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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2020

OBJECTIVE TEST

Objective Test

Question 1

A computer model that looks like a briefcase is called:

Question 2

The following components are forms of pointing devices except:

Question 3

Which of the following devices provides permanent storage of information for future retrieval and use?

Question 4

The process of putting the computer into a state of readiness for operation is referred to as:

Question 5

The operating system is a type of:

Question 6

The duplication of an original document is referred to as:

Question 7

The following techniques are primary sources of data collection except:

Question 8

Which of the following reasons best describes copyright protection?

Question 9

The combination of letters and numbers as used in a computing environment is termed:

Question 10

A set of cells in the vertical direction in a spreadsheet application is called:

Question 11

The software that manages the communication between the hardware and the application software is:

Question 12

Which of the following data measuring units is not in the computer field?

Question 13

The following options are computer output devices except:

Question 14

One megabyte of data is approximately equal to:

Question 15

Which of the following options will lead to warm booting?

Question 16

An operating system has all the following features except:

Question 17

Which of the following tools gives the user a log of all opened applications?

Question 18

Which of the following options is not a safety measure?

Question 19

The following options are possible health hazards of prolonged use of the computer systems except:

Question 20

The practice of copying and distributing information without the permission of the owner is known as:

Question 21

To edit a word document, the user must first:

Question 22

The acronym ISP stands for:

Question 23

A tool for locating information on the internet is called:

Question 24

In computing, an element which links one document to another or within the same document is referred to as a:

Question 25

It is appropriate to use a backup when the original file is:

Question 26

A user can arrange icons by: I. Date II. Type III. Name IV. Colour The correct option by which the user can arrange the icons are?

Question 27

A teacher who uses a video to teach students is making use of ICT in:

Question 28

To center text in a word processing application, use the keyboard keys combination:

Question 29

The keyboard keys combination that will allow a user to move from the current cursor position in a word document to the beginning of the first line of the first page is:

Question 30

The justify command will align the selected text to:

Question 31

The align centre command will place the selected text at the center of the:

Question 32

Highlighting a text is similar to:

Question 33

Which of the following menu options contains the print command in word processing application window?

Question 34

The keyboard shortcut keys for printing a document is:

Question 35

The set of rules that enables different types of computers and networks on the internet to communicate with one another is the:

Question 36

Which of the following computer components is used to display the desktop icons?

Question 37

Computer devices such as mouse and joystick are referred to as:

Question 38

The intersection of a row and a column is called:

Question 39

The spreadsheet cell that a user works in at any given time is called:

Question 40

Cell address is normally displayed in the:

THEORY

ESSAY

Answer all of Question 1

Question 1

Theory question 1 diagram

Study Figure 1 carefully and use it to answer questions (a) to (e). a) Write the name of the application displayed in Figure 1 b) Mention two things that the application identified in Figure 1 can be used to create. c) Write the name of the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E and F in Figure 1 d) List two of items found in the part labelled A e) What is the part labelled D used for?

Question 2

a) State two reasons for copyright protection. b) List four products that normally requires copyright protection. c) Outline the steps involved in restoring a deleted file.

Question 3

a) Write the following acronyms in full: i) CD ii) CPU iii) DVD b) Explain the following terminologies as used in computing. i) Data ii) Computer

Question 4

State the steps involved in performing the following operations: a) Saving a newly created document in word processing application using the appropriate menu command. b) Cutting and pasting a word document from one folder into another folder all on the desktop

Question 5

State the function of each of the following e-mails terminologies a) To: b) Subject: c) Carbon Copy (CC): d) Blind Carbon Copy (BCC):

Answer three Questions only from this section

Questions for this section are in the printed paper.