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10th -
11thgrade
Information Technology - Practice MCQ Paper
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- 1. Multiple Choice
When the computer is working on a given instruction, it is called?
output
storage
processing
input
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a function of the control unit?
read instructions
interpret instructions
direct operations
execute instructions
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?
Floppy disk
Magnetic disk
Magnetic tape
Optical disk
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following storage media uses laser technology to store data?
Floppy disk
Magnetic Tape
CD ROM
Hard disk
- 5. Multiple Choice
The technology used to read pencil or pen marks on a multiple choice answer sheet is
OCR
OMR
POS
MICR
- 6. Multiple Choice
The variable CustBalance stores the amount of money owed by customers. CustBalance is MOST likely of datatype
integer
character
real
string
- 7. Multiple Choice
The MOST suitable device for the output of architectural drawings is a
Plotter
Laser Printer
Graphics Tablet
Lightpen
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a hardcopy
An oral speech delivered by a speaker
A bill produced from a printer
The display on a monitor
A picture on a wall produced from a multimedia projector
- 9. Multiple Choice
In modern computers, the CPU SPEED is measured in
kilohertz
gigabytes
kilobytes
gigahertz
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a type of application software?
Word processor
Spreadsheets
Windows
Smart Draw
- 11. Multiple Choice
Quality Developers is a company that writes programs to do specific jobs for other companies. These programs are called
general-purpose software
special-purpose software
custom-purpose software
off-the-shelf software
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a software interface?
Command driven
Touch Screen
Menu-driven
Graphical User Interface
- 13. Multiple Choice
The name of the interface used by the visually impaired to perform operations on a computer is
sensor
icon
braille
touch screen
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a transmission medium?
Coaxial
Twisted Pair
Modem
Microwave
- 15. Multiple Choice
Persons at a downtown cafe realized that they were able to access the Internet on their laptop computers. The cafe could be considered as a
metropolitan area network
hotspot
local area network
satellite
- 16. Multiple Choice
Uploading or downloading data to or from a remote computer is done using
file transfer protocol
inter relay chat
blogging
instant messaging
- 17. Multiple Choice
Each website on the internet can be accessed by entering a unique address. This address is referred to as the
HTTP
HTML
FTP
URL
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following items CANNOT be sent via email?
Text documents
Parcels
Sound files
Graphic Images
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following pairs of items is used to create a webpage?
Homepage and Website
HTML and Authoring Tool
ISP and Web Browser
Internet and URL
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements BEST describes the term 'information'?
It is raw facts
It is meaningful
It is not the result of processing
Does not have any value
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following control structures is the MOST appropriate for reading data from a variable multiple times?
Sequence
Selection
Repetition
Recursion
- 22. Multiple Choice
In word processing, an efficient way to MOVE the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is
copy and paste
copy, cut and paste
cut, copy and paste
cut and paste
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following actions is NOT considered to be a computer crime?
Encryption
Piracy
Industrial Espionage
Hacking
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following precautions is NOT a physical restriction with respect to data security?
Firewall
Locking up the hardware
Fireproof cabinets
Biometric systems
- 25. Multiple Choice
The pair of files used to produce merged letters during a mail merge is
primary document and data source
primary document and merged letters
data source and merged letters
primary document and current letter
- 26. Multiple Choice
Text entered into a spreadsheet is aligned towards the left by default. These entries are called
values
labels
formulae
functions
- 27. Multiple Choice
To center the title rows of a spreadsheet across columns
center align the title rows
center align the title columns
merge and center title rows
merge and center title columns
- 28. Multiple Choice
Formulae in a spreadsheet involve
cell addresses, values and labels
cell addresses, values and mathematical operators
cell addresses and labels
cell addresses and values
- 29. Multiple Choice
Telecommuting can be BEST described as
making a communication between two companies
working from home by connecting home and office
working from home by having employees at home
making a communication between home and office
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statement is NOT true of primary keys
They do not contain blank value
They are unique identifiers
They are always in text form
They may be composed of one or more attributes
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following duties is NOT expected of a database administrator?
Creating and manipulating data dictionary
Managing Security
Maintaining performance
Writing programs
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which of the following terms does NOT refer to a form of information processing?
Process Control
Data Validation
Automation
Scientific data processing
- 33. Multiple Choice
Methods that can be used for validation and verification of data are
range check
datatype check
inconsistency check
all of the above
- 34. Multiple Choice
A field in a table that appears as a match of the primary key in another table is called a
candidate key
secondary key
foreign key
composite key
- 35. Multiple Choice
Given the following algorithm
j=5
k=j
j=j+k
k=j+3
display k
The value displayed for K is
10
11
13
14
- 36. Multiple Choice
The following variables s, t and u have been assigned the values shown
s = 5
t=6
u=3
Which of the following statements does NOT evaluate to true?
u>7 and t<=7
s<t or u< s-2
u-2>=1
t<>4 or s =5
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which of the following algorithms does NOT display four consecutive numbers?
for v=2 to 5
display v
h=1
while h<5
display h
h=h+1
endwhile
for k=7 downto 4 step -1
display k
f = 6
while f<3
display f
f=f-1
- 38. Multiple Choice
The variables h and s are assigned the following values, h=4 and s =3*h. Display h+s*2 will show
28
30
32
38
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is only understood by computers
4GLs
Machine Language
Natural Languages
Procedural Languages
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a high level language?
C
JAVA
ASSEMBLY
PASCAL
- 41. Multiple Choice
Errors that occur in a program when the rules of the programming languages are NOT obeyed are
syntax errors
logical errors
run-time errors
debug errors
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe the process of manually going through a program looking for errors?
Tracing
Dry run
Debugging
Documentation
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a conditional construct?
For-Next
If-Then-Else
While-endwhile
For-endfor
- 44. Multiple Choice
Which of the following reserved words in Pascal displays data and places the cursor in a newline?
write
read
writeln
readln
- 45. Multiple Choice
The term used to describe a memory location whose value changes during program execution is
constant
volatile
variable
dynamic
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