronic
communications between two or
(A) extranet
more groups without their
(B) internet
(C) intranet permission is referred to as
(D) WAN
(A) electronic eavesdropping
(B) hacking
(C) industrial espionage
(D) piracy
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24. CADD is an acronym for 27. A document outputted by the

computer and used to record data
(A) Computer Aided Design and afterwards is referred to as a
Drafting
(B) Computer Aided Design Disk (A) hard copy
(C) Computer And Disk Design (B) soft copy
(D) Computer Aided Drafting . (C) source document
Design (D) turnaround document
25. Which of the following are 28. A check that can be used for data
considered duties of a Computer verification is
Programmer?
I. create a data dictionary for (A) character
design of a new system (B) data type
II. write user documentation (C) double-entry
III. update and modify existing (D) range
programs
IV. write programs 29. In entering data into a system, a
clerk accidentally entered a
(A) IV only person's age as "50" instead of
(B) I and IV only "50". What type of error would
(C) II, III and IV only occur as the computer program
(D) I, II, III and IV tries to read this entry?
(A) Range
(B) Reasonableness
statements is NOT true?
(C) Data type
(A) Data may consist of letters (D) None of the above
and numbers.
(B) Data is information that has 30. A file where the records are
been processed. stored in sorted order on one or
(C) Information is data that has more key fields is a
been processed.
(D) Information and data are not (A) direct file
the same. (B) sequential file
(C) serial file
(D) transaction file
31. The word processing feature that 35. The feature of a word processor
automatically sends a word that that can be BEST used to create
cannot fit on one line to the next and send individualized letters
line is from one document is
(A) enter (A) copy and paste

(B) line wrap (B) create letters
(C) word wrap (C) mail merge
(D) wrap word (D) select all
32. The default text justification in a 36. The simplest way to obtain a
word document is background colour and font styles
in putting together a set of slides
(A) center using presentation software is by
(B)full usmg
(C) left
(D) right (A) animation
(B) background
33. The feature used in the tests in (C) slide master
this book to place two sets of (D) templates
questions side by side is
37. In planning a website, the LEAST
(A) Chart important factor to consider is
(B) Columns
(C) Table (A) an e-mail address for the link
(D) Tabs (B) content of each page
(C) number of pages desired
34. The feature used for the 2 in X2 (D) the intended audience
in a word processing document is
known as a 38. The application software MOST
appropriate to be used for
(A) superscript financial budgets is
(B) subscript
(C) font type (A) databases
(D) font size (B) spreadsheets
(C) word processing
(D) presentation
Item 39 is based on the following 42. To enter data into a database, one
statement. record at a time, it is BEST to use
=IF(DI>O, DI ,EI) (A) forms

(B) queries
39. The option that BEST explains (C) reports
what the statement does if it is (D) tables
placed in the cell Alof a
spreadsheet is
Item 42 refers to the portion of
(A) cells DI and EI are set to ° database displayed.
°
(B) if D I is greater than then
!II CAR
DI is set to EI
(C) If DI> 0, Al is set to DI, ariD carasde . OvmerlD ChasslsNo .
PDK-1230 NISI! 1 !(-5105527L-4
otherwise Al is set to EI PEN·9447 Nissa 2 F·4329832iD·8
(D) If DI> 0, Al is set to EI, PRW-6S44 (HEV 6 B·89254293G-l
otherwise Al is set to D 1 PJX-9187 He 2 G·646889J· 7

PLX·9743 (HEY 2. J·5578545H·9
40. In a spreadsheet, the default 43. Which of the following can be

alignment for text is used as a primary key in the
database?
(A) block I. CarID
(B) centre II. CarCode
(C) left III. ChassisNo
(D) right IV. OwnerID
41. What is a concept of spreadsheets (A)Ionly

that can be seen in the formula (B) I and II only
shown below? (C) I and III only
(D) I, III and IV only
=$D$l+$E$l
44. When tables and files are linked
(A) Absolute addressing together in a database, it is
(B) Block selection referred to as a
(C) Column insertion
(D) Relative addressing (A) linked database
(B) relational database
(C) relationship database
(D) reports
45. The feature in database 49. The symbol used for "less than or
management software that allows equal to" in programs is
a user to group records in a sorted
manner and incorporate summary (A»=
data is (B)=>
1. Queries (C)<=
II. Reports (D)=<
III. Tables
Questions 50 -51 refer to the
(A) I only algorithm below
(B) I and II only
(C) II and III only j = 10
(D) All of the above whilej > 5
print j
46. An identifier for which the value j = j- 2
does not change is a(n) endwhile
(A) constant 50. What does the algorithm output?

(B) integer
10 8 6
(C) literal
10 8 6 4
(D) variable
10 8 6 4 2
1010 10 10 10
47. The symbol used to represent a
decision box in a flowchart is a
51. What is the final value of j when
(A) parallelogram the loop terminates?
(B) rectangle
(A) 2
(C) rhombus
(B)4
(D) square
(C)6
(D)8
48. If x is true and y is false, all of the
following will return true
52. Another term for top-down
EXCEPT
approach is
(A) x AND y
(A) Bottom-up approach
(B)x OR y
(B) Dry run
(C)NOTy
(C) Manual trace
(D) NOT (x AND y)
CD) Stepwise refinement
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53. The development of the integrated 57. In a Pascal program it is BEST to

circuits affected the declare a variable that is required
to store the name of a student as
(A) first generation of computers
(B) second generation of (A) character
computers (B) integer
(C) third generation of computers (C) real
(D) fourth generation of (D) string
computers
Items 58-59 are based on program
54. A characteristic of third below.
generation languages is that it is
Program test;
(A) easier to debug than first and
var
second generation languages x, y, z: integer;
(B) machine independent begin
(C) written using English-like x:= 10;
words while x > 5 do
(D) All of the above begin
writeln(x+ 1);
x:= x - 2;
55. A translator used to translate a end;
program written in high level to writeln(x + 5);
machine language, storing it as end.
object code is a/an
58. What is printed on the first pass
through the while loop?
(A) assembler
(B) compiler (A) 11
(C) debugger (B) 8
(D) interpreter (C) 6
(D)5
56. Finding errors and correcting

them in a program is known as 59. What is printed by the last writeln
statement?
(A) debugging
(A) 9
(B) executing
(B) 11
(C) linking (C)7
(D) translating (D)5
60. Which of the following is used for

comments in a PASCAL
program?
I. (comments)
II. (* comments *)
III. {comments}
IV. *comments*
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) II and III only
(D) III and IV only
TESTS
1. Which of the following lists 5. Which one of the following is

hardware components of a access time dependent on?
computer?
(A) Rotational delay and number
(A) Keyboard, System Unit, of tracks
Microsoft Office (B) Seek time and rotational
(B) Monitor, Mouse, System Unit delay
(C) Monitor, Programs, CPU (C) Seek time and number of
(D) System Unit, Keyboard, tracks
Microsoft Office (D) Speed and time
2. An electronic device that can 6. An input device that is used to

operate in one of two stable states input text, diagrams and pictures
is a(n) is a
(A) bistable device (A) bar code reader

(B) device interface (B) joystick
(C) embedded computer (C) scanner
(D) fire wire (D) touch screen
3. A byte is usually a collection of 7. An example of a printer that

prints one character at a time is a
(A) 2 bits
(B) 8 bits (A) deskjet printer
(C) 16 bits (B) dot matrix printer
(D) 24 bits (C) laser printer
(D) line printer
4. Flash memory is used in all of the
following EXCEPT 8. l l Gl , converted to decimal is
(A) camcorders (A)6

(B) cellular phones (B)7
(C) digital cameras (C) 13
(D)DVD players (D)26
9. The decimal number 67 converted 13. The ability of a computer to

to octal is execute programs on two or more
processors simultaneously is
(A) 1000011 known as
(B) 1000101
(C) 102 (A) multiprogramming
(D) 103 (B) multiprocessing
(C) multitasking
10. What is the result of the following (D) multi-user
binary operation?
11002 - 10102 14. Airline reservation systems
generall y use
(A)0100
(B) 0001 (A) real-time processing
(C) 0110 (B) online processing
(D)0010 (C) batch processing
11. Which one of the following is not
considered to be application 15. The input device that is MOST
software? appropriate for use in a GUI is
(A) Custom-written software (A) keyboard

(B) Integrated software (B) mouse
(C) Specialized software (C) scanner
(D) Systems software (D) speech recognition
12. The function of the operating 16. A technology that can be used to
system that is responsible for the set up a wireless LAN is
configuration of a modem is 1. Bluetooth
II. Coaxial Cable
(A) device management III. Fibre Optic Cable
(B) file management IV. Wi-Fi
(C) input/output management
(D) memory management (A)Ionly
(B) IV only
(C) I and IV only
(D) I, III and IV
17. The unit of measure used for 21. VoIP is also known as
speed in data transmissions is
(A) IP Telephony
(A) baud (B)IRC
(B) bit (C) Voice over Industrial
(C) byte Protocol
(D) kilobytes (D) Voice Recognition
18. Half duplex transmission allows 22. A program that reproduces itself
data to flow in and can corrupt data stored on a
computer is alan
(A) one direction only
(B) two directions but only one (A) anti-virus
direction at a time (B) firewall
(C) two directions at the same (C) hacker
time (D) virus
23. When a person gathers
19. A messaging system that requires information about another person
the address of the recipient is and pretends to be the other
likely person, this crime is BEST termed
(A) electronic mail (A) copyright

(B) newsgroup (B) identity theft
(C)podcast (C)patent
(D) web log (D) piracy
20. The term used for the buying and 24. All of the following can be
selling of goods and services on classified as computer crime
the Internet is EXCEPT
(A) e-commerce (A) data encryption

(B) e-marketing (B) electronic eavesdropping
(C) extranet (C) hacking
CD) teleconferencing (D) piracy
25. The type of computer MOST 29. Which of the following is a

APPROPRIATE for use in method used for data validation?
weather forecasting is a 1. Consistency check
II. Parity check
(A) microcomputer III. Reasonableness checks
(B) minicomputer IV. Range checks
(C) mainframe computer
(D) super computer (A)IV only
(B) I and IV only
26. The person in an IT department (C) I , III and IV only
responsible for ensuring the (D) All of the above
efficient use of the database

within an organization is 30. A file that allows access to a
particular record in the file using
(A) computer programmer a key is a
(B) database administrator
(C) network administrator (A) indexed-sequential
(D) systems analyst (B) sequential file
(C) serial file
(D) transaction file
27. A printed form filled out by
students and then used as input
into the computer is BEST 31. To replace text in a word
described as processing document by other
text, it is BEST to
(A) turnaround
(B) source (A) copy and paste
(C) machine readable (B) cut and paste
(D) human readable (C) use the default settings
CD) use type-over mode
28. Entering data twice by the same

person or another person is a form 32. The default layout orientation in a
of word document is
(A) automation (A) landscape

(B) data security (B) legal
(C) data validation (C) letter
(D) data verification (D) portrait
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Item 33 is based on the following 36. The LEAST important factor that
text. should be taken into
consideration when preparing a
There are three types of translators -
presentation is the
assemblers, compilers and
interpreters. An assembler is used to
convert programs written in (A) amount of text on a slide
assembly language to machine (B) arrangement of the slides
language. Interpreters and compliers (C) background images
are used to convert programs (D) font size of text on a slide
written in high level languages to
machine language.
statements are TRUE?
33. The formatting feature used in the I. Before publishing a website
text is on the Internet, it can be
tested in Microsoft Word once
(A) centre justification the pages are located in the
(B) full justification same folder.
(C) left justification II. HTML is the only language
(D) right justification that can be used for creating
web pages.
34. The formatting feature applied to III. It is important to plan a
the word "text" in a word website before building it.
document is IV. There are a variety of servers
that can be used for free to
(A) cursive publish a simple website
(B) font size
(C) italics (A) I and III only
CD)subscript CB)II and IV only
(D)I, III and IV only
35. The feature used to change a word
to another word throughout a
document is 38. Spreadsheets are generally NOT
used for
(A) autosave
(B) find and replace (A) budgets
(C) replace all (B) loan calculations
(D) select all (C) pay sheets
(D) report writing
Items 39 - 40 refer to the data below 42. A key that is a primary key in one
which has been entered into a table and a field in another table
spreadsheet table. of the same database is called a
A B C D
(A) candidate key
1 Mark 1 Mark2 Mark3 Average (B) composite key
(C) foreign key
2 4 8 6
(D) index key
3 8 4 9
43 .. What data type can hold a
4 6 7 8
true/false value?
39. All of the following will result in (A) alphanumeric

the same answer EXCEPT (B) date
(C) logical
(A) AVERAGE (A3 ..C3) (D) numeric
(B) AVERAGE (A3:C3)
(C) AVERAGE (A3,B3,C3)
Item 44 refers to the database below.
(D)A3 + B3 + C31 3
Last First Phone Email

40. If the formula =A2+ B2 + C2/3 is Name Name Contact Address
entered in D2, the result will be Sam Jill 782- jsampson@
3456 gmail.com
(A) 6 Prince Ken 764- kprince@
(B) 14 8790 hotmail.com
(C) A2+ B2 + C2/3 Maraj Seeta 875- smaraj@
(D) An error 4328 yahoo.com
Ali Zoree 368- zali@
9087 yahoo.com
41. A collection of tables related to
one another is called a 44. The data in the table has been
sorted
(A) database
(B) form (A) ascending, last name
(C) table (B) descending, email
(D) record (C) descending, last name
(D) descending, phone contact
45. What feature in a database 48. Which one of the following

application can BEST be used for symbols is used to represent a
a company to find out the length process in a flowchart?
of time a particular employee has
been employed, assuming that (A) parallelogram
information on employees have (B) rectangle
already been stored in the (C) rhombus
database? (D) square
(A) forms 49. Ifp = 5 and q =10, which one of

(B) queries the following statements evaluate
(C) reports to False?
(D) tables
(A)p+q<25
46. Which one of the following does (B) p = 5 OR q = 2
the computer consider to be a (C) NOT (q - p < 2)
character? (D) P <> 3 AND q = 6
1. T 50. All of the following are relational

II. * operators EXCEPT
III. &
IV. Fl (A)<
(B)<>
(A) I only (C) OR
(B) I and II only (D»=
(C) I and IV only
(D)I, II and III only
51. Which of the following describes
software development that
47. A graphical representation used to involves breaking a complex
show the flow of data through a problem into parts?
program is a
(A) compiling
(A) data flow diagram (B) problem solving
(B) flowchart (C) stepwise refinement
(C) process box (D) trace tables
(D) systems diagram
52. The following languages are Item 57 refers to the Pascal code
classified as high level with the below.
exception of
WRITELN ('The sum is' SUM);
(A) Assembly
56. What will be outputted by the
(B) BASIC
statement if the value 100 is
(C) COBOL
stored in SUM?
(D)C
(A) 'The sum is' SUM

53. The development of the transistor (B) 'The sum is' 100
affected the (C) The sum is 100
(D) No output due to a syntax
(A) first generation of computers error
(B) second generation of
computers
(C) third generation of computers 57. Which of the following
(D) fourth generation of statements can be BEST used to
computers execute a set of instructions a
specified number of times?
54. A program written in Pascal

(A)For. .. Do
before it is compiled is referred to
(B) If. .. Then ... Else
as
(C) While Do
(D) Repeat Until
(A) executable code
(B) object code
(C) source code 58. In a Pascal program, a variable
(D) test data which can store the gross pay of
ten workers is a(n)
55. The type of error that occurs

(A) array
when a program does not produce
(B) character
the desired results is
(C) real
(D) string
(A) debug
(B) execution
(C) logic
(D) syntax
Item 59-60 refers to the algorithm

shown below.
Input (mk)
If (MK < 0) OR (MK > 100) then
Print (' error')
Else
If (MK < 50) then
print ( 'fail')
,
~ Else
print ('pass')
._- Endif
- : '
Endif
59. If 42 is entered into MK, the

output will be
(A)an error
(8) fail
(C) pass
(D) No response
60. If 50 is entered into MK, the

output will be
(A)an error
,
(8) fail
(C) pass
,- (D) No response
Item 1 refers to the diagram below 3. EPROM is an abbreviation for
D
H E
~F I
(A) Electrical Programmable
Read Only Memory
(B) Electronic Programmable
1. What should replace D, E and F Read Only Memory
to illustrate the major functions of (C) Erasable Programmable Read
the computer? Only Memory
(D) Expert Programmable Read
(A)D - Input Only Memory
E - Output
F - Processing
4. The units of storage listed in
(B) D - Input descending order according to
E - Processing SIze are
F- Output
(C) D - Input (A) bit, byte, kilobyte
E - Processing (B) byte, bit, kilobyte
F - Storage (C) kilobyte, bit, byte,
(D) kilobyte, byte, bit
(D)D - Input
E - Output
F - Storage 5. All of the following are features
of flash memory EXCEPT
2. The hardware component that

(A) It is used in video game
fetches, decodes and executes
consoles, laptop computers,
instructions from the computer's
video camcorders
memory is the
(B) It is also known as jump
drives and memory sticks
CA)Arithmetic and Logic Unit
(C) It has the capability to store
(B) Control Unit
more information than a
(C) Random Access Memory
CDROM
(D) Register
(D) It is volatile and fast to read
,,- 6. All of the following are general 10. If 6 bits is used to represent the
purpose interfaces used to connect decimal number 13 in sign and
internal storage devices within a magnitude then the result will be
computer system EXCEPT
(A)001101
(A) CPU (B) 001011
(B) SATA (C) 101101
(C) SCSI (D)0001101
(D)USB
--. 11. If the ASCII code for the letter

7. The concentric rings on a diskette 'C' is 1000011, then the ASCII
that data can be recorded onto is code representation for the letter
referred to as "M" is
"
(A) cylinders (A) 1001001
(B) rings (B) 1001100
(C) sectors (C) 1001101
(D) tracks (D) 1001110
8. A device that can be used to input 12. 101lz - 101=

architectural maps into the
computer is a (A) 101
(B) 110
(A) digitizer (C) 1001
(B) light pen (D) 1011
(C) optical character reader
(D) plotter
13. During the start up procedure of a
computer the first program which
9. The resolution of a monitor is enters the memory is the
usually measured in
(A) operating system
(A) bytes (B) random access memory
(B) kilobytes (C) word processing package
(C) megapixels (D) spreadsheet package
(D) pixels
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14. The process of preparing a disk 18. Before a computer can be part of
for storing information is a network, a main component it
must have is a
(A) compiling
(B) defragmenting (A) network card
(C) formatting (B) firewall
(D) zipping (C) coaxial cable
(D) port
15. The type of processing mode

mainly used in a hotel reservation 19. A mode of communication that
system is allows data to be transmitted in
one direction only is
(A) Online
(B) Batch (A) complex
(C) Time-sharing (B) full duplex
(D) Real-time (C) half duplex
(D) simplex
16. The name given to a general set of

tools that allows visual 20. Every host computer on the
components, like icons, to be used Internet has its unique address
in software is a used to identify it called the
(A) command driven interface (A) IP address

(B) graphical user interface (B) TCP/IP
(C) menu (C)URL
(D) touch screen (D)VoIP
17. High-frequency radio signals that 21. A document on the World Wide
generally travel 50 - 100 krn Web consisting of an HTML file and
through the atmosphere are any related files for scripts and
graphics is a
(A) bluetooth
(B) fibre optics (A) hyperlink
(C) microwaves (B) protocol
(D) voiceband (C) web page
(D) web site
\ -
22. Downloading a file involves 26. All of the following can be done
using CADD software EXCEPT
(A) sending your file from your
computer to other computers (A) constructing designs for
using the Internet bridges
(B) obtaining a file from another (B) drawing up plans for new
computer on the internet houses
(C) transferring a file from the (C) designing electronics and
computer to the hard drive machinery
(D) transferring a file from the CD)interpreting designs and
hard drive to the computer controlling machines
23. Scanning the retina of the eye for 27. Which of the following
identification purposes is an statements are true?
example of
I. Data consists of raw facts
(A) biometrics II. Information is processed data
(B) digital photography III. Information can be used for
(C) data integrity making decisions
(D) verification IV. A computer produces data only
(A) II ONLY
24. The illegal copying of software is (B) I, II and III ONLY
(C) II, III and IV ONLY
(A) copyright (D) All of the above
(B) patent
(C) software piracy
(D) software plagiarism 28. A system that carries out
instructions automatically without
human intervention once it is
25. Software that can be legally switched on BEST illustrates
downloaded for free from the
Internet is considered to be (A) automation
(B) data processing
(A) customized (C) process control
(B) custom-written CD)scientific processing
(C) open source
(D) proprietary
29. The type of validation check to 32. The keyboard shortcut to insert a
ensure that a number entered is page break in a word processing
between 1 and 12 is a document is
(A) consistency check (A)CTRL+ A

(B) parity check (B) CTRL + Backspace
(C) presence check (C) CTRL + Insert
(D) range check (D) CTRL+ Enter
30. Another term used for direct 33. The word processing feature used
access IS in the 2 of the text Y 2 is
(A) indexed-sequential (A)font size

(B) random (B) italics
(C) sequential (C) subscript
(D) transaction (D) superscript
Item 31 refers to the icon below. 34. To protect your document using a
password, you can
(A) backup your document

(B) encrypt your document
(C) save your document as a pdf file
31. This icon found in Microsoft

Word when clicked is used as a 35. The MOST appropriate
shortcut for the command application package used to do a
presentation to a group of
(A) copy students on "Studying
(B) copy and paste Techniques" is
(C) cut
(D) paste (A) Microsoft Access
(B) Microsoft Excel
(C) Microsoft Power Point
(D) Microsoft Word
36. The feature in a presentation 40. Each cell in a spreadsheet can be

software that is used to edit or identified by a
view the current slide or selected
slide in the centre of the screen is (A) active cell
(B) cell pointer
(A) normal view (C) cell reference
(B) outline view (D) label
(C) print preview
(D) slide show view 41. Which of the following is
equivalent to the spreadsheet
37. One way to do a presentation after formula shown below?
it has been created using =SUM (al:dl)
presentation software is
(A)=Al + Dl
(A) digital projection (B) =Al +B 1+Cl -rn
(B) on-screen (C) =count(al :dl)
(C) printed handouts (D) None of the above
42. What is a concept of spreadsheets

38. In order to point to another that can be seen in the formula
document on the WWW, a home shown below?
page uses a(n) -snsi-sss:
(A) search engine (A) absolute addressing
. (B) index page (B) block selection
(C) thumbnail (C) column insertion
(D) hyperlink (D) relative addressing
39. A software tool that can be used 43. A primary key that is made up of
to effectively depict how sales two or more fields is a
figures have varied over several
years is (A) candidate key
(B) composite key
(A) database system (C) foreign key
(B) spreadsheet (D) index key
(C) web page
(D) word processor
44. The MOST appropriate data type, 48. In the truth table below, A, Band
in a database management system C should be replaced by
used for storing a combination of
digits and characters (e.g. x Y xANDy
PART014) is false false false
false true false
(A) date true false false
(B) numeric A B C
(C) logical
(D) text (A) false, false, false
45. To present your information from (C) true, true, true
a database in a design of your (D) none of the above
choice, it is BEST to use a

Questions 49 and 50 refer to the
(A) form algorithm below.
(B) query
(C) report j = 11
(D) table if j> 10 then
while (j > 5) do
46. Which one of the following j =j -2
cannot be used as an integer data print j
type?
49. What is printed by the algorithm?
(A)-12345
(A) 3
(B)O
(B) 5
(C) 23
(C) 11
(D)2a
(D)9 7 5 3
47. All of the following can be used

to show the steps in solving a 50. If j is set to 5 in the first
problem EXCEPT statement, what will be printed?
(A) 5
(A) data flow diagram
(B) flowchart (B) 10
(C) 11
(C) program
(D) The loop will never stop and
(D) pseudocode
3 will be printed continuously
51. Which of the following is an 55. Which of the following is NOT a

example of a second generation valid Pascal program name?
programming language?
(A)PaylCal
(A) Assembly (B) Pay*Calculation
(B) Basic (C) Pay_Calculation
(C) Machine (D) PI Calculation
(D) Pascal
56. Which statements in Pascal can
52. All of the following are examples be used for generating the
of translators EXCEPT following output?
FIRST 15 20
(A) assemblers
(B) compilers (A) Readln (FIRST, 15, 20);
(C) interpreters (B) Writeln (FIRST, 15, 20);
(D) utilities (C) Write In (,FIRST 15 20');
(D) Writeln ("FIRST 15 20"),
53. In a Pascal program, statements
EXCEPT the last "END" are 57. The reserved word used in Pascal
terminated by a to display output and place the
cursor on a new line is
(A) semi-colon
(B) period (A) Print
(C) comma (B) Readln
(D) colon (C) Write
(D)Writeln
54. A variable used to store decimal
numbers in a Pascal program is 58. The Pascal code to store 60 into
declared as the location 7 of the array
MARKS is
(A) decimal
(B) floating point (A) MARKS (7) := 60;
(C) integer (B) MARKS [7] := 60;
(D) real (C) MARKS [7] = 60;
(D)60 := MARKS [7];
l_
Items 59 - 60 refer to the following

Pascal program segment below.
Readln (A, 8);

If (8 >= 0) then
Begin
C:= AlB;
Writeln (C)
End
Else
Writeln(,Error');
End;
59. If27 and 3 are entered into the

program, the result would be
(A)3
(B) 9
(C) 27/3
(O)An error
60. If the data assigned to the

variables A and 8 are 6 and 0
respectively, upon execution,
there will be a
(A) logical error

(8) result of 0
(C) runtime error
(D) syntax error
TEST 7
1. Which function of the computer 5. One kilobyte is exactly equal to

does the statement, "Print x"
require? (A) 1000 bytes
(B) 1024 bytes
(A) input (C) 10,000 bytes
(B) output (D) 10,240 bytes
(C) processing
(D) storage 6. The most popular interface that
can be used to connect peripheral
2. Another name for the Central devices to the system unit is
Processing Unit is
(A)ATA
(A) control unit (B) IDE
(B) processor (C) SCSI
(C) registers (D) USB
(D) secondary storage
7. A technology mainly used by
3. All of the following are peripheral banks to process cheques is
devices EXCEPT
(A)MICR
(A) control unit (B) OCR
(B) hard drive (C)OMR
(C) modem (D)POS
(D) monitor
8. Printers that generally produce
4. Which of the following is volatile the highest quality print are
storage?
\ <
(A) deskjet printers
(A) EPROM (B) dot matrix printers
(B) PROM (C) laser printers
(C) RAM (D) thermal printers
(D) ROM
9. The hexadecimal number 2E 13. Utility software is used to do all

converted to decimal is of the following EXCEPT
(A) 45 (A) back up files

(B) 46 (B) copy files
(C) 56 (C) manage the memory of the
(D) 101110 computer
(D) protect the computer against
10. What is the result of the following VIruses
binary operation?
10102 + 00112 14. The term used when more than
one program is allowed to run at
(A) 0110 the same time using more than
(B) 1010 one CPU is
(C) 1101
(D) 1111 (A) multi-processing
(B) multi-programming
11. 10100001 0010 0111 is the BCD (C) multi-tasking
(D) time sharing
representation of
(A) -127 15. A likely example of batch

(B) 40 processing is
(C) 127
(D) 295 (A) calculation of monthly payroll
(B) airline reservation
(C) air traffic control
12. The term that is used for a
(D) electronic funds transfer
program which contains several
application programs is
16. The interface that allows a user to
(A) customized software choose from a list of options is
(B) custom-written software
(C) general-purpose software (A) command- driven
(D) integrated software (B) DOS
(C) graphical user
(D) menu-driven
17. The type of wireless technology

most commonly used for
communication between a 21. Another name for blog is
computer and a nearby external
(A)blogger
device is
(B) pod cast
(A) Bluetooth (C)web log
(B) infrared (O)wiki
(C) microwave
(D) satellite 22. When a company takes
individuals' phone numbers from
18. A device that translates digital a telephone directory and calls
signals to analog and vice versa is them up and offers them the
a option to purchase goods and
services, this is termed
(Aj modern
(8) processor (A) telemarketing
(C) satellite (8) telecommuting
(D) speaker (C) teleconferencing
(D) teletext
19. The speed of a communication

medium is also known as its 23. When data is missing or
inaccurate, it MOST likely does
(A) bandwidth not have data
(8) baud
(C) broadband (A) encryption
(D) broadcast (8) inconsistency
(C) integrity
(D) security
20. The set of rules for communicating
over the internet can be
24. An example of Computer-Aided
(A) File Transfer Protocol Design software is
(B) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
(C) Internet Protocol (A) Adobe PageMaker
(D) All of the above (B) AutoCAO
(C) Microsoft Access
(D) Microsoft Project
· 58- Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology
25. Which of the following is a 29. Which of the following is NOT a

technology used to store music direct access storage medium?
from instruments or voice for
editing? (A)CDROM
(B)DVDROM
(A) COM (C) Flash drive
(B) MIDI (D) Magnetic Tape
(C)MICR
(D) ROM 30. Creating a secondary file in a
database which contains pointers
26. The person in the computer to items to assist with locating
industry responsible for records is referred to as
developing and testing new
hardware components is a (A) backing up
(B) compressing
(A) Computer Engineer (C) indexing
(B) Computer Programmer (D) interpreting
(C) Computer Technician
(D) Systems Analyst 31 . The page size chosen to print a
document on 11" x 14" paper size is
27. Control systems that constantly
check the system and change (A)A4
actions as necessary BEST (B) custom
illustrates (C) legal
(D) letter
(A) automation
(B) data processing 32. The text justification used in the
(C) process control questions on this test is MOST
(D) scientific processing likely
28. The type of check that a company (A) centre

can use to detect deviation from (B) full
trends in expenses is (C) left
(D) right
(A) consistency
(B) data type
(C) range
(D) reasonableness
33. A feature in a word processor that 37. The feature that is BEST suited to
is used in many cases to place an allow individual bullets on a slide
extra note at the bottom of a page to appear one at a time is
IS a
(A) animation
(A) footer (B) bullets
(B) footnote (C) numbering
(C) header (D) wizards
(D) page break
38. What does the HTML code below
34. The document generated from achieve?
performing a mail merge is the Hello <i>how are</i> you
I '
(A) data source (A)Hello how are you

(B) letters (B) Hello how are you
(C) primary document (C) Hello how are you
(D) secondary document (D) Hello how are you
35. In order to combine a set of Item 39 is based on the spreadsheet

documents together into one word below.
processing document while
preserving the original
documents, it is BEST to
(A) cut and paste into another one

(B) import the documents into a
.-
l
new document 39. Which statement is TRUE?
(C) perform a mail merge I. column B does not have any
(D) use search and replace data
,
-; II. integer 4 is in cell A3
36. The software tool that allows a III. integer 5 is in cell IB

teacher to generate slides to assist IV. integer 6 is in cell C2
in classroom instruction is
(A) II only
(A) database management (B) II and IV only
(B) word processing (C) I, II and IV only
(C) presentation (D) II, III and IV only
(D) spreadsheet
Item 40-41 refers to the segment of 43. A key that is used in a second
the spreadsheet displayed below. table as a primary key but is not a
primary key in the first table is
called a
(A) candidate key

(B) foreign key
40. What is result of the formula (C) primary key
=Average (AI :Dl)? (D) secondary key
(A) 1.5
44. With reference to a database,
(B) 2
which of the following statements
(C) No result, invalid cell
is true?
references
(D) No result, invalid function.
(A) a column is also called a
record
41. If cell A! contains 2 and cell A2 (B) a row is also called a field
contains 3, what will be produced (C) a row is also called a tuple
in cell A3 if the formula (D) a row is also called an
=Power(Al,A2) attribute
is entered into it?
Item 45 refers to the database table
(A)6
shown below.
(B) 8
(C)9
(D) No result because there is an
error in the formula.
42. The default alignment in a 45. What must be entered in the

spreadsheet for the integer "25" is criteria row of a Select query to
obtain Kerry's age ONLY?
(A) block
(B) centre (A) In the NAME column,
(C) left NAME = "Kerry"
(D) right (B) In the AGE column,
NAME = "Kerry"
(C) In the AGE column, AGE = 7
(D) In the NAME column,
NAME = "Kerry", AGE = 7
Item 46 is based on the following 48. Which of the following is NOT a

statements. logical operator?
I. Print 'Enter x' (A)ANO

II. Read x (B)OR
III. x=x+l (C)NOT
IV. Print 'x' (0)<=
46. Which of the following is true?

Items 49-50 refer to the algorithm and
trace table.
(A) I represents input,
II represents output,
x=2
III represents processing,
y=5
IV represents storage
for n = 1 to 3 do
(B) I represents output,
z<-x*y
II represents input,
x s-+x f- 1
III represents processing.
endfor
(C) I represents output, n x y z
II represents input, 2 5
III represents input,
1 3 10
2 4 P
(D) I represents output,
3 q 20
II represents input,
III represents processing,
IV represents output 49. What is the value for p in the
trace table?
47. Which one of the following (A) 10

symbols is used to represent a (B) 15
decision box in a flowchart? (C)30
(A)
<5 (0)40
50. What is the value for q?

(B)
/ /
(A)2
(C) D (B)3
(C)4
(0)5
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51. ADD 400 55. A program written in a high level

is an example of a statement language is referred to as
written in
(A) high level code
(A) assembly language (B) object code
(B) BASIC (C) pascal code
(C) machine language (D) source code
(D) Pascal
56. The type of error that can be

52. All of the following languages detected from compiling a
need a translator EXCEPT program is a
(A) Assembly (A) logic error

(B) Machine (B) runtime error
(C) Pascal (C) syntax error
(D) (A) and (C) (D) transposition error
53. Of which generation of languages 57. Which of the following is an

does assembly language belong to? invalid Pascal program name?
(A) Fifth generation languages (A) Calculate Grosspay

(B) Fourth generation languages (B) Calculategrosspay
(C) Third generation languages (C) Calculate_GrossPay
(D) Second generation languages (D) CalculateGross_Pay
54. Which of the following statements 58. Which one of the following
about programming is true? statements will result in an error if
it is translated using a Pascal
(A) Linking takes place after compiler?
compilation
(B) Maintenance usually takes (A) Print (,The product is', P);
place between linking and (B) Readln (Name);
execution (C) Write (sum);
(C) Syntax errors are usually (D) Writeln (AlB);
revealed during execution
(D) Source code is usually in
binary format
Item 59 refers to the Pascal code Item 60 is based on program below.

below.
Program Test;
Write In ('The product is', PRODUCT);
Var
59. What will be outputted by the x, y, z: integer;
statement if the value 100 is Begin
stored in PRODUCT? x:= 10;
While x > 5 do
(A) No output due to a syntax Begin
error Writelntx+ 1);
(B) 'The product is' PRODUCT x:= x - 2;
(C) 'The product is' 100 End;
(D) The product is 100 Writeln(x + 5);
End.
60. What is the overall output of the

program?
(A) 11
9
7
12
(B) 11
9
7
(C) 11
9
7
9
(D)7
9
11
TESTS
1. Executing the statement, 5. A double-sided disk that is

Print ('x + y') formatted has 80 tracks on each of
involves performing the computer its surfaces. There are 18 sectors
function(s) of on each track and a byte of
storage requires 2 sectors. How
(A) input only many kilobytes of information
(B) output and processing can the disk store?
(C) output only
(D) processing and storage (A) 1440 bytes
(B) 1.44 Kb
(C) 1440 Kb
2. A CDROM is an example of
(D) 2880Kb
(A) control unit
(B) main memory 6. A device that can determine if
(C) secondary storage there is motion in a room and
(D) volatile memory send a message electronically to a
computer system is a
3. RAM chips are used for
(A) screen
(A) input (B) menu
(B) output (C) touch screen
(C) processing (D) sensor
(D) storage
7. The technology that is needed to
translate the image of a page
4. The number of bits a CPU can
which has been scanned into
process at once is BEST called a electronic text that can be edited
on a word processor is a
(A) byte
(B) capacity (A)OMR
(C) kilobyte (B) OCR
(D) word (C)MICR
(D)POS
8. The main function of a printer is 12. The general term used for the
technology of a computer system
(A) data storage to connect to external devices is
(B) input called a(n)
(C) output
(D) processing (A) cable
(B) expansion slot
9. 1011 0010 10010101 is the BCD (C) firewire
representation of (D) port
(A)-45,7171 13. An anti-VIrus program is an

(B) -295 example of
(C) +295
(D)+45,7171 (A) general purpose software
(B) integrated software
10. What is the result of the following (C) special purpose software
binary operation? (D) systems software
nor, -101b
14. The process of reducing a file for
(A) 0010 storage is called
(B) 0001
(C) 0110 (A) buffering
(D) 0000 (B) downloading
(C) downsizing
11. What is the two's complement (D) file compression
representation of the integer -26,
using 7 bits? 15. The processing mode used by a
system in which terminals are
(A)OOllOlO connected to a main computer and
(B) 1100110 user jobs are processed
(C) 1100111 immediately is termed
(D) 1101110
(A) real-time processing
(B) batch processing
(C) online processing
(D) timesharing
Item 16 refers to the graphic shown 20. A software application that finds
below. web sites using key words is
BEST described as alan
(A) Internet browser

(B) search engine
16. What does the graphic depict?
(C) TCP/IP
(A) command driven interface (D)URL
(B) menu bar
(C) task bar 21. A standard for locating and
(D) tool bar transferring web pages from a
web server to an individual
17. A device that allows computers to computer using the Internet is
exchange information through
(A)FTP
telephones lines is a
(B) HTTP
(A) bluetooth (C)IRC
(B) modem (D)MSN
(C) microwave.
(D) voiceband 22. Which of the following is NOT a
feature of a web site where
18. Which of the following is used for individuals can post thoughts and
long-range wireless opinions?
communication?
(A)blog
(A) Coaxial cable (B) bulletin board
(B) Fibre-optic (C) newsgroup
(C) Satellite (D)VoIP
(D) Twisted pair
23. The 'www.test.com' in a URL
19. The type of network that is MOST address is the
appropriate to connect Trinidad and
Tobago to England is a(n) (A) domain name
(B) path
(A) WAN (C) protocol
(B) LAN (D) server computer
(C) MAN
(D) intranet
24. All of the following are examples 27. The term used for an employee to
of software restrictions EXCEPT be able to log in to a remote
computer and work as if he/she is
CA)biometric scans locally on the machine is known as
(B) encryptions
(C) locks (A) teleconferencing
(D) passwords (B) telecommuting
(C) telnet
25. Information that is designed in CD)telemarketing
such a way to encourage you to
embrace a particular opinion is 28. The computer control of machines
considered to be and processes is referred as
(A) credit card fraud (A) automation

(B) data CB)computerization
(C) industrial espionage (C) digitization
CD)propaganda CD)multiprocessing
26. Which of the following are 29. The type of validation check to
characteristics of open source ensure that data has been entered
software? into a field of a database is a
I. The source code is available
free of charge (A) consistency
II. There are usually license (B) data type
restrictions on the use of the (C) parity
,- software CD)presence
III. The software is sold at market
rates 30. Files that can be stored on
IV. The software is only magnetic tapes are
distributed via CDs
(A) direct
(A)IONLY (B) indexed-sequential
(B) I, II and IV ONLY (C) random
CC)IIIONLY CD)sequential
CD)II, III, IV ONLY
31. Positioning words on a line is 34. Which of the following operations

BEST termed as involve converting from one
format to another?
(A) page layout
(B) page setup (A) creating a table in a
(C) text alignment document
(D) wordwrap (B) importing a document from
a spreadsheet into a word
Item 31 refers to the screenshot processing package
(C) performing a mail merge
displayed below.
(D) printing a word document
/A
PAGEl ¥
Notethat Pascal is a language in which variables must be declared
statements is true about
before they are used, Insome languages/like Perl, variables can be
presentation software?
used without previously beirg declared,
(A) A slide show cannot progress

automatically
32. The part of the document labeled (B) No speaker notes can be
A BEST illustrates a added
(C) Slides can be designed from
(A) footer templates
(B) footnote (D) Slides cannot be animated
(C) header
(D) page break 36. A template that makes it easier to
do a slide design for an entire
33. Which of the following is presentation is a
necessary in order to perform a
(A) presentation
mail-merge?
(B) slide master
(A) Data source and secondary (C) slide sorter
document (D) wizard
(B) Primary document and data
source
(C) primary and secondary
documents
(D) Primary document with field
names
37. Which HTML code will insert a 40. What is the value of the formula
second level heading into an SQRT (01 *20)?
HTML document?
(A) 10
(A)< Head> Level2 (8)25
Textheading </Head2 level> (C) 100
(8) <HI> Text heading </Hl> (D) No value, error in function
(C) <H2> Text heading </H2>
(D) <p> Textheading </p>
Item 41 refers to the segment of the
spreadsheet below.
38. The function in a spreadsheet
package that allows a user to
search the first column of a block
of cells and then return a value
from a cell on the same row of 41. The formula "=A 1+$8$1" is
that block is placed in C 1 and then copied
from C 1 to C2. What result would
(A) average be displayed in C2?
(8) count
(C) if (A) 11
(D)vlookup (8) 12
(C) 13
(D) 14
Item 39-40 refers to the part of a
spreadsheet shown below.
42. A set of related fields is called a
(A) Column
(8) Database
(C) File
39. What would be displayed in the
(D) Record
cell A 1 in the spreadsheet if, the
formula
=IF (Dl<El, DI-2,El-2) 43. A database that can handle more
is entered into it. than one table at a time is termed
(A) 3
(A) Linked
(8)5
(8) queries
(C) 8
(D)#VALUE! (C) Relational
(D) relationship
44. When searching for a record, in a 48. What programming construct

database, a person should use the does the segment of the flowchart
form rather than the table view to shown below represent?
(A) increase the search time for

finding records
(B) increase the number of
searches
(C) improve the readability level
(D) view more records at a time (A) Iteration
(B) Repetition
45. The feature in database (C) Selection
management software that allows (D) Sequential
you to put in the total sum of a
field in a report generated is Item 49 refers to the pseudocode
algorithm below.
(A) criteria x=5
(B) grouping sum e O
(C) summary options repeat
(D) totals sum = sum + x
x=x+5
until x > 25
46. Real numbers are also called
print sum
I. decimal numbers
II. floating point numbers
49. What will be the effect of the
III. positive integers
code?
(A) I only
(A) The algorithm will find and
(B) II only
print the sum of the numbers
(C) I and II only
from 5 to 25
(D) I and III only
(B) The algorithm will find the
sum of the numbers from 10
47. A graphical representation of an
to 25
algorithm is a/an
(C) The loop will execute 25
times and then terminate
(A) data flow diagram
(B) flowchart
(C) IPQ chart
(D) pseudocode
"
50. All of the following are third 54. Which of the following identifiers
generation languages except is a reserved word in a Pascal
program?
(A) Assembly
(B) Basic (A) display
(C)C (B) print
(D) Pascal (C) read
(D) test_ var _I
51. The machine code produced from
compiling a program is called 55. The Pascal statement to add two
variables x and y and store the
(A) compilation code result in z is
(B) object code
(C) high level code (A)x+y=z;
(D) source code (B)z = x + y;
(c)x + y:= z;
52. The process of combining object (D)z:= x + y;
code files to form one executable
program is referred to as 56. Which statement in Pascal can be
used for reading input line by
(A) compiling line?
(B) executing
(C) interpreting (A) Input
CD) linking (B) Read
(C) Readln
(D) Readline
53. If a semi-colon is placed at the
end of the last "END" of a Pascal
programme, the type of error that 57. How do you code the algorithm
will occur is statement "If x is not equal to 5"
in Pascal?
(A) execution
(B) logical (A) If x != 5 then
(C) no error (B) If X NOT 5 then
(D) syntax (C) If (x < > 5) then
(D) If (x = 5) then
58. Which of the following is a 60. All of the following are features
statement in Pascal that assigns a of internal documentation in a
value of 5 to array location 4 of program EX~PT
an integer array num? -,
(A) comments
(A)4 := num[5]; (B) indentation
(B) num[5] := 4; (C) effective use of white space
(C)num[4] := 5; (D) testing
(D)writeln (num[4]);
Item 59 refers to the segment of a

Pascal program below.
Readln (A, B);

Product := A * B;
If (Product> 50) then
Writeln (Product/2);
59. If 30 and 3 are entered into the

program, the result would be
(A) 25
(B) 45
(C) 90/2
(D)An error
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;, ,.73 Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology
TEST 9
l. Scanning a person's handprint 4. 1024 kilobytes is equal to a
for identification purposes is an
example of (A) byte
~ (B) gigabyte
(
(A) input (C) megabyte
"
(B) output (D) terabyte
)
(C) processing
(D) storage 5. A medium on which data is stored
by using laser technology is a(n)
2. Which of the following is the
hardware component of the (A) CDROM disk
. -, computer responsible for saving a (B) flash memory
file to a disk? (C) hard drive
(D) modem
(A) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
(B) Control Unit 6. IDE stands for
(C) Port
(D) RAM (A) Integrated Disk Electronics
(B) Integrated Drive Electronics
"
-,
3. One main difference between (C) Intelligent Disk Electronics
PROM and EPROM is that (D) International Drive
Electronics
-,
,
(A) PROM can be re-programmed
many times and EPROM can 7. A technology used MAINLY for
be programmed only once. playing games is a
(B) PROM can be programmed
,
-. only once and EPROM can (A)joystick
i,. ..
be re-programmed many (B) light pen
times. (C) mouse
(C) PROM is erasable and (D) OCR
EPROM is not
CD)Both PROM and EPROM are
erasable and programmable
8. Which pair of devices is classified 12. What is the Hexadecimal equivalent

as non-impact printers? of the decimal number 45?
(A) Dot matrix printer and laser (A)55

printer (B) 213
(B) Laser printer and inkjet (C)2C
printer (D)2D
(C) Laser printer and plotter
(D) Plotter and inkjet printer 13. The most popular type of
application software used by the
9. A printed report is considered to majority of organizations today is
be an example of
(A) customized software
(A) draft copy (B) custom-written software
(B) hard copy (C) general-purpose software
(C) paper copy (D) special-purpose software
(D) soft copy
14. The term which BEST describes
10. The decimal equivalent of the two CPU s of a computer running
ASCII representation for 'F' is different parts of one program is
70. What is the decimal
equivalent for the ASCII (A) multiprogramming
representation for 'A'? CB)multiprocessing
(C) compiling
(A) 1 CD)natural language processing
(B) 65
(C)75 15. The processing mode MOST
(D)76 appropriate for a medical device
which is being used to monitor
11. What is the one's complement the heart of a patient in order to
representation of the integer 14, adjust the level and type of
using 5 bit two's complement? medication administered is
(A)0101l (A) real-time

(B)Ol1lO (B) batch
(C) 10001 (C) online
(D) 10010 (D) timesharing
Item 16 refers to the graphic below. 19. Data transmission that takes place
in both directions but not at the
same time is BEST termed
(A) duplex
(B) half duplex
(C) point to point
(D) simplex
20. The term that BEST describes a

private network based on Internet
16. What is displayed in the graphic
standards but only available
taken from Windows 7?
within an organization is
(A) Icon
(A) extranet
(B) Pop-up menu
(B) internet
(C) Pull-down menu
(C) intranet
(D) Non-visual interface
(D) local area network
17. The general term used to refer to

21. The protocol that is used to show
the sending of a message to all
web pages on a computer that
computers on a network is
have been retrieved from web
(A) transmission
servers is
(B) infrared
(A)FTP
(C) Bluetooth
(B)HTML
(D) broadcast
(C) HTTP
(D)URL
18. The area of coverage that offers
Internet access over a Wi-Fi
22. Pursuing courses online is an
network is BEST known as a(n)
example of
(A) hotspot
(A) blogging
(B) infrared network
(B) e-commerce
(C) modem
(C) e-learning
CD)satellite
CD)e-teaching
23. Which of the following is a 27. A person who handles computer

language used to create web repairs in a company is MOST
pages? likely a
(A)FTP (A) network administrator

(B)HTML (B) computer technician
(C) Microsoft Front Page (C) file librarian
(D) Pascal (D) software engineer
24. All of the following are examples 28. A set of raw facts and figures is
of physical data security EXCEPT termed
(A) biometric scans (A) processing

(B) fireproof cabinets (8) output
(C) locks (C) information
(D) security guards (D) data
25. Obtaining confidential 29. The type of validation check to

information from companies by ensure that the age of a student
spying is an example of can match the date of birth
entered is
(A) electronic eavesdropping
(B) hacking (A) consistency
(C) industrial espionage (B) parity
(D) piracy (C)range
(D) reasonableness
26. Software that assists in giving

information in a specific field at 30. Which of the following is an
the level of a professional is appropriate file access method
called a(n) that can be used to search a
company's payroll that has been
(A) expert system ..stored on a magnetic tape?
(B) professional system
(C) specialised software (A) Direct access
(D) special purpose software (B) Indexed-Sequential
(C) Random access
(D) Sequential access
31. What is the name of the feature 35. What-formatting feature has
labeled A found in a word changed between lines 1 an 2
below?
I) The fox jumped over the fence.

2) The fox jumped over the fence.
(A) font size
(B) margin (A) font size
(C)tabs (8) font type
(D) wordwrap (C) margin
(D) text alignment
32. The feature in a word processor used

to begin typing on a new page is 36. The feature in a presentation
software used to view a presentation
(A) page break optimizing the full screen is
(B) page number
(C) text alignment (A) Slide layout
(D) tabs (8) Slide master
(C) Slide show
(D) Slide sorter
33. The feature used to automatically
get the same text to appear at the
bottom of every page in word 37, All of the following are valid
document is a reasons for creating a website
EXCEPT
(A) endnote
(B) footer (A)to create an online community
(C) header (8) to give information
(D) heading (C) to link peripherals
(D)to sell goods and services
34. To move a block of text from one

place to another in a word 38. All of the following are valid
document, it is BEST to use the formats for images on a website
feature EXCEPT
(A) copy (A).gif

(8) cut (8) .htm
(C) copy and paste (C) .jpg
(D) cut and paste (D).png
'-. 78 Multiple Choice Practice Tests for CSEC Information Technology
39. In Microsoft Excel, the columns 42. Which one of the following
are labeJed with graphs shows an example of a line
graph?
(A) letters
(B) letters and numbers (A)
(C) numbers PETS
10
8
6
4 -i--'--'~--"'>--
Item 40 refers to the segment of the a -PETS

spreadsheet displayed below. ZZ>-....J
IZcr:O:::
O~~~
...,
~o
(B)
PETS
JOHN
II ANN
40. What will be displayed in B I in
II1IIMARY
the spreadsheet if the following
function is typed into B 1 ? CARL
=COUNT(A I :A6)
(A)3
(B)5 (C)
(C) 6 PETS
(D)6ab
CARL
MARY
41. An example of a relative cell
ANN • PETS
address is
JOHN
(A) lA o 5 10
(B)Al
(C) $Al
(D)$A$l (D) None of the above
43. A database is a collection of 47. Which of the following are

related characteristics of all effective
algorithms?
(A) tables I. they consist of a finite
(B) reports number of steps
(C) queries II. they are precise
(D) graphs III. they are unambiguous
IV. they must contain all the
44. A key that can potentially be the programming constructs
primary key is a
(A) I and II ONLY
(A) candidate key (B) I and IV ONLY
(B) duplicate key (C) I, II and III ONLY
(C) relational key (D) All of the above
(D) table key
Item 48 refers to the truth table
45. What field type in a database below.
package should be used for
representing entries that can be x Y XORY
either true or false? false false false
P Q R
(A) Alphanumeric true false true
(B) Numeric true true true
(C) Logical
(D) Date 48. P, Q and R should be replaced
with
46. A programmer needs to calculate

(A) false, false, false
Value Added Tax as 15% of the
Selling Price. This value is to be
(C) false, true, true
used throughout the program.
(D) true, false, false
What should the programmer
declare this as?
49. The symbol used for "greater than
(A) Constant or equal to" in programs is
(B) Literal
(C) Percentage (A)<=
(D) Variable (B»=
(C)=>
(D)=<
Item 50 refers to the segment of the 52. Modifying a program until one
flowchart shown below. gets the desired result is an
example of
(A) compiling
(B) dry running
(C) executing
(D) maintaining
50. What programming construct
does the segment of the flowchart
53. Which of the following will a
illustrate?
variable that is declared as
I. Iteration
STRING in a Pascal program be
II. Repetition
used to store?
III. Selection
I. Letters
IV. Sequential
II. Numbers
III. Punctuation marks
(A) II only
IV. Special symbols
(B) I and II only
(C) II and IV only (A) I only
(D) I, II and III only (B) I and II only
51. What will be accomplished by the (D) All of the above
following algorithm?
x=1 54. Which of the following
sum e O statements written in Pascal can
repeat be used to calculate the average of
sum = sum + x three numbers stored in the
x=x+l variables P, Q and R if the result
until x > 10 is stored in S?
print sum
(A)=AVERAGE (P, Q, R);
(A) It will find and print the sum
(B) S = P + Q + R/3;
of the numbers from 1 to 10
(C) S := P + Q + R/3;
(B) It will find and print the sum
(D)S := (P + Q + R)/3;
(C) It will find the sum of the
numbers from 1 to 10 ONLY
CD) It will find and print the sum
Items 55 - 56 refer the segment of the (D)K = 5;

Pascal program shown. X= 1;
While J <= 8 do
K=5; Begin
X= 1; X=X+J;
For J = K + 1 TO 8 do J = J + 1;
X= X+J; End;
Writeln ( X); Writeln (X);

56. What is printed for the value of X?
algorithms is equivalent to the
algorithm given?
(A) 15
(B) 21
(A)K = 5;
(C) 22
X= 1;
(D) 27
J = K + 1;
While J <= 8 DO
X=X+J; 57. Which of the following is used to
Writeln ( X); declare a one-dimensional integer
array MARKS in a Pascal program?
(B)K = 5;
X= 1;
(A) Array Marks (1 to 10);
(B) Marks:Array [1 ..10] of integer;
J = K + 1;
While J <= 8 DO (C) Marks:Array [1 to 10] of integer;
Begin (D) Marks:Array (1..10) of integer
X=X+J;
J = J + 1;
End;
Writeln ( X);
(C)K = 5;
X= 1;
J = K + 1;
While J <= 8 DO
X=X+J;
J = K + 1;
Endwhile
Writeln ( X);
Questions 59-60 are based on the 60. A user manual is an example of

Pascal program below.
(A) a mnemonic name
{I} program test;
(B) comments
(C) external documentation
{2} var
(D) internal documentation
{3} arr: array [1..4] of integer;
{4} z: integer;
{5} begin
{6} For z := 1 to 4 do
{7} readln(arr[z]);
{8} end.
58. What's the effect ofline 3?
(A) Declares an integer array filled

with the values 1, 2, 3,4
(B) Declares a variable called
array for storage of integers
(C) Declares an integer array
with four locations 1, 2, 3, 4
(D) Declares an integer array
with four locations 0, 1,2,3
59. What's the effect oflines 6 and 7?
(A) Stores the numbers 1,2,3,4

in arr 0, 1,2,3
(B) Stores the numbers 0, 1,2,3
marr
(C) Accepts numbers from the
user for storage in arr
(D) No effect since it contains
syntax errors
TEST 10
1. Primary storage is also referred to as 5. A technology used to scan a text
document to translate it to digital
(A) auxiliary storage format is
(B) backing storage
(C) internal memory (A)MICR
(D) PROM (B) OCR
(C)OMR
2. Permanent storage of data in a (D)POS
computer takes place on all the
following media EXCEPT 6. A device that can be used to print
architectural drawings and 3D
(A) CD (compact disks) diagrams is a
(B) hard disk
(C) Random Access Memory (A) ink-jet printer
(D) memory stick (B) laser printer
(C) plotter
(D) thermal printer
3. 1,024 gigabytes (GB) is equal to
one
7. The decimal representation for the
(A) byte octal number 24 is
(B) kilobyte
(C) megabyte (A) 19
(D) terabyte (B) 20
(C) 192
(D) 11000
4. A device used for reading optical
media is a(n)
8. What is the Hexadecimal equivalent
(A) CDR OM of the decimal number 13?
(B) CDROM drive
(C) flash memory (A)A
(D) modem (B)B
(C)C
(D)D
9. What is the sign and magnitude 13. A system where transactions are
representation for the decimal grouped and then processed on a
number -12 using 6 bits? monthly basis is an example
(A)00IlO0 (A) real-time

(B) lO1lO0 (B) batch
(C)100110 (C) online
(D) 111100 (D) timesharing
lO. Integrated software is described as 14. To activate a pull-down menu
(A) operating system software (A) Click on the menu item using
that handles complicated the left mouse button
tasks (B) Click on the menu item using
(B) software used for the right mouse button
mathematical calculations (C) Click anywhere in the
(C) software that contains the document using the left
functionality of multiple mouse button
applications (D) Click anywhere in the
(D) simple updates to an already document using the right
existing package mouse button
11. Which of the following is a 15. The type of user interface found
function of application software? in DOS is
(A) Disk formatting (A) command driven

(B) File management (B) graphical user
(C) Memory management (C) menu driven
CD)Web browsing (D) software interface
12. Which of the following is a 16. Wireless network technology used

function of an operating system? for very low-speed connection
between nearby devices is
(A) File management
(B) Word processing (A) Bluetooth
(C) Web browsing (B) microwave
(D) Playing DVD movies (C) satellite
(D)Wi-Fi
17. All of the following is a media 21 . The set of rules for sending and
that can be used to transmit data receiving data over the Internet is
along communication lines known as
EXCEPT
(A)IRC
(A) coaxial cable (B) ISDN
(B) microwave (C) TCP/IP
(C) modem (D)URL
(D) twisted shielded pair
22. Technology that allows users to
18. The method that allows for data communicate real-time with
communication to take place in another user is BEST termed
both directions at the same time.
(A)blogs
(A) broadcast (B) Internet Relay Chat
(B) duplex (C) news groups
(C) half duplex (D)VoIP
(D) simplex
23. Implementing a plan to gain

19. Distribution of digital multimedia money from computer systems is
files via the Internet uses the termed
concept of a
(A) computer fraud
(A) broadcast (B) hacking
(B) hotspot (C) industrial espionage
(C) podcast (D) propaganda
(D) Wifi network
24. Technology that allows people to
20. The largest computer network in the be watched without their
world, which also consists of many knowledge is known as
smaller networks, is known as
(A) industrial espionage
(A) extranet (B) electronic eavesdropping
(B) internet (C) piracy
(C) intranet (D) surveillance
(D) WAN
25. Which of the following is 29. Which of the following generally

frequently used to replace human allows a file to be accessed by
beings in car assembly having to go through the records
operations? in order?
(A) Expert system (A) Sequential

(B) Robots (B) Random
(C) Teleconferencing (C) Indexed-sequential
(D) None of the above (D) Direct access
26. An employee that pays particular 30. Which of the following access
attention to the architecture of methods does a hard drive
programs is MOST likely a MAINLY use?
(A) network administrator (A) Direct access

(B) computer technician (B) Indexed-sequential
(C) file librarian (C) Sequential
(D) software engineer (D) None of the above
27. A document that has been 31. The term used to refer to the
outputted by a computer and then original settings of application
used for recording input data is software is
termed as
(A) best settings
(A) machine readable (B) default settings
(B) turnaround (C) efficient settings
(C) human readable (D) popular settings
32. What formatting feature is used in
28. The type of error that occurs the shaded part below?
when a set of numbers is entered A B C 0 E
into a computer in the wrong
order is (A) Underline
(B) Highlight
(A) typographical (C) Centre line
(B) transferrable (D) Bo1d
(C) transposition
(D) range
33. The BEST feature to use to insert 37. Which of the following can be
a citation at the bottom of a page used to save storage space, by
IS a representing a larger object on a
web page?
(A) endnote
(A) Hyperlink
(B) footer
(B) Home page
(C) footnote
(C) Table
(D) header
(D) Thumbnail
34. To select a block of text in a

38. The set of rules for uploading
Word document and place it also
files onto a website is
in another place within the same
document, use the feature
(A) File Transfer Protocol
(B) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
(A) copy
(C) Internet Protocol
(B) copy and paste
(C) cut
(D) cut and paste
39. A valid cell address used in
Microsoft Excel is
35. What feature of a word processor
is useful when a document is (A)4C
being edited multiple times by (B)C
several individuals? (C)C4
(D)C4$
(A) automatic save
(B) graphics
(C) password protection 40. A spreadsheet that contains
predefined formulae and layout
(D) track changes
that can be used for creating other
similar spreadsheets is best known
36. The feature in presentation as alan
software that makes deletion of
slides of a presentation easy is a (A) range
(B) template
(A) presentation (C) window
(B) slide master CD) worksheet
(C) slide sorter
(D) wizard
41. From the segment of the 44. All the attributes of one entity is
spreadsheet displayed below, referred to as a
what will be the result of the
formula if it is entered in C 1 ? (A) column
=RANK(B2, A1:B5, 1) (B) field
(C) key
(D) tuple
Item 45 refers to the database table

shown below.
(A) 2 Field: CarType -

Table: ~ENT __ _
-)r... -
RplT __
v
(B)4
Sort:
(C) 6
Show. ~ __ _ -~L
(D)B2 Criteria:
42. A complex criterion can be done

using the feature 45. What must be entered in the next
column of the query so as to
(A) advanced filter obtain a new calculated field
(B) autosum called Rental. Rental is RentalFee
(C) label increased by 10% ?
(D) sort
(A) Rental = RentalFee +
RentalFee * 0.1
43. A set of related records is called a (B) Rental = RentalFee +
RentalFee * 10%
(A) database (C) Rental: RentalFee +
(B) file RentalFee * 0.1
(C) record (D) Rental: = RentalFee +
(D) tuple RentalFee * 0.1
46. Which is the logical order of 49. If X is 2 and Y is 3, then all of the
steps in problem-solving? following will return false
EXCEPT
1. Define the problem
II. Test and validate the solution (A) (X> 0) AND NOT (Y < X)
III. Determine the most efficient (B) (X >2) OR (Y > 5)
solution (C)NOT (X < Y)
IV. Propose and evaluate (0)( X > 1) AND (Y > 5)
solutions
Items 50 and 51 are based on the
(A) I, II, III, IV algorithm below.
(8) I, III, IV, II
(C) I, IV, II, III Read z
(D) I, IV, III, II Sum =0
For x = z to 3 do
47. An example of data that can be
sum = sum + 2*x
considered as floating point is Endfor
Print sum
(A)2
50. If the user enters a 5 for z, the
(8) -2
output would be
(C)2.6
(0)23
(A)O
(8)2
48. Which programming constructs is (C)6
represented by the segment of the (D) 12
flowchart shown below?
51. If the user enters 1 for z, the

output would be
(A)O
(B) 2
(C)6
(D) 12
(A) Iteration
(8) Repetition
(C) Selection
(D) Sequence
52. The type of computer 55. Which of the following is an

programming language used in invalid statement in Pascal?
database programming is
(A) Writeln;
(A) first generation (B) Readln (A);
(B) second generation (C) Write;
(C) third generation (D) Read(x);
(D) fourth generation
56. What will be the output from the
Item 53 refers to the line of code sequence of Pascal statements?
taken from a Pascal program Write ( 'FOUR');
Writeln(,TWO'):
X:=(J +3+2)/Y; Writeln;
Writeln('FINISH');
53. If Y = 0, what type of error will
occur when the computer attempts (A) FOURTWO
to perform this calculation?
FINISH
(A) Syntax (B) FOURTWO
(B) Runtime FINISH
(C) Format (C)FOUR
(D) None of the above TWO
FINISH
54. A variable is needed to store the (D) FOURTWOFINISH
gross pay of a worker. Which of
the following is the BEST name
57. Which of the following Pascal
for the variable?
constructs is used for representing
(A)G selection-type statements?
(B)Gros 1. If ... Then ... Else
(C) Gross_Pay II. While ..Do
(D) Gross Pay III. Repeat..Untii
IV. For..Do
(A)Ionly
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II, III, IV only
Multiple Choice Practice Tests lor CSEC Information Technology
Item 58 - 59 refer to the Pascal 59. What effect will removing the
program below. line "For j:= I to 4 do" have on
the program?
Program test;
(A)A logical error will occur
Var (8) No effect
i, j : integer; (C) Only the value ofarr[l] will
arr : array [1 ..4] of integer; be printed
(D) None ofthe above
8egin
For i := I to 4 do 60. All of the following are
arr[i] := i + I; characteristics of internal
For j := I to 4 do documentation EXCEPT it
writeln(arr[j]); I. is created separately from the
End. program and provided for the
user to understand the
58 .. Which statement is TRUE about program better.
the Pascal program? II. makes the program more
user-friendly.
(A) There is an error in the array
III. provides a description of
declaration.
what the program was
(8) There is an error in the first
written to do.
"For" loop.
IV. involves the appropriate use
(C) The program will print the
of indentation of statements
following integers on
and white spaces.
separate lines: 2 3 4 5.
(D) The program will print the (A) II only
following integers on (8) I and III only
separate lines: 1 2 3 4. (C) II, III and IV only
(O)AII of the above.
ANSWERS TO TEST 1
Question Specific Question Specific
No. Objective
Answer I Answer
No. Objective
1 1.1 A 31 6.2 C
2 1.2 A 32 6.2 0
3 1.4 A 33 6.8 C
4 1.5 0 34 6.11 0
5 1.7 0 35 6.13 B
6 1.8 C 36 6.18 C
7 1.9 C 37 6.25 B
8 1.9 A 38 7.3 0
9 1.9 B 39 7.7 B
10 1.!1 A 40 7.10 0
11 1.12 B 41 8.3 A
12 1.13 A 42 8.2 C
13 1.14 A 43 8.3 A
14 1.15 B 44 8.9 C
15 1.15 A 45 8.9 A
16 4.1 B 46 2.1 B
17 4.1 A 47 2.6 C
18 4.3 C 48 2.6 A
19 4.3 C 49 2.7 D
20 4.4 A 50 3.1 B
21 4.4 0 51 3.1 0
22 4.5 A 52 3.2 A
23 4.5 C 53 3.3 C
24 4.7 B 54 3.4 0
25 4.8 A 55 3.5 B
26 4.9 C 56 3.5 C
27 5.2 C 57 3.6 B
28 5.2 B 58 3.8 A
29 5.4 A 59 3.8 A
30 5.6 B 60 3.10 B
ANSWERS TO TEST 2

Answer Answer
No. Objective No. Objective
1 1.1 0 31 6.2 B
2 1.2 A 32 6.4 C
3 1.3 A 33 6.7 0
4 1.4 0 34 6.8 C
5 1.5 0 35 6.14 0
6 1.7 0 36 6.23 0
7 1.8 A 37 6.25 C
8 1.9 C 38 6.26 B
9 1.9 C 39 7.1 C
10 1.9 0 40 7.3 C
11 1.1Jl--- A 41 7.3 B
~
12 1.11 C 42 7.8 A
13 1.13 0 43 8.1 A
14 1.14 A 44 8.2 C
15 1.15 D 45 8.3 C
16 4.1 B 46 2.1 A
17 4.1 A 47 2.6 0
18 4.2 C 48 2.6 C
19 4.3 B 49 2.7 D
20 4.3 A 50 2.7 C
21 4.4 B 51 3.1 C
22 4.5 A 52 3.2 0
23 4.7 C 53 3.3 C
24 4.7 C 54 3.4 0
25 4.8 D 55 3.5 B
26 4.9 C 56 3.6 C
27 5.2 0 57 3.6 0
28 5.3 C 58 3.7 D
29 5.4 C 59 3.8 0
30 5.5 A 60 3.10 B
ANSWERS TO TEST 3
Answer Answer
1 1.2 D -_ 31 6.3 A
2 1.3 C 32 6.6 B
3 1.4 D 33 6.10 C
4 1.5 D 34 6.12 D
5 1.6 C 35 6.14 B
6 1.7 A 36 6.18 B
7 1.8 D 37 6.24 D
8 1.9 C 38 6.25 C
9 1.9 C 39 7.2 C
10 1.9 C 40 7.3 D
11 1.10 B 41 7.7 B
12 1.11 A 42 7.12 A
13 1.13 D 43 8.1 A
14 1.14 D 44 8.2 C
15 1.15 A 45 8.4 A
16 1.15 C 46 2.1 A
17 4.1 D 47 2.5 A
18 4.1 B 48 2.6 D
19 4.3 C 49 2.6 D
20 4.4 D 50 2.6 A
21 4.4 A 51 2.7 D
22 4.5 C 52 3.1 B
23 4.7 A 53 3.3 C
24 4.8 C 54 3.4 B
25 4.9 B 55 3.4 C
26 5.1 C 56 3.6 B
27 5.2 A 57 3.6 A
28 5.4 A 58 3.8 C
29 5.4 B 59 3.8 A
30 5.7 C 60 3.10 C
ANSWERS TO TEST 4

Answer Answer
I
1 1.2 A 31 6.2 C
2 1.3 C 32 6.3 C
3 1.4 B 33 6.7 B
4 1.5 0 34 6.8 A
5 1.6 A 35 6.10 B
6 1.7 C 36 6.16 0
, 7 1.7 B 37 6.24 A
\ 8 1.8 A 38 7.1 B
9 1.9 C 39 7.3 C
10 1.9 C 40 7.4 B
11 1.9 0 41 7.5 C
12 1.11 A 42 8.3 A
13 1.13 A 43 8.3 C
14 1.14 C 44 8.8 B
15 1.15 C 45 8.11 B
16 4.1 A 46 2.4 A
17 4.1 B 47 2.6 C
18 4.1 C 48 2.6 A
19 4.2 C 49 2.6 D
20 4.3 A 50 2.7 A
21 4.3 0 51 2.7 0
22 4.3 0 52 2.9 0
23 4.5 A 53 3.2 C
\ 24 4.7 A 54 3.2 0
\ 25 4.9 C 55 3.3 B
26 5.1 B 56 3.4 A
27 5.3 0 57 3.4 D
28 5.4 C 58 3.10 A
29 5.5 C 59 3.10 A
30 5.6 B 60 3.11 C
ANSWERS TO TEST 5

Answer Answer
1 1.2 B 31 6.1 0
2 1.3 A 32 6.2 0
3 1.4 B 33 6.3 B
4 1.5 D 34 6.8 C
5 1.6 B 35 6.9 B
6 1.7 C 36 6.17 C
7 1.8 B 37 6.28 D
8 1.9 C 38 7.1 D
9 1.9 D 39 7.3 D
10 1.9 D 40 7.4 C
11 1.11 D 41 8.1 A
12 1.12 A 42 8.2 C
13 1.13 B 43 8.3 C
14 1.14 C 44 8.7 C
15 1.15 B 45 8.9 B
16 4.1 C 46 2.4 D
17 4.1 A 47 2.6 C
18 4.1 B 48 2.6 B
19 4.3 A 49 2.6 0
20 4.3 A 50 2.6 C
21 4.3 A 51 2.9 C
22 4.4 D 52 3.1 A
23 4.5 B 53 3.2 B
24 4.5 A 54 3.3 C
25 4.6 D 55 3.4 C
26 4.9 B 56 3.7 0
27 5.3 A 57 3.8 A
28 5.4 D 58 3.9 A
29 5.4 D 59 3.10 B
30 5.6 A 60 3.10 C
ANSWERS TO TEST 6

Answer Answer
1 1.1 B 31 6.1 D
2 1.2 B 32 6.3 D
3 1.3 C 33 I 6.8 C
4 1.4 D 34 6.12 B
5 1.5 D 35 6.13 C
-
\
6 1.5 A 36 6.14 A
7 1.6 D 37 6.23 D
8 1.7 A 38 6.25 D
9 1.8 D 39 7.1 B
10 1.9 A 40 7.2 C
II 1.9 C 41 7.5 B
12 1.9 B 42 7.7 A
13 1.11 A 43 8.2 B
14 1.12 C 44 8.3 D
15 1.14 D 45 8.11 C
16 1.15 B 46 2.4 D
17 4.1 C 47 2.6 A
18 4.1 A 48 2.6 C
19 4.1 D 49 2.7 B
20 4.3 A 50 2.7 A
21 4.3 C 51 3.1 A
22 4.3 B 52 3.3 D
23 4.4 A 53 3.4 A
24 4.5 C 54 3.5 D
25 4.6 C 55 3.6 B
26 4.7 D 56 3.7 C
27 5.1 B 57 3.7 D
28 5.2 A 58 3.9. B
29 5.4 0 59 3.10 0
30 5.6 B 60 3.10 0
ANSWERS TO TEST 7

Answer Answer
1 1.1 B 31 6.2 C
2 1.2 B 32 6.3 C
3 1.2 A 33 6.4 B
4 1.3 C 34 6.1 D
5 1.4 B 35 6.12 B
6 1.6 D 36 6.13 C
7 1.7 A 37 6.20 A
8 1.8 C 38 6.25 C
9 1.9 B 39 7.2 B
10 1.9 C 40 7.3 A
11 1.9 C 41 7.4 B
12 1.11 D 42 7.10 D
13 1.12 B 43 8.2 B
14 1.13 A 44 8.3 C
15 1.14 A 45 8.9 A
16 1.15 0 46 2.2 D
17 4.1 A 47 2.6 A
18 4.1 A 48 2.6 D
19 4.1 A 49 2.8 B
20 4.3 0 50 2.8 0
21 4.3 C 51 3.1 A
22 4.3 A 52 3.1 B
23 4.4 C 53 3.2 0
24 4.7 B 54 3.3 A
25 4.8 B 55 3.3 D
26 4.9 A 56 3.4 C
27 5.2 C 57 3.6 A
28 5.4 0 58 3.7 A
29 5.6 0 59 3.10 0
30 5.6 C 60 3.10 C
ANSWERS TO TEST 8

Answer Answer
1 1.1 C 31 6.2 C
2 1.2 C 32 6.4 C
3 1.3 0 33 6.10 B
4 1.4 0 34 6.12 B
5 1.5 C 35 6.14 C
6 1.7 0 36 6.18 B
7 1.7 B 37 6.25 C
8 1.8 C 38 7.3 0
9 1.9 B 39 7.3 A
10 1.9 A 40 7.4 A
11 1.9 B 41 7.7 C
12 1.10 0 42 8.3 0
13 1.11 0 43 8.4 C
~'~ _- 14 1.12 0 44 8.8 C
15 1.14 A 45 8.11 C
16 1.15 B 46 2.4 C
17 4.1 B 47 2.6 B
18 4.1 C 48 2.6 C
19 4.1 A 49 2.7 0
20 4.2 B 50 3.1 A
21 4.3 A 51 3.3 B
22 4.3 0 52 3.3 0
23 4.3 A 53 3.4 0
24 4.4 C 54 3.6 C
25 4.5 0 55 3.7 0
, 26 4.6 A 56 3.7 C
-
c -
27 4.7 C 57 3.8 C
28 5.2 A 58 3.9 C
29 5.4 0 59 3.10 B
30 5.7 0 60 3.11 0
ANSWERS TO TEST 9

Answer Answer
I 1.1 A 31 6.2 C
2 1.2 B 32 6.3 A
3 1.3 B
-
33 6.4 B
4 1.4 C 34 6.6 D
5 1.5 A 35 6.8 A
6 1.6 B 36 6.23 C
7 1.7 A 37 6.24 C
-
8 1.8 B 38 6.25 B
9 1.8 B 39 7.1 A
10 l.9 B 40 7.3 A
II 1.9 B 41 7.5 B
12 l.9 D 42 7.13 A
13 1.11 C 43 8.1 A
14 1.13 B 44 8.2 A
15 1.14 A 45 8.3 C
16 l.15 B 46 2.3 A
17 4.1 D 47 2.5 C
18 4.1 A 48 2.6 C
19 4.1 B 49 2.6 B
20 4.2 C 50 2.6 B
21 4.3 C 51 2.7 A
22 4.3 C 52 3.3 D
23 4.3 B 53 3.6 I 0
24 4.4 A 54 3.7 D
25 4.5 C 55 3.8 B
26 4.7 A 56 3.8 B
27 4.9 B 57 3.8 l!_
28 5.1 D 58 3.9 C
29 5.4 A 59 3.9 C
-,
30 5.6 D 60 3.11 C
ANSWERS TO TEST 10

Answer Answer
1 1.2 C 31 6.2 B
2 1.3 C 32 6.3 B
'1
J 1.4 DI 33 6.4 A
4 1.5 B 34 6.6 C
5 1.7 B 35 6.10 D
6 1.8 C 36 6.22 C
'7
I 1.9 B 37 6.25 D
8 1.9 D 38 6.28 A
9 1.9 B 39 7.2 C
10 1.11 C 40 7.2 B
II I.II D 41 7.3 A
12 1.12 A 42 7.12 A
13 1.14 B 43 8.2 B
14 1.15 A 44 8.3 D
15 1.15 A 45 8.9 C
16 4.1 A 46 2.1 0
17 4.1 C 47 2.4 C
18 4.1 B 48 2.6 I D
19 4.2 C 49 2.6 A
20 4.3 B 50 2.7 A
21 4.3 C 51 2.7 0
22 4.4 B 52 3.2 0
23 4.5 A 53 3.4 B
24 4.5 0 54 3.6 C
25 4.7 B 55 3.7 C
26 4.7 0 56 3.7 A
27 5.3 B 57 3.8 A
28 5.5 C 58 3.9 C
29 5.6 A 59 3.90 D
30 5.7 A 60 3.11 C
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(A) hardware (A) hard disk

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(A) compact disks (B) ll100~01

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(A) Internet Relay Chat (A) archiving

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III. updating and modifying persons that an employee has to

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27. Bar codes on an item is BEST 30. Three methods of file

31. The feature in a Wordprocessor 35. Which of the following software

(A) margins (A) database

(A)A4 (A) slide design

33. The formatting features used in

(A) SUM (BI, B2, B3, B4, B5)

39. To prevent the cell reference in a

(A) a function (A) Car

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computerized system or the errors

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39. Which application software is 43. A set of related files is called a

54. Which of the following is a type

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60. If the following data is inputted,

(A) Print ('The sum is', SUM);

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