EDPT Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. FUSELAGE is to AIRPLANE as HULL is to ____. → SHIP
2. What is the result of binary addition 0101 + 0011? → 1000
3. 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
4. ARCHIPELAGO is to ISLAND as GALAXY is to ____. → STAR
5. Which of the following numbers completes the sequence: 4, 5, 9, 14, 23, ...? → 37
6. Gives the idea of bookmarking a wider audience and more computers. → Social bookmarking
7. Permit the discussion to go further into themes. → Exploration websites
8. In a standard data processing flowchart, which shape is used to represent an input or output operation, such as 'Get User Record' or 'Print Report'? → Parallelogram
9. Permit discussion between professionals in the field who are adults and students. → Student-to-expert communication websites
10. Which reading skill involves understanding meaning that is implied but not directly stated? → Inference
11. An employee's daily work hours are recorded: Mon=8, Tue=7.5, Wed=9, Thu=8, Fri=7. What is the total number of hours worked that week? → 39.5
12. HAMMER is to CARPENTER as ____ is to SCULPTOR. → CHISEL
13. A price table shows: Widget=$2.50, Gadget=$4.75, Doohickey=$1.25, Thingamajig=$3.50. What is the total cost for 2 Widgets and 1 Gadget? → $9.75
14. The Boolean notation A' (A prime) represents which operation? → NOT
15. Which of the following is an OPINION rather than a fact? → Python is the best programming language
16. A production table shows daily unit output per worker: A=45, B=38, C=52, D=41. What is the average output per worker? → 44 units
17. A table lists typing speeds (WPM) for six employees: 65, 72, 58, 80, 74, 67. What is the mode of this data set? → There is no mode
18. The signal phrase 'in contrast' in a passage indicates: → A comparison of differences
19. A table lists four students' test scores: Alice=85, Bob=92, Carol=78, Dave=88. What is the median score? → 86.5
20. Find the missing number in the sequence: 7, 10, 9, 12, 11, 14, ___, 16. → 13
21. A shipping rate table shows: 0–5 lbs=$5.00, 6–10 lbs=$8.50, 11–20 lbs=$12.00, 21+ lbs=$18.00. What is the shipping cost for a 14-lb package? → $12.00
22. A passage concludes: 'Given these inefficiencies, the old system should be replaced.' This sentence is best described as: → A conclusion or recommendation
23. How many rows does a truth table for 3 input variables contain? → 8
24. Which of the following can be utilized in an online computer system to verify that users have the right authorization to carry out a task? → Passwords
25. If an author presents only one side of an argument, the passage is considered: → Biased
26. A distance table shows: City A to B=120 miles, City B to C=85 miles, City A to C=175 miles. How much shorter is the direct A-to-C route compared to going A→B→C? → 30 miles
27. What does the Boolean expression A OR B evaluate to when A=0 and B=1? → 1
28. A reader paraphrases a passage by: → Restating the content in their own words
29. 82 * 183 + 105 – ? = 457 → 14,654
30. Convert hexadecimal F to binary. → 1111