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Information and
Communication Technology

Past Questions
2020
Junior High School
Years 1, 2 & 3

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 The West African Examination Council - for the BECE Information and
Communication Technology past questions used in this document.

 Ernest Ato Bentil, Maxwell Mensah and Adriella Botwe– for your invaluable
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DEDICATION
To the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour and soon-coming King

Feb 2020
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1
OBJECTIVE TEST
45 minutes
1. The information stored in the Read Only Memory chip is
A. temporary
B. permanent
C. easily altered
D. readily accessible

2. The number of keys on the standard computer keyboard is

A. 100
B. 104
C. 108
D. 128

3. In computing, diskette can also be referred to as

A. zip disk
B. hard disk
C. floppy disk
D. compact disc

4. Processed data in the computer are temporarily held in the

A. cache memory
B. flash memory
C. read only memory
D. random access memory

5. A graphical representation of a program stored on a computer is known as

A. in icon
B. a desktop
C. an image
D. a picture

6. A named collection of stored data or information is called

A. file
B. text
C. folder
D. Notepad

7. The smallest unit of data measurement is the

A. bit
B. byte
C. word
D. megabyte

8. The legal right that prohibits the copying of another person’s intellectual property without permission is
A. piracy
 B. patent
C. security
D. copyright

9. A small symbol displayed on the screen of a computer that moves as a user interacts with the mouse or
other pointing devices is called
A. icon
B. pointer
C. scroll arrow
D. insertion point

10. Which of the following statements is true about spreadsheet software? It is a type of
A. utility software
B. system software
C. operating system
D. application software

11. Which of the following devices is not a computer accessory?

A. Cable
B. Stylus
C. CMOS
D. Cabinet

12. A group of eight bits is called a

A. byte
B. word
C. digit
D. value

13. The device used to send pictures, diagrams and photographs into the computer system in a digital format
is the
A. stylus
B. mouse
C. scanner
D. joystick

14. The following components are storage devices except

A. diskette drive
B. hard disk drive
C. flash memory drive
D. random access memory

15. The process of restarting a computer is known as

A. cool booting
 B. cold booting
C. warm booting
D. worm booting

16. The start menu of the computer desktop

A. stores programs
B. saves applications
C. launches programs
D. displays the desktop icons

17. Which of the following options is used during file and folder management?
A. File menu
B. Tools menu
C. Internet explorer
D. Windows explorer

18. The problem associated with a computer user as a result of radiation from the monitor is
A. dizziness
B. numbness
C. eye irritation
D. cardiovascular

19. A good precaution for using CDs and DVDs is to

A. place them near magnetic fields
B. touch the silvered surface always
C. leave them inside the disk drive always
D. place them inside a safety jacket at all times

20. The reason for copyright is to

A. avoid the distribution of virus
B. ensure everyone has equal access
C. protect the work of the inventor
D. encourage people to make illegal copies

21. Launching a word processing application will

A. open existing document
B. open formatted document
C. create a recent document
D. create a blank document

22. Personal log or journal entries posted on the web are known as
A. blogs
 B. emails
C. web casts
D. list servers

23. The largest computer network ever to have emerged is the

A. extranet
B. intranet
C. internet
D. satellite

24. The following options are basic information that can be accessed from the internet except
A. text
B. game
C. sound
D. graphic

25. Mrs Famiyeh wants to copy information onto a compact disc and use the information several times
without erasing it. Which of the following media would you advise her to use?
A. VCD
B. CD-R
C. CD Plus
D. CD-ROM

26. Which of the following items does a computer desktop contain?

I. Icons
II. Task bar
III. Start button

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

27. The use of ICT tools to support teaching and learning has the benefit of
A. accessing good information
B. making students alert in class
C. making friends in the school
D. students using ICT laboratory always

28. Which of the following computer keyboard keys combination is used to right align a text in a word
processing application?
 A. Ctrl + E
B. Ctrl + I
C. Ctrl + R
D. Ctrl + U

29. To click the computer mouse is to press and release the

A. left mouse button
B. right mouse button
C. left mouse button twice
D. right mouse button twice

30. Which of the following menu options contains the new blank document command?
A. Edit
B. File
C. Format
D. Insert

31. Which of the following keys is used for multiple selection of text that are not continuous?
A. Alt
B. Tab
C. Ctrl
D. Shift

32. Which of the following menu commands is used to give a file a name and a place to be stored?
A. New
B. Open
C. Print
D. Save As

33. Which of the following tools is found on the drawing toolbar?

A. Bold
B. Oval
C. View
D. Italic

34. Which of the following menus contains the print command?

A. Edit
B. File
C. Format
D. Insert

35. Which of the following e-mail features can be used to communicate a new message to a friend?
A. Send/Compose
 B. Compose/Send
C. Import/Export
D. Create a new account/ Existing user account

36. The following options are examples of peripheral devices except

A. printer
B. scanner
C. speaker
D. system unit

37. Which of the following components is not an input device?

A. Mouse
B. Light pen
C. Keyboard
D. Processor

38. A Spreadsheet cell is identified by

A. cell and row letter
B. cell and row number
C. column letter and row number
D. row letter and column number

39. A simple worksheet consisting of rows and columns in which data can be entered electronically is known
as
A. blank sheet
B. excel sheet
C. lotus sheet
D. spreadsheet

40. By default, how many worksheets does a new workbook in a spreadsheet contain?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
February 2020
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 2
PAPER 2
ESSAY 1 ¼ hours
[60 marks]

SECTION A
[24 marks]
Answer Question 1 [Compulsory]

1. (a) Study Figure 1 carefully and use it to answer questions (i) to (iv):

(i) What is the name of the application software represented in Figure 1?

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[2 marks]

(ii) Give one example of the application software shown in Figure 1.

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[1 mark]

(iii) Identify the parts represented by the letters A, B, C, D and E in Figure 1:

A: ……………………………………………………………………………………
B: ……………………………………………………………………………………
C: ……………………………………………………………………………………
D: ……………………………………………………………………………………
E: ……………………………………………………………………………………
[5 marks]

(iv) State one function of the part represented by the letter E:

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[2 marks]

(b) Write down the keyboard keys combination for the following commands as used in
application software.
(i) Cut: ………………………………………………………………………

(ii) Copy: ………………………………………………………………………

[4 marks]

(c) Identify and write the name of each of the following devices:

(i) ………………………………………………………………………

(ii) ………………………………………………………………………

(iii) …………………………………………………………………

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[10 marks]

SECTION B

[36 marks]

Answer three questions only from this section

2. Explain the four basic operations performed by every computer

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[12 marks]

3. State the function of each of the following features on a web browser window.
(a) Back button:
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 (b) Forward button:
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(c) Home button:

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(d) Refresh button:

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(e) History:
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(f) Bookmark:
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[12 marks]

4. (a) Give the function of the following keyboard keys:

(i) Esc:
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 (ii) Caps Lock:
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[4 marks]

(b) List three examples each of an:

(i) Input device:
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(ii) Output device:

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[6 marks]

(c) Write the acronym DOS in full:

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[2 marks]

5. (a) State three positive uses of computers in the government sector.

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[6 marks]
(b) What is:
(i) a software?
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(ii) an operating system?

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[6 marks]

END OF ESSAY TEST