2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

June 2013
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1

OBJECTIVE TEST

1. The flat panel screen is also known as
   A. CRT B. LCD C. OCR D. VCD

2. The device that the computer uses to keep data is
   A. input device
   B. output device
   C. processing device
   D. storage device

3. The first key on the computer keyboard is
   A. Caps Lock
   B. Delete C. Enter D. Esc

4. In which of the following are the storage devices arranged on the basis of lowest to the highest capacity?
   A. CD, DVD, Floppy Disk and Hard Disk B. Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, DVD and CD C. Floppy Disk, CD, DVD and Hard Disk D. Floppy Disk, DVD, CD and Hard Disk

5. A pen drive
   A. inputs information
   B. puts out information C. retrieves information D. stores information

6. The main storage medium within the system unit of the computer is the
   A. CD-ROM B. FDD
   C. HDD D. USB

2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

1. To boot a computer is the same as to
   A. shut down the computer
   B. restart the computer C. start the computer D. stop the computer

2. On which bar is the system clock located?
   A. Menu bar B. Scrollbar C. Task bar D. Toolbar

3. The command button used to exit windows application is the
   A. close button
   B. maximize button C. minimize button D. restore button

4. An example of an operating system is
   A. CALC B. DISK C. DOS
   D. WORD

5. To copy a file means to
   A. cut the file from the desktop B. delete the file into recycle bin C. make a duplicate of the file
   D. remove the file from a folder

6. Programs that perform specific task for users are refered to as
   A. application software B. computer software C. operating software D. system software

7. A group of files are stored in a
   A. folder B. graphic C. text
   D. word

8. The operation whereby the computer manipulates data to produce information is known as
   A. capturing B. processing C. recording
   D. retrieving

2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

1. The legal right that does not allow people to copy intellectual property without the permission of the original owner is called
   A. copyright B. freeware C. piracy
   D. privacy

2. Software that presents lessons in a movie-like manner is referred to as
   A. multiplicity B. multimedia C. multipurpose D. multitasking

3. The symbos B, I, U are commonly used buttons found on the
   A. drawing toolbar
   B. formatting toolbar
   C. menu toolbar
   D. standard toolbar

4. Right-clicking a mouse on an open window
   A. creates a new document
   B. opens a file menu
   C. opens a new window
   D. opens a context menu if available

5. Which of the following computer keyboard keys is used to delete characters from left to right on-screen?
   A. Alternate

B. Backspace

C. Delete
D. shift

1. When a user clicks within a selected text by holding down the left mouse button, and then transfers the cursor to a different location within the same document, the text will be
   A. cut    B. moved C. copied D. deleted

2. In order to apply bold formatting to a section of existing text, the user must first
   A. click on the formatting button B. click the shortcut mouse button C. save the document
   D. select the section to be formatted

3. The save command is found under which of the following menu buttons?
   A. Edit B. File C. Insert
   D. Tools

4. When a text automatically moves to the next line at the end of a margin in a word processing program, it is referred to as
   A. text wrap
   B. word wrap
   C. text movement
   D. word movement

5. A rectangle can be drawn in word processing application using the
   A. Arrow B. Circle C. Oval
   D. Square

6. The device which is used to produce hard copies from personal computers in schools is
   A. photocopier
   B. monitor C. printer D. scanner

7. A computer program that enables users to surf the internet is known as
   A. internet explorer
   B. navigator
   C. web browser
   D. internet surfer

8. Word processing is used mainly by
   A. accountants
   B. artists
   C. engineers
   D. secretaries

2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

1. Transferring data from a remote computer to local computer is referred to as
   A. download B. linkdown C. upload
   D. linkup

2. Specialized programs that assist users to locate information on the internet are called
   A. agents
   B. internet browsers
   C. search engines
   D. web

37.Which of the following devices would enable users to get access to the internet.
A.Keyboard
B.Modem
C.Projector
D.Scanner

1. The software responsible for the management of the basic operations of the computer is the
   A. application program
   B. device drivers
   C. operating system
   D. utility program

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

3. The intersection of the 8th row and the 7th column in a spreadsheet application will have the cell reference

A. 8G B. G8
C. 7H D. H7

2013 BECE ICT Pasco questions with answers

OBJECTIVE TEST ANSWERS

Information and Communication Technology 1
SOLUTIONS

OBJECTIVE TEST
45 Minutes

1. B. LCD

2. D. storage device

3. D. Esc

4. C. Floppy Disk, CD, DVD and Hard Disk

5. D. stores information

6. C. HDD

7. C. start the computer

8. C. Task bar

9. A. close button

10. C. DOS

11. C. make a duplicate of the file

12. A. application software

13. A. folder

14. B. processing

15. C. Mobile phone

16. A. copyright

17. B. multimedia

18. B. formatting toolbar

19. B. opens a file menu

20. C. Delete

21. C. Caps Lock key

22. B. Ctrl

23. B. moved

24. C. Format menu

25. D. select the section to be formatted

26. B. File

27. C. Redo (or D. Undo)

28. B. word wrap

29. A. Arrows

30. D. Square

31. C. printer

32. C. web browser

33. D. secretaries

34. B. Modem

35. A. download

36. C. search engines

37. C. Spam

38. C. operating system

39. D. Standard

40. B. G8

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