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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
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Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2012

Objective Test

Question 1

The device that converts computer output into displayed images is the





Question 2

The least number of input devices that a computer system can have is





Question 3

Which of the following devices has the largest storage capacity





Question 4

The device used to ensure a constant flow of power supply to a computer system is the





Question 5

The total number of command buttons on the title bar of an opened word processing window is





Question 6

Processed or transformed facts which are meaningful to the user is called





Question 7

The following are possible health hazards of prolonged use of the computer system except





Question 8

Which key on the keyboard is used to erase characters from right to left in word processing application?





Question 9

The key on the QWERTY keyboard used to produce alphabetic upper case letters is





Question 10

Given sizes and designs of letters, numbers and symbols that are displayed in a word processing document are referred to as





Question 11

Which of the following is a tool on the drawing toolbar of a word processing program?





Question 12

When an image is copied, it first goes to the





Question 13

To press the letter J, which finger is appropriate to use on a QWERTY keyboard?





Question 14

The internet is a





Question 15

The computer equivalence of a sheet of paper divided into rows and columns in the office suite is called





Question 16

The temporary working memory of a computer system is the





Question 17

The software responsible for the management of the basic operations of the computer is the





Question 18

The bar on the desktop which displays opened applications and other icons is referred to as





Question 19

The act of pressing a computer mouse button twice quickly without moving the mouse is termed





Question 20

The following are good practices in the computing environment except





Question 21

Which of the following software can be used to enhance teaching and learning through the use of pictures, video and sound?





Question 22

The total number of keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard is





Question 23

Which of the following is a valid folder name?





Question 24

A program on the computer which enables users to type letters to friends is the





Question 25

The command that enables the user to save a previously saved document under a new name is





Question 26

The standard toolbar contains buttons that





Question 27

To see exactly how the pages of a current document will appear when printed, the command given is the





Question 28

A tool for locating information on the internet is the





Question 29

An entity in a file system which contains a group of files is called a





Question 30

The creation of a copy of data on a computer system for safe keeping externally is referred to as





Question 31

The letter that normally represents the floppy disk in an operating system is





Question 32

Recycle bin or trash bin contains deleted files and folders from the





Question 33

Keys on a computer keyboard which are used to move the cursor in a specified direction are called





Question 34

To underline a selected text in a word processing program, the keys used are





Question 35

Double clicking on a word in a word processing program selects the





Question 36

All of the following are reasons for using ICT in education except





Question 37

In word processing program, lines, block arrows and flow charts are found on which of the following toolbars?





Question 38

Which program icon on the desktop leads to the disk drives





Question 39

Which of the following terms refers to unsolicited emails in the form of advertising or chain letters?





Question 40

Computer virus is capable of





Theory