Elite High School Electronic Document Preparation & Management (EDPM)
End of Term 1 Exam (December 2022) Teacher: Mr Alexander
1. What does the acronym EDPM stand for? 24. What are the following application software used for:
2. What is a COMPUTER? Desktop Publishing Programs (Word-Processing
3. What are the four (4) functions of the computer? Software, e.g. Microsoft Office Word, Google Docs, Word
4. What are the five (5) components of the computer? Perfect), Accounting Programs (Spreadsheet Software,
5. What are the four (4) types or classes of computers and e.g. Microsoft Office Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice),
explain what they are? Stock Control Programs (Database Software, e.g.
6. What is meant by the following terms: Microcomputer, Microsoft Office Access), Presentations Software (e.g.
Minicomputer, Mainframe Computer, Super Computer. Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Google Slides, Lotus
7. What are the four (4) types of computer devices and list Presentation), Graphics Software (Computer Aided
some examples? Design, e.g. Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP),
8. What is the meaning of the term peripheral devices? Communications Software (Internet Browsers e.g.
9. What are four (4) advantages of using the computer? Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera
10. What are four (4) disadvantages of using the computer? Browser, Brave Browser, Safari, Mozilla Firefox ///
11. How is data represented on the computer? Electronic Mail aka Email e.g. Microsoft Outlook, Gmail,
12. What is the difference between hardware and software? Yahoo Mail, Apple iCloud Mail /// Social Media & Instant
13. Define the following terms: Bit, Byte, Character, Messaging e.g. Facebook, What’s App, Instagram, Tik
Document, File, Text, Cursor. Toc, Snapchat, Twitter, Telegram etc.)
14. What are the three (3) parts that make up the Central 25. How to turn on a computer? Briefly Describe the following
Processing Unit (CPU) and what are their functions? terms: Power-on self test (POST), booting, BIOS (Basic
15. Describe what happens in the three parts of the Central Input Output Settings).
Processing Unit (CPU) as follows: Arithmetic Logic Unit 26. What is the meaning of the following terms as the relate
(ALU), Control Unit, Memory Unit (e.g., Read-only to the COMPUTER DESKTOP: Desktop, Icons, My
Memory, Random Access Memory) Documents, Microsoft Outlook, Recycle Bin, Taskbar,
16. What is the difference between ROM & RAM? Computer Clock, Start Icon, Menu, Submenu, Programs,
17. What are the following devices used for: Pointing Devices File, Document, Folder?
(TrackPoint, Touchpad, Tracker ball or trackball, 27. What is meant by the following terms as the refer to the
Joystick), Keyboard, Light Pen, Digital Camera, structure of a COMPUTER WINDOW: Window, Title Bar,
Webcam/PC Camera, Graphics Tablet (Digitizing Pad), Menu Bar, Tabs, Ribbon, Group, Launch Arrow, Scroll
Stylus, Document Scanner, OCR (Optical Character Bars (Vertical & Horizontal), Rulers (Vertical &
Recognition), OMR (Optical Mark Reader), Bar-code Horizontal), Toolbars, Status Bar.
Reader, MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition), 28. Describe the following functions: Maximising a Window,
Magnetic Strip Reader, Touch Screen (Active Picture Minimising a Window, Restoring a Window, Resizing a
Technology), Microphone, Voice Recognition? Window, Moving a Window, Closing a Window (Quitting
18. What is the difference between an Impact Printer and a or Exiting)?
Non-Impact Printer? 29. What is meant by the following terms: Cascade Windows,
19. What are the following output devices used for: Monitor, Tile Windows Horizontally, Tile Windows Vertically?
Speakers, Speech Synthesizer, Modem (Modulator 30. How to safely shut down a computer?
Demodulator) Multimedia Projectors, Impact Printers 31. What are the rules you must follow when ‘Setting up your
(Daisy Wheel Printer, Line Printer, Dot–Matrix Printer), computer system?’
Non-impact Printers (Laser Printer, Inkjet Printer, 32. What are some rules that you must follow for
Thermal Printer, Graphic Plotters). ‘Maintaining your Work Environment?'
20. What is the meaning of the following terms: Secondary 33. What is the meaning of the following terms: Disk Backup,
Storage (Auxiliary Storage, Backing Storage), Magnetic Error Checking, Disk Defragmenter, Utilities Programs,
Disk, Optical Disk. Antivirus Software, Virus, Malware, Phishing Scam.
21. What are the following output devices used for: Hard-disk 34. What is the meaning of Ergonomics.
Drive (Hard Drive), Floppy Disk, Magnetic Tape, Compact 35. How can one be injured by Repetition, Awkward
Disk (CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM), Digital Video Disk (DVD-R, Postures, & Static Forces when using the computer?
DVD-RW), Flash Drive (Thumb Drive, Jump Drive, USB 36. Why are the following very important for the working
Drive, Pen Drive, Key Drive, Memory Key, Memory Stick, environment to prevent strain and injury: Workspace
Finger Stick, Disk-on-key), Memory Card, Cloud Storage? Design, Furniture & Equipment, Correct Posture,
22. What is the difference between Operating Systems Effective Work Habits?
Software (OS) & Application Software?
23. Who invented the following Operating Systems Software:
Windows, Mac OS, OS/2 Warp, UNIX, Linux, and Apple,
Android?
