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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2018

OBJECTIVE TEST

Objective Test

Question 1

How many characters make up a byte?

Question 2

Which of the following devices sends commands into the computer?

Question 3

Which of the following storage media normally stores the operating system?

Question 4

Using a computer application is known as

Question 5

The system tray is also called

Question 6

The default storage location for files and folders is

Question 7

Which of the following statements are true about files?

Question 8

Which of the following devices is used to process information?

Question 9

Which of the following items is not a source of computer virus?

Question 10

How many arrow keys are found on the computer keyboard?

Question 11

In a spreadsheet application, which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?

Question 12

The following are components in the system unit except

Question 13

Microsoft Word, Encarta Kids, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing are examples of

Question 14

The following are input devices except

Question 15

From which of the following storage media will deleted items be sent to the recycle bin?

Question 16

The name given to the background area of a computer when turned on is

Question 17

Which of the following is used as a shortcut means to open files, folders and programs?

Question 18

A folder inside another folder is called

Question 19

Which of the following is the effect of loud ringing tone?

Question 20

The computer program designed to prevent viruses from damaging the computer and its files is called

Question 21

The default orientation for a Word document is

Question 22

In a web browser, where is the website address typed?

Question 23

Radio satellite setup has two parts namely receiver and

Question 24

A system of interconnected computers, telephones, or other communication devices that can communicate with one another and share applications and data is referred to as

Question 25

The capacity of the 3 1/2 inches floppy disk is

Question 26

The background image that appears on a computer desktop is known as

Question 27

Which of the following programs would support the study of Mathematics?

Question 28

To create a space between characters, word and sentences, use the

Question 29

Which part of the computer mouse button is used to select an object on screen?

Question 30

Making changes and corrections of grammatical errors to an existing document is referred to as

Question 31

Which of the following keyboard keys can be used to delete characters in a Word Processing program?

Question 32

Which computer keyboard key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in a Word Processing document?

Question 33

Which of the following bars displays the heading of an open window?

Question 34

The print preview button is located on which of the following toolbars?

Question 35

Which of the following is compulsory when composing and sending an email?

Question 36

Specialized program that assists a user to locate information on the web and on the internet is called

Question 37

Which of the following is a complete website address?

Question 38

In Spreadsheet application, which of the following symbols represents multiplication?

Question 39

Which of the following is used for multiplication operation in Spreadsheet functions?

Question 40

Which of the following is used to find the minimum number among a set of numbers in Spreadsheet functions?

THEORY

ESSAY

Answer all of Question 1

Question 1

Theory question 1 diagram

(a)Study the image carefully and use it to answer questions (a)(i-ii) and (b). (i) What is the name of the image shown above? (ii) Name the parts of the image represented by A, B, C, D, E and F in (a) (b) State the function of the parts labelled A and D in (a) above; (c) List four uses of the internet. (d) Write the name of the following computer  keyboard key characters: (i) & (ii) ^ (iii) {} (iv) /

Question 2

(a) Give the functions of the following keyboard keys: (i) Backspace (ii) Space bar (b) (i) Outline three differences between selecting and highlighting text in a Word Processing  application. (ii) Name two word processors.

Question 3

(a) State the two types of storage media. (b) (i) Give three important features of storage media. (ii) State two ways to protect storage.

Question 4

(a) What is: (i) application software; (ii) system software (iii) a folder (b) Give three examples of an operating system.

Question 5

(a) List three toolbars or bars in a spreadsheet application. (b) Define the following terms as used in a spreadsheet application: (i) cell; (ii) active cell; (iii) name box.

Answer three Questions only from this section

Questions for this section are in the printed paper.