BECE 2015 ICT Past Question Paper Two
(a) Drawing of a well labelled computer mouse
(1b) Outline of the steps involved in performing the following tasks:
(i) Opening a document
(ii) Saving a newly created document
(iii) Changing the desktop background (wallpaper) of a personal computer
Identify the following ICT tools
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(b) Monitor
(c) Joystick
(d) Printer
(e) Hard disk
(f) Stabilizer / Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
State Two differences between
(a) random access memory and read only memory
(b) hard disk and pen drive;
(c) file and folder
(a) random access memory and read only memory :
ROM can hold data without power and RAM cannot. Essentially, ROM is meant for permanent storage, and RAM is for temporary storage.
A ROM chip is used primarily in the startup process of a computer, whereas a RAM chip is used in the normal operations of a computer once the operating system is loaded.
RAM operates faster than ROM.
(b) hard disk and pen drive;
Hard disks have mechanical rotating parts (a disk actually) which spins inside it when in use whilst a pendrive has a flash memory (built into a chip) and doesn’t have a rotating part.
Hard disks have larger storage capacites than pendrives
Pendrives are easy to transport and use while hard disks are not portable.
(c) file and folder
| FILE | FOLDER |
| A file stores data | A folder stores files and other folders |
| Takes up significant storage space | On its own, takes up virtually no storage space at all |
| A collection of data or information that can be organized | Also known as directory, is used to organize files |
(a) Explain the term clicking as used in the computing environment
(b) Two command buttons that are found on the control menu in a typical application window
(c) A screen tip?
(d) A computer mouse pad description
(a) clicking as used in the computing environment – Clicking is the act of pressing a computer mouse button once without moving the mouse.There are two types of clicking; Single clicking and Double Clicking.Single clicking is usually a primary action of the mouse.
Single clicking, by default in many operating systems, selects (or highlights) an object while double-clicking executes or opens the object.
Double click is most commonly used with a computer mouse when the pointer is placed over an icon or object and the button is quickly pressed twice.
(b) Two command buttons that are found on the control menu in a typical application window
• Close
• minimize
• restore down
• maximize
(c) A screen tip?
Screen Tips are small windows that display descriptive text when you rest the pointer on a command or control.
(d) A computer mouse pad – A mouse pad is a thin rubber or plastic cushion of about about 12 square inches or less with a plastic or textured surface. A mouse pad provides better traction and more precise cursor movement for a mouse than a desktop or other surface. Sometimes, a mouse pad includes a cushion for the user’s hand or wrist.
State the use of the following email terminologies
(a) Carbon copy
(b) Blind Carbon Copy;
(c) To;
(d) Subject
(a) Carbon copy – A Cc, short for “carbon copy”, is a copy of an email message sent to a recipient whose email address appears in the message’s Cc header field.
(b) Blind Carbon Copy – A Bcc, short for “blind carbon copy”, is a copy of an email message sent to a recipient whose email address does not appear (as a recipient) in the message.
(c) To – The To: line of an email contains its primary recipient or recipients. All recipients in the To: line is visible to all other recipients, possibly by default.
(d) Subject – The “Subject” of an email message should be a short summary of its contents. Email programs usually display it in a mailbox display together with the sender.
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