Information and Communication Technology

Model Exam – 01 Time: 2 hrs.

1. Ring two items which are magnetic storage

a. CD-ROM
b. DVD-ROM
c. DVD-RW
d. Floppy disk
e. Hard disk
f. Memory stick

2. Ticks true of false next to each if this statement.

T F
An OMR is used to convert scanned text into text which can be word
processed.
MICR is used to read information from bank cheques.
A TFT monitor takes up less space than a CRT monitor.
A magnetic stripe can store very large volumes of data.
A graphics tablet is used to input freehand drawings.

3. Draw five lines on the diagram to match the output device to the application
a. Dot matrix printer High quality high volume output
b. Laser printer High quality low volume output
c. Inkjet printer Multimedia presentation
d. Monitor High quality very large printout
e. Graph plotter Continuous stationary

4. Complete each sentence using one item from the list below

Barcode chip DVD ROM Floppy Disk

Keyboard Laser printer Magnetic strip Magnetic tape Zip Disc

a. The most suitable storage medium for making system backups for a network is a
____________________________________________________
b. Data about the details of a PIN are stored on a bank card on a _______________________________
c. Videos produced so that data cannot be changed are stored on a _____________________________
d. Details of a product are scanned at a POS from a ______________________________

5. When we enter data to the system to process, we must take care that the input data must be in the correct
form
a. What is data Verification and validation?
b. Explain the following validation methods
i. Type Check
ii. Presence Check
iii. Range Check
6. Computers are classified in many different ways according to many factors.
a. What is the main factor in the classification of computer by generation and explain the generations
in brief.
b. What is it mean by hybrid computer? Provide details about its components.

7. Simplify the following Boolean expression using Boolean algebra, show your work
a. F = A+ABC+A’BC+A’B
b. Draw a circuit for above function
c. Using only NAND gate redraw the circuit diagram.

8. CPU is the heart of a computer system, and other components are designed to work with CPU efficiently, so
the maximum output can be yield.
a. What are the main memory types in computer, and give example types for such memories
b. Even though CPU doesn’t have large amount of memory, but it keeps a small amount of memory to
work efficiently, what it is called and how it works.

9. What is character encoding; explain 3 methods of such encodings.

10. Python is a very easy and also very powerful programing language available
a. As an interpreted language what are the advantages and disadvantages of using python.
b. Write a program that receives name, sex and age of a person from the user, and outputs whether
she/he is major or minor according to the following conditions
i. A male is considered as a major if he is over 21 years old.
ii. A female is considered major if she is over 18 years old.

The output of the program should look like this:

Ex. If the name provided is “Kumar” and sex “male” and age “24”,

“Kumar you are major.”

(use of double quotation marks here are to say that the output is a string, and it is not a part of an
output)