ICT BECE 2013 Paper 2 Essay
BECE 2013 ICT Questions
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
ICT – ESSAY (Paper 2)
1 hr 15mins
SECTION A
[24 marks]
Answer Question 1 [Compulsory]
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
(i) Name the application program used in creating the above.
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(ii) Identify the parts labelled I, II and III.
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(iii) Provide the formula used in calculating the following cells.
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(b) Use the diagram below to answer questions (i), (ii) and (iii)
(i) Identify the diagram above.
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(ii) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E
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(iii) State one function each of the parts labelled B and C in the diagram in (b) above.
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(c) State one function of the diagram identified in (b) (i)
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[2 marks]
SECTION B [36 marks]
Answer three Questions only from this section
2. (a) State two:
(i) positive uses of the internet;
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(ii) negative uses of the internet.
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[4 marks]
(b)
List four storage media
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3.
(a) Explain
communication as used in the computer industry
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(b)
Video conferencing refers to:
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(c)
List two devices associated with video
conferencing.
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(d)
State four media for sending and receiving
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4.
(a) In
word processing application, when is it appropriate to use:
(i)
copy-and-paste;
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(ii)
cut-and-paste;
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(b)
(i) What
is a font?
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(ii)
List three font styles
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5.
(a) What
is:
(i)
motherboard
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(ii)
ergonomics
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(iii)
menu bar
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(b)
What is copyright used for?
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