20/02/2017
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1 The lowest unit of measurement information in computer is …..
(a) nibble (b) bit (c) word
2 A group of 4 bits is called ……………
(a) bits (b) word (c) nibble (d) bytes
3 When data is processed, it becomes …………
(a) data (b) information (c) word (d) input
4 A special memory designed to store data or information permanently is called ……..
(a) Ram (b) Rom (c) CPU (d) CMOS
5 The brain and heart of computer where all processing activities is carried out is called …………
(a) UPS (b) Cmos (c) CPU (d) ALU
6 A bytes is usually made up of
(a) 4-bits (b) 8-bits (c) 4-bytes (d) Nibble
7 The “Rom is usually ………. memory?
(a) Non – auxiliary (b) volatile (c) external memory (d) auxiliary memory
8 A temporary storage device that is usually volatile is called
(a) Rom (b) Ram (c) ALU (d) pile
9 The kind of information received after printing of document is called …………
(a) soft copy (b) printed copy (c) hard copy (d) information
10 The longest key on the key board is ……….
(a) back space key (b) enter key (c) space bar (d) numlock key
11 The following are magnetic disk storage devices excepts?
(a) CPU (b) flash – drive (c) Hard disk (d) floppy diskettes
12 The picture background found on your desktop in your computer is called ……….
(a) wall paper (b) icons (c) picture (d) desktop
13 Icons are ……… in the computer system
(a) picture (b) small images (c) wall paper (d) icon
14 All are examples of computer applications software packages excepts
(a) spreadsheet (b) word processing (c) graphic package (d) word processing
15 The main memory can also be called ……….
(a) Secondary memory (b) Primary memory (c) Auxiliary memory (d) Memory card
16 Which of these is not a feature in the paint environment?
(a) menu bar (b) colour palette (c) auto wizard (d) printable area
17 A keybord has …… number of arrows keys (a) 2 (b) 3 (c_ 4 (d) 5
18 Which of the following is an input device?
(a) flash – drive (b) scanner (c) printer (d) mouse
19 Which of the following is not among the used of the mouse
(a) clicking (b) right – clicking (c) middle – clicking (d) dragging
20 The acronym “LCD”stand for ……….
(a) liquid colour display (c) light colour display
(b)liquid crystal display (d) Liquid crystal digital
21 The shortcut key on your computer for pasting a document is ……….
(a) Ctrl + S (b) Ctrtl + P (c) ctrl + X (d) Ctrl + S
22 Which one of the following is an example of an operating system?
(a) auto card (b) Microsoft word (c) paint application (d) Microsoft word
23 The output display on “VDU”is referred to as ……….. copy
(a) hard (b) soft (c) printer copy (d) document
24 Microsoft Excel application package can also be called …………..
(a) spreadsheet (b) word processing (c) graphic package (d) presentation package
25 The keyboard command used to save document is …….
(a) ctrl + P (b) Ctrl + O (c) Ctrl + S (d) Ctrl + Z
26 The memory capacity of a computer is measured by ……….
(a) bit (b) byte (c) kilogram (d) Nibble
27 Which of the following is not a storage media?
(a) Ram (b) Flash – drive (c) memory card (d) ALU
28 The font – size of a document refers to the size of the ………
(a) document (b) hard disk (c) Ram (d) text
29 A microphone is an example of ……..
(a) input (b) output (c) storage (d) speaker
30 The part of the computer used to show what is happening in the system unit is called
(a) Cmos (b) CPU (c) VDU (d) ALU
31 The most common auxiliary portable storage device is ……..
(a) hard disk (b) flash – drive (c) magnetic tape (d) floppy – disk
32 The keyboard shortcut for CUT is ……….
(a) Ctrl + C (b) Ctrl + P (c) Ctrl + X (d) Ctrl + Z
33 The features of Microsoft word environment are …….. except?
(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar (c) Task bar (d) Formula bar
34 Which of these devices is either input or output devices?
(a) microphone (b) computer (c) scanner (d) printer
35 The number of alphabetic keys in the keyboard is ………
(a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 28
36 A flash-drive is a ….. medium
(a) primary memory (b) storage (c) output (d) electronic
37 In mocrosoft excel, the columns are identified by ……..
(a) numeric (b) Alphabets (c) alpha – numeric (d) serial number
38 Paint applications package is an example of …………..
(a) spread sheet package (c) word processing
(b) graphic package (d) auto wizard package
39 Which of the following is not a software?
(a) MS word (b) MS power point (c) Word star (d) diskjet
40 The status bar in Microsoft word always appears at the …… of the screen
(a) top (b) centre (c) beside (d) bottom
Section B - Theory
1 (a) Define the following;
i) Programme
ii) Folder
iii) Desktop
(b) Mention four desktop component you know
2(a) Define computer software
(b) State two differences between Microsoft word and Microsoft Excel application package (c) Mention three system software and two application software
3 (a) Define the term “Information”
(b) State five differences between data and information
(c) Mention three sources of information
4 (a) Define the term “paint application package”
(b) Mention five features in paint environment
(c) Apart from paint graphic package, mention three other graphics packages you know.
1 The abbreviation KB is computer language usually means?
(a) kilobit (b) kilogramme (c) kilobyte (d) keyboard
2 Which of the following can be used to select the entire document?
(a) Alt + FS (b) Ctrl + A (c) Ctrl + H (d) Shift A
3 The error detected by a computer is called …… error
(a) debug ((b) logical (c) syntax (d) error
4 The benefits of new technology include the following except?
(a) it create new jobs
(b) it requires low capital to start business
(c) profit is high
(d) profit is low
5 In Microsoft word, which of the following is not displayed by menubar?
(a) edit (b) zoom (c) file (d) inserts
6 The following are the characteristics of files except
(a) growth (b) size (c) hit – rate (d) file – enquiry
7 The results of computer processing is displayed on the ……..
(a) printer (b) computer (c) VDU (d) System unit
8 The raw material from which information is derived is ………..
(a) information (b) data (c) programme (dd) computer
9 The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called ………..
(a) arrow (b) cell (c) mouse – pointer (d) cursor
10 All are examples of application software except
(a) word processing (b) spreadsheet (c) graphic package (d) system software
11 Which of the following is not a section on the computer keyboard?
(a) functional keys (b) alphanumeric keys (c) cursor (d) esc key
12 Which among these is a unit of measurement ina a computer
(a) kilometre (b) megabyte (c) kilogram (d) gigabyte
13 The following are sub-units of central processing unit except?
(a) Cmos (b) ALU (c) Control unit (d) Main memory
14 A place where deleted files are found is called …….
(a) my document (b) my computer (c) recycling bin (d) folder
15 ATM simply means ……….
(a) Automatic television machine (c) Automated teller memory
(b) automated teller machine (d) actionable teller machine
16 A speaker is an example of ……..
(a) input (b) output (c)……. (d) processing
17 The processing and releasing of the left mouse button instantly is called?
(a) double – clicking (b) clicking (c) right cliking (d) dragging
18 The memory capacity of a computer is measured with a ……….
(a) bit (b) bytes (c) kilogram (d) memory card
19 The lowest unit of measurement of information in a computer is ……….
(a) Nibble (b) bytes (c) bit (d) gigabyte
20 On an electronic spreadsheet, column heading are represented by ……..
(a) numbers (b) symbols (c) alphabet (d) signs
21 Which of the following storage media is a non – volatile memory?\
(a) Ram (b) Rom (c) Cmos (d) Jumpers
22 The intsersection of rows and column in Microsoft excel environment is refers to
(a) worksheet (b) workbook (c) cell (d) rows and columns
23 The row headings are represented by ……. In an electronic spreadsheet
(a) cell (b) letters (c) symbol (d) numbers
24 Which of the following storage media is a volatile memory?
(a) Ram (b) Rom (c) memory (d) Flash drive
25 Word processing software includes all except?
(a) word pad (b) word perfect (c) Corel Draw (d) Microsoft word
26 In spreadsheet package, columns are identified using ………
(a) alphabet (b) numbers (c) alpha-numeric (d) symbols
27 The …… is a point where external device are attached to the system unit
(a) pot (b) port (c) socket (d) attached point
28 Base 2 is called …… number system
(a) decimal (b) nibble (c) denary (d) binary
29 Hexadecimal numbers are expressed in ………
(a) alphabets and binary (c) alphabets only
(b) alphabets and numbers (d) numbers only
30 The keyboard shortcut for undo is?
(a) Ctrl + S (b) Ctrl + U (c) Ctrl + Z (d) Ctrl + D
31 The alphabetic keys on the keyboard has …… keys
(a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
32 Which of the the following is neither an input nor output device?
(a) printer (b) scanner (c) UPS (d) monitor
33 The output displayed on monitor is referred to as ……. Copy
(a) hard (b) soft (c) monitor (d) CPU
34 The CD – Rom has a / an ….. shape
(a) circular (b) oval (c) spherical (d) triangular
35 a microphone is an example of ……. Device
(a) input (b) output (c) microphone (d) musical
36 Random Access memory (RAM) is a kind of ……….. storage medium
(a) Permanent (b) temporary (c) memory (d) non volatile
37 In a computer system, IPO simply means …………
(a) input power storage (c) input process output
(b) input process operation (d) input program output
38 The Rom is contained in one of the following
(a) memory (b) flash drive (c) magnetic disk (d) compact disk
39 The collection of logical related records is called
(a) information (b) database (c) file (d) records
40 A complete set of logical instruction designed to help the computer carry out task is called …
(a) hard ware (b) software (c) program (d) amipro
Section B - Theory
Instruction: Answer 4 Questions from this section
1 (a) Define the term “ICT”
(b) Mention 10 ICT gadgets you know
2 (a) Define computer storage media
(b) State five examples of magnetic disk devices you know
3 (a) Define the word “CPU”
(b) Mention five sub-units of CPU
4 (a) Define digital divide
(b) State five benefits of new economy over old economy
5 (a) What is computer software?
(b) Mention five application software you know
1. Which of these is not a function of an operating system?
(a) error handling (b) resource allocation (c) system monitoring (d) time – sharing
2 Which of the following is not a web browser?
(a) google.com (b) internet browser (c) UC browser (d) opera mini
3 The smallest unit of measuring information in a computer is ……..
(a) bytes (b) bit (c) nibble (d) memory
4 Which of the following is application software?
(a) CD – Rom (b) FoRTRAIN (c) spreadsheet (d) Zenix
5 Andrioid is an example of …….
(a) operating system (b) application software (c) phone (d) network
6 The microsoft ……… is an example of a operating sysem?
(a) word (b) windows (c) excel (d) Access
7 The features of Microsoft word environmrnt are …….. except?
(a) title bar (b) menu bar (c) formular bar (d) status bar
8 A group of 4 bytes is known as
(a) Nibble (b) bit (c) word (d) byte
9 A special memory designed to store data or information is known as ……..
(a) Ram (b) Rom (c) Flash – drive (d) memory
10 The font size of a document refers to the size of the ………..
(a) hard disk (b) document (c) text (d) printed copy
11 The central processing unit (CPU) can also be called ………
(a) primary memory (b) microprocessor (c) CPU (d) man memory
12 A spreadsheet package includes the following application package except?
(a) Microsoft excel (b) Microsoft word (c) lotus 123 (d) SPSS
13 In Microsoft excel, a workbook cantains …….
(a) many worksheets (b) only one worksheets (c) many worksheets (d) no worksheet
14 Which of the following storage media is volatile?
(a) Ram (b) Rom (c) UPS (d) CPU
15 The part of computer used to show what is happening in the sytem units is called?
(a) CPU (b) VDU (c) ALU (d) Cmos
16 The keyboard shortcut for cut is ……….
(a) Ctrl + C (b) Ctrl + cut (c) Ctrl + X (d) Ctrl + Z
17 The keyboard shortcut for paste is
(a) Ctrl + V (b) Ctrl + X (c) Ctrl + P (d) Ctrl + S
18 The longest key on the keyboard is
(a) backspace bar (b) alternative key (c) space bar key (d) enter key
19 Primary storage device is also called ……..
(a) main memory (b) external memory (c) secondary memory (d) auxiliary memory
20 which of the following is not a storage media?
(a) ALU (b) Flash drive (c) Ram (d) Magnetic tape
21 The picture background found on the desktop in your computer is
(a) picture (b) icons (c) wall paper (d) small images
22 The “ROM” is usually ……….. memory
(a) volatile (b) non-volatile (c) secondary (d) auxiliary memory
23 The keyboard command used to save document is ………
(a) Ctrl + S (b) Ctrl + P (c) Ctrl + O (d) Shift + S
24 A rectangular bar locaed across the bottom of the windows desktop is called …….
(a) title bar (b) menu bar (c) tadk bar (d) bottom bar
25 the collection of web pages maintained by the owner of the site is called ……
(a) website (b) internet (c) network (d) web serer
26 Which of these is not a network resource?
(a) printer (b) data (c) LAN (d) Fax devices
27 The network of over a million computers with similar services of sending and receiving mail and other services is termed as ……….
(a) internet (b) worlf wide web (c) yahoo (d) network
28 8 bit is equals to …… byte
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four
29 The abbreviation KB in computer language usually means?
(a) kilometre (b) kilogram (c) kilobyte (d) keyboard
30 Which of the following is not used in information technology?
(a) satellite (b) computer (c) website (d) we**am
31 The following are ICT gadget except?
(a) Radia (b) wristwatch (c) telephone (d) communication
32 Which of these is an example of operatin system?
(a) Microsoft word (b) window 7 (c) spreadsheet (d) Auto CAD
33 When two or more computers communicate without physical connections, it is said to be …
(a) digital (b) analog (c) internet (d) wireless
34 The full meaning of URL is ………
(a) uniform resources location (c) universal resolution location
(b) uniform reconnection location (d) universal resources location
35 Which of the following is not a web browse?
(a) google.com (b) internet explorer (c) UC browser (d) opera mini
36 A speaker is an example of
(a) input (b) output (c) loudness (d) producing sound
37 Which of these is not a computer hardware?
(a) keyboard (b) monitor (c) printer (d) adobe page maker
38 The following are abuse of the internet
(a) malware (b) hacking (c) cyber bullying (d) cyber cruising
39 What type of computer is the traffic light called
(a) analog computer
(b) general purpose computer
(c) special purpose computer
(d) micro computer
40 Which of the following discs stores the highest graphics and sounds?
(a) Audio CD (b) DVD (c) VCD (d) photo CD
41 Which of the following is not a type of networking topology?
(a) Bus (b) ring (c) star (d) local
42 The following are examples of word processing software except?
(a) Note pad (b) Ms word (c) word pad (d) M.S. Excel
43 The first general purpose computer that uses electronic tube was ………
(a) mainframe (b) ENIAC (c) EDSAC (d) UNIVAC
44 Analytic engine was build by ……
(a) J. Prester (b) Blaise pascal (c) Charles Babbage (d) John W. Marchly
45 The people who specialized in bringing up people into interest of computer are called ……
(a) computer Engineers (c) computer technicians
(b) computer education (d) computer programmer
46 The heart of the computer is called
(a) mother board (b) CPU (c) Hard disk (d) system unit
47 The type of virus that affects the booting process is called ………
(a) file virus (b) partition virus (c) boot sector virus (d) worm
48 Who among the following experts contributed to the design of ENIAC machine?
(a) G. W cabritz (b) V. Neuman (c) John Marchly (d) John Napier
49 The first mechanical counting device called Abacus was developed in ………
(a) America (b) China (c) Britain (d) Asia
50 What is the major component used in second generation computers?
(a) capacitors (b) chips (c) vacuum tube (d) transistors
51 Which of the following hexadecimal alphabets stands for twelve (12)?
(a) A (B) (c) C (d) D
52 Te following are types of antivirus except?
(a) Avast (b) Norton (c) MCAFFEE (d) bomb
53 The following are the examples of operating system except?
(a) Lexcas (b) Linus (c) Unix (d) Windows
54 The computers that used integrated circuit based technology belonged to generation?
(a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) 3rd (d) 4th
55 The raw material from which information is derived is …….
(a) information (b) data (c) program (d) communication devices
56 The “C”drive in a micro-computer represent
(a) 3 ½ diskette (b) 5 ¼ diskettes (c) hard disk (d) compact disc
57 Which of these is not a computer professional
(a) programmes (b) computer managers (c) system analyst (d) data manager
58 Base 2 is called ……number system (a) Decimal (b) Nibble (c) denary (d) binary
59 All components of the computer must be connected to ………
(a) system unit (b) monitor (c) printer (d) mother board
60 Pressing on left mouse button twice in quick succession is called ………
(a) clicking (b) double – clicking (c) right clicking (d) dragging
Section B - Theory
Instruction: Answer all Questions
1 (a) Define computer hardware
(b) Mention five input devices and five output you know
2 (a) Define the term “Volatile and Non Volatile”
(b) Mention three volatile devices and three non – volatile devices you know
3 (a) Define “internet package”
(b) State five benefit of using the internet
(c) State two abuses of the internet
4 (a) What is a graphic package?
(b) Mention five graphic software you know
(c) State two differences between graphic and spread sheet package.
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