Computer
integration in
the classroom
Past papers &
answers
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,Multiple Choice Questions
_________ is a series of instructions that tells the hardware of a computer what to do and how to do it
1. Memory
2. Software
3. Firmware
4. All of the above
Networked computers contain a (n) ____________ to connect directly to a network
1. Modem
2. Conversion card
3. Network interface card
4. Analog/ digital interface card
___________ Signals are signals that are comprised of a continuous electrical wave
1. Analog
2. Bidirectional
3. Digital
4. Modem
Tutorials are _______
1. Answers to questions that people frequently ask about an application
2. The electronic equivalent of a user manual, which is usually integrated into an application software
package
3. Step-by-step instructions using real-life examples to show how to use an application
4. Automated assistants that help complete a task by asking questions and performing actions based on
the answers
________ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory
1. Fetching
2. Storing
3. Decoding
4. Executing
Storage devices can function as a source of ______________
1. Input and processing
2. Output and processing
3. Input and output
4. All of the above
To work with a saved file, the file must be removed from __________
1. Storage and placed in memory
2. Memory and placed in storage
3. Storage and placed in ROM
4. ROM and placed in storage
_____________ is a digital media application that accepts input from the user and performs some action in
response
1. Interactive digital media
2. A hyperlink
3. An interactive link
4. Computer-based training
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, Computer based models of real-life situations are called __________
1. MPEGs
2. Computer based training
3. Simulations
4. Hyperlinks
One advantage of computer based training is that it _______________
1. Allows for flexible training
2. Provides delayed feedback
3. Increases training costs
4. All of the above
The best strategy for technology ___________ is to put the technology into the hands of trained teachers, to
make the technology accessible and to let the teachers decide how best to use the technology in their
classrooms at the point of instruction
1. Integration
2. Awareness
3. Literacy
4. Perspective
The internet is used by teachers to ___________
1. Access information such as learning support material
2. Communicate with colleagues in any part of the world
3. Publish information such as lesson places on websites
4. All of the above
Which one of the following statements is not true concerning most antivirus programs?
1. It can protect a computer against unauthorised access by a learner
2. It can detect a virus on a flash drive (memory stick) that a learner inserts in a computer
3. It can repair infected files
4. It can detect a virus in an e-mail sent by a teacher to a colleague
Software licences are agreements that ______
1. Provide specific conditions for use of software
2. Users must accept before using software
3. Outline the rights to use software
4. All of the above
_______ is the process of converting readable data into readable characters
1. Ciphertext
2. Plaintext
3. Encryption
4. callback
An area of computer ethics frequently discussed includes ___________
1. the confidentiality of information
2. copyright issues
3. software theft
4. all of the above
School computer labs are used to teach learners technological skills or subject-specific skills that are _____
the rest of the curriculum
1. integrated with
2. connected to
3. combined with
4. isolated from
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