SOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – AGBOZUME

END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION - MAY, 2024

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY(ELECTIVE)

SHS TWO (2) DURATION: 2HRS
SECTION B – SUBJECTIVES
Answer all the questions in this section
1. a) What is an information system
b) Write down the major components of an information system
c) Convert 4E16 to binary numeral

2. a) What is a data type?

b) What functions does the Arithmetic Logic Unit perform
c) State four (4) advantages associated with computerized information system
d) Convert 110.112 to decimal numeral

3. a) Differentiate between Manual and Computer Based information system

b) Convert 19FDE16 to decimal numeral
c) Explain the following terms:
I. Computer Bus
II. Instruction set
III. Design checker
IV. Publishing gallery
V. Machine cycle

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 SECTION A – OBJECTIVE
Answer all the questions in this section

1) The act of converting data into information is known as…………………………

a) Analysis c) Processing
b) Collection d) Transformation
2) All the following are attributes of a good information system except
a) Accuracy c) Friendliness
b) Relevance d) Timeliness
3) How many bits are in 1 byte?
a) 16 c) 10
b) 8 d) 1024
4) The decimal equivalent of 10102 is………
a) 10 c) 15
b) 11 d) 20
5) The following are data types except
a) Date c) Number
b) Field d) Text
6) The addition of 1111012 and 101112 is ………..
a) 11011002 c) 11101002
b) 10101102 d) 10101002
7) Buying and offering of services on the web is called?
a) E-business c) Internet selling
b) E-mail d) Internet buying
8) The binary representation of hexadecimal C3 is
a) 1111 c) 1110011
b) 1100011 d) 11000011

9) Which of the following statement is the difference between data and information?
a) Data is numeric while information is text
b) Data is raw fact while information is processed facts
c) Information is raw facts while data is processed facts
d) Data is electronic while information is non-electronic
10) Another name for information is ………………………………..
a) Raw data c) Input data
b) Output data d) Meaningful data
11) Part of the computer that allows a user to put information into the computer is called
a) Operating system c) Output device
b) Software d) Input device
12) What is the name given to the computer’s short-term memory that loses its data when the
computer is turned off
a) CPU c) RAM
b) Hardware d) Processor

13) The physical parts of a computer are termed as ……………

a) Software c) Hardware
b) Hard Drive d) Disk Drive
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 14) Name the brain of the computer that does the calculation, moving and processing of information.
a) CPU c) ROM
b) Motherboard d) RAM
15) A small picture that represents a folder, program or other things is known as
a) Desktop c) Graphic
b) Icon d) Image
16) What does the blue dotted border represent on a publication?
a) Margin c) Frame
b) Border d) Design
17) In Microsoft publisher, when you want to format an object, you need to select it first then make the
changes
a) True b) False
18) In publisher, you can customize the size of a blank page
a) False b) True
19) The keyboard shortcut used to select all the text in Microsoft word document is
a) Ctrl +S c) Ctrl +A
b) Ctrl +1 d) Ctrl +V

20) What does Ctrl+B accomplish in Microsoft Word?

a) It adds a line break to the document
b) It makes the selected text bold
c) It applies italic formatting to the selected text
d) It converts the selected text into the next larger size
21) To print a document, press ………then press ENTER?
a) SHIFT +P c) ALT+P
b) CTRL+P d) ESC+P
22) Changing an existing document is called ……….. the document
a) Creating c) Modifying
b) Editing d) Adjusting
23) The act of gaining unauthorized access to a restricted computer without the owner’s approval is
a) Hacking c) Hijacking
b) Flaming d) Spamming
24) The result of adding 101011012 to 100010112 is ………….
a) 100110002 c) 110011012
b) 001110002 d) 111100012
25) Which file format is typically used when saving a publication in MS Publisher?
a) .doc c) .pub
b) .pptx d) xlsx

26) Which of the following units is the smallest for measuring data storage?
a) Bit c) Kilobyte
b) Byte d) Terabyte
27) Which of the following is not an attribute of useful information?
a) Accurate c) Precise
b) Neat d) Reliable

28) What data type is used to represent a sequence of characters?

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 a) Integer c) String
b) Float d) Boolean

29) The speed of the computer’s processor is measured in ……

a) cm c) hertz
b) kilobyte d) Degree Celsius
30) Which data type is used to store a single character?
a) Integer c) String
b) Char d) Boolean
31) When a primary color is mixed with a secondary color, the resulting color is …
a) Shade c) Tertiary color
b) Color d) Split complementary
32) Which of the following is not an example of a desktop publishing application?
a) MS Word c) CoreDraw
b) Photoshop d) PageMaker
33) Instructions are like ……. to the computer
a) Rules c) Commands
b) Guidelines d) Taboo
34) Which option in MS Publisher allows you to change the color of a selected text
a) Preview c) Frame
b) Color scheme d) View
35) Which of the following units is the largest for measuring data storage?
a) Kilobyte c) Gigabyte
b) Megabyte d) Terabyte
36) The technology that presents information in more than one medium including text, graphics,
animations, video, music and voice is known as …….
a) Computer animation c) Information technology
b) Computer graphics d) Multimedia
37) What is the binary representation of the decimal number 10?
a) 1010 c) 0001
b) 1100 d) 0101
38) Mouse is a hardware component of the computer which can be classified as
a) Output device c) Processing device
b) Input device d) Storage device
39) …….. monitors the execution of all Register
Oinstructions and the transfer of all a) Memory Unit
information. It makes sure data is in the b) Control Unit
right place at the right time c) Arithmetic Logic Unit
40) What is the primary function of the CPU in a computer?
a) Storing data c) Processing information
b) Connecting to the internet d) Displaying Graphic

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