JESUIT MEMORIAL COLLEGE MBODO ALUU PORT HARCOURT

FIRST CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT, FIRST TERM 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: ICT

CLASS: SS I TIME: 1 HOUR

Please do not open this question booklet until you are told to do so.
While you are waiting, read the following instructions carefully.

This paper consists

of two sections: I & II. Section I consist of thirty (30) multiple-choice questions and Section II consists of
three essay questions, out of which you are to answer only TWO. Both sections will last for 1 hour.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

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SECTION I
1. Charles Babbage was the first to D. information
A. invent slide rule 8. Regardless of the kind of data
B. invent analytical engine~ processed or the kind of device or
C. make census machine equipment used, all data processing
D. make use of the punched card systems involve
2. The main difference between a laptop A. Analyzing, logic determination,
and a desktop is that, a laptop and coding
A. does not have mouse while a B. Input, storage, and processing
desktop has C. Processing, storage, and
B. uses USB port while desktop distribution
uses parallel port
D. Input, processing, and output
C. can be connected to internet
9. The earliest data processing equipment
while a desktop cannot
were all manual-mechanical devices
D. contains high capacity battery
due to the
that powers for extensive period
A. Needs of the time
while desktop cannot
3. The computer hardware is made up of B. Lack of adequate funds
system unit and C. Absence of electricity and
A. motherboard adequate technology
B. peripheral~ D. Lack of manpower and raw
C. control unit materials
D. central processing unit 10. All computers have common basic
4. The device through which the main functions which are
components of the computer A. Recording, processing, and
communicate with each other is called output
A. keyboard B. Input, storage, and merging
B. memory C. Input, processing, storage, and
C. light pen output
D. system bus~ D. Calculating, sorting, storing,
5. The hardware of a computer does not
merging, and feedback
consist of
11. ENIAC stands for __________.
A. casing
B. mouse A. Electronic Numerical Integrator
C. peripheral And Computer
D. windows~ B. Electronic Numerical Integrator
6. Organization, distribution and And Calculator
manipulation of information is classified C. Electronic Numerical Integrator
as.
Automatic Computer
A. data
D. Electronic Numerical Integrator
B. process
Automatic Calculator
C. information
D. information processing 12. Who invented the punch card?
A. Charles Babbage
7. Set of operations carried on to process B. Semen Korsakov
gathered data is called C. Herman Hollerith
A. information technology D. Joseph Marie Jacquard
B. information cycle
C. data processing cycle
13. Any fact and knowledge item that can b. i, ii, iii, and iv only
be expressed in numbers and words is c. ii, iii, iv and v only
called d. All i, ii, iii, iv and v
A. Processing
18. Which one of the following is not an
B. Information
application software package?
C. Facts
a. Redhat Linux
D. Organization
b. Microsoft Office
14. Equipment and programs used to
process raw data into information are c. Adobe Pagemaker
called d. Open Office
A. Information 19. Type of software which is designed for
B. information technology users to customize programs is
C. information processes a. Freeware
D. raw data b. open-source software
15. Which type of software provides the c. shareware
public with its source code free of d. macros
charge? 20. Which of the following statement is
a. Open-source software wrong?
b. Multitasking systems a. Photoshop is a graphical design
c. UNIX tool by Adobe
d. Systems software b. Linux is free and open source
16. With ................ only one process can software
execute at a time; meanwhile all other c. Linux is owned and sold by
process are waiting for the processer. Microsoft
With ............. more than one process d. Windows XP is an operating
can be running simultaneously each on system
a different processer. 21. Microsoft Word is an example of
a. Multiprocessing, a. an operating system
Multiprogramming b. Processing device
b. Multiprogramming, c. Application software
Uniprocessing d. an input device
c. Multiprogramming, 22. Which one of the following error will be
Multiprocessing handle by the operating system?
d. Uniprogramming, a. power failure
Multiprocessing b. lack of paper in printer
17. Which of the following are the c. connection failure in the
functions of operating system? network
i) Recovering from errors d. all of the mentioned
ii) Facilitating input/output 23. What type of application software is
iii) Facilitating parallel operation developed specifically for a particular
iv) Sharing hardware among users industry?
v) Implementing user interface a. Personal productivity software
a. i, ii, ii, and v only b. Applications software
 c. Decision support systems a. utility programs
d. Vertical market software b. function program
24. Software instructions intended to c. compiling program
satisfy a user's specific processing d. inquiry program
needs are called _ 28. COTS stand for
a. Systems software a. Commercial Off-The-Shelf
b. A microcomputer b. Customized On Time Software
c. Documentation c. Commercially Ordered Tuned
d. Applications software Software
25. CAD stands for d. None of the above
a. Computer aided design 29. Bespoke application software are
b. Computer algorithm for design a. tailor-made
c. Computer application in design b. made to match a specific user
d. Computer analogue design c. not commercialized
26. Key F12 opens a(n) d. all of the above
a. save as dialog box 30. Application software are also called ___
b. open dialog box software
c. save dialog box a. Executive
d. close dialog box b. Program
27. System programs which performs one c. End-user
simple task are classified as d. None of the above

SECTION II: THEORY

Answer any TWO (2) questions of your choice

1. (a) In the process diagram below, name the parts labeled I and II and put arrow heads on
lines A, B and C
C

Ready II Terminated

A B
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Waiting

i. ………………………………………
ii. …………………………………………………….
iii. ……………………………………………………..

(b) What could cause a process to move between;

i. State II and State ‘Waiting’: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
 ii. State II and State ‘Ready’: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
iii. State ‘Waiting’ and ‘Ready’: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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c. Explain the following terms with at least 2 relevant examples for each:
i) Bespoke Application software:
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Examples: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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ii) Off the shelf Application software:
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Examples:
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2. (a). Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are found on many computers.

i. Why do computers need a user interface?

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ii. Give one input device, other than a keyboard, that can be used with a graphical user interface.
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iii . Give four features of GUI.

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(b) i. Give one other type of user interface.

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(ii) Give three benefits to an inexperienced user offered by a graphical user interface compared to this
type of interface.
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3. Explain any 5 functions of an operating system
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