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MARY’S COLLEGE

FORM 4
Multiple Choice Practice 1

Answers on last page (8). Press CTRL + END

1. All of the following statements are correct Except

a) The unit of storage used to represent a character is the Byte

b) The most suitable device for the output of architectural drawings is a plotter
c) In modern computers the CPU speed is measure in Gigahertz
d) When the computer is working on given instructions this is called Input

2. Which of the following is an example of hard copy?

a) An oral speech delivered by a speaker

b) A bill produced by a printer
c) The monitor display
d) A picture on a wall produced from a multimedia projector.

3. The type of processing an alarm system requires is

a) Batch processing c) Real Time Processing
b) Multiprocessing d) Multi User

4. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only?

a) Flash memory c) Magnetic tape
b) Magnetic disk d) Optical disk

5. Which of the following is NOT a type of transmission medium?

a) Infrared c) Modem
b) Twisted pair d) Microwave
6. Persons at a downtown café realized that they were able to access the internet on their
laptops. The café could be considered as a/an

a) Metropolitan Area Network

b) Hotspot
c) Local area network
d) ISP

7. Which of the following transmission channels does not facilitate the transferring of data
between computers in adjacent buildings?

a) Fiber optic c) Twisted pair

b) Bluetooth d) Microwave
8. The fastest cable medium used to transfer data is
a) twisted pair c) fiber optic
b) coaxial cable d) microwave

9. Digicel has offices in the Caribbean, England and other parts of Europe. The computers in
these offices are linked together on this kind of network.
a) MAN c) WAN
b) WAP d) LAN

10. The cell phone shown here is from which generation

of mobile phones?
a) 4G c) 2G
b) 3G d) land line

11. Which mobile gerneration first brought picture or file sharing, video
playing and calls over the internet ?
a) 3G c) 4G
b) 2G d) 4G LTE

12. All the following statements are correct EXCEPT

a) A WAP converts incoming and outgoing data from a network, from analog to
digital and vice versa.
b) A router is used to transfer data between 2 networks
c) A switch connects devices on a network
d) Data transmission by wired media uses twisted pair, fibre optic and coaxial cable

13. HDMI stands for

a) High Definition Musical Instrument
b) High Definition Multimedia Interface
c) High Design Memory Interface
d) Hearing Design Musical Instrument

14. Which IT method is NOT suitable for access into a building ?

a) enter username and password c) biometric scanning
b) Enter key code on a security number pad d) a swipe card machine

15. The label on a monitor shows 110V -- 220V ~ . This means

a) Dual voltage . Plug into 110V or 220V directly

b) Switch voltage. Turn or drag a switch from 1 voltage to another.
c) This is the monitor’s resolution
d) This is the monitor size
 16. All of the following are correct Except

a) Each website on the internet can be accessed by entering a unique address called a
URL.
b) Downloading files use File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
c) To browse the internet, you must have a program called a modem
d) Google.Com, Yahoo.com and Bing.com are all search engines

17. Which port is incorrectly matched to the devices it attaches to the computer?

a) VGA - monitor, projector c) Ethernet – router, modem

b) PS/2 – keyboard , mouse d) Audio port (pink) – speakers,
headphones

18. The first option to fix a minor problem on a PC is to

a) Take it to a technician
b) Inspect the motherboard
c) Restart the computer
d) Turn the power off and on

19. Most of the employees in Kim’s office had to telecommute during the COVID 19 lock
downs. That is, they worked from home and were able to log onto the work computer
from there. All of the following are disadvantages of telecommuting EXCEPT:

a) Persons may be easily distracted at home

b) reduces socialisation at the office
c) Less security of company files at home
d) Persons can work longer hours

WORD PROCESSING

20. A letter head usually includes all of the following EXCEPT

a) an appropriately sized logo

b) organisation’s name and address
c) lines of different font sizes (gradually decreasing)
d) lines in different colours

21. All of the following are true EXCEPT

a) The feature that automatically sends text to the next line when it reaches the right
margin is word wrap
b) When the lines of a paragraph align neatly to both the left and right margins, the
paragraph is fully justified.
 c) In order to move a picture freely on a page, you must change its text wrapping
setting.
d) The text that appears automatically at the bottom of every page is called a
footnote

22. The pair of files used to produce letters in a mail merge are

a) Primary document and data source

b) Primary document and merged letters
c) Data source and merged letters
d) Primary document and current letter

23. In a mail merge to print letters, what 2 merge fields should always be included?

a) recipient’s name and address c) date and recipient’s name

b) date and sender’s name d) sender’s name and reason for the letter

24. In which Ms Word tab would you find fillable form controls to add to your document ?

a) Page Layout c) Developer

b) Insert d) View

25. Which option does not show only fillable form controls ?

C.
A.

B. . D.

26. Which form content control has an incorrect use in its list ?

a) Command button - to click Submit, Cancel, Next, Save, Check Out

b) Option button - to select gender or to select age group
c) Check box - to select subjects you do or type name
d) Date picker - to choose date of birth, start date or next holiday

27. You want to use just 1 control for a particular question on a form. Which single control
restricts you to only picking 1 item from a group of options?

a) checkbox c) text box

b) combo box d) drop down list box
 SPREADSHEETS

28. Forty exchange students from Trinidad are to travel on LIAT to different Caribbean
islands in August. Each child goes to a territory of his/her choice. On a spreadsheet list,
which Microsoft Excel function would you use to find the cost of the LIAT airfare for
each student, given a list of Caribbean destinations and their airfares ?

a) PMT c) If
b) Advanced filter d) VlookUp

29. Joan gets a loan of $80,000 from her bank at a rate of 4% per year and given 5 years to
repay it. Which Ms. Excel formula will calculate her monthly payments?

a) = PMT(4% /12, 60, 80000) c) = Average(4% /12, 60, 80000)

b) = 4% * 5 * 80000 d) = PMT (4%, 5, 80000)

30. A formula = M5/ K2 gives a decimal answer. How do you change it to a percentage?
a) type *100 at the end of the formula
b) type *100% at the end of the formula
c) click the icon showing 100% in the tool bar or ribbon.
d) click the answer then click the % icon in the toolbar or ribbon

31. When a cell name in a formula contains 2 dollar signs, this is called

a) Currency format c) Absolute cell referencing

b) Relative Cell referencing d) Mixed cell referencing

32. The value 5% below represents a VAT rate. Vat is found by multiplying the price of an
item in the cell to the left by the vat rate in E2 to get the tax due.

What efficient formula should I type in D3 so that the fill handle can be dragged to get
the other answers below D3? (Note the vat rate can be changed daily).

A B C D E
1
2 Item Price Vat 5%
3 Radio $200
4 TV $900
5 Fridge $3000
6 Computer $2800

a) = C3 * E2 c) = C3 * $E$2
 b) = C3 * 5% d) = $C$3 * E2

33. The following students attended a sports camp.

Gende Paymen
Name r School Age t
Ella F CSSS 12 200
Nora F SJC 14 250
Lium M Hess 12 400
June F Hess 13 150
Wyatt M SMC 16 300
Cole M SMC 14 210
Debby F CSSS 13 430
Alexa F Hess 15 100

On a spreadsheet, you need a pivot table to show a vertical

list of the different schools showing the total payment for each as started below.
Sum of
School
Payments
CCSS   630
Hess  
SMC  
SJC  

How would you arrange the pivot table fields?

a) Drag School to Rows and Payment to ∑ of

b) Drag School to Columns and Payment to ∑ of Values
c) Drag School to Columns and Payment to Rows
d) Drag School to ∑ of Values

34. Using the spreadsheet below, what formula should be placed in B9 to find the fees for the
student someone in A9 ?

A B C D E
1 Name Gender Form Age Fees
2 Davina F 2 12 190
3 Nora F 3 14 250
4 Paul M 1 12 400
5 Sandra F 2 13 150
6 Angus M 5 16 300
7 Tim M 4 14 210
8
9 Paul

a) = Vlookup (E4, A1:E7, 5, False)

b) = Vlookup (A9, A1:E7, 2, False)
 c) = Vlookup (A9, A1:E7, 5, False)
d) =Vlookup (Paul, A1:E7, 4, False)

DATABASE MANAGEMENT

35. A database is made up of

a) One or a set of related tables about something (an entity).
b) Rows of information about something
c) A set of tables
d) A set of rows and columns where one can enter data and do calculations

36. Which statement is not correct ?

a) A column in a table is known as a field

b) The best field size for a Short Text data type is 255
c) The datasheet view is where you see or enter the actual data in a table
d) A row of data in a table is called a record

37. Which fieldname is incorrectly matched to a data type?

a) IDNumber – ShortText
b) HasInsurance - Currency
c) Duration – Number
d) Holiday – Date/Time

38. All of the following about a primary key in a table is true EXCEPT

a) It cannot be left blank in any record

b) It’s data type can be type text or some other type
c) It is a unique identifier
d) Two or more rows can have the same value in that field

39.
Field Name Form Fees
Show √
Criteria 2 >200
Or 1 >200

Using the table in No. 34, what would be the result from the query design above?

a) Paul, Angus, Nora, Tim c) Nobody

b) Sandra, Davina d) Paul
 40. The query below is to calculate a bonus as 20% of their salary for each person. What
must be typed in place of X in the query below to produce the bonuses?

Field Emp No Name Salary X

Criteria
Or

a) Bonus: [Salary] * 0.2 c) [Salary] * 1/5

b) Bonus: [Salary * 0.2] d) = Salary * 0.2

ANSWERS

# Ans # Ans
1 D 21 D
2 B 22 A
3 C 23 A
4 C 24 C
5 C 25 B
6 B 26 C
7 B 27 D
8 C 28 D
9 C 29 A
10 C 30 D
11 A 31 C
12 A 32 C
13 B 33 A
14 A 34 C
15 A 35 A
16 C 36 B
17 D 37 B
18 C 38 D
19 D 39 D
20 D 40 A