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ICT
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1 December 2017
Md. Rahimuddin Arif
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
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Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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The total mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
– you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling,
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FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
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Question No. Total Marks Marks Obtained

1-15 15
16 10
17 10
18 5
19 6
20 6
21 6
22 7
23 6
24 6
25 6
26 8
27 9

Grand Total : 100

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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions

1 Which one of these is an output device?

A Scanner
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B Microphone
C Speaker
D Mouse

2 Which one of these can be used to produce a hard copy of a drawing?

A Monitor
B Data projector
C Scanner
D Plotter

3 A company wants to calculate staff wages. The most appropriate type of software to use is a:
A presentation package
B word processor
C control package
D spreadsheet

4 A bank uses a variety of computer systems. Customer accounts are stored on:
A a PC
B an embedded computer
C a mainframe computer
D a laptop

5 The most appropriate input device for freehand drawing is:

A a graphics tablet
B an OMR
C a joystick
D a graphics card

6 An input device needed to control the humidity in a greenhouse is a:

A sensor
B control device
C scanner
D touch screen

7 A DVD is an example of:

A flash memory
B magnetic storage
C an optical disk
D a hard disk

8 The type of software used to write a letter is:

A presentation software
B database software
C spreadsheet software
D word processing software

9 Which one of the following is an example of applications software?

A RAM
B Web authoring
C Operating system
D BIOS
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10 Bar code scanners are used in supermarkets. One benefit of using a bar code scanner is that:
A fewer goods are stolen
B correct change is always given
C customers can be served more quickly
D higher prices can be charged

11 Which one of these devices can be used for both data input and output?
A Tracker ball
B Touch screen
C Mouse
D Speaker

12 The software needed to send an email is:

A presentation software
B web authoring software
C communication software
D graphics software

13 Which one of these statements is accurate?

A One kilobyte (Kb) is 1024 bytes
B One kilobyte (Kb) is 1024 megabytes
C One terabyte (Tb) is 1024 megabytes
D One gigabyte (Gb) is 1024 bytes

14 A student plays computer games. He has a high resolution monitor. Which one of these would
enhance the quality of the screen images?
A A high quality printer
B A high capacity hard disk
C A high speed graphics card
D A high quality speaker

15 A PC has both ROM and RAM. Identify the row in the table which has the correct information.
ROM RAM
A Loses stored data when the computer Can be read from but not written to
is turned off
B Can be written to and read from Loses stored data when the computer is
turned off
C Can be written to and read from Can be written to and read from
D Can be read from but not written to Loses stored data when the computer is
turned off

(Total for Question 15 = 1 mark)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 15 MARKS

SECTION B
Answer ALL questions.

16 The table shows a list of components that may be used when playing computer games.
For each component put a cross in the correct box to show whether it is used for input, output or
processing.
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Mouse
Speaker
Tracker ball
Graphics card
Monitor

(Total for Question 16 = 10 Marks)

17 what is yje full form of the followings.

1. CPU = ________________________________________

2. URL = ________________________________________

3. OMR = ________________________________________

4. MICR = ________________________________________

5. CRT = ________________________________________

6. CD = ________________________________________

7. DVD = ________________________________________

8. I/O = ________________________________________

9. GUI = ________________________________________

10. OS = ________________________________________

(Total for Question 17 = 10 Marks)

18 Explain how PDA user can benefit from having an external keyboard.

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(Total for Question 18 = 5 Marks)

19 Describe similarities and differences between data an information.

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(Total for Question 19 = 6 Marks)

20 Write advantages and disadvantages of MICR.

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(Total for Question 20 = 6 Marks)

21 Describe three ways to input data and describe what they are used for.

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22 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of multi-function printers that combine a

printer, scanner and fax compared with using three single-function devices.

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(Total for Question 22 = 7 Marks)

23 Describe similarities and differences between main memory and hard disk.

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(Total for Question 23 = 6 Marks)

24. Distinguish the main difference between RAM and ROM.

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(Total for Question 24 = 6 Marks)

25. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of buying custom-written software

compared with off-the-shelf software.

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(Total for Question 25 = 6 Marks)

26 Name the type of software you would expect to use these files. One has been done for
you.

Filename Type of software

Agenda.doc Work processing
Index.html
Myfamily.jpg
Song.mp3
Holiday.mp4

(Total for Question 26 = 8 Marks)

27 Describe what is meant by the following:

Licensed software
Public domain software
Shareware.

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(Total for Question 27 = 9 Marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 85 MARKS

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