EDPT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. FUSELAGE is to AIRPLANE as HULL is to ____. → SHIP
2. What is the perimeter of rectangle R? (1) The length of R is twice its width. (2) The area of R is 50 square units. → Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient
3. A company rents server space for $350 per month. They negotiate a 2-year contract with a 15% annual discount. How much do they save over the 2-year contract? → $1,260
4. How many bytes are in 4 kilobytes using the binary (IEC) definition? → 4,096
5. What is the result of binary addition 0101 + 0011? → 1000
6. A binary sequence follows the rule: each bit is the XOR of the two preceding bits. Starting with 1, 1, what are the next four bits? → 0, 1, 1, 0
7. A regional sales table shows: North=800 units, South=400 units, East=600 units, West=200 units. What is the ratio of North region sales to West region sales? → 4:1
8. A quality control team finds 3 defective units per every 500 units inspected. If they inspect 12,000 units, how many are defective? → 72
9. When reading a flowchart, if two branches from a decision merge back into a single path, the merge point is called a: → Connector
10. What is the hexadecimal equivalent of binary 10110111? → B7
11. ARCHIPELAGO is to ISLAND as GALAXY is to ____. → STAR
12. An IT contractor works 4 days per week, 9 hours per day, and charges $75 per hour. How much does she earn in a 4-week month? → $10,800
13. Which expression represents the sum of three consecutive integers starting at n? → 3n + 3
14. Shape A has a thick border and a light gray fill. Shape B has no border and a dark gray fill. The transformation: → Removes the border and darkens the fill
15. ACCELERATE : SPEED :: AMPLIFY : ___ → Volume
16. A flowchart processes a list: for each item, if item > Max, set Max = item. What does this algorithm find? → The maximum value
17. Which of the following numbers completes the sequence: 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, ...? → 37
18. A table shows data entry errors per shift: Morning=12, Afternoon=8, Night=15, Weekend=5. What percentage of total errors occurred during the Night shift? → 37.5%
19. Is the value of expression 2x + 3 greater than 10? (1) x > 3. (2) x < 5. → Neither statement alone nor both together are sufficient
20. Find the next value: 1000, 500, 250, 125, ___? → 62.5
21. Gives the idea of bookmarking a wider audience and more computers. → Social bookmarking
22. GLUTTONY : EXCESS :: FRUGALITY : ___ → Thrift
23. A table shows the number of software bugs by category: Logic=45, Syntax=30, Runtime=25, UI=20. What fraction of all bugs are Runtime or UI bugs? → 3/8
24. In a sequence of clock faces, the minute hand advances 25 minutes each step. If the first clock shows 12:00, what time does the fourth clock show? → 1:05
25. Which of the following correctly describes volatile memory? → Memory that loses its data when power is removed
26. There are 5 nodes in a network ring. Messages travel clockwise. A message starts at Node 1 and must reach Node 4. How many hops does it take? → 3
27. Solve: 2(x - 1) = 3(x + 2) → x = -8
28. Complete the sequence: 50, 43, 36, 29, ___? → 22
29. Permit the discussion to go further into themes. → Exploration websites
30. FAWN : DEER :: FOAL : ___ → Horse