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Unit 7: Digital Literacy MCQs — Computer Science

18 multiple-choice questions on Unit 7: Digital Literacy from Computer Science, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. Which method is best for collecting quantitative data from 500 students quickly?

  1. Reading one student's diary
  2. A focus group of 5 students
  3. An online survey with closed questions
  4. In-depth interviews with each student

Answer: C) An online survey with closed questions

Explanation: Surveys with multiple-choice / rating questions scale well and give numbers to analyse. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Understanding

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2. A software company asks school principals about their needs through one-to-one conversations. Which data collection method is this?

  1. Observation of logs
  2. Prototyping
  3. Simulation
  4. Interview

Answer: D) Interview

Explanation: Interviews give rich qualitative data from a few people. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Knowledge

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3. Data you collect yourself for your research question (e.g. your own survey) is called:

  1. Secondary data
  2. Big data
  3. Metadata
  4. Primary data

Answer: D) Primary data

Explanation: Secondary data was collected by someone else (reports, census). SLO CS-11-G-01 · Knowledge

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4. Which is an advantage of using an infographic to present findings?

  1. It can only be printed in black and white
  2. It communicates key data quickly through visuals
  3. It hides all numbers
  4. It is always longer than a report

Answer: B) It communicates key data quickly through visuals

Explanation: Infographics combine charts, icons and short text for quick understanding. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Understanding

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5. Which search query finds pages containing the exact phrase digital divide on Pakistani government sites?

  1. digital divide filetype:gov
  2. "digital divide" site:gov.pk
  3. digital OR divide gov
  4. -digital divide

Answer: B) "digital divide" site:gov.pk

Explanation: Quotes force an exact phrase; site: limits results to a domain. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Application

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6. Before interviewing participants for research, you must obtain their:

  1. Informed consent
  2. Passwords
  3. Bank details
  4. Exam results without asking

Answer: A) Informed consent

Explanation: Participants must understand the purpose and agree to take part. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Knowledge

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7. Testing how traffic would flow if a new road were built, using a computer model, is an example of:

  1. Census
  2. Interview
  3. Simulation
  4. Survey

Answer: C) Simulation

Explanation: Simulations let us study scenarios that are expensive or impossible to try in reality. SLO CS-11-G-01 · Understanding

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8. Which search finds pages only from the FBISE website?

  1. date sheet OR fbise
  2. fbise -site
  3. date sheet site:fbise.edu.pk
  4. "fbise" filetype:site

Answer: C) date sheet site:fbise.edu.pk

Explanation: site: restricts results to one domain. SLO CS-11-G-01

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9. The minus operator in "jaguar speed -car":

  1. excludes pages containing "car"
  2. adds car to results
  3. searches only car websites
  4. finds the opposite meaning

Answer: A) excludes pages containing "car"

Explanation: − removes results that contain the word. SLO CS-11-G-01

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10. Which operator searches for an exact phrase?

  1. minus sign
  2. site:
  3. filetype:
  4. quotation marks "…"

Answer: D) quotation marks "…"

Explanation: Quotes match the exact words in order. SLO CS-11-G-01

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11. An advantage of infographics is that they:

  1. always contain more text than reports
  2. make complex information quick and easy to understand
  3. remove the need for accurate data
  4. cannot be shared online

Answer: B) make complex information quick and easy to understand

Explanation: Visuals communicate key facts quickly and memorably. SLO CS-11-G-01

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12. Testing a new flyover design on a computer model of city traffic is a:

  1. interview
  2. census
  3. phishing test
  4. simulation

Answer: D) simulation

Explanation: Simulations imitate real systems to test "what if" scenarios. SLO CS-11-G-01

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13. computer science model paper filetype:pdf returns:

  1. only PDF documents
  2. only images
  3. only videos
  4. results without the word pdf

Answer: A) only PDF documents

Explanation: filetype: limits results to that file format. SLO CS-11-G-01

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14. Which survey question is NOT leading?

  1. How would you rate the canteen food from 1 to 5?
  2. Don't you agree the canteen food is bad?
  3. Everyone hates the canteen, right?
  4. Why is the canteen so terrible?

Answer: A) How would you rate the canteen food from 1 to 5?

Explanation: A neutral question does not push the respondent towards an answer. SLO CS-11-G-01

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15. Data you collect yourself through a survey is:

  1. metadata
  2. secondary data
  3. primary data
  4. a parameter

Answer: C) primary data

Explanation: First-hand data collected for your own question is primary. SLO CS-11-G-01

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16. Flight simulators are used mainly because they:

  1. are used for encryption
  2. replace all real flying
  3. collect census data
  4. let pilots train safely and cheaply for dangerous situations

Answer: D) let pilots train safely and cheaply for dangerous situations

Explanation: Simulations allow safe practice of risky scenarios. SLO CS-11-G-01

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17. Which strategy is best to understand WHY teachers find online classes difficult?

  1. a closed-question survey of 1 000 people
  2. a bar chart
  3. qualitative interviews
  4. census

Answer: C) qualitative interviews

Explanation: Open-ended interviews explore reasons and experiences in depth. SLO CS-11-G-01

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18. Government census reports used in your project are:

  1. simulation data
  2. primary data
  3. prototype data
  4. secondary data

Answer: D) secondary data

Explanation: They were collected by someone else for another purpose. SLO CS-11-G-01

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