What is ICT 01

1. ICT stands for .......

   • Information and Communication Technology
   • Information for Communication Technology
   • Information for Computer Technology
   • International Computer Training

2. All computers Input data, ....... data and create Output.

   • Process
   • Protect
   • Scramble
   • Write

3. Which is not used for general data storage?

   • CPU
   • Hard disc
   • Magnetic tape
   • Optical disc

4. What is meant by 'Digital Data'?

   • Data represented by numbers between 0 and 10
   • Data which contains no errors
   • Information represented as 1s and 0s
   • Information represented as numbers

5. Which is not a good reason to use computers?

   • They can do many jobs better than people
   • They can often save people from doing boring work
   • They do not make mistakes
   • They make people unemployed

6. General purpose computers can perform many tasks .......

   • because modern technology is very clever
   • because the electronic components are very small
   • because the processing chips are very fast
   • because they can be programmed in different ways

7. Some equipment is described as 'Digital'. This means .......

   • it is better quality than normal
   • it is more reliable
   • it is more accurate
   • None of these

8. What does DVD stand for?

   • Digital Verifiable Disc
   • Digital Versatile Disc
   • Digital Video Disc
   • Digital Volatile Data

9. TV is increasingly broadcast using digital signals because .......

   • analogue TVs are old fashioned
   • broadcasters can offer many more channels
   • digital signals offer much better picture and sound quality
   • digital TVs are more reliable

10. Which is not used to input data into a computer?

    • Datalogger
    • Graphics tablet
    • Optical scanner
    • Printer

Quiz written by Duncan Daish