Teacher Licensing Exam Guide

Purpose of the Guide

• The guide is to aid teachers preparing for the professional licensing exam.
• It provides information on the exam's content and how it is assessed in multiple-choice questions.
• The guide includes examples of exam questions and their relationship to the standards, along with practice questions mirroring the actual exam's style.
• Note that the examples do not represent the full range of the exam, nor do they indicate the difficulty of the actual exam questions.
• Provides general recommendations for exam preparation and test-taking strategies.
• Complementing other guides, it focuses on the specialization of computer teachers.

Content Structure

• The guide starts with general information about professional licensing exams for teachers.
• It then gives an overview of the computer teacher standards, the relative weight of each standard.
• Examples of questions and how they relate to standards are provided, followed by practice questions.

Additional Information

• For more details about the exam, including how to register, plus complete data on the standards, visit the Education and Training Evaluation Commission website.

Organizing Test Content

• The test covers the content of the specialized standards for computer science.
• The content is organized by domains, each including one or more criteria, and an amount of indicators under each criteria.
• Questions are based on these indicators.
• Specialization: Computer Science
• Domain: Computer Engineering
• Standard: A teacher should be familiar with computer architecture
• Indicator: Show the basic components of a processor (including, cache memory, a control unit, and processing unit)
• Each multiple-choice question focuses on measuring one standard through one of its indicators.
• Covers an element of the criteria in a measurable way, with indicators covering the parts of that criteria
• Criteria defines what a teacher should know or be able to do, and each has a set of indicators.

Domains Covered

• The exam covers the major areas of computer science for teachers:
• Computer science and mathematics
• Computer engineering
• Computer science
• Computer applications
• Computer science and education
• Teaching strategies
• Computer and the curriculum
• Represents each area, based on its proportional weight.
• Computer science 35%
• Computer engineering 18%
• Computer science and mathematics 7% -Computer and the curriculum 7%
• Teaching strategies 14%
• Computer science and education 8%
• Applications of computer science 11%
• The distribution follows the curriculum taught in general education.

Exam Breakdown

• Includes 16 standards across 7 domains.
• Example:
• Computer science and mathematics has the standard 1.10.6 with 4%
• Computer engineering has standards 2.10.6, 3.10.6 and 4.10.6 with 3%, 3% and 8%

Sample questions and Answers

• Each question is linked to an indicator.

Model 1

• Domain: Computer Engineering
• Standard: Knowledge of Computer Architecture
• Indicator: Shows the processor components (including cache memory, control unit and processing unit)
• Question: In a computer system, what is virtual memory?
• Compresses files to provide additional space to implement applications.
• Permits the use of available hard disk memory to support computer memory.
• Allows the temporary storing of data and programs during computer operation. (Correct)
• Always stores data and info. on the computer.

Model 2

• Domain: Computer Engineering
• Standard: Knowledge of Computer Architecture
• Indicator: Basic Components
• Question: A temporary store for the result of a calculation
• Arithmetic and logic unit.
• Data transporter.
• Main memory.
• Register (Correct)

Model 3

• Domain: Computer Engineering
• Standard: Knowledge of Computer Networks and their design.
• Indicator: Distinguishes between network types and their characteristics as in terms of structure, and Geographic Range
• Question: Features of a Client/Server network.
• Transmitting data to remote computers.
• Implementing functions to computers that cannot be completed.
• Accessing data files stored in the server (Correct)
• All computers implement functions.

Model 4

• Domain: Computer Science and Mathematics.
• Standard: Applying mathematical skills.
• Indicator: Knowledge of Boolean Algebra.
• Question: What does the shaded area in this diagram represent?
• Teacher or Student or Exam
• Teacher not Student not Exam
• Teacher and Student and Exam (Correct)
• Teacher or Student and Exam

Model 5

• Domain: Computer Science
• Standard: Master fundamental programming concepts.
• Indicator: Distinguishes between data structures (such as Tree, Stack, Queue).
• Question: A computer programmer writes a algorithm, which works to locate and sweep the smallest number from the group. What data construction is that?
• Heap (Correct)
• Stack
• Linked list
• Array

Model 6

• Domain: Computer Science
• Standard: Master the security of the Cyberspace.
• Indicator: Explains fundamental concept.
• Question: Which of the following is very dangerous to information?
• Encryption.
• Fragmentation.
• The private network VPN.
• Trojan (Correct)

Model 7

• Domain: Computer Application
• Standard: Master the most important Computer Applications and the internet. Indicator: Mastering the use of multi-media programs.
• Question: A video Editor used to?
• The balance of colours in the two images that were taken by 2 different cameras.
• Compression of the video file for sending via the internet.
• Searching or video clips on the internet.
• The installation of images on another image (Correct)

Model 8

• Domain: Computer Application
• Standard: Master the most important Computer Applications and the internet.
• Indicator: Mastering the use of multi-media programs.
• Question: What is the right colour format for the images used in web pages?
• RBG (Correct)
• CMYK
• Spot
• Pantone

Model 9

• Domain: Computer Science Education
• Standard: Familiarity with digital systems and its applications in education.
• Indicator: The use of e-learning.
• Question: What the BlackBoard is?
• Digital Libraries.
• Program for electronic process.
• Systems of Interactive Video conferences.
• Learn Management System (Correct)

Model 10

• Domain: Computer Application.
• Standard: Master the most important Computer Applications and the internet.
• Indicator: Mastering the use of multi-media programs.
• Question: Use of Layers when creating graphs offer the possibility of?
• Importers of the picture file to another drawing programmes
• Save layers in file format for use in webpage.
• Created pictures more used number of colours.
• Revision of each layers separately (Correct)

Training questions

• Questions that represent the standards.
• The standards should be represented by at least 1 question
• Questions at different levels of learning.
• Vary the pattern of questions from recollection, to application, to critical thinking.
• Vary the question difficulty.
• Provide the correct answer.

Here are some examples of the training questions:

1. Question: To define a variable that has only two values, use:

   • Integer
   • Date
   • Character
   • Boolean

2. Question: If the binary number (11100), its decimal equivalent is:

   • 6
   • 27
   • 28
   • 55

3. Question: What factors are unitary?

   • NOT -* -/ -Div

4. Question: What memory does not change, and contains information, is the product the computer by:

• Read-Only Memory
• Random-access memory RAM.
• The HD. - Data register

5. Question: End users require access to applications loaded to the network. Which network consists applications? -Bridge.

   • Gateway.
   • Switch.
   • Server.

6. Question: The answer is to select the correct production of Jave:

• Int x = 6; Int y = 8; Int m; m = x; x = y ; y= m; system.out.print(x); system.out.printIn (y).
  • 86
  • 68
  • 86
• 66

7. Question: Which data structure is more ideal for writing a computer program to convert incoming calls to the operator for the answer by the calls agreement.

   • Stack.
   • Queue
   • Hash table
   • Binary Tree.

8. Question: What best says the goal of making a fluency chart as a part of designing a computer program?

   • test the programme and make sure the work is correct.
   • Provide to required actions to solve a programme issues.
   • Translate of the programme to a language from the computer.
     • Building the independent variable and the constant to the programme.

9. Question: Are there causes for using programming language issue object by the (Object-oriented) - control the execution to the program issue from command to command. -The orders of the programs less and smooth to read and under stood.

• Is the programme capable to reuse.
• Running on the programme easier and smooth.

10. Question: Is there a line that an agent the data that’s including?
    • Line 1.
    • Line 2.
    • Line 3.

• • Line 4.

11. • What’s the required agent to test that is a head to test a programme?
    • That let use functions.
    • In put a group of spread out of the numbers.
    • Operating each lines from the programme
      • Each print variables.

12. What in a High-level language is a definite variable for such each variable: 13- A certain line is being use in the programme. 14 - A numeric value known and distinct. 15- Identification is constant and only.

13. In a module of OSI what a class of components, such as caballing, for this network called? 17- Physical 18- Internet 19- Transport.

14. What would a best approach using a list of correct numbers, which has to have a certain amount of memory. - A storage - A linked list. - A matrix. - A connected filing.

15. Teach with a support by computer, supports the teacher to make the following action.

    • High speeds to achieve all administrative demands to run the school.
      • Make a personal teach to the student.
      • Correction of small test in such short time
      • Provide a model that are spread out for different test

16. ** What programme that can be well organized to use in a list of right number that can be found by these following number**

• 10 ,3 ,8, 2, 5, 1, 6
• Choose
• Randomly
• Dual
• Lineage 23.What programme that’s well organized to gather a 2 list or upper that are being set to student?
• Setting the option.
• In the non organized option. – Gathering – A sped up installation

24. That the following measure that’s don’t have related with the damaging software

• Hold a renewing copy is the programme.
• Use a programme with antivirus.
• Upload files from safe places.
• Use secret password.

25.Function of the co operator for time in an operating set show the following

• Pre operating a programme that set in a line. - Sharing sources with several people. - Several task being on their mission . – Several processes.
• Correct answers with the question index

Preparing for the exam

• Ensure to finalize studying for the exam a day or two before the actual test date.
• Get rest before the exam.
• Have your required documents such as an ID card.
• Have a light meal.
• Be on time.
• Be calm.
• Understand that the examiner will be fair.
• If you feel nervous, reread the guide to reduce nervousness before the exam.

Planning for study

• Determine which criteria you need to focus on.
• Write them down.
• Track what you have and what you need to memorize.