FORM 3

1. The section at the top of a window that displays the description of the
window is known as
a. Title bar
b. Status bar
c. Menu bar
d. Tool bar
2. To preview a document before printing is necessary because
………………….
a. It displays the name of the document
b. It displays how the document will look like after printing
c. It displays copy and paste of the document
d. It formats the document
3. The standard tool bar contains buttons that
a. Close and resize windows
b. Control page margins and tabs
c. Perform the most common tasks
d. Help users to navigate through the document
4. A program on the computer which enables users to type letters to
friends is the
a. Browser
b. Spreadsheet
c. Utility
d. Word processing
5. To see exactly how the pages of a current document will appear when
printed, the command given is the
a. Page set up command
b. Print command
c. Print preview command
d. View command
6. The worldwide network that makes electronic information available to
users is also known as
a. Site
b. Web
c. Browser
d. Map
7. In order to apply bold formatting to a section of existing text, the user
must first
a. Save the document
 b. Click on the start button
c. Click on the formatting button
d. Select the section to be formatted
8. In computing, an element which links from one document to another or
within the same document is called …………….
a. Hyperlink
b. Pointer
c. Web browser
d. Web page
9. Which of the following is a web browser?
a. Firewall
b. Opera
c. Windows
d. Yahoo
10. To search for information on various topics, which of the following
packages is used?
a. Database
b. Encarta
c. Presentation
d. Spreadsheet
11. After work, your mother decided to bring a copy of the data home to
work on. Which of the following storage devices would you advise her
to use?
i. RAM
ii. Floppy disk
iii. Pen drive
iv. Hard disk
a. I and ii only
b. ii, iii and iv only
c. ii and iii only
d. I ii, iii and iv only
12. Which of the following mouse buttons when clicked, provides a menu
which a user can choose from?
a. Left button
b. Right button
c. Scroll button
d. scroll ball
13. What does WYSIWYG stand for in printing?
a. What you see is what you give
b. What you see is what you gave
c. What you see is what you go
d. What you see is what you get
14. Which of the following steps can be used to change the font type of
a document?
a. Format/select/font/font type
b. Font/select/format/font type/ok
c. Select/format/font type/ok
15. Information printed on paper is referred to as
a. Carbon copy
b. Hard copy
c. Print copy
d. Soft copy
16. The most common means by which data are input into the computer
is through the
a. Mouse
b. keyboard
c. microphone
d. joystick
17. Computer devices such as mouse, track pad and joystick are
referred to as ……………………. Devices.
a. Output
b. pointing
c. standard
d. internal
18. Which of the following is storage medium?
a. Mouse
b. pointer
c. keyboard
d. flash memory
19. One of this produces output on paper.
a. Monitor
b. keyboard
c. mouse
d. printer
20. Which of this device has a USB connector?
a. DVD
b. CD
c. HDD
d. pen drive
21. Which of this is a keyboard shortcut for copy and paste?
a. CTRL C + CTRL V
b. CTRL X + CTRL V
c. CTRL B + CTRLV
d. CTRL U + CTRL V
22. Which of the following output devices display visual information in
the form of images?
a. Monitor
b. keyboard
c. mouse
d. printer
23. An example of an output device is the
a. Keyboard
b. mouse
c. printer
d. scanner
24. A punctuation mark used at the end of a question is called
a. Ampersand
b. percentage
c. at sign
d. question mark
25. Another name for ROM is
a. Volatile
b. non volatile
c. permanent
d. temporal
26. Which of the following storage devices holds up to 700MB of data?
a. Compact disk
b. hard disk
c. optical disk
d. floppy disk
27. The act of clicking on an object and dragging it to a different location
is referred to as ………
a. Drop and drag
b. drag and drop
c. drop and move
d. drag and paste
28. This media stores data permanently?
a. Floppy disk
b. hard disk
c. random access memory
d. read only memory
29. The main storage medium within the system unit of the computer is
the ………………….
a. CD-ROM
b. FDD
c. HDD
 d. USB
30. A key on the keyboard of a computer has two symbols on it, top and
down. Which of the following procedures will be appropriate to use to
get the top key?
a. Hold down the SHIFT key and press the identified key
b. Hold down the ALT key and press the identified key
c. Hold down the CTRL key and press the identified key
31. The main purpose of the power supply unit is to convert ………….. for
the system unit.
a. Direct current to alternating current
b. Alternating current to alternating current
c. Alternating current to Direct current
d. Direct current to Direct current
32. The cell at intersection of the second column and third row is
a. B3
b. 3B
c. C2
d. 2C
33. The intersection of the 8th row and the 7th column in a spreadsheet
application will have the cell reference
a. 8G
b. G8
c. 7H
d. H7
34. In the symbol H2O, the 2 appears as a
a. Number
b. positive integer
c. subscript
d. superscript
35. In the symbol H2O, the 2 appears as a
a. Number
b. positive integer
c. subscript
d. superscript
36. The three letter words that follow a file name is known as
a. file
b. folder
c. extension
d. domain
37. The following are features on the GUI except
a. Command line
b. icon
 c. menu driven
d. window
38. The creation of a copy of data on a computer system for safe
keeping externally is referred to as ……………….
a. Data backup
b. data entry
c. data filtering
d. data restoration
39. Which of the following programs has features like a grid book?
a. MS paint
b. spreadsheet
c. open source writer
d. MS word
40. Which of the following does a user need to bypass before accessing
an e-mail?
a. Username and computer name
b. username and e-mail name
c. username and password
d. username and yahoo

SECTION B
Answer all Questions

1. (a) ABC Supermarket has acquired an application to generate cash

receipts for goods purchased by its customers as shown in the diagram
below.
The amount for each item is obtained by multiplying the unit price and
quantity of goods purchased. The subtotal is a summation of the amounts
obtained for all purchased items. The tax payable is computed at the rate
of 10% of the subtotal.
The total amount to be paid is the summation of the subtotal and the tax
payable on purchased items.
Using the diagram below, answer the questions that follow diagram

(i) Name the application program used in creating the above.

[2 marks]
(ii) Identify the parts labelled I, II and III. [3
marks]
(iii) Provide the formula used in calculating the following cells.
D2 ………………
D5………………
D6………………
iv. List the Steps to calculate the Sum total of Quantity at Cell labeled X

2. a. Briefly define the term ICT Health Hazard.

b. Write down the acronyms below in full
i. HDD ii. VDU iii. BIOS
c. State and explain 2 health risks associated with the use of ICT tools

3. a. State three ways through which the computer may be damaged.

b. state and explain specific areas where ICT tools can be integrated
c. List three devices that may be used for transmission of messages on
the internet
4. a. List two examples of the following
i. Input devices iii. Storage devices
ii. Output devices iv. Devices which serve both input and
output purposes
b. Explain the following terms
i. Internet
ii. Search engine
c, State three features of the desktop