year 11 applied computing

exam

APPLIED COMPUTING

Written examination

YEAR 11

Reading time: 10 minutes

Writing time: 90 minutes

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Student Name

Structure of book

Section

Number of questions

A

20

B

14

Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers.

• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white out liquid/tape.

• No calculator is allowed in this examination.

Materials supplied

• Question and answer booklet.

• Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions.

• Additional space is available at the end of the booklet if you need extra paper to complete an answer.

Instructions

• Write your student number in the space provided above on this page.

• Check that your name and student number on your answer sheet for multiple-choice questions are correct.

• All written responses must be in English.

At the end of the examination

• Place the answer sheet for multiple-choice questions inside the front cover of this book.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet

Student Name

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Question 12

Question 13

Question 14

Question 15

Question 16

Question 17

Question 18

Question 19

Question 20

1

Quantitative data is composed of

A

opinions.

B

primary data.

C

measurable facts.

D

data obtained from observation.

2

A letter usually has a stamp located at the top right front of an envelope. This is an example of what?

A

Effectiveness.

B

Efficiency.

C

Convention.

D

Mock-up.

3

A wide area network

A

can cover an entire suburb.

B

has only a few computers in it.

C

is encrypted to protect its users.

D

is geographically limited in size.

4

One advantage of wireless networking is

A

security.

B

its flexibility.

C

the need to lay cables.

D

the massive area it can cover.

5

Newspapers are mainly used to collect

A

personal and sensitive information.

B

opinions and reactions.

C

quantitative data.

D

secondary data.

6

In project management, a milestone is marked as what symbol?

A

Hexagon

B

Square