GRAN’MA CHILDCARE, NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
P.3 MID TERM III 2024
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXAM
TIME: 1hr: 30 minutes
Name:……………………………………………………………………………
SECTION A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
INSTRUCTIONS. – choose the correct answer from the
options a, b and c in this section.
1.Computer makes work _____________________
a.slow
b.easier
c. boring
2.We can see what we are doing on a computer through
the ____________
a.television
b.monitor
c. CPU
3.When a computer is switched on, it takes few minutes
to get on , the time to get ON is known as
_____________________
a.booting
b.formatting
c. scanning
4.A computer has ___________ basic parts.
a.five
b.four
c. three
5.PC means _____________________________
a.Personal Computer
b.Person compact
c. Present computer
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6.Computer is important in the __________________________.
a.farm
b.office
c. well
7.CPU is the ______________ of a computer.
a.skull
b.brain
c. leg
8.USB means __________________________________________
a.Universal Serial Bus
b.Universe Selling Bus
c. Universal Sell Bus
9.System unit is the ______________ component of a
computer.
a.software
b.hardware
c. smooth ware
10. The _________ button on a mouse is used to move
the screen up or down.
a.right click button
b.scroll button
c. left click button
11. The monitor is an ____________ device.
a.output
b.input
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c. offline
10 . Keyboard is used for ____________________________.
a.looking
b.touching
c. typing
11. A computer mouse is appointing device controlled
by the ______________.
a.hand
b.nose
c. fingers
12. warm booting means
______________________________________
a.starting of a computer when it has failed.
b.restarting of a computer when it has failed to
respond.
c. starting of a computer.
13. _____________________ is an output device used to
produce a copy of data on a paper from a computer.
a.plotter
b.projector
c. printer
14. __________________ is the shortcut for restarting a
computer on the keyboard.
a.Ctrl + Shift + Delete
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b.Alt + Ctrl + F
c. Ctrl + Alt + Delete
15. ____________________are programs (instructions) that
tell a computer what and how to work.
a.software
b.data
c. monitor
16. RAM means _______________________________
a.Random accent memory
b.Random Access Memory
c. Read access memory
17. __________________ is a combination of keys for saving
work on a computer.
a.Ctrl + V
b.Ctrl + R
c. Ctrl + S
18. _________________ is a hand – held device used for
pointing and selecting items on a computer screen.
a.mouse
b.keyboard
c. light pen
19. _______________________ means starting of a computer
from its power source.
a.dropping
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b.cold booting
c. dragging
20. An input device used for entering sound into the
computer is a ___________________
a.camera
b.microphone
c. tablet
21. The system unit is part of a computer that looks
like a ___________
a.ball
b.box
c. tree
22. Which of the following do you need to power a
computer?
a.electricity
b.battery
c. start
23. monitor and printer are __________________
a.input devices
b.output devices
c. input and output devices
24. Which one of the following is not an input device?
a.printer
b.mouse
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c. joystick
25. It is an optical reader that uses laser beams to
read bar codes using light patterns.
a.bar code reader
b.light pen
c. scanner
SECTION B - THEORY
26. List down two categories of computer hard ware.
( 2 mks)
a.________________________________________________________
b.________________________________________________________
27. What is booting? (2 mks)
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
28. Mention two types of booting. (2mks)
a._________________________________________________________
b._________________________________________________________
29. List down the three basic parts of a computer (3
mks)
i. _____________________________________
ii. _____________________________________
iii. _____________________________________
30. What is an input device? (1mk)
_______________________________________________________________
31. Give three examples of input devices you know. (3
mks)
a.________________________________________________
b.________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
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32. What is an output device? (2 mks)
_____________________________________________________________
33. Give four examples of output devices. (4 mks)
i. ___________________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________________
iv. ___________________________________________________
34. Give the functions of the following parts of a
computer. (3 mks)
a) Keyboard
________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
b) Monitor
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
c)Mouse ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
35. List down four places where computers are used.(4
mks)
a._____________________________________
b.______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
d.______________________________________
36. Write the following in full.
i. C. D _________________________________________
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ii. DVD _________________________________________
iii. CPU _________________________________________
iv. ROM ________________________________________
37. Mention any three rules of a computer lab that you
know. (3 mks)
i. _____________________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________________
iii. ____________________________________________________
38. What is a computer? (2mks)
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
39. List 2 steps to be taken while starting up a
computer.( 2 mks)
i. ______________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________
40. Write in full P.C.
___________________________________________________________
***SUCCESS***
By: Tr. Innocent Omwesigye ( ICT TEACHER)
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