International School of Laos - Pakse

Final Examination in
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) – IGCSE
Theoretical Exam (60 items)
May 18, 2023

Student’s Name: Grade 10

Instructions

 Read the questions carefully.

 Answer all questions.
 Use a black or blue pen.
 Avoid erasures.

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the correct letter. (40 points)

1. What is the health effect on us when we use a computer for many hours?
A. Heart disease B. Back and Neck Ache
C. Disfigurement D. Kidney failure

2. Which of the below will not affect by the computer.

A. headaches B. stomachache
C. backache D. eye-strain

3. Areas of increased employment due to ICT.

A. Office Work B. Retail
C. Manufacturing D. Computer Programmers

4. Microprocessor-controlled devices in the home advantage.

A. Manual household skills are lost
B. Tasks do not need to be done manually
C. People can become over-reliant on these devices and can become lazy

D. Can lead to unhealthy eating due to dependency on ready meals.

5. Which one is not the Advantage of ICT’s Effect on employment?

A. Fewer manual tasks B. Machines do not take holidays

C. Workers getting replaced D. Safe working environment

6. Which of these are potential health risks due to prolonged ICT usage? (Select all the
correct answers)

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 A. Sprained ankle B. Back and neck aches
C. Eye strain D. Repetitive Strain Injury

7. Adrian and John both take turns working as a programmer in SoftExcel. Adrian
works in the morning and John takes over from him in the afternoon. What sort of
working pattern is this called?

A. Compressed hours B. Job sharing

C. Part-time working D. Flexible working

8. Which of these are advantages of employment brought forth by ICT? (Select all the
correct answers)
A. Job losses B. Cleaner
C. More efficient D. Safer

9. ICT stands for:

A. Information and Communication Technology
B. Internet and Computer Technology
C. Information and Computing Technology
D. None of the above

10. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using ICT?

A. Increased productivity
B. Improved efficiency
C. Reduce costs
D. Increased social isolation

11. A self-copying program that has been created with the purpose of damaging a
computer system.
A. SPAM B. Infections
C. Adware D. Computer viruses

12. The process of accessing a computer system without permission

A. Computer viruses B. Spammers
C. Gamer D. Hackers

13. The main use of a Firewall is to….

A. Providing an E-safety & security
B. Destroying the malware and viruses
C. block unwanted data and websites including hackers
D. Scan the system regularly to delete infections

14. This makes the files on your system unreadable

A. Binary numbers B. Virus
C. Encryption D. Analogue data

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 15. Which one is not related to Online banking?
A. Social networking to chat with friends
B. Transferring money
C. Applying for loans
D. Viewing statements to track your spending

16. Don’t post your email address on public websites like chat rooms or social
networking sites.
A. To reduce the risk of hacking
B. To prevent viruses
C. To improve your system speed
D. To reduce the risk of spam

17. This is usually carried out over emails pretending to be from legitimate
organizations like banks and building societies.
A. Pharming B. Spam
C. Smishing D. Phishing

18. Usually targets users of online banking or shopping websites

A. Phishing B. Spam
C. Pharming D. Smishing

19. Infect legitimate websites with malicious code that will ‘re-direct’ you to their
bogus version of the website.
A. Pharming B. Smishing
C. Phishing D. Spam

20. A PowerPoint presentation will have which file extension.

A. .xls B. .doc
C. .ppt D. .power

21. An image or a photograph will use the following extension.

A. .doc B. .xls
C. .html D. .jpg

22. A Microsoft Word document will have which file extension?

A. .ppt B. .xls
C. .doc D. .png

23. A video file will have which of the following extension?

A. .xls B. .fla
C. .mpeg D. .doc

24. If I cut and paste a file from the downloads to the desktop, the file will stay in
both places.
A. False B. True

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 25. What is Microsoft Excel used for?
A. Presentations B. Emails
C. Spreadsheets D. Making documents

25. What is the difference between a file and a folder?

A. A folder is a document and a file where the documents
are stored.
B. A folder is where the documents are stored and a file is
a document.

26. Which is the biggest file size?

A. 124 mb B. 980 kb
C. 30 gb

27. The shortcut combination to copy is….

A. CTRL - C B. CTRL – V

27. The shortcut combination to paste is….

A. CTRL - V B. CTRL – C

28. The shortcut combination to save is….

A. CTRL - V B. CTRL – S

29. The shortcut combination to undo is….

A. CTRL - Z B. CTRL – X

30. To rename a file you have to…

A. Right-click the mouse and press rename
B. Quickly double-click the file with the mouse

31. Which is not a feature of graphics software?

A. Gradient fill B. Sorting
C. Layers D. Cropping

31. Which is not a typical feature of a Web Browser?

A. Tabs B. Bookmarks
C. Indention D. History

32. Make copies of files in case of loss.

A. subfolder B. backup
C. copy D. rename

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 33. What does the term file management mean?
A. How your manager is able to find your file
B. A container that can store hardware components
C. A container that can store files and folders
D. A container that can store food

34. What is a folder inside another folder called?

A. Infolder B. Small folder
C. Sub folder D. Super folder

35. Fill in the blank

C:\\Users\_____\stories\The Blue Rose
A. Adam B. Tea Time
C. Sara D. drawings

36. Fill in the blank

C:\\Users\Adam\_____\pencil and paper
A. my cat B. stories
C. drawings D. jokes

37. Fill in the blank

C:\\_____\Adam\stories\Alien Tap Dancing
A. computer hard drive B. (C:)
C. Sara D. Users

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 38. Fill in the blank
C:\\Users\Adam\drawings\____
A. pencil and paper B. my cat
C. Alien Tap Dancing D. elephant

39. Fill in the blank

C:\\Users\Sara\_____\trees
A. drawings B. flower
C. Sara D. stories

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 40. Fill in the blank
C:\\User\Sara\_____\Tea Time
A. drawings B. The Blue Rose
C. jokes D. stories

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 1. II. ESSAY (5 points each)
Direction: Explain the following given questions in not less than 5 sentences.

41 – 45. Discuss the positive and negative effects of using ICT on education.

45 – 50. How has ICT changed the way we communicate?

51 – 55. How can we use ICT to make the world a better place?

55 -60. What are the challenges of using ICT in developing countries?

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