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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2011

OBJECTIVE TEST

Objective Test

Question 1

The most common means by which data are input into the computer is through the

Question 2

Computer devices such as mouse, trackpad and joystick are referred to as

Question 3

The flat panel screen is also known as

Question 4

Which of the following is a storage medium?

Question 5

The two components of the personal computer main memory are

Question 6

Which of the following devices has the largest storage capacity?

Question 7

The process that starts an operating system when a computer system is turned on is referred to as

Question 8

Which of the following statements is not true?

Question 9

GUI stands for

Question 10

The software that manages the communication between the hardware and the application software of a computer system is called

Question 11

Windows organizes information on computers using a

Question 12

Which of the following are valid folder names I. Black/Stars II. Black : Stars III. Black_Stars IV. Black Stars

Question 13

Use the following information to answer question 13 I. Processing II. Data III. Information The sequence of the stages in the information processing cycle is

Question 14

Which of the following is not a safety measure to consider in the ICT environment?

Question 15

The legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film and software is known as

Question 16

Which of the following can bring enhanced learning experience to the classroom through the use of pictures, videos and sound?

Question 17

Which of the following is an effect of a loud ringing tone of a mobile phone?

Question 18

To which of the following activities is ICT useful? I. Education II. Farming III. Medicine

Question 19

Which of the following keys are frequently used in our daily typing work on a computer system? I. Enter key II. Space Bar III. Print Screen IV. Delete Key

Question 20

During typing lessons, computer users are supposed to use

Question 21

The most appropriate finger required to type the letter F on a standard QWERTY computer keyboard is the

Question 22

In the absence of a mouse, which of the following devices could be used to perform its functions?

Question 23

In typing a class assignment given by a Ghanaian Language teacher using the computer, which of the following application programs will be appropriate to use by the student?

Question 24

A key on a keyboard of a computer has two symbols on it, top and down. Which of the following procedures will be appropriate to use to get the top key?

Question 25

To save a previously saved document under a new name, use the

Question 26

To bold a text in a word processing environment, first select the text, then use the shortcut keys

Question 27

The symbols B, I, U are commonly used buttons found on the

Question 28

Which of the following is not a tool on the drawing toolbar?

Question 29

Which of the following is not a toolbar?

Question 30

Lines, block arrows and flowcharts are located on the

Question 31

The default orientation for a word processing document is

Question 32

To preview a document before printing is necessary because

Question 33

A computer program that enables users to surf the internet is known as

Question 34

A teacher using the internet decided to send an electronic mail to Junior High School Students in Ghana. Which of the following will the teacher use to accomplish his/her mission?

Question 35

In e-mail context, what does bcc stand for?

Question 36

The world wide network that makes electronic information available to users is also known as

Question 37

Transferring data from a remote computer to a local computer is referred to as

Question 38

A tool for locating information on the internet is the

Question 39

A mathematical calculation in a spreadsheet is called

Question 40

Which of the following features in a browser enables users to fetch the latest copy of a web page?

THEORY

ESSAY

Answer all of Question 1

Question 1

Theory question 1 diagram

Study the diagram below carefully and answer the questions that follow (i) What is the name of the application program used to create the above file? (ii) Give the file name of the application program above (iii) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E and F in the diagram. (iv) State the functions for B and C in (a) above. (b) List the steps (in the right order) involved in switching on a personal computer system (c)Identify the following ICT tools:

Question 2

(a) What is: (i) Input device: (i) Output device: (b) Classify the following into either input or output device in the table below: (i) Microphone; (ii) Joystick; (iii) Webcam; (iv) Plotter; (v) Scanner; (vi) Mouse.

Question 3

(a) Explain the term desktop as used in the personal computer environment (b) List three areas of learning where information and communication technology tools can be integrated (c) List two tools on the formatting toolbar of a word processing application (d) State two benefits associated with the use of information and communication tools in teaching and learning

Question 4

(a) (i) What is internet? (ii) List four uses of the internet (b) (i) What is a web browser? (ii) Give two examples of a web browser?

Question 5

Explain the following terminologies: (a) Cell (b) Column (c) Row (d) Graph

Answer three Questions only from this section

Questions for this section are in the printed paper.