FIRST MOCK EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

NAME…………………………………………………..…………. DURATION: 1 HR 30 MINS
OBJECTIVES
1. An example of storage media A. 3
is………… B. 4
C. 6
A. zip drive
D. 5
B. floppy
C. hard disk drive 8. The operation where by the computer
D. CD-ROM drive manipulates data to produce
information onto the screen of the
2. Flat panel screens are also known
computer is known as
as……
A. capturing
A. CRT
B. retrieving
B. LCD
C. recording
C. VCD
D. processing
D. OCT
9. What is the function of the keyboard?
3. Which of the following is not an
example of operating systems? A. to type data
B. to point
A. MAC OS
C. to display information
B. Linux
D. to keep data
C. Microsoft Windows
D. WordPad 10. The operation of the computer that
helps us to keep information for future
4. This icon contains files and folders that
use is called……….
have been deleted from the computer
A. processing
A. network
B. input
B. recycle bin
C. output
C. documents
D. storage
D. folder
11. All the following are sources of
5. The point and select things on the
information except………
desktop, the…………..is used.
A. radio
A. icons
B. library
B. keyboard
C. people
C. mouse
D. photocopier machine
D. speakers
6. Which of the following is not a
technology used to access the internet?
12. Data consists of numbers, words,
A. satellite letters, pictures or symbols that are fed
B. telephone into the computer
C. keyboard
A. True
D. mobile phone
B. False
7. How many stages of operations are
there in the information processing
cycle?
13. Which of the following storage A. True
medium can be used to store large B. False
amount of information?
22. There are……………. main alignments
A. compact disc
A. 5
B. diskette
B. 4
C. digital versatile
C. 3
D. none of the above
D. 2
14. Creating a new folder on the desktop
23. Which of the following is not an
does not involve the use of the keyboard
educational software?
A. True
A. Encarta
B. False
B. Wikipedia
15. A file is not a document created by a C. Crolier
program on the computer. D. WordPad
A. True 24. I.C.T tools have improved information
B. False sharing
16. E-mail is the short form for the term A. True
B. False
A. electronic mail
B. elegant mail 25. In the area of research I.C.T tools can
C. electronic mail be used to support research activities
D. educational mail
A. True
17. The internet is the same as the e-mail B. False
A. True 26. The default symbol of the mouse
B. False pointer on the desktop screen is usually
the …….
18. The traditional post office system is
being referred to as………. A. curve
B. arrow
A. snail mail
C. hand
B. ship mail
D. finger
C. shop mail
D. sales mail 27. Which of the keypad has been
especially designed like the key on the
19. Which of the following icons is
calculator
represented by a pair of scissors?
A. manipulative keys
A. paste
B. numeric keypad
B. copy
C. function key
C. cut
D. none of the above
D. write
28. Packaged software is also known as
20. Which of the following command is
off-the-shelf package
used in saving a newly created document
A. True
A. save
B. False
B. save As
C. edit 29. Which of the following best explains
D. exit I.C.T tool
21. To cut and paste is the same as copy A. they are used in examination
and paste
 B. they are used to assist and 35. On the desktop, where is the taskbar
supports through are used to located?
entertain students
A. top
C. they are used to entertain
B. left
D. they are used only by teachers
C. bottom
30. A pathway through which data travels D. right
is known as:
36. Booting can be done in how many
A. storing ways?
B. bus
A. five
C. lorry
B. three
D. processing
C. four
31. All the following can be represented D. two
as an icon except………….
37. Which of following is a health problem
A. program caused by long term exposure to I.C.T
B. start button tools such as Public-Address System?
C. file
A. bird flu
D. folder
B. heart attack
32. The…………...is a horizontal bar at the C. hearing loss
top of a window D. headache
A. address bar 38. …………… is the longest key on the
B. title bar computer keyboard
C. standard bar
A. Backspace
D. menu bar
B. Spacebar
33. All the following are character C. Delete
formatting tools except………………….. D. Enter
A. bold 39. The computer processes………..into
B. delete information
C. underline
A. output
D. font colour
B. storage
34. Computer software can also be C. data
referred to as……………… D. input
40. ……… is responsible for typing upper
case letters.
A. Microsoft
B. Windows A. Enter key
C. program B. Ctrl key
D. hardware C. Tab key
D. Caps lock key

PAPER TWO
SECTION ‘A’
1. Complete the table below
 STORAGE
DEVICES

SECONDARY (DISK
DRIVES)

SECTION ‘B’
Answer any three (3) questions from this section

2. Give the definitions of the following terms:

i. Files
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ii. Folders
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iii. Sub folders
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3. What does one need to do in order to create a new folder and write out the steps
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4. Write out six (6) of the ten (10) commandments of netiquette.
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5. (a) What is Electronic mail?

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(b) State four (4) importance of the E-Mail.
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