POPE JOHN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MINOR SEMINARY

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END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMS
CLASS: FORM 1 SUBJECT: ELECTIVE ICT DURATION: 1HR 30MINS

SECTION A
1. The following are media elements used in information systems except
a. Text b. Sound
b. Pixel d. Audio
c.
2. A system where records are maintained by hand, without using a computer system is known as
A. Manual system C. Digital system
B. Texting D. Information system
C.
3. The following are basic components of an information system except
A. Hardware C. People
B. Graphical images D. Databases

4. The instructions that tells the hardware what to do is called

A. DVD C. Software
B. CD D. Hardware

5. A type of information system that records the daily transactions and serves the operational level is known as
A. Decision support system C. Transaction processing system
B. Executive support system D. Management information system

6. A hotel reservation system would be classified as a

A. transaction level system C. management level system
B. operational level system D. strategic level system

7. The buying and selling of goods over the internet is known as _____
A. E-buying C. E-commence
B. E-selling D. E-business

8. The largest network used as a communication tool is the ______

A. Software C. Hardware
B. Internet D. Extranet

9. The advantage of using a biometric device is that

A. It is easy to use C. It is easy to carry about
B. It accepts and install every application D. It is difficult to hack and more secured

10. Internet advertising has some weaknesses because

A. It does not deliver good targeted reach C. It is not emotive
B. It cannot reach a global audience D. It is not easy to track

11. CBT is important to education because it allows for

A. A wide range of learning modes have been targeted C. Mass education
B. Immediate feedback D. All of the above

12. One of the benefits of E-Business is that

A. It is free of fraudulent business people B. Easy to track your business partners
B. Create cost savings and operational efficiencies D. Discounts on products are higher in the store

13. The type of memory which is used to read data but not to write on it is also known as
A. Random only memory C. Read access memory
B. Read only memory D. random access memory
14. I am a type of computer storage from which data can be read and loaded onto, which storage type am I?
A. Read only memory C. Random Access Memory
B. Random only memory. D. Read access memory

15. 'laser discs' and 'compact discs' are classified as

A. fixed head discs C. optical discs
B. bubble disc D. blocked discs

16. Random Access Memory' in computer system is classified as

A. impact storage C. non-impact storage
B. volatile storage D. non-volatile storage

17. The process of transferring data, instructions and retrieval of data and information from a media is known as
A. Writing C. Saving
B. Data input D. Data collection

18. The type of memory which is used to read data but not to write on it is also known as
A. random only memory C. read access memory
B. read only memory D. random access memory

19. The type of memory which loses data when power is switched off immediately is called
A. volatile memory C. non-volatile memory
B. impact memory D. non-impact memory

20. Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of

A. control unit C. arithmetic and logic unit
B. main store D. all of above

21. An optical input device that is used to read documents printed in a special type font is known as 
A. Printer C. Documentation
B. Document reader  D. None of these

22. Devices that accept data from outside computer and transfer into CPU are called
A. input devices C. digital devices
B. analogue devices D. truth table peripherals

23. Input and output devices such as monitor and keyboards are classified as
A. arithmetic units C. control unit devices
B. peripheral devices D. main store devices

24. The computer memory that temporarily stores information is called the ________
A. CPU C. RAM
B. ROM D. IBM

25. Which type of printer works by using a charged drum to deposit particles of ink on the paper
A. Laser printer C. Inkjet printer.
B. Thermal printer D. Dot-matrix printer

26. Which of the following storage devices is normally used to store the computer's operating system, application
software and data
A. CD-ROM C. Memory (RAM)
B. Floppy disk D. Hard disk

27. Which output device is suitable for watching movies on the computer?
A. Plotter C. Mobile Phone
B. Scanner D. Monitor

28. What bases do decimal, hex, and binary use respectively?

A. 16, 2, 10 C. 16, 10, 2
B. 10, 2, 16 D. 10, 16, 2

29. Symbols such as letters or any digit are called

 A. Characters C. small bits
B. small bytes D. output characters

30. A method of representing numbers such as '0s' and '1s' is called

A. binary notation C. primary notation
B. secondary notation D. variable notation

31. What is the product of 10112 and 1012

A. 110111 C. 110011
B. 111011 D. 11100

32. The sum of 111012 + 101112 equals ________

A. 110011 C. 100001
B. 110100 D. 100100

33. How many bits are there in a byte?

A. 8 C. 6
B. 1 D. 2

34. The denary representation of this 8-bit number 01001111 is

A. 49 C. 59
B. 69 D. 79

35. The hex number 6B in binary is

A. 011010112 C. 101011102
B. 011101112 D. 100010012

36. Formatting a hard disk result in all data being

A. Backed up C. Copied
B. Deleted D. Saved

37. Convert the octal 7058 to base 2.

A. 1100001012 C. 00100001012
B. 11100001012 D. 11100101012

38. The smallest piece of information stored on the computer is called

A. Bit C. Byte
B. Cell D. Nibble

39. The computer’s display is made up of dots called

A. Bits C. Bytes
C. Pixels D. Sectors

40. Which of the following storage devices hosts the computer’s operating system?
A. Diskette C. Compact disk
B. Hard disk D. Hard disc
 SECTION B

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

1. what is software?
i. Give two examples of Operating system.
ii. State three types of operating system and explain it function.
iii. Explain Four functions of the operating system.

2. With the aid of diagram write down the processes involved in the machine cycle.

3. what is output devices?

i. Define these monitor features: resolution; dot pitch, refresh rate.
ii. Explain the following
Cathode Ray Tube
Liquid Crystal Display
Malware
Phishing

4.

1 2 3 4 5
Category Of Storage Device
Name Of Storage
Description Of Storage Device
Device Primary Secondary Offline
Magnetic Storage medium which is composed
of a thin flexible disk sealed in a square plastic
carrier

Optical media which uses one spiral track,

where red lasers are used to read and write data
on a media surface and makes use of dual-
layering technology to increase the storage
capacity to over 1 GB

Non-volatile memory chip where contents of

the chip cannot be altered. It is often used to
store start-up routines in a computer. (e.g.,
BIOS)

1. (i) In column 2, name the storage device being described in column 1.

(ii) Show the category of storage device being described in column 1 by ticking in any of the column of 3, 4 or
5.