ICT BECE 2016 Paper 2 - Essay

BECE 2016 ICT QUESTIONS

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ICT – Essay (Paper 2)

SECTION A

[24 marks]

Answer Question 1 [Compulsory] 1hr 15mins

1. (a) Identify the diagram below:

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(b) Identify the parts labelled A, B and C in 1(a)

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(ii)

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(iii)

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(iv)

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(v)

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[3 marks]

(d) Outline the steps used to rename a folder on the desktop of a computer

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[4 marks]

SECTION B

[36 marks]

Answer three questions only from this section

2. (a) Explain the term word processing

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[3 marks]

(b) Give the default extension for the following file format:

Notepad ………………………………………………………………….. [1 mark]

(i) Cut ………………………………………………………………….. [2 marks]

(ii) Copy ………………………………………………………………….. [2 marks]

(iii) Paste …………………………………………………………………..

[2 marks]

(iv) Print …………………………………………………………………..

[2 marks]

3. (a) List two examples of:

(i) input devices

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[2 marks]

(ii) output devices

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(iii) storage media

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[2 marks]

(iv) devices which serve both input and output purposes

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[2 marks]

(b) Outline two differences between storage media and storage devices

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[4 marks]

4. (a) Explain the following terms:

(i) Internet

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[3 marks]

(ii) Search engine

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[3 marks]

(b) What does the following Top Level Domains (TLDs) represent in a website address?

(i) .com

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(ii) .edu

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(iii) .gov

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(iv) .net

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(v) .mil

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(vi) .org

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[6 marks]

5. (a) What is copyright?

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[3 marks]

(b) State two reasons for copyright protection

[4 marks]

[3 marks]

(d) State one difference between softcopy output and hardcopy output.

[2 marks]