Information and Communication Technology – I

G.C.E Ordinary Level

Answer all 40 questions - 1 Hour

1. Binary coded decimal equivalent to 82 is?

a. 1010010
b. 10010010
c. 10000010
d. 100010010

2. Palmtop computer is belongs to

I. First Generation Computers
II. 4th Generation Computers
III. Mini Computer
IV. Micro Computer
a. II only b. I and II only c. All d. II and IV only

3. '.JPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a. System b. Animation/movie c. MS Encarta document d. Picture file

4. '.TXT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a. Text File b. Image file c. Audio file d. Adobe Acrobat file

5. What is not a feature of second generation?

a. Use of transistors
b. Use of symbolic or assembly language
c. Store instructions in the memory
d. Use of operating system

6. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer

7. MICR stands for

a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None

8. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is

a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB

9. How do the main components of the computer communicate with each other?
a. system bus
b. memory
c. keyboard
d. Monitor

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 Information and Communication Technology – I
G.C.E Ordinary Level
Answer all 40 questions - 1 Hour

10. What are the five main components of a computer system?

a. CPU, CD-ROM, mouse, keyboard, sound card
b. Memory, Video Card, Monitor, Software, Hardware.
c. Modem, Keyboard, Word Processor, Printer, Screen.
d. CPU, memory, system bus, input, output

11. A program which helps to create written document and lets you go back and make corrections as necessary
a. Home row keys
b. Tool bar
c. Folder
d. Word processor

12. 'DB' computer abbreviation usually means?

a. Database
b. Double Byte
c. Data Block
d. Driver Boot

13. 'DTP' computer abbreviation usually means?

a. Digital Transmission Protocol
b. Desktop Publishing
c. Data Type Programming
d. Document Type Processing

14. What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each
other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?
a. Internet
b. Intranet
c. Local Area Network
d. Wide Area Network

15. The letters, "DOS" stand for...

a. Data Out System
b. Disk Out System
c. Disk Operating System
d. Data Operating System

16. What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or
more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.
a. URL (Universal Resource Locator)
b. LAN (Local Area Network)
c. WAN (Wide Area Network)
d. World Wide Web

17. Windows Vista, the eventual replacement for Windows XP, will demand more from a computer. Which of
the following statements is correct?
a. You'll need at least 512 megabytes of RAM
b. A separate graphics card, rather than onboard graphics, will be required
c. A DVD drive is needed
d. All the above

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Answer all 40 questions - 1 Hour

18. The cell reference for a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G and down to row 10
is……
a. B1-G10
b. B1.G10
c. B1;G10
d. B1:G10

19. The advantage of using a spreadsheet is:

a. Calculations can be done automatically.
b. Changing data automatically updates calculations
c. More flexibility
d. All of the above

20. The intersection of a row and column is called :

a. Data
b. A field.
c. A cell
d. An equation.

21. If you press ……, the cell accepts your typing as its contents.
a. Enter
b. Ctrl + Enter
c. Tab
d. Insert

22. You can use a function to combine text from two cells into one cell. But you can use an operator to do the
same thing. Which operator is that?
a. & (ampersand)
b. = (equal sign)
c. (space)
d. All of the above

23. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an
a. Interpreter
b. CPU
c. Compiler
d. Simulator

24. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for
such boards?
a. Daughter board
b. Motherboard
c. Father board
d. Breadboard

25. The output quality of a printer is measured by

a. Dot per inch
b. Dot per sq. inch
c. Dots printed per unit time
d. All of above

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26. What does the Ctrl + I shortcut key accomplish in Ms-Word?

a. It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font
b. It adds a line break to the document
c. It makes the selected text bold
d. It applies Italic formatting the selected text.

27. In H2O the figure 2 is appeared lowered. Which effect has been applied?
a. Superscript b. Lowered c. Subscript d. Laid down

28. 25810 is not equivalent to

a. x102 b. 0402 c. 3169 d. 1000010102

29. 1011102 + 1010 is equivalent to

a. 728 b.11100002 c. 3816 d. All

30. What is the Boolean algebra expression equivalent to following logic circuit (consider final output)?
B

a. A+1 b. A+B c. A.A d. A(AB)+A

31. Binary numbers equivalent to 12716 , 1278, 12710 are?

a. 10010111, 1110111, 1111111
b. 100100111, 1010111, 11111111
c. 10010111, 1110111, 11111111
d. 100100111,1010111,1111111

32. 1AF16 is equivalent to

a. 1101011112 b. 6578 c. 43110 d. All of above

Use following paragraph to answer questions from 33 to 34

_____A____ is considered as DBMS software which is used to manage ____B_____ operations.

_____C______ is a collection of relations or ____D_____. A table can be considered as a single
___E_____ and it is collection of related fields.

33. A, B, C, D, and E refers to

a. Table, Database, Database, Fields , Row
b. MS Access, Table, Database, Tables, File
c. MS Office, Table, Database, Tables, Database
d. MS Access, Database, Database, Tables, File

34. “A” in above answer can be replaced by

a. Tuple b. MS Excel c. SQL d. Oracle

35. There is a special field which can be used to identify a single row uniquely from other rows. It is called,
a. Foreign Key b. Null field c. Tuple d. Primary Key

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G.C.E Ordinary Level
Answer all 40 questions - 1 Hour

36. ____________ can be used as an IDE for web designing and _______ is the IDE for VB programming
a. Notepad, Notepad IDE
b. Notepad, Visual Basic IDE
c. Dreamweaver, .NET
d. Dreamweaver, Visual Basic IDE

37. Output of following code segment in VB is?

Private Sub Command1_Click()

For i = 10 To 5 Step -1
Print i * i
Next i
End Sub

a. 10,9,8,7,6,5 b. 10*10,9*9,8*8,7*7,6*6,5*5 c. Error d. 100,81,64,49,36,25

38. Main three operations in a flow chart are?

a. Create, Update, Delete
b. Start, Body, End
c. Start, Process, End
d. Sequence, Selection, Repetition

39. Incorrect format of an email address is mentioned in

a. Mamma.mail@abc.net
b. Mm_mamma@ab.co.cc
c. Mamma12@bcs.org
d. Mm_1m1@ca p.com

40. Which of the following can be represented as HTML entities

a. Copyright symbol, Trademark symbol, Microsoft symbol, Intel Symbol
b. Copyright symbol, Trademark symbol, Less than sign, Mid dot
c. Copyright symbol, Microsoft symbol, Greater than sign, Less than sign
d. Letter “A”, Apostrophe, Mid dot, Microsoft symbol

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