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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS , COUNCIL CARIBBEAN .SECONDARY . EDUCATION· CERTiFICATE® EXAMINATION .
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Paper 01 - General Proficiency 1 hour 30 minutes ·
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(o3JUNE 2014 (p.m.))
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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
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This test consists of60 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them.
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In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
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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.
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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 how it. is done in the sample item below. Sample Item .
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Whic.h ?f the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?
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(A) (B)
Spreadsheet and database software Word processor and accounting software
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Student record system <\lld database software
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Insurance processing and spreadsheet software
Ifhy?u want to change your answer,
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When you are told to be~in, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can If you cannot answer an 1tem, omit it and go on to the next one. Your score will be the totai number of correct answers .
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The primary storage device that ho jci:~ the data cunently being processed by 1!·..-c: computer is known as the
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The hardwa re device that allows the use r to see the results after processing is the (A) (B) (C) (D)
of the following is NEITHER a ,.·almtion NOR a verification check?
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Stotage media check Inconsistency check Data-type check Range check
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An example of operating system software is (A) (B)
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(A) (B) (C) (D)
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(A)
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Half Duplex Full Duplex Null Duplex Simplex
(B)
(C) (D)
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Real time processing Batch processing Transaction·processing Online processing
Transferring data from a remote computer to your computer is referred to as (A)
changing all zeros to twos changing all ones to twos finding the ones complement twice adding one to the ones complement
Which. of the following provides transmission of data in BOTH directions at the same time? (A) (B)
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Sensor Modem Speaker Microphone
Which type of processing system will use seql1ential file organization?
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The twos complement of a binary number is formed by
extension company name domain name internet company
Which of the following is NOT required to . successfully implement teleconferencing? . .
(A) (B)
(A) (B)
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(D)'
retraining of staff less human intervention increased amount of equipment less savings on hardcopies
Which of the following represents a hexadecimal?
In the URL http://www.shoes.com, 'shoes. com' represents for the (A) (B) (C)
Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office Microsoft Word · · Microsoft Excel
Advantages of electronic information processing include (A) (B) (C) (D)
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uploading browsing downloading data mining
Scrambling of messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called (A) (B)
(C) (D)
espionage encryption coding eavesdropping
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The introduction of commum..~t~ :~ .means of computers has redi>.CC~ ·• . employment of which of the f~"':l~~ groups? (A) (B) (C)
(D)
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Messengers and postal \~ ~ Analysts and programme7"$ Software testers and trajod"} Web.-masters and developcn;
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'backs-up files and stores tht· ~1.1b ' ' at another location monitors the shutting do• :< <:;<{ competitors' websites. assigns web addresses to an ux::-.~ in a company is responsible for the c om ~:website
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Which ·of the following actions must be taken to get to record Number 50 of I 00 records on a floppy disk? (A)
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Convert to tape. Fast forward to record 100, and then read backward. First read records 1 through 49. Go directly to record.50.
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Which of the following is detected by the use of a pressure sensor? (A)
Motion
(B) (C) (D)
Light
following statements is TRUE files sequentially?
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· Occurs in any order Starting with the first record Starting with the largest data field Starting with thesmallestdatafield
Weight Wannth
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Which of the following is NOT a method · of making text stand out in a document? (A)
Bold
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Subscript Underline Enlarging font size
(C) (D)
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While typing in a document using a word processor, Susan made the. following errors.
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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(A)
(D)
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Letter size
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Paper size Page size Font size
Database Operating system Spreadsheet Word processing
Spreadsheet formulae use (A) (B)
(C) (D)
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Left Full Centred Right
Which of the following types of software should be used for applica~ions· that involve. repetitive numerical calculations? (A) (B)
While typing a document it may be necessary to change the height of the characters. Which feature .ip. Microsoft Word would be used? (A) (B) (C) (D)
. Which of the following is the default
(B) (C)
The feature of the software that allows her to locate and correct such errors is the spell·.check grammar check · consistency check reasonableness check
Text Auto-number Date/time Character
justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
'I heard that Sa!J.day was the last dayfor the shew.'
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Which of the following is NOT a valid data type in MicrosoftAccess?
values, labels or cell address values, mathematical operators or cell addresses labels or cell addresses values or cell addresses
The intersection of a rowand:a column in a spreadsheet is called a (A) (B) (C) (D)
cell. label range . value
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In creating a query, a student entered the following criteria for the date field. > = 05/1112011 and<= bS/14/2011
The output will show days 35.
In PowerPoint the view that permits the insertion of slides is the (A) (B) (C) (D)
nom1al note page slide show presenter
(A) (B) (C) (D)
after 14th May 201J only · between llth'and 14th May 2011 before 11th May and after 14th May · 20,11 between the 14th May and 5th November 2011
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Which of the Jollowing characteristics must two database tables have in order for them to be linked?
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Consider the following algorithm. a=7 b=9 a=b-a b=a+b Write a, b
At least one common attribute name. (B) Composite keys. (C) . _At least two tuples in the table. (D) ' ' The same data in all tuples. (A)
The output of this algorithm is ' '
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You created a spreadsheet with 7 columns aqd. wish to enter the text "WEEKLY REPORT" to appear at the middle of the space used by the 1 columns. Which of the following spreadsheet features will enable this to be done? (A) (B) (C) (D)
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(C) (D)
Program debugging should be performed (A) (B) (C) (D)
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Array Character Real Integer
during the design phase during the testing phase before compiling the program before identifying any test data
In representing algorithms, which of the following statements would be placed in the flowchart box shown below?
form table module query
Which ofthe following is the BEST feature · to use to display the same text at the bottom of each page of a multi page document? (A) (B) (C) (D)
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2, 9 2, 11 7, 9 7, 11
In the Pascal programming language, which of the following Is NOT an elementary data type? (A) (B) (C) (D)
Modem Monitor Hyperlink Hypertext
The objectthat'is used ttl produce a list of records that meets a particular criterion is a
(B)
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Centre the text Merge the columns Indent the cells Merge and Centre
Which of the following is normally used for website'-website connection? (A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Read A A>25 Count ~ count+ 1 Output C
Footer Header Footnote Endnote GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE
Item 50 refers to the following information.
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The steps involved in problem-solving include I. III. 50.
What is the correct order. of the steps listed above?
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I, II, IIi II,I, III II, III,I III, I, II
(A) (B) (C) (D)
The Pascal code var x, y would generate an error. The term used to describe this type of error is run time .error execution error logical error syntax error
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Item 55 refers to the following pseudocode.
ALGORITHM
Read A, B IfA<2 Start Get three numbers Add the three numbers Store the results in sum Divide the results by 3 Store the result in Avg Display Sum, Avg Stop
C-.2 Else
C-.6 End if
D-.C*B+2 Write D
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Step 2 in the above algorithm is an example of (A) (B) (C) (D)
inP.u t . output processmg storage
What is printed by the pseudocode if the input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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Which of the steps in the above algorithm are examples of processing? (A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 4
and and and and
6 12 14 24
The LAST step in creating a program is to
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Numeric Real Number Letter
Items 51-52 refer to the following informatio.n
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
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(A) (B) (C) (D)
developing an algorithm defining the problem testing the solution
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Which of the following is a valid Pascal data type?
(B) (C) (D)
evaluate the solutions test the solution develop the-algorithm specify the design
3 4 5 5
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Which of the following tasks does the algorithm Jistedbelow perfonn?
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Read (A, B) IfA
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Which of the following is the Pascal code used to declare an array WORD with 20 letters? (A) (B) (C)
Reads two numbers and prints the first number. Reads two num.bers and prints the smaller number. Reads two numbers and prints the first number if it is larger than the second number. Reads two numbers and prints the first number if it is smaller than the second number.
(D)
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Which of the following activities is NOT involved in publishing a website? (A) (B)
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Which of the following symbols is used to perform assignments in the programming language Pascal? (A) (B) (C) (D)
WORD: ARRAY[1 .. 20] of char; VAR LIST:ARRAY[20] of char; VAR WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of char; VAR WORD : ARRAY[! to 20] of . char;
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Uploading files Using the PASCAL programming · language Subscribing to a web hosting plan Registering a domain name
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