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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2014

FORM 1 Information and Communication Technology TIME: 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

1. Fill in the blanks with the following terms:

shut down restart log off monitor password

a) To start your computer system you need to switch on both the system unit and the

_______________.

b) Once the log in screen appears you need to enter a username and a _______________.

c) When you_______________, all of the programs you were using are closed, but the

computer is not turned off.

d) You may need to _______________ your computer when new programs are installed or

updated.

e) You must _______________ the computer to close all open programs and completely turn

off your computer and display.

(5 marks)

2. Label the picture below using the following terms:

Start button Taskbar Notification Area Show Desktop button

(4 marks)

LEVELS

5 – 6 – 7 – 8

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3. Name the icons using the following terms:

File Shortcut Folder Recycle Bin

a) b) c) d)

(4 marks)

4. Match the labels by writing the corresponding numbers in the circles.

(6 marks)

1. Close button

2. Minimize button

3. Maximize button

4. Scroll bar

5. Title bar

6. Ribbon

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5. This question is about files and folders.

a) Write the name of the file that is stored in the Summer folder: _______________ (1 mark)

b) Write the name of the sub-folder found in the Games folder: _______________ (1 mark)

c) How many sub-folders are there in the Summer folder? _______________ (1 mark)

d) Write the names of the folders that have sub-folders that are not listed in the

picture: _______________ , _______________ , _______________ . (3 marks)

e) Describe how you can move the folder Photos into the folder named Archery.

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

f) The folder named Memories is in the folder named ____________ in drive ____________.

(2 marks)

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6. Keyboard shortcuts are used to perform actions quickly.

a) Fill in the table below with the following keyboard shortcuts.

Action required Keys to press

i. Take a snapshot of your computer screen.

ii. Copy the selected text into the clipboard.

iii. Open the Computer window to navigate to a folder or file.

iv. Insert the copied data at cursor position.

v. Switch from one opened application window to another.

(5 marks)

b) Write another keyboard shortcut that is not listed above and describe what happens when

you use it.

Keys to press What happens when you use this shortcut?

(2 marks)

7. This question is about good practice when creating slide show presentations.

Fill in the blanks using the words below:

colour slides numbered graphics phrases

a) A presentation consists of a number of _______________.

b) It is good practice to use short _______________ rather than long paragraphs.

c) Chart, cliparts and _______________ are often used to make a point more clear.

d) Choose the _______________ schemes carefully and try to keep them consistent.

e) When using lists, use _______________ lists or bulleted lists.

(5 marks)

ALT + TAB CTRL + C CTRL + V

Windows + E Print Screen

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8. This question is about slide layouts. Use the picture below to answer.

Write the name of the most suitable slide layout for each of the following:

a) The first slide of a presentation: _______________________.

b) A slide with a title and 5 lines of text: _______________________.

c) A slide with a photo and a short description of the photo: _______________________.

d) A slide with a title and blank space: _______________________.

e) A slide with empty space to insert 3 circles and a triangle: _______________________.

(5 marks)

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9. Look at the picture below and complete the exercise by writing the number of the most

suitable tool button to do the job.

a) To change the colour of the selected text. ________

b) To change the font size. ________

c) To change the font face. ________

d) To centre the title. ________

e) To insert a new slide. ________

f) To apply a shadow effect on the selected text. ________

g) To capitalize each word of a title. ________

h) To insert a bulleted list. ________

i) To insert copied text at cursor position. ________

j) To make the selected text appear bold. ________

(10 marks)

10. In the space provided, write what happens when you click in the following buttons.

(2 marks)

9

12

1

4

7

10

11

6

8

3

5

2

b) a)

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11. Look at the picture below and complete the following:

a) Fill in using the number of the most suitable tool button to do the job.

i. Paul wants to insert a clipart of a donkey. He should click on button number _____.

ii. Jeremy wants to add a text label for every picture. He should click on _____.

iii. Paul and Jeremy carried out a survey and want to use a table to present their findings.

To insert a table they need tool number _____.

iv. Paul wants to present the data as a pie chart. He should use button _____.

v. Jeremy has a video of a chicken. To insert it in a slide he should use button _____.

(5 marks)

b) How many slides are there in the Animals.pptx presentation? _________________ (1 mark)

c) The selected slide is number 2. Describe how you can make it appear as slide 4.

(1 mark)

1

2

3

4

5 6 7

8

9

10

11

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12. Follow the steps below and complete as appropriate. (12 marks)

a) Underline the correct answer.

i. He starts by drawing a (square, pentagon, triangle) as shown in step 1.

ii. Which tool button should he use to draw the shape?

b) Mario changes the height of the shape to 1.5cm and its width to 10cm.

Write these in the picture below.

c) Underline the button in the picture below that Mario should use to rotate

the shape shown in step 2 to the one shown in step 3.

d) Mario removes the outline of the shape and changes its colour to a wooden-like texture.

Fill in the radio buttons in the pictures below to show where Mario should click to do this.

1

2

3

Mario creates a

slide as shown in

this picture.

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e) Mario makes many copies (steps 4 and 5) and

aligns them to the bottom of the slide (step 6).

Underline the correct buttons:

i. To make many copies he uses the

, , and Paste buttons.

ii. To align the shapes as in step 6 he uses:

f) Underline the correct answer.

i. Mario (groups, regroups, ungroups) the

shapes to form a fence as in step 7.

ii. Mario inserts a (video, photo, clipart) of

a goat as in step 8.

iii. Mario puts the picture of the goat behind

the fence as in step 9. Which button

should he use?

4 5

6

7

8

9

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13. Moira gathered data about her friends’ favourite farm animals and created a Pie Chart.

a) Fill in the following using the numbers shown in the picture above.

i. Moira wants to view more chart styles. She should use button number _____.

ii. To change the chart title, she should click on area number _____.

iii. Where should Moira click to select the chart legend? _____.

iv. Where should she click to select the data labels? _____.

v. Where should Moira click to change the background colour of the chart area? _____.

vi. Where should she click to change the colour of the Goats pie slice? _____.

(6 marks)

b) Describe how the Pie Chart can be changed into a Column Chart.

(2 marks)

1

2 3

6

7

8

9 11 10

4 5

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c) Moira found out that instead of 3 Cats she had to enter 5 Cats. Describe how she can correct

this error in the Pie Chart.

(2 marks)

14. Jessica created a slide with chart to show how their class team is organised.

Fill in the blanks.

a) The type of chart used by Jessica is called ____________________ chart. (1 mark)

b) Jessica’s team consists of 5 students. Alex and Jessica are team members. Moira has the role

of a president and Kevin has the role of an assistant. Karen asked Jessica to join their group,

and she was accepted.

List the names as they should appear in the chart. (5 marks)

Number on the chart Name of student

1

2

3

4

5

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15. Preparing outputs

a) Give an example of a slide transition effect: _____________________ (1 mark)

b) Give an example of an animation effect that can be applied to the goat clipart:

__________________________________ (1 mark)

c) What is the difference between a transition and an animation? (2 marks)

d) Look carefully at the picture on

the right and complete the

following:

i. To print 4 slides per page, click

on the button with label number

_____.

ii. To change the page orientation

from Portrait to Landscape click

in _____.

iii. To print the slides you must click

in _____.

(3 marks)

1

2

4

3