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Test Information Age & Introduction to programming Name:__________ _______ __ Class:S.4 C/S.4D( ) Time allowed: 30 mins 2007
Marks: ____/50 Date: 25-9-
A. Multiple Choices(20 marks) 1. Which of the following words is not a reserved word? A. end B. var C. write D. copy 2. Which of the following pair of symbols is used to enclosed comments in Pascal? A. (*..*) B. (..) C. <..> D. *..* 3. 4.
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Which data type is the most suitable for storing an address variable? A. real B. Boolean C. char D. string What is the difference between ‘1’+ ‘2’ and 1+2 in Pascal? A. They are the same. B. ‘1+2’ is a string with 3 characters ‘1’, ‘+’ and ‘2’ while 1+2 is an expression with value 3. C. ‘1’+’2’ is a character while 1+2 is an error. D. ‘1+2’ is a string while 1+2 is a character. E. Both ‘1+2’ and 1+2 is an expression with value 3. How many characters are there in the string ‘Our Lady’s College!’? A. 11 B. 13 C. 19 D.20 Which of the following involves both IT and entertainment? A. An Internet game Web site B. An online CD store Web site C. A personal Internet banking services Web services D. A search engine Web site3 GPS which is used with satellites stands for A. Ground Point System B. Global Positioning System C. Global Power System D. General Purpose system Which of the following is an example of electronic money? A. Electronic transaction system B. Business information system C. Expert system D. Telecommunications system Which of the following statements are correct? (1)e-Banking, e-commerce and e-learning are examples of IT applications. (2)Long distance phone call is an example of IT application. (3)Internet technologies can be applied to entertainment.
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(4)Online shopping can save a lot of manpower. A. (1) and (2) only. B. (1) and (4) only. C. (1), (2),(3) and (4) D. None of the above Designers can create photorealistics three-dimensional building designs by using: A. B. C. D.
Computer-aided design(CAD) Electrostatic Discharge(ESD) Virtual Reality(VR) Database Management System(DBMS)
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B. Long Questions(30 marks) 1) Complete the following program by filling in the missing words.(10 marks) __Program________ AddTwoNumbers; ___VAR_______ Num1__:___integer; Num2__:___integer; Sum__:__real; ___Begin_______ Writeln(‘__Please enter two number__.’); ___Readln/Read_____(Num1, Num2); ___Sum_____:= Num1+Num2; __Write/writeln_______(‘The sum is’, __Sum); _End.________. 2)
Complete the following program by adding punctuation and symbols.(5 marks) program ProgramErrors ; var Num1 ,Num2 : integer ; const Ans= 15; begin Read ( Num1, Num2); Writeln ( Ans ) end.
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Which of the following are valid Pascal identifiers? If not, explain why.(3 marks) A ‘Hi’ Invalid No quotation marks are needed B 3rMark Invalid No number is allowed at the beginning C End Invalid Reserved word
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Gives 3 examples of the use of computers in the commercial world. (3 marks) -ATM (automatic teller) - Stock control system - Electronic point of sale system
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(a) Mary works on one of the local offices of a big organization as a clerk. She has to type a lot of documents everyday. Occasionally, she needs to work on the company accounts by performing some calculations. Besides, she has to communicate with colleagues in other offices. Suggest how she can use IT in accomplishing these tasks. (b) Mary’s company is planning to sell products to clients through the Internet. (i) List TWO advantages of the above transaction method. (ii) Suggest TWO practical ways so that the company can sell new products to the customers through the Internet. (iii) List TWO shortcomings that may discourage customers to use the above transaction method. (9 marks) (a) She can use a word processor to prepare the documents; and use a spreadsheet program for calculation send electronic mails to colleagues for communication (b) (i) Reduce transaction cost /Attract more customers/ Increase the competitive strength of the company Enhance systematic office operations (ii) Send e-mails to potential customers Ask other popular web sites to add hyperlinks or advantages that may direct people to the web sites of company (iii) Customers could not touch the products when shopping Need extra fee and time for the shipping of products. ~End of Paper~
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