Ghana BECE 2015 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) Which of the following computer keyboard keys is used to type upper case letters when the caps lock light is off?

2) Which of the following devices are used to feed a computer system with data?

3) A computer accepts data input, processes the data and produces

4) The component of the computer that houses the motherboard and the power supply unit is called

5) Which component of the computer resembles the typewriter?

6) The optical storage media among the following is

7) Which of the following media stores data temporarily?

8) Which of the following devices must be turned on first when booting the computer?

9) The part of the central processing unit responsible for performing all logical operations is

10) When files and folders are deleted from the computer, they go into the

11) Which of the following gives the user a log of all opened programs?

12) Which of the following would happen when a user double clicks on a folder?

13) Dragging a folder from one drive to a window on the same drive is equivalent to a

14) The process whereby the computer manipulates data to produce information is known as

15) The stages of information processing cycle under ICT are

16) Which of the following is a problem to computer users as a result of radiation from the monitor?

17) Which of the following is a reason for copyrighting ICT tools or technologies?

18) Which of the following is a bad practice in the usage of ICT tools?

19) To search for information on various topics, which of the following packages is used?

20) If a user places the mouse cursor at one end of a text, holds down the left button and drags to the other end of the text, the effect will be

21) To underline selected text(s) under a word processing environment, use the shortcut keys

22) A collection of separate windows applications sold as a group is called

23) Adding 3-D effect to an object is done through the

24) Which of the following options is required to save a document with a different name?

25) The process of automatically moving an entire word to start the next line in a word processing program is called

26) In the symbol H2O, the 2 appears as a

27) The shift key on a computer keyboard is used to

28) Which of the following document views will enable a user to view a document as it will appear on a printed page?

29) The print preview button is located on which of the following toolbars?

30) Which of the following is an icon on the drawing toolbar?

31) Transferring data from a local computer to a remote computer is referred to as

32) In computing, an element which links from one document to another or within the same document is called

33) Information printed on paper is referred to as

34) The button that opens a dialogue box for users to create an email message is

35) Computer virus is capable of

36) In an email environment, the acronym BCC refers to

37) A computer program that enables users to surf the internet is called

38) Specialized programs that assist a user to locate information on the internet is called

39) The sign which represents an insertion of a formula in a spreadsheet program is

40) Which of the following terms in a spreadsheet is identified by a letter and a number?