GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, KENYASI – KUMASI

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

(2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR)

LEVEL 100
COMPUTER SCIENCE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS

NURSING

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSHIP

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

MIDWIFERY

ACCOUNTING WITH COMPUTING

TIME: 2 HOURS

CSC 153, ITC153, COSC 151 COMPUTERS AND THEIR

APPLICATIONS, FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

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PAPER INSTRUCTIONS
Write your index number in the space provided on this front page and on top of each sheet.

This examination paper consists of two sections A and B. You are required to answer section
A by circling the correct option letter on the question paper. Section B consists of two major
questions. Answer all the questions in the answer booklet provided.

Start a major question on a fresh page and clearly number your sub questions
(such as a)i), b)ii) etc) separating each sub-question by two to three lines.

SECTION A
1) ___________ in the system unit converts AC to DC for powering the computer.
a) VGA b) UPS c) Power supply d) Control Unit

2) The red wavy line under a word in MS-Word indicates _______ according to its dictionary.
a) Wrong grammar b) wrong spelling c) malapropism d) bold

3) All devices or equipment associated with the computer system are termed as
a) Input b) Hardware c) Output d) Software

4) The electronic instruction stored in the memory of a computer that directs the computer to
perform its tasks is termed as ______.
a) Hardware b) software c) Guide d) GUI

5) _________ helps the computer to maintain its date and time.

a) CMOS b) RAM c) CPU d) Cache

6) The pace of system’s clock is termed as _______.

a) Clock space b) Clock speed c) Analogue d) Clock cycle

7) A person who designs and write instructions for a computer system to perform its task is
called a computer __________
a) System Designer b) programmer c) computer instructor d) System Analyst

8) A single chip that contains two or more separate processors is called________.

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a) Dual Core b) Multi Core Processor c) MicroChip d) ICs

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9) If 01000001 is the ASCII representation of the character A, what would be the ASCII
representation of the character E.
a) 01000101 b) 01001110 c) 01100101 d) 01101001

10) In Excel, one can make a cell name in a formula static by using introducing the _______
symbol in the cell reference?
a) # b) $ c) & d) %

11) The physical material on which data is kept for future use is termed as _______.
a) Storage device b) Storage media c) ROM d) Pen drive

12) The ________ can be termed as the brain of the computer.

a) System Unit b) mother board c) processor d) RAM

13) Reducing electricity and environmental waste while using computer is termed as _______
computing.
a) green b) waste less c) filtering d) blue

14) ________ is the process of copying a file from a remote computer to your computer.
a) Pod Casting b)Uploading c) Downloading d) OFF LINE

15) An opening or socket on the mother board that allows peripherals to connect to the system
unit is called is called______.
a) Adapter hole b) Expansion slot c) Console Board d) Port

16) Every device connected to the computer must have a software that controls it. The kind of
software that controls the device is called a/an__________.
a) Extended controller b) Device driver c) Device Frame d) Device Adapter

17) Hardware that controls the position and movement of pointer or cursor on the screen can be
termed as _______ device.
a) movement b) pointing c) fax d)barcode

18) An unsolicited e-mail sent to many recipients is known as __________.

a) spam b) spoofing c) spyware d) profiler

19) Moral guidelines that govern the use of computers and information systems is termed as
computer _________.
a) authorization b) ethics c) right d) role
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20) Communication channel between two components on the system board is termed as____
a) Port b) Bus c) CPU d) SATA

21) Security system consisting of hardware and/or software that prevents unauthorized intrusion
is known as __________.
a) Antivirus b) Virus c) Firewall d) Auto-Prevent

22) Prolonged malfunction of a computer is termed as _________.

a) System failure b) System Surge c) UPS d) Device Malfunction

23) ______ allows other software to run and also controls the hardware of the computer system.
a) Operating system b)Application software c) Compiler d) Driver

24) Memory that retains its content when the computer is out of power can be termed as
a) Failure b) Volatile c) Non-Volatile d) Processor

25) This computer is the most powerful computer that is normally used for research and for
complex mathematical computation. _____________ Computer
a) Mathematica b) Power c) Super d) Mini

26) By default a newly created MS-Excel workbook contains _______ worksheets

a) one b) two c) three d) zero

27) An object which moves on the screen when the mouse is moved is called _________
a) Pointer b) Cursor c) Icon d) TaskBar

28) ___________ operation can move an item from one location to another on the computer
without using the cut and paste commands.
a) Right click b) Drag and drop c) Hover d) Fetch and paste

29) A group of cells on a sheet in spreadsheet is termed as ________.

a) Range b) Cell-bound c) Workbook d) function

30) Category of software that is used to create and maintain database files is termed as?
a) DBMS b) Spreadsheet c) LOTUS d) Multimedia

31) __________ is a network that covers large cities and countries.

a) PAN b) WAN c) LAN d) MAN
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32) ______occurs when the cursor automatically moves to the next line in a text editor when it
gets to the end of a line wrap.
a) Hard return b) Soft return c) Cold boot d) Hard boot

33) A dedicated system (hardware and or software) for managing the resources of a computer
network is termed as ___________.
a) Server b) Resource Manager c) Client d) System Manager

34) The portion of the CPU that directs and coordinates the operations of the computer
a) Control Unit b) ALU c) Bus d) Register

35) 1 Terabyte of data is actually equals _____ bytes of data.

a) 220 b) 230 c) 240 d) 210

36) ________ is a temporal location in memory where copied or cut items are kept until a
computer shuts down.
a) Clip art b) Clip board c) Clip Loc d) Temp Board

37) The key combination that selects all items on a desktop is

a) Ctrl + G b) Alt + X c) Shift + A d) Ctrl + A

38) An image or text in an electronic document which jumps the reader from the current location
to a new location in the same or another document is termed as ___________.
a) Jumper b) Hyperlink c) Navigator d) Loc-Changer

39) Which of the following keys automatically closes a dialog box?

a) F2 b) Esc c) F1 d) Ctrl

40) ________ allows two or more geographically separated people to use the internet to transmit
audio and video data.
a) Podcasting b) Video Conferencing c) Blogging d) VTR

41) Pick the odd one out .

a) OS b) Compiler d) Drivers d) Access

42) The _______ tool in MS-Word or Excel allows the user to copy formats from one text to
another.
a) Format Painter b) Format Copier c) Merger d) Justify
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43) A system in a computer network that requests and consumes resources such as files,
programs, storage etc. is termed as.
a) Net Receiver b) Client c) Server d) Net Bios

44) To locate for a particular site with a known address on the WWW, the user of a browser
usually enters the site’s name in the _______ and hits on the enter key.
a) Address bar b) Search box c) Navigation button d) Blog

45) The main international organization for the world wide web is the __________.
a) W3C b) SOHO c) WEB-bot d) IEEE

46) The kind of user interface where the user interacts with a program through text inputs and
outputs is termed as
a) CLI b) GUI c) Windows d) Clear Interface

47) www.adomtv.net is a typical example of an email address.

a) True b) False

48) A rectangular shaped frame on a GUI operating system which displays information to the
user and allows user interaction is called
a) Window b) Desktop c) Taskbar d) Laptop

49) A program that provides a list of web links to sites and documents based on keyword(s)
provided by the user is termed as _________.
a) Search Engine b) Web helper c) Lookup program d) Keyword

50) ___________ is a kind of mobile computer that resembles letter-sized slates that allows the
user to write notes using digital pen.
a) PDA b) Tablet PC c) Notebook Computer d) Handheld computer

51) At the ___________ stage of the information processing cycle, real world data is fed into the
computer.
a) Communication b) Input c) Output d) Processing

52) A _________ port can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single
connector
a) Parallel b) Serial c) USB d) Network
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53) The set of computer programs that manage the hardware and other software of a computer is
a) Linux b) Operator system c) Operating system d) Windows
system

54) A small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user is known as ______.
a) Micro Controller b) Micro Computer c) Individual Computer d) Embedded

55) Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
a) ALU, Memory and ROM b) ALU, IC and Registers
c) ALU, CU and Registers d) Processor, CU and Registers

56) Which among the following is odd?

a) CD/DVD b) Floppy Disks c) Hard disk d) BIOS

57) A processor goes through a set of four basic activities to complete machine cycle. The valid
logical order of such activities is
a) Decode, Fetch, Store, Execute b) Fetch, Execute, Decode, Store
c) Fetch, Decode, Store, Execute d) Fetch, Decode, Execute, Store

58) ROM is a volatile memory on the mother board.

a) True b) False

59) A class of software that supports users to perform complex mathematical, statistical, and
engineering calculations as well as generate graphical reports is known as ___________
application.
a) Database b) Spreadsheet c) Multimedia d) Word Processing

60) The process of loading an operating system into the computer’s primary memory is termed as
a) Booting b) Up-Switching c) Powering d) RESTART

61) ___________ in the system unit, converts AC to DC for powering the computer.
a) VGA b) UPS c) Power pack d) Control Unit
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62) The pace of system’s clock is termed as _______.

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a) Clock space b) Clock speed c) Access time d) Clock cycle

63) ____ is temporary high-speed storage area that holds data and instructions.
a) RAM b) ROM c) CACHE d) CMOS

64) If 01000111 is the ASCII representation of the character G, what is the ASCII representation
of the character E.
a) 01001001 b) 01001101 c) 11100111 d) 01001010

65) The ________ can be termed as the brain of the computer.

a) System Unit b) mother board c) processor d) RAM

66) Given the same tasks, which of the following personal computers would finish it tasks first?
All things being equal, a computer with ____________ processing capacity.
a) 500MHz b) 2.4GHz c) 1.2 GHz d) 1200MHz

67) Reducing electricity and environmental waste while using computer is termed as _______
computing.
a) green b) waste less c) filtering d) free

68) An Application software that is used to view the content of html files is termed
a) Word Processor b) Web Browser c) Database MS d) Spreadsheet

69) A computer network that covers buildings and campus can be termed as
a) MAN b) WAN c) LAN d) Internet

70) A group of 8-bits in memory which represents a character is called ___________

a) Baud b) Byte c) Nibble d) Word

71) The description of a computer on the market displays the following information: 8GB RAM,
Celeron @ 2GHz and 500GB HDD. How many instructions per second can it execute?
a) 8 billion b) 2 million c) 2 billion d) 500 million

72) A/An______________ allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system
unit to communicate with each other.
a) port b) bus c) bay d) expansion slot

73) A/An ___________ is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
a) bus b) expansion slot c) bay d) port

74) ________ is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time
a) word size b) byte capacity c) instruction d) data size
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75) _________ time is the amount of time it takes the processor to read from memory.
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a) processing b) access c) machine d) feedback

76) A processor implementation technique where multiple instructions overlap in a single

processor is known as _____________ processing.
a) parallel b) pipelining c) multicore d) supper impose

77) Which of the following can process quadrillions of instructions per second? _______
computers
a) supper b) Embedded c) mainframe d) game console

78) The element of information system which constitutes norms and operation rules is termed as
a) Procedures b) Hardware c) Software d) Communication

79) The key combinations for performing copy and paste in windows is Ctrl + ___, Ctrl + ____.
a) Y, V b) X, V c) C, V d) C, A

80) The group of keys that is normally used as a typewriter can be termed as ___________ keys.
a) alphanumeric b) num pad c) cursor d) Functional

81) A computer which represents data in a discrete manner is termed as ____________

computer.

a) Command b) Analog c) Digital d) Discretized

82) Software specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain authorized access to a computer
system is called
a) Malware b) Anti-virus c) Litigate-ware d) Firewall

83) Pick the odd one out.

a) Trojan horse b) Worms c) Adware d) Avast

84) The __________ is a collection of html or web documents on the internet

a) Intranet b) WWW c) PAN d) Web-Dom

85) The control box on the window allows the user to perform all the following activities except
____________ the window.
a) Minimize b) Close c) Restore d) Resize

86) A window on the desktop reduces to the __________ when it is minimized.

a) System Tray b) Taskbar c) Quick launch d) Recycle Bin

87) Software scans and removes malware from a computer system is called
a) Spam-ware b) Virus c) Antivirus d) Mal-Controller
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88) Software that automatically runs when a computer is idle for a while and usually displays
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a) Auto-App b) Screen saver c) Idle-Runner d) Screen-Ware

89) __________ is a window in Windows 10 that contains tools for changing the operating
system’s settings.
a) System Controller b) Control Panel c) System tray d) PanelTool Window

90) The power option in windows which switches to another user account on the computer
without closing opened programs and Windows processes is the
a) Log-out b) Hibernate c) Switch User d) Reboot

91) Rebooting a computer system is also termed as __________

a) Hot Booting b) Cold booting c) Warm booting d) Warmup

92) A List of commands presented to a user of a computer system is termed as ______

a) Window b) Command c) Menu d) Pops

93) All the following are social network site/application except __________
a) WhatsApp b) Instagram c) Twitter d) Access

94) Screen _____________ is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device.
a) Picture Element b) Font c) Resolution d) Size

95) A device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium is termed as
a) Printer b) Monitor c) CRT d) LCD

96) ___________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so that the operating
system can store and locate data and information on the disk.
a) Perforating b) Sectoring c) Formatting d) Shredding

97) In information processing a collection of fields regarding an item in a database is called

a) Record b) Table c) Byte d) Database

98) An Internet service that provides storage to computer users is termed as __________ storage.
a) Super b) Cloud c) Flight d) Network

99) Software that runs on a mobile application such as phones and tablets is often termed as
a) WhatsApp b) Phone IOS c) App d) Mobisoft

100) A collection of electronic drawings, photos, and other images in MS-Word is called
a) Word Art b) Clip Art c) Clip Board d) Painter
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SECTION B

QUESTION ONE - compulsory

a) i) Precisely describe how you would copy a file in folder A into folder B that
are on the desktop of a windows OS. [4 marks]

ii) Arrange the following storage media in order of increasing capacity in the
current digital world
Flash-drive, Hard Disk, Zip, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Diskette [2 marks]

b) i) List four (4) stages in information processing cycle and explain what goes
on at any two of the stages [2 marks]

ii) Explain what goes on in two (2) of the stages in b) i) [4 marks]

iii) Classify the following hardware under Input, Output, Storage and
Communication devices: Webcam, Zip Drive, Light Pen, Monitor,
Projector, Barcode Reader, Printer, Router [4 marks]
iv) Give the meaning of the following hardware acronyms:
NIC, HDMI, VGA and CMOS [4 marks]

c) i) What is a computer network? [2 marks]

ii) Give two major reasons for establishing a computer networks.
[2 marks]
iii) Briefly describe the following types of network: WLAN, WAN
[3 marks]
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Examiners
Sahid Ali
Esther Effah
Yussif kanzoni
Albert Acquah

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