ICT BECE 2011 Paper 2 - Essay
BECE 2011 ICT Questions
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ICT – ESSAY (Paper 2)
1 hr 15mins
SECTION A
[24 marks]
Answer Question 1 [Compulsory]
Answer all of Question 1
1. (a) Study the diagram below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(i) What is the name of the application program used to create the above file?
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(ii) Give the file name of the application program above
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(iii) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E and F in the diagram
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(iv) State the functions for B and C in (a) above.
B
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[2 marks]
C
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[2 marks]
(b) List the steps (in the right order) involved in switching on a personal computer system
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[6 marks]
(c) Identify the following ICT tools:
(i)
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(ii)
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[6 marks]
SECTION B
[36 marks]
Answer three questions only from this section
2. (a) What is:
(i) Input device:
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[3 marks]
(i) Output device:
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[3 marks]
(b) Classify the following into either input or output device in the table below:
(i) Microphone;
(ii) Joystick;
(iii) Webcam;
(iv) Plotter;
(v) Scanner;
(vi) Mouse.
INPUT DEVICE OUTPUT DEVICE
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3. (a) Explain the term desktop as used in the personal computer environment
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[3 marks]
(b) List three areas of learning where information and communication technology tools can be integrated
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[3 marks]
(c) List two tools on the formatting toolbar of a word processing application
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[2 marks]
(d) State two benefits associated with the use of information and communication tools in teaching and learning
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[4 marks]
4. (a) (i) What is internet?
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[3 marks]
(ii) List four uses of the internet
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[4 marks]
(b) (i) What is a web browser?
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[3 marks]
(ii) Give two examples of a web browser?
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[2 marks]
5. Explain the following terminologies:
(a) Cell ..................................................................................................................................
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[3 marks]
(b) Column: .................................................................................................................................
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[3 marks]
(c) Row ............................................................................................................................
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[3 marks]
(d) Graph ...........................................................................................................................
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[3 marks]
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