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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Computing 2023

OBJECTIVE TEST

Objective Test

Question 1

The start button is located on the

Question 2

An application window can be exited using an option on the

Question 3

In a spreadsheet application, when a user presses the tab key on the keyboard, the cursor moves

Question 4

The type of alignment that positions the selected text for both left and right margins to be straight is termed

Question 5

The use of someone's intellectual property and presenting it as yours is called

Question 6

Computer virus can also be classified as computer

Question 7

Using two or more keys on the computer keyboard to perform an action is termed

Question 8

A wrongly typed text in a word processing document will be prompted by the

Question 9

Which of the following options is not a hardware component of a computer system?

Question 10

A file that is cut is temporarily sent to the

Question 11

Which of the following devices provides the function as a pointing object on the screen?

Question 12

Numbering and bulleting tool in word processing application is located on the

Question 13

The information that a spreadsheet displays when a user inputs incorrect formula is called

Question 14

Which of the following is not a data storage unit in the field of computing?

Question 15

In word processing environment, text selection can also be referred to as text

Question 16

The platform provided by the operating system for user's interaction is called

Question 17

Digital data can be transferred over the telephone lines with the help of

Question 18

The various forms of document view mode in word processing applications is located on the

Question 19

Both the hard disc drive and the floppy disk drive are examples of

Question 20

The importance of password in an e-mail is to

Question 21

To print different pages of a document, enter the page numbers and separate them with a

Question 22

One example of an input device is

Question 23

Which finger is usually placed on the spacebar during typing?

Question 24

When a user clicks on the start button, it displays

Question 25

Working with the computer at the office makes a user more

Question 26

The process where a user can save the address of a webpage so that it can be easily visited is called?

Question 27

The step by step instructions that tell the computer what to do is

Question 28

Personal images from a mobile phone or digital camera are best stored in

Question 29

For a computer to be useful, the hardware must work together with the

Question 30

The process of gaining unauthorized access into a computer system is referred to as

Question 31

To browse through webpages means to

Question 32

Which of the following features will display the content of the active cell in a spreadsheet?

Question 33

In computing environment, joystick is generally used to control

Question 34

Which of the following options is not part of a spreadsheet data type?

Question 35

Which of the following applications makes teaching and learning easy and interesting?

Question 36

Information in the computer is represented in

Question 37

E-mail messages are sent through

Question 38

DVD mostly used in computer is a type of

Question 39

Which of the following symbols is not part of a website address?

Question 40

The process of pressing and releasing the default mouse button once is best called

THEORY

ESSAY

Answer all of Question 1

Question 1

Theory question 1 diagram

Study Figure 1 carefully and use it to answer questions (a) and (f). 1. Write the name of the image shown (b) State the function of each of the following commands on the part labelled A: (i) All: (ii) Current: (iii) Selection: (iv) Pages: (c) Write the keyboard keys combination that could be used to display the image shown. (d) Outline the steps involved to display the image shown using the appropriate menu command. (e) List two applications that can use the image shown: (f) State the function of each of the commands shown on the part labelled B: (i) Ok: (ii) Close:

Question 2

(a) What is text formatting? (b) List three ways by which a character could be formatted. (c) A user typed "forem" instead of "form." Write the steps to be followed to delete the letter (e) using the keyboard only.

Question 3

Theory question 3 diagram

Use the image shown in Figure 2 to answer questions 3(a) to (c). (a) Write the name of the image shown. (b) List three ICT tools that make use of the image shown. (c) State two actions a user could take when the image shown is pressed and the device did not respond. (d) What is launching as used in computing environment?

Question 4

(a) Write three desktop features of a computer. (b) State three rules and regulations for the responsible use of the internet in the school's computer laboratory.

Question 5

Table 1 contains items. Complete the table by indicating against each item whether it is formula,function, text or value in the appropriate dala type column.

Answer three Questions only from this section

Questions for this section are in the printed paper.