MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1 Hour 30 Minutes

1. An inkjet printer is best described as

(a) An output device
(b) An input device
(c) A storage device
(d) A memory device

2. A laser printer is an example of a/an __________ printer

(a) Impact
(b) Non-impact
(c) Continuous
(d) Ink-jet

3. An impact printer __________

i. Is loud
ii. Can use multipart paper
iii. Uses toner
iv. Is cheap
a. i and ii
b. ii and iv
c. ii, iii, and iv
d. i, ii and iv

4. The two kinds of main memory are

(a) Primary and secondary
(b) Random and sequential
(c) ROM and RAM
(d) Hard and soft

5. The processor speed is measured in:

(a) GHz
(b) MHz
(c) MB
(d) RPM
6. A popular computer interface is
(a) Monitor
(b) GUI
(c) Command-line
(d) Menu-driven

7. SCSI stand for:

(a) Simple Computer System Interface
(b) Small Computer System Interface
(c) Small Complete System Interface
(d) Simple Computer Systematic Interface

8. Which of the following is NOT an example of Human Readable data

(a) Printers
(b) Monitors
(c) Disk drives
(d) All are examples

9. The digits in the hexadecimal number system range from:

(a) 1 to 15
(b) 1 to E
(c) 0 to 16
(d) 0 to F

10. Each digit in the binary system is known as

(a) Byte
(b) Bit
(c) Numbers
(d) Data

11. The octal number system is base:

(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 15
(d) 16

12. If the ASCII code for ‘d’ is 1000100, find the ASCII code for ‘i’
(a) 1001001
(b) 1100110
(c) 0010011
(d) 0101010
13. If the ASCII code for ‘e’ is 1000101, find the ASCII code for ‘b’
(a) 1101100
(b) 1000010
(c) 1011001
(d) 0001000

14. 23 base ten converted into hexadecimal

(a) 17
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24

15. 101 base ten converted into octal numbers:

(a) 100
(b) 145
(c) 160
(d) 120

16. Convert the hexadecimal number AA to octal

(a) 180
(b) 129
(c) 252
(d) 202

17. What is the corresponding decimal value of the octal number 44

(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 97
(d) 21

18. The term BCD represents

(a) Byte Code Decimal
(b) Binary Coded Decimal
(c) Basic Coding Design
(d) Binary Coded Design

19. To create a table for 5 people, containing the headings name, address and a reference
number at the top, you will need
(a) 5 rows, 3 columns
(b) 3 rows, 5 columns
 (c) 6 rows, 3 columns
(d) 3 rows, 6 columns

20. Excel is designed for

(a) Calculations of complex functions and formulas
(b) The formatting presentation and charting of data
(c) The organization and analysis of data
(d) All of the above

21. In excel workbook is composed of several

(a) Worksheets
(b) Cells
(c) Pages
(d) All of the above

22. The calculate the total of a column of adjacent cells, you can use;
(a) The BINOMIST function
(b) The AVERAGE function
(c) The SUM function
(d) There is no function for calculating column totals

23. Calculations in excel start with:

(a) %
(b) +
(c) =
(d) –

24. The function that produces the position of a number or item in a sorted list is:
(a) Count
(b) Rank
(c) Sum
(d) Vlookup

25. An active cell in Excel is shown with a:

(a) Dotted border
(b) A dark border
(c) A blinking border
(d) A light border
26. The multiplication arithmetic operator in Excel is:
(a) &
(b) *
 (c) #
(d) x

27. A range can be defined as

(a) A collection of adjacent cells
(b) A single cell
(c) A collection of non-adjacent cells
(d) All of the above

28. The symbol to symbolize a range of cells is:

(a) –
(b) To
(c) :
(d) ..

29. Cell F10 refers to:

(a) Row F column 100
(b) Column F row 10
(c) 10 cells containing the letter F
(d) Function key F10

30. A group of cells that form a rectangle on the screen is known as a/an:
(a) Formula
(b) Range
(c) Function
(d) Address

31. Three types of data found in a spreadsheet are:

(a) Data, text, numbers
(b) Formulas, data, numbers
(c) Text, numbers, labels
(d) Numbers, formulas, text

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the spreadsheet below

 32. Cell C4 contains
(a) A formula
(b) A function
(c) A range
(d) A graphic

33. If the contents in cell C4 are copied to cells C5 through C7, then cell C7 contains
(a) =B4*C1
(b) =B4*C7
(c) =B7*C1
(d) =B7*C4

34. The result in cell C4 is

(a) 2.7
(b) 27
(c) 0.27
(d) 0

35. Cell A3 contains a:

(a) Label
(b) Data
(c) Number
(d) Word

36. The chart in figure 1.5 below is what

Books for 2000 type of chart:
4.5
3.5
Book ID

Religion
8.5
English
4.3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
No. of Loans

(a) Column
 (b) Pie
(c) Bar
(d) Scatter

37. What does the cell merge button do?

(a) Merge together all of the data in a selection
(b) Combine formulas
(c) Merge selected cells together into one larger cell
(d) None of the above

38. The acronym DBMS represent

(a) Database Memory System
(b) Database Management System
(c) Data Binary Management System
(d) Data Bonded Management System

39. Fields in a table can be stored

(a) In ascending order
(b) In descending order
(c) Either A or B
(d) None of the above

40. Tables are composed of

(a) Entries
(b) Records
(c) Relations
(d) Databases

41. The vehicles table contains both vehicles ID and Country ID. Country ID is best
described, in this situation, as:
(a) A primary key
(b) A foreign key
(c) A secondary key
(d) A remote key

42. __________ is NOT an example of a common data type found in most databases
(a) Date
(b) Number
 (c) Text
(d) Key

43. The term best suited to arrange data numerically or alphabetically is called:
(a) Querying
(b) Reporting
(c) Managing
(d) Sorting

44. The view that looks similar to an Excel spreadsheet is called

(a) Design view
(b) Query view
(c) Report view
(d) Datasheet view

45. Which of the following best describes a query:

(a) Inserts information
(b) Deletes information
(c) Retrieves information
(d) Updates information

46. Which of the following is not an Microsoft Access database entity:

(a) Report
(b) Form
(c) Datasheet
(d) Query

47. Queries retrieve more specific results when you apply more _______ to your query.
(a) Tables
(b) Reports
(c) Forms
(d) Criteria

48. The following include steps in problem solving except:

(a) Calculating the sum
(b) Testing the algorithm
(c) Define the problem
 (d) Documentation

49. ______________ is a method that entail a step-by-step of instructions that arrives at a

solution to a given problem:
(a) Data types
(b) High-level language
(c) Algorithm
(d) Binary code

50. Instead of using symbols to represent program logic, _______________ uses statements
that are English-like
(a) Pseudocode
(b) Machine language
(c) Human languages
(d) Flowcharts

51. When an if-then-else construct is used, it is an example of:

(a) Sequencing
(b) Organizing
(c) Selection
(d) Repetition

52. An example of a high-level programming language, is:

(a) Assembly language
(b) Pascal
(c) ADA
(d) Machine language

53. The assignment statement in Pascal is denoted by

(a) =>
(b) < -
(c) :-
(d) : =

Questions 54 to 57 refer to the following fragment of code:

Program A (input, output);

Var
 dept1, dept2 : integer;
wages1, wages2: integer;
begin

dept1:=4;
wages1:= 3500;
dept2 := 5;
wages2:= 4200;
if ((dept2 >=5) or (wages1 <3500)) then
writeln (‘this information is correct’);

else
writeln (‘this information is not correct’);

readln;
end.

54. _____________ is the name of the program

(a) Program
(b) Input,output
(c) A
(d) Program A

55. How many variables declared:

(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) None of the above

56. What is the programming language used:

(a) Algorithm
(b) Cobol
(c) Psuedocode
(d) Pascal

57. What is the result of the program:

(a) this information is not correct
(b) this information is correct
(c) 5, 3500
 (d) none of the above

58. The following variable names are allowed Except:

(a) Age
(b) Item_price
(c) 1stnumber
(d) HeightOfPerson

59. In pascal, when the computer encounters the ___________, it know that the program is
finished.
(a) colon
(b) semi-colon
(c) full stop
(d) comma

60. __________ enables you to write comments in a pascal program

(a) { }
(b) “ ”
(c) ( )
(d) [ ]