526

Which of the following charts does not display the X and Y axes?   

  • A. Bar chart
  • B. Bubble chart
  • C. Doughnut chart
  • D. X, Y graph
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527

If you are given the contract, what would be your first step of action?        

  • A. Analyse the result
  • B. Design a software
  • C. Investigate the problem
  • D. Maintain the staff
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528

Use the infomation belowto answer questions 42 and 43.

As a computer professional, you have just been con- tracted by a school to help them solve the problem they are facing in computing students’ results.

The school currently runs a manual system. Time and accuracy of the result are the major concerns.

What would you advise the school to do?     

  • A. Automate the system
  • B. Close down the school
  • C. Increase the number of staff
  • D. Buy more calculators for the staff
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529

The following are the guidelines for drawing flowcharts except that it?     

  • A. must have a logical start and finish
  • B. should be clear, neat and easy to follow
  • C. should follow a direction of right to left or bottom to top
  • D. should follow a direction of left to right or top to bottom
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530

A logic gate contains three input variables. The total possible combination of the input variables is?      

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 8
  • D. 12
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531

Use the logic truth table in figure 3 to answer question
 

X Y Z
0 0 1
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0

Given that X and Y are input variables while Z is the output. The truth table in figure 3 represents?

 

  • A. XOR gate
  • B. EX OR gate
  • C. NOR gate
  • D. NAND gate
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532

A  site engineer intends to acquire a computer system. What factors Will he consider if he must choose a notebook computer over a desktop computer?

 

  • A. Size, cost and battery life
  • B. Cost, size and convenience
  • C. Size, convenience and battery life
  • D. Cost, convenience and battery life
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533

Which of the following options is a biometric data?     

  • A. Gender
  • B. Password
  • C. Date of birth
  • D. Pattern of eye iris
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534

The number 28 in binary is?       

  • A. 1001
  • B. 11001
  • C. 110011
  • D. 11100
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535

The MS-Windows shortcut keys to initiate warm booting is?       

  • A. Alt+ f4
  • B. Ctrl+ Alt + Del
  • C. Ctrl+Esc
  • D. Ctn +Shift + Del
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536

The process of testing the logic of programs to ensure they give correct result is known as?         

  • A. algorithm
  • B. desk checking
  • C. flowcharting
  • D. table checking
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537

The command line prompt of MS-DOS operating system is represented as?    

  • A. C:>
  • B. C:\
  • C. C:\>
  • D. C\:>
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538

The algebraic equation for the AND gate with input variables A and B is?     

  • A. X = A.B
  • B. X =A/B
  • C. X= A-B
  • D. X = A+B
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539

The conversion of readable data to unreadable codes in order to prevent unauthorised access is known as?    

  • A. authentication
  • B. encryption
  • C. encoding
  • D. decryption
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540

A row in a database table is referred to as? 

  • A. attribute
  • B. data item
  • C. field
  • D. record
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541

The ASCII chart control characters using numeric codes ranging from?      

  • A. 0 to 124
  • B. 0 to 125
  • C. 0 to 127
  • D. 0 to 128
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542

The process of restarting the computer system is known as?     

  • A. cold booting
  • B. hard booting
  • C. hot bathing
  • D. warm booting
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543

The speed of data transfer in the computer can be determined in terms of? 

 

  • A. protocols andย ย bus speed
  • B. bus speed and bus width
  • C. bus width and storage media
  • D. bus speed and storage media
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544

Which of the following components are data communication equipment?

I. Scanner ll. Hub lIl. Modem
 

  • A. Iย and Il only
  • B. I and lll only
  • C. II and IIl only
  • D. I, Il and III
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545

Which of the following options is not an advantage of  linear bus topology?     

  • A. It requires less cable length
  • B. It ensures easy casting
  • C. Additional nodes can be connectedย  easily
  • D. Terminators are required at both ends of the
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546

The following components are network interconnecting devices EXCEPT?   

  • A. hub
  • B. modem
  • C. router
  • D. webcam
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