First Term Examination Information Technology (Computer Studies) Primary 6 (Basic 6) Exam Questions

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

COMPUTER STUDIES 

 

 

VOLUME 1 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (COMPUTER STUDIES)

SECTION A 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options. 

1. These are parts of a computer except _____.

(a) Mouse

(b) socket

(c) keyboard

 

2. One of these is a feature of Microsoft world?

(a) Standard bar

(b) Foot bar

(c) Color pellet

 

3. A computer can perform the following except?

(a) Frying

(b) Drawing

(c) Playing games

 

4. In computer, ‘AI’ means _____.

[a] Artificial Intelligence

(b) Automatic Intelligence

(c) Artificial Interest

 

5. The ability of a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks, is known as _____.

(a) Parachute

(b) Rocket

(c) Artificial intelligence

 

6. Artificial intelligence is a _____.

(a) data processing

(b) machine intelligence

(c) system performance

 

 

7. Which of these is a drawing package?

(a) MS Excel

(b) MS WORD

(c) Corel draw

 

8. Examples of graphic drawing package is _____.

(a) MS Excel

(b) Powerpoint

(c) Adobe photoshop

 

9. Drawing packages are also called _____.

(a) Graphical application

(b) Helping package

(c) Typing package

 

10. Which of these is a pointing device?

(a) Monitor

(b) Mouse

(c) Keyboard

 

11. Which of these computer parts works like a television?

(a) Mouse

(b) Speaker

(c) monitor

 

12. Printer is an example of a _____.

(a) input device

(b) output device

(c) inner device

 

13. LAN means _____

14. WAN means _____

15. CPU means _____

 

 

SECTION B – THEORY 

INSTRUCTION – Answer the questions. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define computer system?

B. Who is a computer user?

 

QUESTION 2

A. What is Artificial intelligence?

B. Give two examples of it.

 

QUESTION 3

A. What is corel draw?

B. List 3 example of graphic packages

 

QUESTION 4

A. Write 3 components of MS Word.

B. State three components of Corel draw

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is scratch script?

B. Define programming?

 

 

VOLUME 2 – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (COMPUTER STUDIES)

SECTION A 

INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section. 

1. A group of interconnected computers is called _____.

[ a ] connection

[ b ] internet

[ c ] network

 

2. WAN means _____.

[ a ] wireless area network

[ b ] weak area network

[ c ] wide area network

 

3. All of these are examples of computer networks except _____.

[ a ] LAN

[ b ] NLC

[ c ] WAN

 

 

4. Which of these is not an advantage of computer network?

[ a ] it saves time

[ b ] it allows networking

[ c ] it distribute virus

 

5. Typing is done in word processor by the help of the _____.

[ a ] piano

[ b ] printer

[ c ] keyboard

 

6. All these are types of tool bar except _____.

[ a ] star tool bar

[ b ] standard tool bar

[ c ] formatting tool bar

 

7. The following can be shared in networking environment except _____.

[ a ] monitor

[ b ] Data

[ c ] Printer

 

8. The enter key is used to _____.

[ a ] delete words

[ b ] start a new paragraph

[ c ] insert disk

 

9. Cut and Copy texts are stored in the _____.

[ a ] file

[ b ] clip board

[ c ] Hard disk

 

10. How to create a document, edit it, save it and retrieve it, is called _____?

[a] word star

[b] word environment

[c] word processing

 

11. Which of these is used to send message over a long area?

[ a ] WAN

[ b ] LAN

[ c ] ROM

 

 

12. A line on the upper part of an application window is called _____.

[a] upper line

[b] tool bar

[c] MS word

 

13. The word BASIC SIX will be underlined if l press _____.

[ a ] Ctrl + N

[ b ] Ctrl + W

[ c ] Ctrl + U

 

14. The following are screen touching devices except _____.

[ a ] Tablet

[ b ] iPad

[ c ] laptop

 

15. If a red wavy line is shown in MS word , it means _____.

[ a ] danger

[ b ] spelling errors

[ c ] correction

 

 

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION – Answer all questions. 

QUESTION 1

A. Mention 4 uses of a computer.

B. Mention 4 places where computer can be used:

 

QUESTION 2

A. Name 2 types of computer networks and their full meaning.

B. In two sentences differentiate between LAN and WAN.

 

QUESTION 3 

A. List 5 word processing environment.

B. Define word “processor”.

 

 

QUESTION 4 

A. Define internet.

B. What are computer network?

 

QUESTION 5

A. What are the functions of the following keys combination?

i. Ctrl + S  _____

ii. Ctrl + U _____

iii. Ctrl + V _____

B. Sketch a computer set.