Which one of the following is most likely to be an essential skill in a business that uses ICT equipment?
Knowledge of database structure.
Ability to program a computer.
Detailed understanding of an operating system such as Windows NT or Linux.
Competence at word-processing and/or spreadsheets.
An ICT company is described by one of its customers as "having its finger on the pulse". This is most likely to mean that:
the company offers emergency medical services.
the company is up to date with all the latest current developments.
the company uses data rather than information.
the company uses sensors connected to customers' bodies to get a better idea of their requirements.
Which one of the following organisations uses MICR?
A school to register its pupils
A shop to mark its prices and what the stock item is
A bank to read the bank account number on a cheque.
An examination board setting a multiple-choice test.
A smart card is:
a credit card sized business card designed by a top-flight design company.
a credit card with a bar code on it which encodes data on the holder
a credit card with a magnetic stripe which encodes data on the holder
a credit card with a small chip in it which encodes data on the holder
Which one of these ICT applications would a general practicioner (the doctor you go to see if you are not feeling very well) be MOST likely to use in a surgery?
A database containing patients' names, addresses, and medical notes.
An expert system to help the doctor to diagnose a difficult illness.
An ICT system associated with diagnostic machinery.
A spreadsheet to ensure that the budgets were accurately kept.
ICT can help disabled people. Which one of the following applications is most likely to be of use to a severely disabled person?
A database to record names and addresses.
Computer aided design package.
A speech synthesis package that converts written text into speech.
A presentation graphics package.
Which one of the following bits of ICT hardware would help a very severely disabled person to communicate with a computer (and then to the outside world)?
A head-operated mouse
A printer
A modem
A USB port
Expert systems use natural language interfaces. This means that:
The question has to be put into a special computing language like Structured Query Language.
The user can use his voice to talk to the computer.
The user has to type the query in using only key terms.
The user types in the question just in exactly the same way as if he were asking a person.
In an expert system, there is an "inference engine". This is:
A very high powered CPU that can understand spoken languages.
A CPU that can think problems through to give reasoned answers.
A power supply that can give the CPU a massive pulsed electric current while it is thinking.
a program that is used to link the questions to the database of knowledge.
A shell in an expert system is:
a set of programs rather like an operating system that coordinates the activities of the system
a protective layer of foil around the CPU to stop electromagnetic readiation from escaping.
the metal case of the computer.
the wrapping material in which the software is transported to the computer.