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Computing BS7 Term 3

Fundamentals of Information Technology (Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills

Training and Entrepreneurial Development)

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ST. JOSEPH ANGLICAN BASIC SCHOOL

END OF SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: COMPUTING DURATION: 1HOUR 45 MINUTES CLASS: B S 7

NAME: …………………………………………… DATE: …………………..

PAPER 2

(This part carries 60% of the total mark)

PART 1 [24MARKS]

Answer all the questions in the space provided

1. Study the diagram below carefully and answer the questions that follows.

A B C

a. what is the name of the above diagram

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bi. Identify the part labelled A, B, and C

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ii. State one function of the part labeled C
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ci. Write the process of turning off the computer.
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ii. Explain the following terms;

a. Warm booting:
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b. Cold booting
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c. Booting
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PART 2 (36 marks)

Answer three (3) questions in this part

2. a. What is Word Processing?

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bi. Write down two (2) examples of Word processing Software

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ii. Complete the table below

Keyboard shortcut keys Action Performed

Ctrl + A

Ctrl + P

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Ctrl + E

Bolding selected text

Underlining selected test

Ctrl + I

3. Identify the image below

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C
A

a. What is the name given to the above image

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b. Label the parts of the above application A, B, C, D

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c. i. State three (3) commands found on the part labelled D

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ii State two function of the part labelled C

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4ai. What is technology?

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ii. State five (5) importance of technology

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bi. What is Computer?

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ii. State the three classifications of computer and give one example each.
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5a. Explain the following terms as it is used in word processing

i. Editing: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

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ii. Formatting: ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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iii. Redo: ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

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iv. Undo: ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

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bi. What is storage device?

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ii. Give three examples of storage devices

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iii. Explain the following

i. Output device: …………………………………………………………………………………..

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ii. Input device: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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PAPER 1
OBJECTIVE TEST (40 MARKS) 45MINUTES
COMPUTING

a. Warm booting
1. All the following can be found on a taskbar b. Cold booting
except? c. Stand By
d. Turn off
a. Start button
5. The application of scientific knowledge to
b. Quick Launch create machinery and equipment to solve
problems is termed as _____________
c. System tray
a. Processing
d. Control box
b. Creation
2. In computing environment, launching an
application like MS- Word means______. c. Technology

a. downloading the application d. Pressing

b. opening the application 6. All the following are examples of

technologies used for learning except?
c. closing the application
a. Virtual museum
d. uploading the application
b. Encarta
3. The graphical representation of programs,
folders and files is termed as___________ c. Light pen

a. Icons d. Scrabble

b. Taskbar 7. Computers are classified according to the

following features except_____________
c. Window tabs
a. Colour
d. Portal
b. Purpose
4. The process of switching or turning on a
computer by pressing the power button on c. Size or capacity
the system unit.

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d. Type 13. To create a space between characters,

words and sentences, use the
8. Pages in Presentation software that appear
a. backspace key
in the center of the window is termed as
b. enter key
c. shift key
a. Status bar
d. space bar key
b. Slides 14. The computer processes_______________
into information
c. Scroll
a. output
b. storage
d. Outline
c. data
9. The first-generation computers introduced d. input
the use of __________ 15. The________ is a horizontal bar at the top
a. transistors
of a window
b. integrated circuit
a. address bar
c. artificial intelligence
b. title bar
d. Vacuum tubes
c. standard bar
10. Integrated Circuit (IC) was first used in
d. menu bar
_________?
16. In the selection of an object on the screen
a. First generation computers
of a computer, using a touchpad is similar
b. Second generation computers
to using________
c. Third generation computers
a. mouse
d. Fourth generation computers
b. Scanner
11. The horizontal bar that normally lies at the
c. keyboard
bottom of the computer screen is
d. microphone
called____
17. The background image that appears on a
a. Start button
computer desktop is known
b. taskbar
as___________
c. quick launch bar
a. background theme
d. notification bar
b. background panel
12. Entry of data into a computer is termed
c. screen saver
as_____________
d. wallpaper
a. input
18. The _________ is the screen that displays
b. output
what is happening inside the computer.
c. process
a. System Unit
d. distribution
b. Cathode ray tube

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c. Keyboard d. Maximize button

d. Mouse 24. _________ is an/a example of a word
19. Rebooting is the act of ________ a processor.
computer that is already on. a. MS- Presentation
a. recharging b. MS- Word
b. restarting c. MS- Spreadsheet
c. rearranging d. CorelDraw
d. recleaning 25. How many types of types of booting do
20. The start button is found on the _________ we have?
a. Title bar a. One
b. Task bar b. Two
c. Status bar c. Three
d. System tray d. Four
26. To output sound, the computer uses__
a. diskettes
b. printer
c. mouse
d. loudspeaker
21. Which of the following can be found
27. Which of the following storage device
inside the system unit?
holds the largest volume of information?
a. Keyboard
a. hard disk drive
b. Motherboard
b. floppy disk
c. Printer
c. pen drive
d. Monitor
d. memory card
22. The following are all found on the desktop
28. Which of the following device is used to
except___________
check the speed of moving object?
a. title bar
a. laptop
b. icon
b. speedometer
c. taskbar
c. Microphone
d. wallpaper
d. thermometer
23. The command button used to exit
29. The title bar of an opened application
application in windows environment is
always displays the name of the
the___
application and the name of the ______
a. Close button
a. computer
b. Restore button
b. software
c. Minimize button
c. document

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d. system a. Spreadsheet program

30. Which button on the title bar of an opened b. Database program
application is used to drop the application c. Word processing program
window onto the taskbar? d. Graphical program
a. Close 36. The devices which are used to send data
b. Restore into the computer are termed
c. Minimize as______________
d. Maximize a. Output devices
31. Which of the following is storage medium? b. Processing devices
a. Mouse c. Input devices
b. Printer d. Storage devices
c. Keyboard 37. Which of the following storage devices is
d. Flash memory similar to CD?
32. Which of the following is not an output a. Pen drive
device? b. DVD
c. Projector c. RAM
b. Monitor d. Memory Card
c. Joystick 38. To resave an edited document, use ____
d. Speaker a. ctrl + C
33. All the following are examples of special b. ctrl + S
purpose computer except_____________ c. ctrl + V
a. Speedometer d. ctrl + X
b. Laptop 39. Reducing a window until it becomes a
c. Thermometer button on the taskbar is called
d. Calculator ____________
34. Which of the following command button is a. diminishing
found on the standard toolbar? b. button slip
A. bold c. minimize
B. open d. maximize
C. underline 40. A red wavy line under a word in a Word
D. italics processing document indicates_________
35. In typing a class assignment given by a a. spelling mistakes
Ghanaian language teacher using the b. grammatical error
computer, which of the following c. the word is too long
application programs will be appropriate to d. the word is too short
use by the student?

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