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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2019

OBJECTIVE TEST

Objective Test

Question 1

An electronic and programmable device that processes data into use information is called

Question 2

Which of the following media uses laser technology to write and read data?

Question 3

Turning off the computer is also known as

Question 4

The following are items located on the default task bar except

Question 5

Files are best kept in

Question 6

The end results of the information processing cycle that cannot be touched is referred to as

Question 7

A malicious software specially designed to cause computer system to be slow and malfunction is

Question 8

The arrow keys on the computer keyboard are also referred to as

Question 9

The name given to each cell according to its column label and row number is called

Question 10

Which of the following applications is an example of a Word processor?

Question 11

The only software that runs without a user's instruction on a computer is the

Question 12

The Liquid Crystal Display monitor of a computer is also known as the

Question 13

A pen-like device that is used to enter data by applying pressure on a screen is the

Question 14

One gigabyte of data approximates to

Question 15

Which of the following devices will turn off first when shutting down the computer?

Question 16

The title bar of an opened application always displays the name of the application and the name of the

Question 17

To remove unwanted shortcuts from the desktop which of the following options will be appropriate?

Question 18

The safety measure to prevent back ache when using the computer for a very long time is to

Question 19

The best measure that computer users should practice to reduce the changes of wrist and finger pains due to long term usage of the computer is to

Question 20

Illegal copying of operating system, application software, music and videos is referred to as copyright

Question 21

To resave an edited document, use

Question 22

A collection of linked documents or pages stored on millions of computers and distributed across the world is called

Question 23

The device used to transform digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa on a network is a

Question 24

Google is an example of a

Question 25

Mrs. Famiyeh wants to copy information onto a compact disc, clean the content and later copy the information again. Which of the following media would you advise her to use?

Question 26

To execute more than one program at the same time, the system software being used should be capable of

Question 27

Which of the following statements best describes a computer operator? A person who

Question 28

A document which shows its entire text in upper case means that the user has achieved the

Question 29

Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice in quick succession is termed

Question 30

Which of the following keys is used to create a new line in Word processing?

Question 31

The feature in Word processors that automatically moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line when the current typing line ends is called

Question 32

The red wavy line under a word in a Word processing document refers to word

Question 33

The shortcut to some commands on the menu bar of a Word processing application program can be found on the

Question 34

Which of the following document views would show the document as it would look when it is printed?

Question 35

The buttons for reload/refresh, back, top and forward can be found on the following applications except

Question 36

The software that enables users access web pages on the internet is called

Question 37

In computing, the exchange of information is referred to as

Question 38

Which of the following functions is used to find the mean number?

Question 39

The content of a selected cell is shown in the

Question 40

An application that helps the user to change any number in a cell and immediately see the result of that change in another cell is a

THEORY

ESSAY

Answer all of Question 1

Question 1

Theory question 1 diagram

Study the text below carefully and use it to answer questions (a) to (g) a) Write down the application software that was used to create the above text. b) List two examples of the application software mentioned in (a) above. c) Give the name of the text area labelled A. d) Write down the name of the font styles applied to the following words in the text: i) potentially deadly ii) harmful organisms iii) Medical researchers e) Write down the type of alignment applied to the paragraphs labelled B, C and D in the text f) List the steps used in underlining the words in the text area labelled A which was typed with the caps lock key on. g) Write down the name given to the process of applying the various styles and paragraphs to the text.

Question 2

Using the table below, indicate where the following components can be seen on the  computer system unit. CD/DVD slot, CPU, Flopy disk slot, Memory, Motherboard, Power button, Power supply port, PS/2 port, VGA port. b) What is copyright?

Question 3

Explain the following computer terms: a) Hardware b) Network c) Software d) Virus

Question 4

a) State the function of each of the following devices: i) floppy disk ii) keyboard iii) uninterruptible power supply b) Explain each of the following terms: i) Clicking ii) Dragging

Question 5

State three uses of computers in each of the following areas: a) Education b) Everyday life

Answer three Questions only from this section

Questions for this section are in the printed paper.