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This document comprises a list of past year questions arranged by chapters and answers included. The questions related to practical papers 2 and 3 are included too.

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Test your understanding with live questions before moving to another chapter. This is highly recommended for ICT teachers and students. Test the understanding of your students based on topics or chapters.

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All the previous years questions were sorted from 2013 to 2019 and arrange them into chapters for easy studying . As an ICT teacher, it has been a challenge to find a list of ICT IGCSE questions on topic basis.

If the students can answer these questions, it is believed they would be able to answers any questions in IGCSE. This file will assist the educator to measure the understanding of the students chapters by chapters.

BECE ICT 2018 Past Questions and Answers – Papers 2 & 1

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June 2018 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 2

Paper 2 essay.

Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material

SECTION A [24 marks] Answer Question 1

1. (a) Study the image carefully and use it to answer questions(a)(i – (vi)

i. What is the name of the image shown above?

ii. Name the parts of the image represented by A, B, C, D, E and F in 1 (a):

(b) State the function of the parts labeled A and D in 1 (a) above.

i. A: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. D: ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

(c) List four uses of the internet.

………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

(d) Write the name of the following computer keyboard key characters.

SECTION B [36 marks] Answer three questions only from this section

2. (a) Give the functions of the following keyboard keys:

(b) i. Outline three differences between selecting and highlighting text in a Word Processing application.

ii. Name two word processors.

3. (a) State the two types of storage media.

(b) i. Give three important features of storage media.

ii. State two ways to protect storage media.

4. (a) What is:

i. application software: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. system software: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(b) Give three examples of an operating system.

5. (a) List three toolbars or bars in a spreadsheet application.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… [3 marks] (b) Define the following terms as used in a spreadsheet application.

i. Cell:………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. active cell: ……………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

END OF PAPER 2 (ESSAY)

1. (a) i. What is the file name for the image shown above?

• Internet Explorer Window/
• Internet Browser Window/
• Web Browser Window. [2 marks]

ii. Name the areas represented by A, B, C, D, E and F in 1 (a):

i. A – Back Button:

It allows a user to visit/go back/navigate to the previously attended or viewed webpage.

ii. D – Address bar:

(c) List four uses of the internet

i. & – Ampersand / And

ii. ^ – Caret / Exponentiation / Circum Flex / Exponential / Exponent

iii. {} – Curly brackets / brackets / Braces

4. (a) i. Application software:

It is the software/ application/program/ set of instructions used to perform a specific task by the user.

ii. System software:

It is the software/ application/program/ set of instructions used to control the operations of a computer.

iii. Folder:

• Disk Operating System (DOS) • Windows [95, 98, 2000, CE, ME, NT, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10] • Solaris • iOS • Mac OS • Novell NetWare • Android • Linux • Ubuntu • Chrome OS • etc

(b) Define the following terms as used in a spreadsheet application.

It is the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet and which is identified by the column letter and row number.

ii. Active cell:

It is the current cell ready to accept data entry from the user. It is the selected cell in the worksheet.

iii. Name box:

It is the part of a worksheet that displays the name of the active cell.

END OF PAPER 2 (ESSAY) ANSWERS

June 2018 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1

OBJECTIVE TEST 45 minutes

1. How many characters make up a byte? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2. Which of the following devices sends commands into the computer? A. Keyboard B. Pen drive C. Printer D. System unit

3. Which of the following storage media normally stores the operating system? A. Flash disk B. Hard disk C. Magnetic tape D. Zip disk

4. Using a computer application is known as A. installing B. launching C. operating D. running

5. The system tray is also called A. clock B. notification area C. quick launch D. taskbar

6. The default storage location for files and folders is A. My Briefcase B. My Computer C. My Document D. My Network Places

7. Which of the following statements are true about files? I. A file can be renamed whilst it is open. II. A file cannot be deleted whilst it is open. III. A file deleted from a computer may be found in a recycle bin or trash bin.

A. I & II only B. I & III only C. II & III only D. I & II & III

8. Which of the following devices is used to process information? A. Computer B. Speedometer C. Thermometer D. Weighing scale

9. Which of the following items is not a source of computer virus? A. CD-R B. CD-ROM C. Internet D. Pen drive

10. How many arrow keys are found on the computer keyboard? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

11. In a spreadsheet application, which of the following displays the contents of the active cell? A. Formula bar B. Menu bar C. Name box D. Standard toolbar

12. The following are components in the system unit except A. CPU B. RAM C. ROM D. VDU

13. Microsoft Word, Encarta kids, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing are examples of A. application software B. operating system C. open source package D. system software 14. The following are input devices except A. keyboard B. monitor C. mouse D. scanner

15. From which of the following storage media will deleted items be sent to the recycle bin? A. Flash disk B. Floppy disk C. Hard disk D. Zip disk

16. The name given to the background area of a computer when turned on is A. desktop B. folder C. icon D. window

17. Which of the following is used as a shortcut means to open files, folders and programs? A. Desktop B. Icon C. Screen D. Start menu

18. A folder inside another folder is called A. attached folder B. main folder C. parent folder D. subfolder

19. Which of the following is the effect of loud ringing tone? A. Headache B. Hearing impairment C. Neck pain D. Wrist pain

20. The computer program designed to prevent viruses from damaging the computer and its files is called A. anti-virus B. virus C. virus infection D. virus protector

21. The default orientation for Word document is A. A4 B. landscape C. letter D. portrait

22. In a web browser, where is the website address typed? A. Address bar B. Home page C. Menu bar D. Status bar

23. Radio satellite setup has two parts namely receiver and A. broadcaster B. recorder C. transformer D. transmitter

24. A system of interconnected computers, telephones, or other communication devices that can communicate with one another and share applications and data is referred to as A. extranet B. internet C. intranet D. network

25. The capacity of the 3 ½ inches floppy disk is A. 80 KB B. 1.2 MB C. 1.4 MB D. 2.88 MB

26. The background image that appears on a computer desktop is known as A. background theme B. background panel C. screen saver D. wallpaper

27. Which of the following programs would support the study of Mathematics? A. CorelDraw B. Encarta C. MS Excel D. MS-Word

28. To create a space between characters, words and sentences, use the A. backspace key B. enter key C. shift key D. space bar key

29. Which part of the computer mouse button is used to select an object on-screen? A. Left button B. Right button C. Scroll ball D. Scroll button

30. Making changes and corrections of grammatical errors to an existing document is referred to as A. correction B. deleting C. editing D. formatting

31. Which of the following keyboard keys can be used to delete characters in a Word Processing program? A. Backspace B. Shift C. Space bar D. Tab

32. Which of the following keyboard key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in a Word Processing document? A. Control + Enter key B. Down cursor key C. Enter key D. Shift + Enter key

33. Which of the following bars displays the heading of an open window? A. Menu bar B. Status bar C. Standard toolbar D. Title bar

34. The print preview button is located on which of the following toolbars? A. Drawing B. Formatting C. Header and Footer D. Standard

35. Which of the following is compulsory when composing and sending an e-mail? A. Message Body B. Message Header/Subject C. Recipient’s E-mail Address D. Sender’s Name

36. Specialized program that assists a user to locate information on the web and on the internet is called A. agents B. search engine C. web D. web portal

37. Which of the following is a complete website address? A. hhpp://www.waecgh.org B. htpp://www.waecgh.org C. hhtp://www.waecgh.org D. http://www.waecgh.org

38. In a spreadsheet application, which of the following symbols represents multiplication? A. x B. * C. ÷ D. #

39. Which of the following is used for multiplication operation in spreadsheet functions? A. ADD B. AVERAGE C. MULTIPLICATION D. PRODUCT

40. Which of the following is used to find the minimum number among a set of numbers in spreadsheet functions? A. MAX B. MIN C. MAXIMUM D. MINIMUM

END OF PAPER 1 (OBJECTIVES)

June 2018 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1 OBJECTIVE TEST

1. A 1 2. A Keyboard 3. B Hard disk 4. D running 5. B notification area 6. C My Documents 7. C II & III only 8. A Computer 9. B CD-ROM 10. C 4 11. A Formula Bar 12. D VDU 13. A application software 14. B monitor 15. C Hard disk 16. A desktop 17. B icon 18. D subfolder 19. B Hearing impairment 20. A anti-virus 21. D portrait 22. A address bar 23. D transmitter 24. D network 25. C 1.44 MB 26. D wallpaper 27. C MS-Excel 28. D space bar key 29. A Left button 30. C editing 31. A Backspace 32. C Enter key 33. D Title bar 34. D Standard 35. C Recipient’s E-mail Address 36. B search engine 37. D http://www.waecgh.org 38. B * 39. D PRODUCT 40. B MIN

END OF PAPER 1 (ANSWERS)

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This post consists more than 100 questions from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from previous years UGC NET papers. this will help you to understand the pattern of questions comes under this section. Generally 5 out 50 questions comes from Information and Communication Technology (ICT). New syllabus issued by the NTA is given in this post. this post also highlight the questions from each years. try to solve the questions.

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DECEMBER 2015 7. NMEICT stands for : (1) National Mission on Education through ICT (2) National Mission on E-govemance through ICT (3) National Mission on E-commerce through ICT (4) National Mission on E-learning through ICT 8. Which of the following is an instant messaging application ? (a) WhatsApp (b) Google Talk (c) Viber Select the correct answer from the codes given below : (1) (a) and (b) only (2) (b) and (c) only (3) (a) only (4) (a), (b) and (c) 9. In a Computer a byte generally consists of : (1) 4 bits ( 2) 8 bits (3) 16 bits (4) 10 bits 10. Which of the following is not an input device ? (1) Microphone (2) Keyboard (3) Joystick (4) Monitor 11. Which of the following is an open source software ? (1) MS Word (2) Windows (3) Mozilla Firefox (4) Acrobat Reader 12. Which of the following enables us to send the same letter to different persons in MS Word (1) Mail join (2) Mail copy (3) Mail insert (4) Mail merge

JUNE 2015 13. Encoding or scrambling data for transmission across a network is known as : (1) Protection (2) Detection (3) Encryption (4) Decryption 14. Which of the following is not an output device ? (1) Printer (2) Speaker (3) Monitor (4) Keyboard 15. Which of the following represents one billion characters ? (1) Kilobyte (2) Megabyte (3) Gigabyte (4) Terabyte 16. Which of the following is not open source software ? (1) Internet explorer (2) Fedora Linux (3) Open offic e (4) Apache HTTP server 17. Which one of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number 25 ? (1) 10101 (2) 01101 (3) 11001 (4) 11011 18. Which is an instant messenger that is used for chatting ? (1) Altavista (2) MAC (3) Microsoft Office (4) Google Talk

DECEMBER 2014 19. CSS stands for (A) Cascading Style Sheets (B) Collecting Style Sheets (C) Comparative Style Sheets (D) Comprehensive Style Sheets 20. MOOC stands for (A) Media Online Open Course (B) Massachusetts Open Online Course (C) Massive Open Online Course (D) Myrind Open Online Course 21. Binary equivalent of decimal number 35 is (A) 100011 (B) 110001 (C) 110101 (D) 101011 22. gif. jpg, bmp, png are used as extensions for files which store (A) audio data (B) image data (C) video data (D) text data 23. Symbols A-F are used in which one of the following ? (A) Binary number system (B) Decimal number system (C) Hexadecimal number system (D) Octal number system 24. Which one of the following is not a search engine ? (A) Google (B) Chrome (C) Yahoo (D) Bing

JUNE 2014 25. When a computer is booting, BIOS is loaded to the memory by (A) RAM (B) ROM (C) CD-ROM (D) TCP 26. Which one of the following is not. the same as the other three ? (A) MAC address (B) Hardware address (C) Physical address (D) IP address 27. Identify the IP address from the following: (A) 300-215 -317-3 (B) 302-215@ 417 -5 (C) 202 . 50 . 20 . 148 (D) 202-50-20-148 28. The acronym FTP stands for (A) File Transfer Protocol (B) Fast Transfer Protocol (C) File Tracking Protocol (D) File Transfer Procedure 29. Which one of the following is not a/an image/graphic file format ? (A) PNG (B) GIF (C) BMP (D)GUI 30. The first web browser is (A) Internet Explorer (B) Netscape (C) World Wide Web (D) Firefox

DECEMBER 2013 31. Which of the following is a social network ? (A) amazon.com (B) eBay (C) gmail.com (D) Twitter 32. Internal communication within institutions is done through (A) LAN (B) WAN (C) EBB (D) MMS

JUNE 2013 33.’ ‘www’ stands for (A) work with web (B) word wide web (C) world wide web (D) worth while web 34. A hard disk is divided into tracks which is further subdivided into (A) Clusters (B) Sectors (C) Vectors (D) Head 35. A computer program that translates a program statement by statement into machine language is called a / an (A) Compiler (B) Simulator (C) Translator (D) Interpreter 36. A Gigabyte is equal to (A) 1024 Megabytes (B) 1024 Kilobytes (C) 1024 Terabytes (D) 1024 Bytes 37. A Compiler is software which converts (A). Characters to bits. (B) High level language to machine language. (C) Machine language to high level language (D) Words to bits 38. Virtual memory (A) an extremely large main memory. (B) an extremely large secondary memory. (C) an illusion of extremely large main memory (D) a type of memory used in super computers.

DECEMBER 2012 39. ALU stands for (A) American Logic Unit (B) Alternate Local Unit (C) Alternating Logic Unit (D) Arithmetic Logic Unit 40. A Personal Computer uses a number of chips mounted on a circuit board called (A) Microprocessor (B) System Board (C) Daughter Board (D) Mother Board 41. Computer Virus is a (A) Hardware (B) Bacteria (C) Software (D) None of these 15. Which one of the following is correct ? (A) (17)10 = (17)16 (B) (17)10 = (17)8 (C) (17)10 = (10111)2 (D) (17)10 = (10001)2 42. The file extension of MS-Word document in Office 2007 is_______. (A) .pdf (B) .doc (C) .docx (D) .txt 43. _______ is a protocol used by e-mail clients to download e-mails to your computer. (A) TCP (B) FTP (C) SMTP (D) POP

JUNE 2012 44. TCP/IP is necessary if one is to connect to the (A) Phone lines (B) LAN (C) Internet (D) a Server 45. Each character on the keyboard of computer has an ASCII value which stands for (A) American Stock Code for Information Interchange (B) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (C) African Standard Code for Information Interchange (D) Adaptable Standard Code for Information Change 46. Which of the following is not a programming language ? (A) Pascal (B) Microsoft Office (C) Java (D) C++ 47. Minimum number of bits required to store any 3 digit decimal number is equal to (A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 8 (D) 10 48. Internet explorer is a type of (A) Operating System (B) Compiler (C) Browser (D) IP address 49. POP3 and IMAP are e-mail accounts in which (A) One automatically gets one’s mail everyday (B) One has to be connected to the server to read or write one’s mail (C) One only has to be connected to the server to send and receive email (D) One does not need any telephone lines

DECEMBER 2011 50. Which of the following operating system is used on mobile phones ? (A) Windows Vista (B) Android (C) Windows XP (D) All of the above 51. If (y)x represents a number y in base x, then which of the following numbers is smallest of all ? (A) (1111)2 (B) (1111)8 (C) (1111)10 (D) (1111)16 52. High level programming language can be converted to machine language using which of the following ? (A) Oracle (B) Compiler (C) Mat lab (D) Assembler 53. HTML is used to create (A) machine language program (B) high level program ( C) web page (D) web server 54. The term DNS stands for (A) Domain Name System (B) Defense Nuclear System (C) Downloadable New Software (D) Dependent Name Server 55. IPv4 and IPv6 are addresses used to identify computers on the internet. Find the correct statement out of the following : (A) Number of bits required for IPv4 address is more than number of bits required for IPv6 address. (B) Number of bits required for IPv4 address is same as number of bits required for IPv6 address. (C) Number of bits required for IPv4 address is less than number of bits required for IPv6 address. (D) Number of bits required for IPv4 address is 64.

JUNE 2011 56. The octal number system consists of the following symbols: (A) 0 – 7 (B) 0 – 9 (C) 0 – 9, A – F (D) None of the above 57. The binary equivalent of (–19)10 in signed magnitude system is (A) 11101100 (B) 11101101 (C) 10010011 (D) None of these 58. DNS in internet technology stands for (A) Dynamic Name System (B) Domain Name System (C) Distributed Name System (D) None of these 59. HTML stands for (A) Hyper Text Markup Language (B) Hyper Text Manipulation Language (C) Hyper Text Managing Links (D) Hyper Text Manipulating Links 60. Which of the following is type of LAN ? (A) Ethernet (B) Token Ring (C) FDDI (D) All of the above 61. Which of the following statements is true ? (A) Smart cards do not require an operating system. (B) Smart cards and PCs use some operating system. (C) COS is smart card operating system. (D) The communication between reader and card is in full duplex mode.

DECEMBER 2009 74. Which of the following is not related to information security on the Internet ? (A) Data Encryption (B) Water marking (C) Data Hiding (D) Information Retrieval 75. Which is the largest unit of storage among the following ? (A) Terabyte (B) Megabyte (C) Kilobyte (D) Gigabyte 76. bit stands for (A) binary information term (B) binary digit (C) binary tree (D) Bivariate Theory 77. Which one of the following is not a linear data structure ? (A) Array (B) Binary Tree (C) Queue (D) Stack 78. Which one of the following is not a network device ? (A) Router (B) Switch (C) Hub (D) CPU 79. A compiler is used to convert the following to object code which can be executed (A) High-level language (B) Low-level language (C) Assembly language (D) Natural language

JUNE 2009 80. What do you need to put your web pages on the www ? (A) a connection to internet (B) a web browser (C) a web server (D) all of the above 81. Which was the first company to launch mobile phone services in India ? (A) Essar (B) BPL (C) Hutchison (D) Airtel 82. Chandrayan I was launched on 22nd October, 2008 in India from : (A) Bangalore (B) Sri Harikota (C) Chennai (D) Ahmedabad 83. What is blog? (A) Online music (B) Intranet (C) A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal (D) A personal or corporate Google search 84. Which is not online Indian Matrimonial website ? (A) www.jeevansathi.com (B) www.bharatmatrimony.com (C) www.shaadi.com (D) www.u.k.singlemuslim.com

DECEMBER 2008 85. The accounting software ‘Tally’ was developed by : (A) HCL (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) Wipro 86. Errors in computer programmes are called : (A) Follies (B) Mistakes (C) Bugs (D) Spam 87. HTML is basically used to design: (A) Web-page (B) Web-site (C) Graphics (D) Tables and Frames 88. ‘Micro Processing’is made for: (A) Computer (B) Digital System (C) Calculator (D) Electronic Goods 89. Information, a combination of graphics, text, sound, video and animation is called : (A) Multiprogramme (B) Multifacet (C) Multimedia (D) Multiprocess

JUNE 2008 90. WYSIWYG – describes the display of a document on screen as it will actually print: (A) What you state is what you get (B) What you see is what you get (C) What you save is what you get (D) What you suggest is what you get 91. Which of the following is not a Computer language ? (A) PASCAL (B) UNIX (C) FORTRAN (D) COBOL 92. A key-board has at least: (A) 91 keys (B) 101 keys (C) 111 keys (D) 121 keys 93. An E-mail address is composed of : (A) two parts (B) three parts (C) four parts (D) five parts 94. Corel Draw is a popular : (A) Illustration programme (B) Programming language (C) Text programme (D) None of the above

DECEMBER 2007 95. CD ROM stands for : (A) Computer Disk Read Only Memory (B) Compact Disk Read Over Memory (C) Compact Disk Read Only Memory (D) Computer Disk Read Over Memory 96. The ‘brain’ of a computer which keeps peripherals under its control is called : (A) Common Power Unit (B) Common Processing Unit (C) Central Power Unit (D) Central Processing Unit 97. Data can be saved on backing storage medium known as : (A) Compact Disk Recordable (B) Computer Disk Rewritable (C) Compact Disk Rewritable (D) Computer Data Rewritable 98. RAM means : (A) Random Access Memory (B) Rigid Access Memory (C) Rapid Access Memory (D) Revolving Access Memory 99. www represents : (A) who what and where (B) weird wide web (C) word wide web (D) world wide web

JUNE 2007 100. On the keyboard of computer each character has an “ASCII” value which stands for : (A) American Stock Code for Information Interchange (B) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (C) African Standard Code for Information Interchange (D) Adaptable Standard Code for Information Change 101. Which part of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) performs calculation and makes decisions : (A) Arithematic Logic Unit (B) Alternating Logic Unit (C) Alternate Local Unit (D) American Logic Unit 102. “Dpi” stands for : (A) Dots per inch (B) Digits per unit (C) Dots pixel inch (D) Diagrams per inch 103. The process of laying out a document with text, graphics, headlines and photographs is involved in (A) Deck Top Publishing (B) Desk Top Printing (C) Desk Top Publishing (D) Deck Top Printing 104. Transfer of data from one application to another line is known as : (A) Dynamic Disk Exchange (B) Dodgy Data Exchange (C) Dogmatic Data Exchange (D) Dynamic Data Exchange

DECEMBER 2006 105. LAN stands for : (A) Local And National (B) Local Area Network (C) Large Area Network (D) Live Area Network 106. Which of the following statement is correct ? (A) Modem is a software (B) Modem helps in stabilizing the voltage (C) Modem is the operating system (D) Modem converts the analog signal into digital signal and vice-versa 107. Which of the following is the appropriate definition of a computer ? (A) Computer is a machine that can process information. (B) Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve and process both qualitative and quantitative data quickly and accurately. (C) Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve and quickly process only quantitative data. (D) Computer is a machine that can store, retrieve and process quickly and accurately only qualitative information 108. Information and Communication Technology includes : (A) On line learning (B) Learning through the use of EDUSAT (C) Web Based Learning (D) All the above 109. Which of the following is the appropriate format of URL of e-mail ? (A) www_mail.com (B) [email protected] (C) [email protected] (D) www.mail.com

JUNE 2006 110. Using websites to pour out one’s grievances is called : (A) cyber venting (B) cyber ranting (C) web hate (D) web plea 111. In web search, finding a large number of documents with very little relevant information is termed: (A) poor recall (B) web crawl (C) poor precision rate (D) poor web response 112. The concept of connect intelligence is derived from : (A) virtual reality (B) fuzzy logic (C) Bluetooth technology (D) value added networks 113. Use of an ordinary telephone as an Internet appliance is called : (A) voice net (B) voice telephone (C) voice line (D) voice portal 114. Video transmission over the Internet that looks like delayed livecasting is called : (A) virtual video (B) direct broadcast (C) video shift (D) real-time video

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Which cable is used to connect a hard drive to a motherboard.

A SATA Cable

An IDE Cable

A USB Cable

A PS2 Cable

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What type of device is a keyboard?

None of the above

What is the full form of 'URL'?

Universal Remote Long

Uniform Resource Locator

Universal Resource Locator

Which of these is a free operating system?

What is ram.

Random Access Memory

Random Memory

Read Access Memory

Which of these is a type of RAM/DRAM?

DRR3-PC2700

All of the above

What is a Universal Serial Bus?

What would you use this cable for?

Connecting a computer to a monitor.

Connecting to the internet.

Connecting a USB flash drive to a computer.

Examples of peripheral devices are

What would you use a usb flash drive for.

Saving Files

Creating Music

Listening music

What part of the computer system can one physically touch?

What are ic chips most commonly made of, which is not an operating system.

Microsoft Office XP

Red Hat Linux

1 GB is equal to how many MB?

What is an example of non-volatile memory.

Cache Memory

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Q1. ICT stands for _______________

a)      Information and Communication Technology

b)      Information and Communication Terminology

c)      Information and Common Technology

d)      Information to Communication Technology

Ans. a. Information and Communication Technology

Q2. A computer is an _____________ machine

a)      mechanical

b)      electrical

c)      electronic

d)      None of the above

Ans. c. electronic

Q3. ICT refers to all the methods, tools, concepts related to

a)      storing digital information.

b)      recording digital information.

c)      sending digital information.

d)      All of the above

Ans. d. All of the above

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Q4. Which of the following ways are used to record or store information?

a)      handwritten on paper

b)      written using a typewriter

c)      typed in computer

Q5. Physical part of computer is called ___________

a)      Hardware

b)      Software

c)      Shareware

Ans. a. Hardware

Q6. Which of the following is not computer hardware?

a)      RAM

b)      Keyboard

c)      MS Paint

d)      Monitor

Ans. c. MS Paint

Q7. Which of the following is/are examples of software?

a)      MS Word

b)      MS Excel

c)      OpenOffice Calc

Q8. ______ act as an interface between the user and the computer.

a)      Operating System

b)      Ms Excel

c)      Impress

d)      Digital Documentation

Ans. a. Operating System

Q9. Software that starts working as soon as we switch on a computer is

b)      ROM

c)      Operating System

Ans. c. Operating System

Q10. Hardware would not be able to function without ___________

a)      Shareware

b)      Freeware

c)      Software

Ans. c. Software

Q11. Which of the following is an output device?

a)      Monitor

b)      Speaker

c)      Printer

Q12. Which of the following are mobile operating system?

a)      Apple iOS

b)      Android

c)      Both of the above

Ans. c. Both of the above

Q13. BIOS stands for

a)      Basic Input/Output System

b)      Base Input/Output System

c)      Basic Input and Output Systematic

Ans. a. Basic Input/Output System

Q14. Identify the input device

a)      Printer

c)      Mouse

Ans. c. Mouse

Q15. A __________ is a device used to type text, numbers and commands into the computer.

a)      Mouse

c)      Joystick

Ans. b. Keyboard

Q16. Keys labeled from F1 to F12 are __________ keys

Input System Function Help Ans. c. Function

Q17. The function of the F1 key in most programs is to ___________

open save as dialog box open help delete a file None of the above Ans. b. open help

Q18. You use the _______________ key to move the cursor to the beginning of a new line.

Enter Return Both of the above None of the above Ans. c. Both of the above

Q19. Navigation keys are

a)      Arrow Keys

b)      Page Up

c)      Page down

Q20. When the INSERT key is turned ON, it helps you overwrite characters to the ______ of the cursor

a)      left

b)      right

c)      both of the above

Ans. b. right

Q21. DELETE key is used to remove typed text on the _______ side of the cursor.

Q22. Backspace key is used to remove typed text on the _____ side of the cursor.

Ans. a. left

Q23. _____________ key opens the start menu.

a)      Arrow

b)      Ctrl

c)      Windows

Ans. c. Windows

Q24. A _____________ is a device that you can use to move, select and open items on your computer screen.

b)      Joystick

c)      Scanner

Ans. a. Mouse

Q25. When you click a particular file by mouse, it may gets _______

a)      Selected

b)      Deselected

Ans. a. Selected

Q26. When you move the item to the new location with the help of mouse. This is called ________________

a)      Move and drop

b)      Move and leave

c)      Drag and drop

Ans. c. Drag and drop

Q27.Double-clicking means to quickly click the ______ mouse button twice

a)      right

b)      left

Ans. b. left

Q28. We can ___ a file by mouse by double click on file.

a)      Close

b)      Save

c)      Open

d)      Delete

Ans. c. Open

Q29. ______functions is performed by mouse?

a)      Click

b)      Double Click

c)      Drag and Drop

Q30. Prevent others from using your computer by __________

a)      using username and password

b)      using antivirus

c)      using UPS

d)      using internet

Ans. a. using username and password

Q31. Electronic files in computer can be ____________

a)      Copied

b)      Moved

c)      Rename

Q32. Each file in computer has _______________

a)      Name

b)      Extension

Q33. The file name and file name extension are separated by a _______

a)      period

b)      comma

c)      semi colon

Ans. a. period

Q34. Sneha created a file in Notepad and saved the file by name “hello” so the complete name of file will be _____________

a)      hello.doc

b)      hello.docx

c)      hello.txt

d)      hello.jpg

Ans. c. hello.txt

Q35. The extension of image file is _____________

a)      .xls

b)      .jpg

c)      .doc

d)      .docx

Ans. b. .jpg

Q36. A __________ is a location where a group of files can be stored.

a)      folder

b)      main file

c)      super file

d)      none of the above

Ans. a. folder

Q37. When a student, Neha, joins a class, the teacher creates a file on the computer to store Neha’s information, such as name, address, phone number. In which of the following application, we can store such information?

a)      Notepad

b)      Wordpad

c)      MS Word

Q38. Which of the following is a text editor?

a)      MS Excel

b)      MS Paint

c)      Notepad

Ans. c. Notepad

Q39. Shortcut to save file is ________________

a)      Ctrl + S

b)      Ctrl + F1

c)      Alt + S

Ans. a. Ctrl + S

Q40. We need to protect our computer from ____________

a)      Air

b)      Dust

Ans. b. Dust

Q41. We should avoid _______ to protect our computer/laptop.

a)      Eating near computer

b)      Keeping a glass of water near computer

c)      Dropping laptop

Q42. The CPU has an ______________ to keep it cool.

a)      internal fan

b)      external fan

c)      cooling pipe

Ans. a. internal fan

Q43. Overcharge your mobile/laptop battery will _______ the battery life.

a)      increase

b)      decrease

c)      no change

Ans. b. decrease

Q44. Backing up data means to save the information present on your computer on another device.(T/F)

a)      True

b)      False

Ans. a. True

Q45. ___________ is used to protect our computer from virus.

a)      Worm

b)      Anti Spyware

c)      Anti virus

Ans. c. Anti virus

Q46. __________ software, help us to clean up the unnecessary files.

a)      Data Cleaner

b)      Disk Cleaner

c)      Cleaner

Ans. b. Disk Cleaner

Q47. Unwanted mails are called ______________

a)      A-SPAM

b)      SPM

c)      SPAM

d)      N-SPAM

Ans. c. SPAM

Q48. What happens if you plugged in mobile/laptop even after 100% charge?

a)      Device will break

b)      Device will stop working

c)      Device will over heat

Ans. c. Device will over heat

Q49. Pressing ____________ key opens the Start menu.

a)      Windows

b)      Alt + Windows

c)      Ctrl + Windows

Ans. a. Windows

Q50. ________ key helps to move the cursor to the beginning of a new line.

Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End Enter None of the above Ans. c. Enter

Q51. Extension of temporary file is ____

a)      a) .tmp

b)      b) .exe

c)      c) .bmp

d)      d) .xls

Ans. a) .tmp

Q52. Press _____ on the keyboard to open Run dialog box.

a)      Ctrl + R

b)      Alt + R

c)      Windows button + R

Ans. c. Windows button + R

Q53. To open Temp folder type ____________ in Run dialog box.

a)      temp%

b)      %temp%

c)      #temp#

d)      Any of the above

Ans. b. %temp%

Q54. A device that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on user-defined security rules is ________

a)      Antivirus

b)      Malware

c)      Firewall

Ans. c. Firewall

Q55. Firewall is a _____________________

a)      Software

b)      Hardware

c)      Hardware or Software

Ans. c. Hardware or Software

Q56. ___________ are small files which are stored on a user’s computer when a user visit a website on the internet.

a)      Image

b)      Cookies

Ans. b. Cookies

Q57. Identify which of the following is a temporary file?

a)      flower.jpg

b)      temporary.doc

c)      temporary.docx

d)      web.tmp

Ans. d. web.tmp

Q58. Cookies are always harmful.(T/F)

Ans. b. False

Q59. _______ typically contain information about your visit to the webpage or record your login information.

a)      Cookies

b)      Image

Ans. a. Cookies

Q60. Press ______ to select all files.

b)      Ctrl + A

c)      Ctrl + D

d)      Ctrl + P

Ans. b. Ctrl + A

Q61. VIRUS is an acronym for

a)      Vital Information Resource Under Seize

b)      Vital Information Resource Under Size

c)      Vital Information Remark Under Seize

d)      Vital Informative Resource Under Seize

Ans. a. Vital Information Resource Under Seize

Q62. A _________ is a software program that attaches itself to other programs and alters their behavior.

a)      Cookie

b)      Computer virus

Ans. b. Computer virus

Q63. A computer virus can infect only ________

Ans. b. Software

Q64. A computer can get infected with virus by

a)      Infected files

b)      Infected pen drives

c)      Infected file attachment of e-mails

Q65. A computer virus cannot ____

a)      infect files on CD or DVD, if they are closed for writing.

b)      infect computer hardware like, keyboard, mouse, etc.

Q66. Common signs of a virus attack is/are :

a. Computer runs very slow b. There is change in the file size c. Computer restarts on its own d. All of the above Ans. d. All of the above

Q67. To prevent virus infection we should

a)      Install and use anti-virus software.

b)      not open e-mails of an unknown person/sender

c)      not allow any untrustworthy person to use your system.

Q68. Which of the following is an Antivirus?

a)      Norton AntiVirus

b)      Quick Heal

c)      McAfee VirusScan

Q69. An anti-virus program can be effective when

a)      it run in the background at all times.

b)      it is regularly updated

c)      it scan full disk periodically

Q70. Characteristics of computer virus is :

a)      it makes copies of itself.

b)      it makes the system slow.

c)      it may get activated at a certain date and time.

Q71. Regular care and maintenance of computer is required

a)      to detect any issues at an early stage

b)      so that system works efficiently

c)      to avoid a condition of System Failure

Q72. Regular maintenance of the system includes

a)      installing updates of the software

b)      check the security of the system

c)      taking backups of important files and documents

Q73. Precaution to be taken while cleaning the computer components are :

a)      Power Off the computer before cleaning

b)      Never spray cleaning fluid directly on the component of the computer.

Q74. We should never spray any liquid cleaner directly on

a)      Keyboard

b)      Monitor

Q75. Disk defragmentation help to

a)      remove the virus from the system

b)      use the disc space at an optimal level.

Ans. b. use the disc space at an optimal level.

Q76. System Performance can be increased by

a)      increasing RAM

b)      disk defragmentation

Q77. __________parts of the computer system should be cleaned so that it can work properly.

a)      Internal

b)      External

c)      Both internal and external

Ans. c. Both internal and external

Q78. DOS stands for ______________

a)      Disk Operating System

b)      Dot Operating System

c)      Disk Open System

d)      Disk Operating Secure

Ans. a. Disk Operating System

Q79. Which of the following is Microsoft Product?

a)      DOS

b)      Windows

c)      Android

d)      Linux

Ans. b. Windows

Q80. ________________ operating system is an example of an interactive operating system.

b)      DOS

c)      Linux

Q81. GUI stands for _______________________

a)      Graphical User Interface

b)      Graphical User Interaction

c)      Graphical User Interactive

Ans. a. Graphical User Interface

Q82. Which operating system allows only one user to do a task on the computer and one thing at a time?

a)      Single-user, multi-task operating system

b)      Single-user , single-task operating system

c)      Multi-user

Ans. b. Single-user , single-task operating system

Q83. Which Operating System is used to control machinery like robots in complex animations and computer controlled automated machines

a)      Real Time

b)      Multi-user

c)      Single-user, multi-task operating system

d)      Distributed

Ans. a. Real Time

Q84. Examples of real-time operating systems is :

a)      Windows CE

b)      Lynx OS

Q85. Examples of distributed operating systems is

b)      Unix

Q86. ___________ operating system enables multiple users to work on the same computer simultaneously.

a)      Single-user , single-task operating system

b)      Single-user, multi-task operating system

Ans. c. Multi-user

Q87. Which Operating System enables single user to operate on several programs at the same time.

c)      Single-user , single-task operating system

d)      Real Time

Ans. a. Single-user, multi-task operating system

Q88. Example of Multi Tasking Operating System is

b)      Apple MacOS

Q89. An operating system in which commands can be entered by clicking/double-clicking/right-clicking a mouse is :

a)      GUI-based

b)      CUI-based

c)      TUI-based

Ans. a. GUI-based

Q90. Examples of Mobile operating Systems is :

a)      Android

b)      Symbian

c)      iOS

Q91. The first screen that appears on monitor after loading OS is called ________________

a)      Icons

b)      Desktop

c)      Wall paper

Ans. b. Desktop

Q92. Small pictures on the desktop are called _______

a)      Desktop

b)      Symbols

c)      Icons

d)      Pictures

Ans. c. Icons

Q93. Picture used for the desktop background is called __________

a)      Wallpaper

b)      Background image

c)      Wall image

d)      Desktop image

Ans. a. Wallpaper

Q94. Start button is present on _________ side of the Taskbar.

c)      top

d)      bottom

Q95. Bar present at the bottom of the desktop is called ____________

a)      Status bar

b)      Scroll bar

c)      Taskbar

Ans. c. Taskbar

Q96. Components of Windows 7 Desktop is/are :

b)      Wallpaper

Q97. Which icon allows user to access all drives, files, and folders on the computer.

a)      Recycle Bin

b)      Computer

c)      Application

d)      Start button

Ans. b. Computer

Q98. The main components of Taskbar is/are

a)      Start button

b)      Active Applications

c)      Date/Time icon

Q99. Deleted files and folders are stored in _______________

a)      Recycle bin

b)      My Computer

c)      Control Panel

Ans. a. Recycle bin

Q100. Everything we store in computer is stored in the form of a __________

a)      Folder

b)      Sub folder

c)      File

Ans. c. File

Question: 1 Which bar shows the current position as far the text goes? (A) Title bar (B) Menu bar (C) Scroll bar (D) Status bar Ans: D Status bar

Question: 2 Select all the text in MS Word document by (A) Ctrl +S (B) Ctrl+ 1 (C) Ctrl+ A (D) Ctrl+ V Ans: C Ctrl+ A

Question: 3 ____ is not a part of a MS Word document (A) Quick access toolbar (B) Start Menu button (C) Home panel (D) View option Ans: B Start Menu button

Question: 4 The name of a word document displays in ____ (A) Ribbon (B) Title bar (C) Status bar (D) Home tab Ans: B Title bar

Question: 5 Each line represents how many letters in WordStar? (A) 20 (B) 35 (C) 65 (D) 75 Ans: C 65

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1.        In Microsoft word the shortcut key for print is……………………………

(a)    Alt + P

(b)    Ctrl + P

(c)     Esc + P

(d)    Shit + P

2.       The Save Command is found under which of the following menu tab?

a.       Edit

b.      File

c.       Tools

d.       Insert

3.       Keyboard command for copying text is….

a.       Alt + C

b.      Ctrl + C

c.       Esc + C

d.       Shit + C

4.       Which of the following can be done to transfer information from a website to word processing?

a.       Copy and paste

b.       Drag and paste

c.       Cut and paste

d.       Select and paste

5.       A printed version of what is seen on the computer screen is………

a.       Print out

b.       Softcopy

c.       Hardcopy

d.       Software copy

6.       What is the blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear?

a.       Cursor

b.      Delete key

c.       Arrow key

d.      Return key

7.      Microsoft Office is………….

a.       Shareware

b.       Public Domain

c.       An application Suit

d.       Firmware

8.       A word processor would be used best to…….

a.       Paint a picture

b.       Work out income and expenditure

c.       Draw a diagram

d.      Type a story

9.       The shortcut key to open a new file in MS Word is………….

a.       Ctrl + N

b.       Ctrl + C

c.       Ctrl + V

d.       Ctrl + X

10.   To cut the selected text, these keys should be pressed………

a.       Ctrl + C

b.       Ctrl + D

d.      Ctrl + X

11.   Ctrl + I is used to

a.       Italic

b.       Bold

c.       Left ident

d.       Right indent

12.   What is the shortcut for save?

c.       Ctrl + S

13.   Which is not in MS word?

b.      Magic tool

c.       Font

d.       Bold

14.   ………. cannot be used to work in MS Office.

a.       Joystick

b.       Scanner

c.       Light Pen

d.       Mouse

15.   Which of these is a processing software?

a.       Avast

b.       Google Chrome

c.       Ms Word 2019

d.       FIFA 2021

16.   The valid format of MS Word is……….

a.       Exe

b.       .doc

c.       .png

d.        .jpeg

17.   What program is used in MS-Word to check the spelling?

a.        Research

b.       Word Count

c.       Set language

d.      Spelling & Grammar

18.   Line spacing is in the ____ of MS Word

a.       Format tab

b.       View tab

c.       Insert tab

d.      Home tab

19.   Which term is not related with font?

a.       Font Grammar

b.       Font size

c.       Font style

d.       Font colour

20.   ____ Button brings word window to the maximum original size.

a.       Scroll

b.       Close

c.       Restore

d.       Minimize

21.  What is the smallest width of a column in MS Word

b.      1.5

c.       0.5

22.  The longest key on the keyboard is………

a.       Spaced bar

b.      Scepabar

c.       Space bar

d.      Sacepe bar

23.  The main function of F1 key is …….

a.      Help

b.      Control

c.       Analysis

d.      Print

24.  Table can be found in which of the following tab?

a.       Menu

b.      Layout

c.       Insert

d.      Ribbon

25.  Themes can be seen at which tab?

a.      Design

b.      Menu

d.      Layout

26.  Font and paragraph can be found in which

a.      Home

b.      Insert

c.       Design

d.      Format

27.  Ruler can be found in which ribbon

a.       Insert

b.      View

c.       Reference

d.      Mailing

28.  Watermark can be found in which tab

a.       Review

c.       Mailing

d.      Design

29.  ………. Is used to change letters from lower case to upper case

a.       Enter key

b.      Caps Lock

c.       Num Lock

d.      Scroll Lock

30.  ……….is used to delete letters or characters from left of the insertion point

a.       Delete key

b.      Shit Key

c.       Caps Lock Key

d.      Back Space Key

31.  ……… allow one to format a paragraph by indenting it

a.       Esc. Key

c.       Tab Key

d.      Crtl Key

32.  Which of this shortcut can close a word document……?

a.       Alt + F1

b.       Alt + F2

c.       Alt + F3

d.      Alt + F4

33.  If a word is underline red in MS Word, what does it mean?

a.       Grammatical error

b.      Checking error

c.       Spelling error

d.      Indexing error

34.  If a word is underline blue or green in MS Word, what does it mean?

35.  Find and replace can be found in which of the ribbon tools?

a.       Editing

b.      Font

c.       Paragraph

d.      Styles

36.  …….means that your computer is receiving data from the internet

a.      Downloading

b.      Uploading

c.       Deluding

d.      Searching

37.  The first or main page of the of a website is…………..

a.       Chat

b.      Homepage

c.       Discussion Board

d.      Internet

38.  Is a collection of pages with related to particular subjects or issues

a.      Website

b.      Internet

c.       Webpage

d.      Protocol

39.  ……..are software application that help us to fetch and display information through internet.

a.       Website

b.      Protocol

c.       Internet Browsers

d.      Homepage

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