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    ‘CANDIDATES PLEASE NOTE Paistyerneneon eis xox ndtre [TEST CODE 01229010 ames MAY/JUNE 2021 om may res FORM TP 2021086 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 01 — General Proficiency hour 15 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have | hour and 15 minutes to answer them. 2. _ Inaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet, Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you Fe abcawinererent nee which choice is best, 4, Onyouranswer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen, Look et the sample item below. Sample Item Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools? (A) Spreadsheet and database software Sample Answer (©) Start ocd sytem an dab sofware @8O0 (D) Insurance processing and spreadsheet software The best answer to this item is “Spreadsheet and database software”, 50 (A) has been shaded. 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6, When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou 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 © 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved, fash drive, the ored on atl suse a prmgram stored O11 2. Tous ge ransferted int? program must «ay ROM ) RAM PROM (bp) EPROM 3 Which of the following operations is considered feature ofa biometric system? A) Matching fingerprints (B) Detecting irregular heartbeats (C)__ Diagnosing medical symptoms (D) Lubricating skeletal joints 4. Which of the following would NOT be considered cloud storage? (A) Data stored on remote servers (B) Data stored and accessible on a LAN (C) Data back-up and storage devices on the Internet (D) _ Datamanaged by storage providers or hosting companies Which of the following could NOT be classified as a cloud-based application? (A) Gmail (B) Dropbox (C) Google Drive {2) Windows OS “rhe lights in a room tum on as g personenters, Which inputdevicg; ist? Rrely used to control the lighting WOT room? i in Sensor (B) Remote (c) Scanner (D) Keyboard Which of the following devices is us input data into the computer? 4K) Mouse (B) Speaker (C) USB Mash drive ({D) External hard drive se tg 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 {D} — Command-driven Item 9 refers to the following model of a globe. The MOST suitable printer forcreatingthe model of the glabe above is (4) a3-Dprinter (B) _ alaser printer (C) an ink-jet printer (D) a thermal printer cove EXT PAGE ‘Sean Canseamnet -3- 10. Which of the following protocols isused 14. to ensure that all web pages and servers communicate with each other? (ay IP (B) FTP (Cc) VoIP @) TTP Item 11 refers to the following symbol. i 15. The symbol represents (A) LAN (B) Wi-Fi (C) Hotspot 7 (D) Bluetooth 12, Unauthorized, real-time interception of a private communication on a computer network is referred to as. (A) propaganda (B) identity theft (C) _ industrial espionage (D) electronic eavesdropping 13. Double-entry data verification involves (A) different data entered once (B) the data entered being copied to another device (C) different data entered once bytwo 18. different persons (D). the same data entered once then re-entered by another person M120MI AMAICSE 271 17, A developer is important to 2 company because he/she je for the company’s (CT =. website (B) assigns web address ina company (C) backs up files and stores the disks at another location (D) monitors the shutting down of competitors’ websites s to all users Which of the following shows an increase in computer memory capacity? (A) Megabyte—>Terabyte—» Gigabyte 4B) — Megabyte—+ Gigabyte — Terabyte (C)__ Terabyte—+ Gigabyte— Megabyte (D) _ Gigabyte—+ Kilobyte— Megabyte In the URL hitp://www.shoes.com, ‘shoes.com’ stands for the (A) extension (B) company name (©) domain name (D) Internet company Which of the following checks is NOT a validation technique? (A) Range {B) Double entry (C) Inconsistency (D) _ Reasonableness Which of the followingtypesof technology is commonly used by banks to read data on cheques? (A) POS (B) OCR (C) OME {D)— MICR GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 19. 20. 21. 22. emote computer to jing data froma Trametes rete 10.8 (ay browsing (B) © sam @ downloading Data that has been processed and that has meaning is termed Ar information (B) database (© storage (D) output Telecommuting can be BEST described as (A) using the computer while commuting (B) using the telephone while commuting 46) working from home by connecting home and office (D) working from the office after establishingaconnectionathome The process of scrambling messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called (A) coding (B)__ espionage 4& encryption (D) eavesdropping 23. 24, 25. 26. Which of the followingis Nor a, component of a computer systerna¥ate (Data file (B) Main memory (C) Peripheral device (D) Central processing unit Which of the following can be ‘application software"? termed (A) DOS (B) Linux (Cc) Mac Os (Dy _ Internet Explorer Which of the following functions is performed by a modem? (A) Regulatesanalogand digitalsignals (B) Modulates analog and digital signals (C) Prevents analog and digital signals, from being uploaded (D) Prevents analog and digital signals from being downloaded ‘There are many software restrictions used by computers to protect data and maintain data integrity. Which of the following entities are software restriction media? L Viruses I. Passwords Ill. Encryptions (A) land Ilonly (B) Land [Il only Mand II] only (e) (D) I Mand I 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. -5- Which ofthe followingdevicescanbeused 32. for both input and output? wy (By (©) @) Touchsere: Barcode reader Flatbed scanner Document reader Which of the following istruc of accessing 33. files sequentially? “w +r © @) Oceurs in any order Starts with the first record Starts with the largest data field Starts with the smallest data field Which of the following is a hardware user interface? (A) (B) () ~~ Gut Icon Sensor Touchscreen Anofficial of Company X sells confidential information abouthis company to Company Y. What is the term used for this type of 34, information misuse? (A) (B) ee (D) Identity theft Computer fraud Industrial espionage Electronic eavesdropping Whichof he followingare NOT categorized as system software? 35. TH (B) © (@) Productivity tools Operating systems Translators Utilities 0122901 0/MJ/CSEC 2021 Which part of the central processing unit (CPU) coordinates its activities? (A) Register GD) Controt unit (©) Main memory (D) Arithmetic logic unit Before purchasing a computer, James was given a sheet with the following hardware specifications, Intel Pentium 1V 64 bit 3.6. GIz 2GB 533 MHz, 50 RAM 160GB SATA HDD 7200 rpm ‘The processing speed of the central processing unit (CPU) is (A) 2GB — 3.6GIlz (C) 7200 rpm (D) 533 MHz The part ofa private network using Internet technology and public telecammunications that can be accessed by business suppliers vendors, customers, partners is called an (A) Intemet (B) Intranet ©) Extranet (D) Ethernet Which of the following pairs are hardware devices with a user interface? (A) Keyboard/monitor (B) Optical drive/hard drive (C) — Magnetic/optical character reader 4D) — Touchscreen/specialized keyboard GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE -6- of the following is an example ofa 36. Wir mail address? correctly formatted &- Jana@happy.nct (8) @lana.happy.net (C)__ lana.happy@ net (D)__lana@happy@net 37. Which of the following types of software 4a, should be used for appl ications thatinvolve repetitive numerical calculations? (A) Database (B) Presentation Spreadsheet (D) Word processing 38. Selecting or highlighting a paragraph Al. creates a (A) file By block (C) merge (D) document 42. 39. Thefollowing formulaislocated inposition B6 of a spreadsheet. =B3+B4 + SBS5 If the formula is copied to the position located immediately on the left, what would be the resulting formula? (A) C3 +C4+C5 (B) A3+A4+AS CO) A3+A4+ SBS (D) C3+C4+SBSS (A) — = =— eae == — — = oO = — —— = — aT = — = Mem _40 refers ae to the follows containing data on three counne table and C, for 2020 and 2021. AB Country 2020 203 A 300 600 7 $00) 800 S00 600 Which of the following types of charts j ST suitabl i. Least le for represemting the data ey Pic (B) Bar (C) Line (D) Column Spreadsheet formulae use (A) values or labels (B) labels or cell addresses {CO _ values, ranges or cell addresses (D) values, labels or cell addresses Which of the following buttons canbe used to fully justify text? tn creating a query. a student entered the 43. Towing criteria for the date field p= 09/11/2021 and < = 05/14/2021 ‘the output will show days (a) after 14th May 2021 only from 11th and 14th May 2021 (©) before [1th May and afer 14th May 2021 (p) between 14th May and Sth November 2021 44, The field that uniquely idemtifies a record ina database is called the (A) foreign key {B)— primary key (©) alternate key (D) secondary key Item 45 refers to the following database table. Tem No. [Item Dese._[ Quantity 1050. Hammer [20 O40 Hammer [40 FKO30 Fork 35 FK020 Fork. 40 FKOIS Fork. 45 45. The database table above shows records sorted by (A) — Quantity in ascending order (B) — Quantity in descending order (C) Item No. in ascending order {B}- Item No. in descending order 91229010/MJ/CSEC 2021 46. 47. 48. of the following sequences of SeFS Whi cP for deleting a record in a database table is correct? 1. Choose the delete row option. Select the row to be deteted and right click. Hi, Open table in design view. IV. Choose yes ta confirm deletion. (A) 1 TTIAV 48y- WLAV (C) WAV (D) ULI Which of the following clearly identify a hyperlink in an HTML document? 1. Alink to an email address Il, A link (o another webpage I. A link to another location within the webpage {A) {and Il only (B) Land [il only (©) Mana tit onty 4D}— [Wand tll Which of the following content controls would be useful when creating a fillable electronic form for online use? 1. Date picker I. Check box I, Drop-down list (A) Land I only (B) Land Ifonly (©) Wand Ill only CDp |, Mandi GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 49. 50. -8- ing features allows the 52. -chofthe following features allow ee econ individual names in primary document? (A) Footer (B) Header Mail merge Na Search and replace 53. Which of the following steps is required to cenire text across & range of cells ina spreadsheet? (A)__ Select and copy the text across the cells. (B) Select and cenire the text and then merge the cells. 4E- Selectthetextacrossthecells,then 54. merge and centre. ‘D) ‘Type the text in the middle of the yPs selected cells. Item 51 refers to the following algorithm. Read (A , B) IfA

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