070/241 BECE Mae Index Number... Signature Date of Examination THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL GHANA ‘BasieEducation*Certificate*Exa June 2018 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 2 & 1 2 hours Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. While you are waiting, read and observe the following instructions carefully. Write your name, index number, signature and date of exa in ink in the spaces provided above. This booklet consists of two papers. Answer Paper 2 which comes first, in the booklet and Paper 1 on your Objective Test answer sheet. Paper 2 will last 1 hour 18 minutes. Do not start Paper 1 until you are told to do so. Paper 1 will last 45 minutes. At the end of the examination, submit the @ question paper to the invigilator. Any candidate who tears off any part of the question paper will be severely penalized. Whether you answer all the questions in this paper or not, hand in the entire question paper to the invigilator. For Examiner’s Use Only Question Number Mark TOTAL © 2018 The Wes Aficén Examinations Councit2 APER 2 Leoties 1% hour [60 marks} This paper is in two sections: A and B. Answer Question 1 in Section A and any other a seotion B. imy other three questions ‘he questions in the spaces provided in this question paper On aie oe edea qi tion| paper, t0.the, bitilatoraocae A ene eee Answer all you shoul Any candidate who tears off any part of the question paper will be severely penalized Whether you answer all the questions in this paper or not, hand in the e invigilator. Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material. question paper to the Section A, [24 marks} Answer Question 1, [Compulsory] 1. (@)_ Study the image carefully and use it to answer questions (a) (i ii) and (8) () What is the name of the image shown above? «.... (i) Name the parts of the image represented by A, B, C, D, E, and F in (a): sm pow > [6 marks}3 (b) State the function of the parts labelled A and D in 1(a) above: @ & Gi) (©) _ List four uses of the internet. (4 marks} (d) Write the name of the following computer keyboard key characters: DB rere a Gi) Q... @w 1 oe [8 marks] see Turn over4 Secion B [36 marks } Answer three questions only from this section. (a) Givethe functions of the following keyboard keys: @ Backspace... Gi [2 marks} (6) @ Outline three differences between selecting and highlighting text in a Word Processing application. (Name two word processors. (a) State the two types of storage media.5 (6) (i) Give three important features of, ‘storage media. (i) State two ways to protect storage media. 4. (@)— Whatis: @ —— @pplication software: (i) system software:... Gil) a folder...@) (@) (6) 6 Give three examples of an operating system. List three toolbars or bars in a spreadsheet application. Define the following terms as used in a spreadsheet application: @ cell: (ii) name box: END OF ESSAY TEST [9 marks] Si iateeeeemie ateeieAnswer Il the questions. Each question ix followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in peneil on your answer sheet the answer space whlch bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question. ‘An example is given below. Which of the following is an input device? Monitor Stylus Projector Speaker com> The correct answer is stylus which is lettered B and therefore answer space B would be shaded. cAa — cca ep cEa Think carefully before you shade the answer spaces. Erase completely any answer you wish to change. Do all rough work on this question paper Now answer the following questions. 1. How many characters make up a byte? « 1 RON Pen drive Printer ‘System unit 3. Which of the following storage media normally stores the oper A. Flash disk B. Hard disk C. Magnetic tape D. — Zipdisk 4. Using a computer application is known as. A. installing ~ B. launching. C. operating. D. running. 5. The system tray is also called A. clock. B. notification area. C. quick launch. D. taskbar.un. 12. 9 ‘The default storage location for files and folders is A. My Briefcase. B. My-Computer. C. My Documents. D. —_ My Network Places. Which of the following statements are true about files? I A file can be renamed whilst it is open. Il. A file cannot be deleted whilst it is open. II. A fille deleted from a computer may be found in a recycle bin or trash bin. A. 1&Honly B. 1&Ilonly Cc. 1 & Il only D «L&i Which of the following devices is used to process information? A. Computer B. Speedometer C. Thermometer D. Weighing scale ‘Which of the following items is not a source of computer virus? A. CDR B. CD-ROM C. — Intemet D. _Pendrive How many arrow keys are found on the computer keyboard? A. 2 Bo Caras: DB. § Ina Spreadsheet application, which of the following displays the contents of the active cell? A. Formulabar B. Menu bar C. Name box D. Standard toolbar The following are components in the system unit except A. CPU. B. RAM. C. ROM. D. -VDU.13, 14, 15, 16. 17. 19. 20. LK 10 Microsoft Word, Encarta Kids, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing are examples of application software. ‘operating system. ‘open source package. system software. poe> The following are input devices except A. keyboard. B. monitor. C. mouse. D. scanner. of the following storage media will deleted items be sent to the recycle bin? A. Flashdisk B. Floppy disk C. Hard disk D. ‘The name given to the background area of a computer when turned on is A. desktop. B. folder. eee D. icon. ‘Which ofthe following is used as a shortcut means to open files, folders al prog A. Desktop B. Icon C. Screen D. Start menu A folder inside another folder is called ‘A. attached folder. B. main folder. C. parent folder. D. subfolder. Which of the following isthe effect of loud ringing tone? Headache Hearing impairment Neck pa Wrist pain poe> The computer progratn desizned to prevent viruses from damaging the computer and is files is called A. anti-virus. B. vinss C. virus infestation. D. __ virus protector.21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27, 28. u ‘The default orientation for a Word document is) AL AA B. landscape Cc. letter. D. portrait, In.a web browser, where is the website address typed? Address bar Home page Menu bar Status bar pop> Radio satellite setup has two parts namely receiver and A. broadcaster. B. recorder. C. transformer. D. transmitter. A system of interconnected computers, telephones, or other communication devices that can communicate with one another and share applications and data is referred to as A. extranet, B. internet. C. intranet, D. network. The capacity of the 3% inches floppy disk is A. 80 KB. B. 1.2 MB. Cc. 144MB. D. 2.88 MB. ‘The background image that appears on a computer desktop is known as A background theme. B. _ background panel. C. screen saver. D. wallpaper. Which of the following programs would support the study of Mathematics? A. CorelDraw B. Encarta C. MS-Excel D. MS-Word To create a space between characters, word and sentences, use the A. backspace key. B. enter key. C. shiftkey. D. space bar key. : i Turno™29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 2 Which part of the computer mouse button is used to select an object on-screen? A. Left button B. Right button C. Scroll ball D. Scroll button Making changes and corrections of grammatical errors to an existing document is referred to as A. correction. B. deleting, Cc. editing. D. __ formatting, ‘Which of the following keyboard keys can be used to delete characters in a Word Processing program? A. Backspace B. Shift C. Space bar D. Tab Which computer keyboard key should be document? A. Control + Enter key B. Down cursor key C. Enter key D. Shift + Enter key Pressed to start a new paragraph in a Word Processing, ‘Which of the following bars displays the heading of an open window? A. Menu bar B. Status bar C. Standard toolbar oe D. Title bar ‘The print preview button is located on which of the following toolbars? A Drawing B. Formatting C. Header and Footer D. ‘Standard Which of the following is compulsory when composing and sending an e-mail? A. Message Body B. Message Header/Subject C. Recipient's E-mail Address D. Sender's Name Specialized program that assists a user to locate information on the web and on the intemet is called A. agents. B. search engine. Cc. web. D. web portal.37. 38. 39. 40. 3 ‘Which of the following is a complete website address? hhpp://www.waecghana.org hhtp://www.waeeghana.org http://www.waecghana org, htpp://www.waecghana.org pom> In Spreadsheet application, x which of the following symbols represents multiplication? # 9OR> ‘Which of the following is used for multiplication operation in Spreadsheet functions? A. ADD B. AVERAGE. C. MULTIPLICATION D. PRODUCT ‘Which of the following is used to find the minimum number among a set of numbers in Spreadsheet functions? A. MAX B. MIN C. MAXIMUM. D. MINIMUM