2024 B4 END OF TERM 1 EXAMS COMPUTING (A)

COMPUTING

SECTION: A
Answer all questions in this section by choosing the correct answer from
the options lettered A – D.
1. The two main parts of a computer system are
A. monitor and system unit.
B. hardware and software. Use the following devices to answer questions 8-
C. keyboard and mouse. 11
D. speaker and projector.
2. Which of the following is a temporary storage
for memory?
A. ROM
B. Compact disc
C. RAM
D. Pen drive
A B
3. What supplies electrical power to the
motherboard and other component in the
system unit?
A. The central processing unit
B. The power supply
C. The heat sink
D. The power button
4. One of the following displays text or image C. D
that a user works on.
A. The monitor
B. The speaker 8. What is the name of device A?
C. The scanner A. Joystick
D. The printer B. Mouse
5. Which side can the start menu can be found? C. Microphone
A. Bottom right-hand side of the screen D. Scanner
B. Top right-hand side of the screen 9. What is the function of device B?
C. Top left-hand side of the screen A. To print document.
D. Bottom left-hand side of the screen B. To create image.
6. ROM stands for……………. C. To display image.
A. Read only memory D. To generate sounds.
B. Read one memory 10. Device D can be used for…………….
C. Read only message A. printing documents.
D. Rewrite only message B. pointing on items.
7. A typical mouse cannot be used to perform C. playing games.
one of the following functions. D. typing letters.
A. Clicking 11. Which of the devices is an output device?
B. Pointing A. Device A
C. Painting B. Device B
D. Dragging C. Device C
D. Device D
12. The motherboard allows all the other parts of a
computer to…………. with each other.
A. connect and communicate
B. exchange and interpret
C. power
D. share data
13. The CPU is considered as the…………of the 22. Which of the Microsoft software can be used
computer. for slideshow presentation?
A. power supply A. Microsoft Excel
B. storage B. Microsoft Word
C. brain C. Microsoft PowerPoint
D. drive D. Microsoft OneNote
14. One of the following electronic devices is not 23. The main part of a desktop is the………….
a peripheral device. A. desktop area.
A. Keyboard B. status bar
B. Scanner C. title bar.
C. Pendrive D. system tray.
D. Printer 24. GUI stands for………….
15. Where can the motherboard be found? A. graphical user interface
A. In the Monitor. B. geometric user interface
B. In the system unit. C. general user interface
C. In the processor. D. graphical user interference
D. In the keyboard. 25. When you delete a file or a folder, it is placed
16. Which of the following is not true about input in the………….
devices? A. waste bin.
A. It provides information to the computer B. file bin.
B. It provides data to the computer. C. folder bin.
C. It changes the input into data. D. recycle bin.
D. It sends converted data to RAM 26. The background image on the desktop is also
17. Choose the input device that converts printed called………….
document into an image. A. user image.
A. Mouse B. icon.
B. Joystick C. picture.
C. Keyboard D. wallpaper.
D. Scanner 27. The menu in which all programs are kept is
18. The special keys found on the keyboard can be the………….
used for…….. A. pop-up menu.
A. giving special commands. B. start menu.
B. selecting a text. C. program menu.
C. creating a folder. D. area menu.
D. editing and formatting text.
19. Where can the system tray can be found on the
Windows desktop? Form question 28-30, state whether the
A. The right-hand side of the windows following statements is TRUE/FALSE.
taskbar. 28. The projector is an input device.
B. The left-hand side of the windows taskbar. A. True
C. The bottom right-hand side of the B. False
windows taskbar. 29. The mouse sends information to the computer.
D. The bottom left-hand side of the windows A. True
taskbar. B. False
20. Folders are storage areas for…………. 30. You can use the shift key to switch between
A. information. lowercase and uppercase letters.
B. windows. A. True
C. files. B. False
D. taskbar.
21. Data can be processed and turned into useful
A. storage.
B. icon.
C. information.
D. folder.