R [CANDIDATE PLEASE NOTED HPRINT soe neme on the ine below and retuta| ts bookie with your ansver sheet. Failure o| TEST CODE 01229010 do so may result in eioqualiiction, MAYIJUNE 2018 FORM TP 2018081 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 01 — General Proficiency J hour 30 minutes 29 MAY 2018 ( READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them. 2. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3 Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. 4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools? (A) Spreadsheet and database software Sample Answer (B) Word processor and accounting software - - (©) Stucent record system and database software . JOLOIO) (D) Insurance processing and spreadsheet sofware The best answer to this item is “Spreadsheet and database software”, so (A) has been shaded. 5. Tf you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can, If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2016 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved.‘o -2- Whichof the following itemsareconsidered computer hardware? (A) Data (B) Programs © (D) Operating systems Scanning an item at a computerized checkout station in a supermarket is an example of data cA) Gap) (B) output (C) storing (D) processing Access time for magnetic disks is the time taken by the read/write head to find the (A) __ buffer (B) (©) cluster (D) cylinder The binary equivalent of the decimal number 7 is (A) 100, @) 101, © 110, ©) i, ‘The primary storage device that holds the data currently being processed by the computer is known as the (A) read only memory (ROM) (B) _programmable ROM (PROM. © and acess memory RAM). (D) erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM) Item 6 refers to the following specification of a processor for a laptop. Intel Pentium V 64-bit 3.6 GHZ. ‘The 64-bit in this specification means that the processor can (A) process 4 characters at one time @) (C) access 8 characters at one time (D) access 4 characters at one time Which of the following devices is used to input data into the computer? (A) Mouse) (B) Monitor (Cc) USB flash drive (D) External hard drive In which of the following interface types is the user required to remember specific instructions and syntax? (A) Menu-driven (B) — Graphical user (C) Computer screen ©) (@exniandsiven Which ofthe following components is used by the CPU to temporarily store data? (A) Track (B) Sector © (©) Cylinder GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE10. "Ey 14, -3- In order to use a program stored ona flash 15. drive, the program must be transferred into (A) ROM 2) RAM (Cc) OM (D) EPROM Which of the following tasks is NOT a function of the control unit (CU)? 16. (B) Reading and interpreting machine instructions (C) Coordinating the operation of the internal registers (D) — Controtling the sequencing of machine instructions 17, ‘The two's complement of a binary number is formed by (A) changing all zeros to twos (B) changing all ones to twos (C) finding theone's complement twice (D) _ addingonetothe one's complement 18. Which of the following terms represents a hexadecimal? (A) SC, (B) 10, © 15, @) 23, Ahhard drive with one read/write head per called a 19, (A) (B) SATA «© ee (D) “moving head Which of the following systems provides transmission of data in BOTH directions at the same time? (A) Simpiex (B) (©) Half duptex (D) Null duplex Which of the following functions is perfomed by a modem? (A) (B) Digital and upload (C) Analog and download (D) Download and upload Which of the following devices is NOT required to successfully implement teleconferencing? (A) Genser (B) Modem (©) Speaker (D) Microphone Programs that duplicate the knowledge and diagnostic skills displayed by humans performing specialized tasks are referred toas (A) virtual systems (B) (C) knowledge systems (D) engineering systems Transferring data from a remote computer to your computer is referred to as (A) browsing (B) uploading (©) data mii > ii: GO ON TO TUR NEXT PAC20. 21, 22, 23, 24, -4- Which of the following operations is considered feature ofa biometric system? (A) Matching fngensins (@) jetecting irregular heartbeats (C) Diagnosing medical symptoms (D) Helping to lubricate skeletal joints ‘Telecommuting can be BEST described as (A) usingthecomputerwhile commuting (B) using the telephone while commuting, © (D) working from the office after establishing a connection at home A webmaster is important to a company because he/she (A) is responsible for the company's - (B) assigns web addresses to all users in a company (©) monitors the shutting down of competitors’ websites (D) backs up files and stores the disks at another location ‘The task of keeping a company’s data files and software organized through the cataloguing and storing of tapes and disks is that of the (A) IT manager (8) elias (C) systems analyst (D) database administrator Which of the following checks is NOT a validation technique? (A) Range (B) Inconsistency () (D) __Reasonableness 25. 26. 27, The process of scrambling messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called (A) coding (B) (C) espionage (D) eavesdropping There are many software restrictions used by computers to protect data and maintain data integrity. Which of the following entities are software restriction media? 1 Viruses I. Passwords UI. Encryptions (A) Land {only (B) Land Ill only (© Gianditieni® (D) I, Mand Ur Item 27 refers to the following diagram which shows a form being completed. The data from the form shown above is captured by (A) USB (B) OCR © MRP (D) MICR28, 29. “T 31. 32, -5- Which of the following statements is true of accessing files sequentially? (A) Occurs in any order (3) Stans withthe frst cord (C) Starts with the largest data field (D) Starts with the smallest data field A graph is stored and sent to another user. When the user opens the file he understands the graph he receives. This graph is a form of (A) discussion (B) facilitation (c) calculation (©) information Which of the following activities is NOT anexampleot commercial data processing? (A) Budgeting (B) Invoice processing (C)__ Payroll processing (D) Forecasting hurricanes ‘The following formulais locatedin position 6 of a spreadsheet. What would be the resulting formula if it was copied to the position located immediately on the left? =B3+B4+SBS5 (A) C32C4+05 (B) AZ 4 Aas © AS HAA +SBSS| (D) C3+C4+SB35 Spreadsheet formulae use (A) values or labels (B) labels or cell addresses (c) values, labeis or cell addresses (D) values, anges or cell addresses 34. 34, 355] 36. 37, ‘The intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet is called a (A) ap (B) label (C) range (D) value Which ofthe following would MOST likely be placed above a graph? (A) = (B) Legend (©) Gridline (D) Data label In Microsoft PowerPoint, a single page shown on a screen to display information is called a (A) field (B) table (©) slide (D) presentation Which of the following is NOT a valid data type in Microsoft Access? (A) Text (B) (Chareep (C) _ Date/time (PD) Auto number Which of the following facilities is normally used for website-to-website connections? (A) Modem (B) Monitor ) (@) lypertext38. 39, 40, = 6s Item 38 refers to the following spreadsheet. Al B c D E F G HL 1 2 3 Mon | ‘Tue | Wed | Thur Fri Total 4 Games [195 657 200 100) 700, Sum(C4:G) 3 Pool _[ 290 410 31 150 300) Sumi(C5:G5) IfColumn A is deleted, the existing formulae would (A) remain the same (B) result in an error being reported (C) _ be automatically corrected because absolute addressing is used (D)__beautomatcaly comrected because relative addressing is used Which of the following functions are performed by spreadsheets? J. Performingautomaticre-calculation when values have been updated IL Applying formulae to numerical data to determine values I Capturing, displaying and manipulating text data (a) Ganditoniy? (B) [and Ii only (C) Mand Il only (@) Mand il In creating a query, a student entered the following criteria for the date field 05/11/2017 and < = 05/14/2017 The output will show days (A) after 14 May 2017 only (B) (©) before 11 May and after 14 May 2017 (D) between 14 May and 5 November 2017 41. Information produced from queries and tablesinaspecific format thatean be printed from a database is called (A) afile B) (©) abinary (D) — anobject 42. [Ey The slide sorter can be used to 43. (A) create a slide master (8B) modity custom animations (C) add sound effects to a presentation (D) show thumbnails of the entire slide show Which of the followin; in a spreadsheet to copy the result multiple rows ina single column’? features canbe (A) Cell (B) Label «) (D) — Funetion RO ON Tr) THE NI DAC45, 46. ats In a spreadsheet, the column titles will always be visible when you scroll the spreadsheet if you first “A (B) lock the last column (C) lock the spreadsheet (D) freeze the first column Which of the following sequences of steps is correct for deleting a field in a database table? (A) Choose the delete row option. Select row to be deleted and right click. Open table in design view, Choose yes to confirm deletion. @) (©) Select row to be deleted and right click, Open table in design view. Choose the delete row option. Choose yes to confirm deletion. (D) Select row to be deleted and right click. Choose the delete row option. Open table in design view. Choose yes to confirm deletion, Which of the following Pascal statements reads data into a variable, N, and places the cursor on the next line? (A) Read (N) (B) _ Write (N) (Read) (D) — Writeln (N) 47. 48. 49, Item 47 refers to the following pseudocode and trace table. ac? bel Forn <1 to3 do aebil beatb a a b 7 1 1 2 x 2 4 7 3 8 15, What is the value of X? ® @& B® 8 © 9 (D) 14 ‘The integer variables a, b and c are given the values 6, 10 and 2 respectively. What is the result of the following expression a MULT (b DIV c)? (A) 0 (B) 20 © @ (D) In representing algorithms, which of the following statements would be placed in the flow chart box shown below? —— —— (A) A>25 (B) Read A © Output C > GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE50. 51. 52. In an algorithm, item price isa variable used to store the price ofa grocery item. The MOST appropriate data type used for item price is a) G&D (B) integer (©) boolean (D) character 53 Item 51 refers to the following algorithm. Read (A, B) Tf A-1 DO w -1 6) Print n (6) Endwhile Which of the following series of numbers represents the correct output when the number 3 is input? (A) (B) © ) ‘The Pascal code varx, y would generate an error. The term used to describe this type of error is (A) Gua (B) logical (C) runtime (D) execution Which of the following terms is an invalid variable name? (A) Sum (By (©) Vatls (D) Count The following commands are examples of computer programming instructions: Sort customer by last name Total income by department To which generation of programming language do these examples belong? (A) First (B) Second (© Third (D) Fourth GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.-9- Which of the following symbols is used to 59. Algorithm testing is BEST described as perform assignments in the programming (A) (B) running the program using sample e & data to identify errors in the © o« program @) (C) reading each line of code from beginning to end to search for errors tem $8 refers to the following algorithm. (D) checking that all documentation is included in the program I users for length, width Hl —_Iength, width area — length * width 60. What is the MOST appropriate control MT "Area of rectangle is", area structure to be used in calculating the total of ten numbers? Which of the following options can be used (A) Ifthen-else to replace I, II and IIT in the algorithm? (B) — Repeat-until (©) While-do (A) Read, write, prompt (PD) @FoRdop (B) — Write, read, prompt © (D) Read, prompt, write END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.