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Important:
Answer all questions.
In each of the questions 1 to 40, pick one of the alternatives (1), (2), (3),(4) which is correct
or most appropriate.
1. The decimal equivalent of the binary number

is,
(1) 48 (2) 46 (3) 14 (4) 23

2. The binary equivalent of the octal number

is,
(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

3. The base of the octal number system is,
(1) 2 (2) 8 (3) 10 (4) 16

4. Amals age is 40. His brother, Nimal is five years younger than him. Which of the
following represents their ages in binary numbers?
(1) Amal 101000, Nimal 100011 (2) Amal 100000, Nimal 100111
(3) Amal 101000, Nimal 100001 (4) Amal 110000, Nimal 101011

5. Consider the following statements regarding the hexadecimal number system,
A- Number of symbols is 15 and 11 is represented by A
B- Number of symbols is 16 and 10 is represented by A
C- Number of symbols is 16 and 13 is represented by D
D- Number of symbols is 15 and 14 is represented by E
Which of the following is correct regarding the above statements?
(1) A and D (2) B and C (3) B and D (4) All are true.

6. The Logical expression A.(B+C) is equivalent to,
(1) A (2) A.B.C (3) (A.B) + (A.C) (4) A.B+C

7. The Logical expression 0.A is equal to,
(1) A (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) A+1

8. Find values of the two inputs A and B such that the output is 1.





(1) 0 and 0 (2) 0 and 1 (3) 1 and 0 (4) 1 and 1
A
B
1
2

9. Select the logical operation corresponding to the given truth table.
(1) (X OR Y) AND Y
(2) (X AND Y)
(3) NOT (X OR Y)
(4) (X AND Y) OR X

10. One GB (1GB) is approximately equivalent to;
(1) 10KB (2)

(3)

(4)

11. Which of the following operating systems does not provide a GUI of any kind?
(1) Unix (2) Dos (3) Windows 98 (4) Windows ME

12. In windows operating system, temporary deleted files are stored in,
(1) Recycle Bin (2) Delete Bin
(3) My computer (4) My Documents

13. The fastest data communication medium is;
(1) Unshielded twisted Pair (UTP) cables (2) Fiber Optics
(3) Shielded twisted Pair (STP) cables (4) Coaxial Cables

14. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding an computer software?
A- Application software converts data into information.
B- Systems software controls hardware.
(1) A only (2) B only (3) A and B (4) None of the above

15. Identify the correct e-mail address from the following.
(1) Nuwan@Yahoo.com (2) gmail.com@nuwan
(3) nuwan@gmail.com (4) Nuwan:// www.slt.lk

16. Which one of the following examples is a valid Uniform Resource Locater (URL)?
(1) http:// google.com/gmail (2) http://www.hotmail.com
(3) nuwan@yahoo.com (4) ftp://yahoo/urladdress

17. Which one of the following examples is not a web browser?
(1) Microsoft Internet Explorer (2) Chrome
(3) Morzilla Firefox (4) Google

18. Which of the following combinations represents the services of the Internet?
(1) Email, World Wide Web, HTTP (2) Email, Web browsers, File sharing
(3) Email, World Wide Web, File sharing (4) Email, HTTP, File sharing

19. Which of the following is not necessary for internet chatting?
(1) A computer with internet (2) A speaker with microphone
(4) A web browser (4) A software
Input X Input Y Output
0 0 0
0 1 0
1 0 1
1 1 1
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20. Consider the following statements regarding the word processing software.
A- That helps to format characters into various sizes and colours.
B- That helps to draw shapes and insert pictures into the document.
C- That helps to edit digital video and audio files.
Which of the following is correct regarding the above statements?
(1) A only (2) B only (3) A and B only (4) A,B,C All

21. Which one of the following cannot be done using the page setup dialog box in word
processing?
(1) Selecting the page size (2) Inserting the background colour
(3) Selecting the page orientation (4) Preparing the page margins

22. The intersection of a row and a column in an electronic spreadsheet is called a;
(1) Worksheet (2) label (3) cell (4) formula

23. The following figure shows a part of a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. Which of the following
can be used to add the give values 10, 20, and 30?


(1)A only (2) A and B only (3) A and C only (4) A,C,D only
Answer questions 24,25,and 26 using the information in the spreadsheet shown below.


This spreadsheet calculates the total entry prices for visitors to Yala Park. The standard entry
prices are shown in cells B12 to B13. Groups of more than adult or children are entitled to a
10% discount.
A = SUM (A1:A3)
B =A1 SUM A2 SUM A3
C =A1+A2+A3
D =SUM(A1,A2,A3)
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24. The formula that calculates the total childrens entry price in D3 is;
(1) B3*B12 (2) =A3*B3
(3) =B3*B12 (4) =SUM(B3:B12)

25. The formula in D4 that calculates the adults entry price is;
(1) =SUM(B4+B13) (2) =SUM(B4*B13)
(3) = B4*B13 (4) = B4:B13

26. The formula in D9 is;
(1) =D5+D7 (2) =TOTAL(D5:D7)
(3) = SUM(D5:D7) (4) = D5-D7

27. What function in Microsoft Excel is used to find the lowest value in a range of cells?
(1) =max() (2) =min() (3) =lower() (4) =floor()

28. What is type of Microsoft Excel chart represented by the give diagram?

29. What is the most suitable input for a slideshow presentation to control it easily?
(1) Slide Transition (2) Slide Layout
(3) Slide Design (4) Action Button

30. What can be inserted when preparing a presentation?
(1) Picture (2) Video clip
(3) Sound clip (4) All of the above

31. Which one of the following examples is not a database management system (DBMS)?
(1) Oracle (2) SQL server
(3) 3D Max (4) My SQL

32. Which data type is appropriate to represent a lengthy text in Microsoft Access?
(1) Number (2) Currency
(3) Text (4) Memo

33. Which one of the following can be used as a Primary key in a database table when storing
data about the students?
(2) Student name (2) Students National Identity Card
(4) Students birthday (4) Students address
(1) Column chart
(2) Bar chart
(3) Pie chart
(4) Line chart

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34. What can be considered as a primary object in a database?
(1) Table (2) Query (3) Forms (4) Report

35. Collection of fields in a database is;
(1) Record (2) Table (3) Query (4) Forms

36. What is the part of a database including information about students under 17 years old.
(1) Query (2) Form (3) Table (4) Report

Consider the given flowchart for question 37 - 40
37. Which of the following represents process, decision and output
respectively.
(1) X=X-2, Is x>6, Print X
(2) X=10, X=X-2, Print X
(3) Is X>6, X=X-2, Print X
(4) X=X-2, X=10, Print X

38. What type of control structures are included the given flowchart?
(1) Sequence and Iteration
(2) Selection and Iteratio
(3) Sequence and Selection
(4) Selection Structure only

39. What is the output of the flowchart?
(1)4 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 8

40. If the decision X>6 is changed to X>=6, the output of the flowchart is;
(1)4 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 8




Start
X=10
Is
X>6

Print X
X=X-2
Stop
yes
No