ICT Sample Questions

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Part - I

01) Which of the following is sometimes referred to as the brain of the computer?
a) Microprocessor Chip
c) RAM
b) Hard Disk
d) ALU
02) Which of the following was conceived by Charles Babbage that embodies the key features of
modern computers?
a) Analytic engine
c) analytic computer
b) Difference engine
d) tabulating machine
03) The parts of a computer are connected by collections of wires called
a) networks.
b) paths.
c) buses.

d) tracks.

04) Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) MVS
b) PS2
c) Ultrix

d) Linux

05) A network which has a host computer that is responsible for managing the LAN is called
a) a bus network.
c) a ring network.
b) a star network.
d) a peer-to-peer network.
06) A modem is needed for
a) a computer to connect to a LAN.
b) a computer to connect to a digital network.
c) digital communication over an analogue telephone network.
d) all data communications.
07) What is the binary equivalent of 178 ?
a) 11011011
b) 10110110

c) 10110010

08) What is the smallest unit of information in computers?

a) Letter
b) byte
c) bit

d) 10010011
d) word

09) Select the operation represented by the following truth table:

Input 1
Input 2
Output
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1

a) OR

b) AND

c) NOT

d) EXOR

10) Basic Components of a system

a) Hardware, Software and Liveware.
b) Strategic, Practical and Operational.
c) Expert System, Decision Support System and Transaction Processing System
d) Input, Output and Processing.
11) An information system is needed to be developed for an organization but a fixed amount of
money is available to be spent on the project. Which of the following phases decides limitation
of the cost?
a) Feasibility study
c) system development
b) System design
d) testing
12) The windows OS is popular, because of its
a) command line interface.
c) Graphical user interface
b) Icons
d) keyboard shortcuts.

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13) Which two of the following are advantages of using e-mail as a means of communication
compared to using post?

a) E-mails will arrive faster

b) E-mails can contain pictures

c) E-mails are cheaper to send
d) E-mails can be sent in any weather
e) E-mails can be sent to more places than post
14) Data can be defined as ?
a) Organized information
b) Files in a storage medium

c) Raw unorganized facts

d) Organized facts

15) What happens to a file when the following keys are pressed after selecting it ?
Shift + Del + Enter
a)
b)
c)
d)

File is moved to the Recycle Bin

A prompt box ask your confirmation to move the file into the recycle bin
A prompt box ask your confirmation to delete the file permanently
File is deleted permanently

16) SATA in the case of storage drives stands for?

a) Serial Alternate Transfer Attachment
b) Secondary & Alternate Transfer Attachment
c) Secondary Advanced Technology Attachment
d) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
17) What will be the result given by the following code if average is given as 50 ?
Private Sub cmd1_OnClick()
if average > 50 then
grade=Pass
else
if average > 10 then
grade=Nearly Pass
else grade=Fail
end if
end if
End Sub

a) Pass

c) Fail

b) Nearly Pass

d) Error

18) The type of network topology that is shown in the picture below is ?

a) Web

b) Ring

c) Star

d) Mesh

19) The 3rd generation of computers is based on which of the following ?

a) Transistors
b) Microchip
c) Vacuum Tubes
d) Micro Processors
20) The hexadecimal equivalent of the decimal 492 is ?
a) 1ED
b) 1CD
c) 1CC
d) 1EC
21) Which software are the following terms connected with ?
A - Tables B - Queries C - Forms D Reports
a) Visual Basic
b) Microsoft Access

c) Microsoft Excel
d) Microsoft Word

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Part - II

01) Give one disadvantage of using e-mail as a means of communication compared to using post.
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02) A computer manager is worried about hacking and computer viruses.
(a) What is meant by hacking?
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(b) What is a computer virus?
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03) i) What is meant by a table in a database?
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ii) List four data types available in a popular data base package?

iii) What are the advantages of keeping a primary key in a table?

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04) i) List the different phases of the system development life cycle (SDLC).
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(ii) Briefly describe three of the above phases.
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05) What is meant by digital divide?
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06) Answer question 22 - 25 using the following Microsoft Excel sheet

i) What will be the formula used in cell F4 ?

a) B4+C4+D4
b) =SUM(B4:D4)
c) =B4+C4+D4
d) SUM B4+C4+D4
ii) Write the formula used in cell F7 ?

iii) To which cell is the following formula applicable ?

=AVERAGE(B5:D5)
a) G2

b) G3

c) G5

d) G7

07) Convert the followings as required.

i) 10110112

?10

ii) 27510

?8

iii) 3478

?2

iv) 101111011011112

v) 3258

?16

vi) A315E16

?8
?8

08) Draw the truth tables for the given circuits.

A
B

A
B
D

09) Draw a flow chart to enter two numbers and find and Display the Maximum number
10) Write VB Coding to the above flow chart out put when clicked a button. Use variables as
required.

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