LOLOBI KUMASI R/C JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION – NOVEMBER, 2021

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CLASS: BASIC SEVEN DURATION: 1H 30MINS
SECTION A
Answer all questions from this section. C. Processing
D. Output
1. ………..is a small image that represents
8. The first screen that appears after turning
programs, files and folders on the desktop
on the computer is known as………..
of a computer.
A. The windows
A. Icon
B. The screen image
B. Photo
C. The desktop
C. Wallpaper
D. The monitor
D. Taskbar
9. ……………..can be defined as the set of
2. Booting the computer means………..
instructions that control the allocation and
A. Kicking the computer with a combat
usage of the personal computer’s
B. Turning on the computer
hardware resources.
C. Shooting the computer
A. System software
D. Kicking the computer with a boot
B. Custom-made software
3. The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is
C. Hard disk
made up of the Arithmetic Logical Unit
D. Application soft
(ALU) and the…………
10. The physical components of a personal
A. Control Unit
computer are termed as…………
B. System Unit
A. Hardware
C. Unit
B. Hardwire
D. Bass Unit
C. Headware
4. The following are output devices except
D. Grandware
A. Scanner
11. When typing, which finger is allocated to
B. Printer
“A” key?
C. Plotter
A. Right index finger
D. Monitor
B. Left thumb
5. All the following are features of the
C. Right middle finger
desktop except…..
D. Left little finger
A. Taskbar
12. The last step in turning on a computer
B. Wallpaper
is………….
C. Icons
A. Check the cables connected to the
D. Mouse
system unit
6. The small arrow seen on the screen of a
B. Press the power button on the monitor
computer which is used in pointing is
C. Remove all removable storage devices
known as…………
from the system unit
A. Arrow Pointer
D. Press the power button of the system
B. Mouse Pounter
unit
C. Mouse Pointer
13. Which of the following keyboard symbols
D. Appointer
comes at the end of every sentence?
7. …………is the stage under the
A. Slash
Information Processing Cycle where data
B. Semi colon
is fed into the computer for processing.
C. Comma
A. Input
D. Full stop
B. Storage
14. The bar which can be found at the bottom A. System Unit
of the screen running from the left to right B. Memory
of the computer screen is called………. C. Monitor
A. Long bar D. CPU
B. Left to right bar 22. A set of instructions that commands the
C. Taskbar computer to perform a particular task is
D. Bottom bar known as computer…………
15. Which of the following act opens the start A. mouse
menu? B. software
A. Click on notification area C. set
B. Click on the desktop D. boot
C. Click on start button 23. The Information Processing cycle ends at
D. Click on all icons which stage?
16. Pressing and releasing the left mouse A. Distribution
button two times in a quick succession B. Output
means…………. C. Processing
A. Double clicking D. Storage
B. clicking 24. The following are input devices
C. two click except…..
D. Left click A. Microphone
17. ………….is usually an air conditioned B. Keyboard
room where many computers are placed C. Scanner
to aid teaching and learning of computer D. Projector
studies. 25. Which of the following devices can cause
A. Computer AC room vision problem?
B. Air conditioned room A. System unit
C. Computer laboratory B. Keyboard
D. Many computer room C. Monitor
18. All the following are communication D. Mouse
tools except……. 26. Which of the following is not an
A. bell operating system?
B. talking drums A. MS Windows XP
C. table B. Linux Ubuntu
D. telephone C. Windows 7
19. The horizontal bar at the bottom of the D. MS Excel
desktop on which the start button can 27. Which of the following is not an example
found is called…… of application software?
A. bottom bar A. Wordpad
B. start bar B. Excel
C. title bar C. Word
D. task bar D. Mac OS
20. ………….is an area within a frame on a 28. How many parts does a desktop computer
computer screen in which a particular have?
program is operating or in which A. Seven
information is displayed. B. Four
A. Window C. Five
B. Icon D. Six
C. Start menu 29. Which of the following is suitable for text
D. Start button document?
21. ………….is considered as the brain of the A. Word processing
computer. B. Encarta
 C. Graphic software A. output device
D. Spreadsheet B. input device
30. Which finger is used to press the letter K C. tv device
on the computer keyboard? D. storage device
A. Right middle finger 36. ………….gives space during typing.
B. Left little finger A. Backspace
C. Left ring finger B. Spacebar
D. The thumb C. Space giver
31. Starting up the computer system is D. Space
referred to as……….. 37. ……….is the part of a window which
A. on switching displays the name or logo of the program
B. computing opened.
C. pressing A. Workspace
D. booting B. Control box
32. Which of the following software controls C. Taskbar
the hardware components that are D. Title bar
attached to the computer system? 38. The process of transforming data into
A. Utility program information is termed………..
B. Anti-virus A. data to information
C. Application software B. data transformation
D. Operating system C. information processing cycle
33. The two types of software are operating D. data transformer
system and…………………. 39. Which fingers are responsible for the
A. word software spacebar during typing?
B. application software A. The left and right thumbs
C. managing software B. The left and right little fingers
D. photoshop software C. Left middle finger
34. Temporary deleted files on the computer D. Right middle finger
can be found in the…… 40. …………...displays all the programs
A. refuse dump installed on the computer.
B. recycle bin A. Internet explorer
C. dust bin B. Start menu
D. folder C. Window
35. The monitor is an example of ………. D. All Programs

SECTION B
Answer Question One (1) and any Other Three Questions from this Section
1.

B
D

A
 a. Complete the table below.
Items Name Function

[20 marks]

b. Identify five (5) components found inside the system unit. [10 marks]

2.
a. Define the following
i. System software
ii. Application software
b. Mention two (2) examples each of
i. System software
ii. Application software [10 marks]

3.
a. What does it mean to launch an application?
b. State the steps involved in launching an application using the start menu. [10 marks]

4. Draw the mouse and label the parts [10 marks]

5.
a. Mention two (2) examples of personal computers.
b. State the steps involved in turning on the computer. [10 marks]