1.1 A router is categorised as an .. - NSC Computer Application Technology - Question 1 - 2023 - Paper 2
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1.1 A router is categorised as an ... device.
A. storage
B. input
C. communication
D. output
1.2 ... is the unit of measurement used for the speed of an in... show full transcript
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1.1 A router is categorised as an ... device.
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The correct answer is C. communication. A router is a device that directs data packets between networks, serving as a communication bridge.
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1.2 ... is the unit of measurement used for the speed of an internet connection.
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The correct answer is B. Mbps. Megabits per second (Mbps) is commonly used to measure internet speed.
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1.3 A firewall is used to stop ... from accessing a computer.
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The correct answer is C. unauthorised programs. A firewall is designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
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1.4 A user entered the following search string in a search engine: "OS"-windows. This search engine will return a list of websites that refer to ...
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The correct answer is A. the word 'OS' but not the word 'windows'. The user has specifically excluded 'windows' from the search results.
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1.5 OCR may fail to recognise alphabetical characters in a scanned document because ...
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The correct answer is B. a faulty optical scanner was used. Issues with the scanner can lead to misrecognition of characters.
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1.6 ... is a concept which refers to technology that can learn and make decisions.
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The correct answer is D. Artificial intelligence. This field involves the simulation of human intelligence in machines.
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1.7 Which ONE of the following spreadsheet functions will identify the middle number in an ordered list?
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The correct answer is A. MEDIAN. The median function calculates the middle value in a data set.
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1.8 A type of internet attack that crashes a website by flooding it with requests:
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The correct answer is B. Denial of service. This attack seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users.
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1.9 ... is a disadvantage of having electronic access to the personal information of people.
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The correct answer is D. Invasion of privacy. Electronic access can lead to unauthorized exposure of personal information.
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1.10 A system utility that can be used to check the performance of a CPU:
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The correct answer is A. Task Manager. This utility provides information about the CPU usage and performance.
