COMPUTER STUDIES EXAM FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 3
TIME ALLOWED: 11/2HOURS
OBJECTIVES
1. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and
provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.
A. The operating system B. The motherboard C. The platform D. Application
software
2. The difference between people with access to computers and the internet and
those without the access is known as the
A. Digital divide B. Internet divide C. Web divide D. Cyberway divide
3. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
A. Mainframe B. Supercomputer C. Network D. Client
4. Word processing, spreadsheet and photo-editing are examples of
A. Application software B. System software C. Operating system software D.
Platform software
5. A _______ is approximately 1 million bytes
A. Bit B. Kilobyte C. Megabyte D. Gigabyte
6. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT
A. Scanner B. Mouse C. Printer D. Keyboard
7. Computers use the ________ language to process data
A. Relational B. Megabyte C. Binary D. Processing
8. _____ is data that has been organised or presented in a meaningful way
A. A process B. Information C. Software D. Storage
9. Which of the following is an input device
A. Mouse B. Keyboard C. Scanner D. All of the above
10. The set of instructions that tell the computer what to do is
A. Soft copy B. People ware C. Software D. Hardware
11. 1 byte is equivalent to
A. 8 bit B. 16 bit C. 32 bit D. 64 bit
12. Personal computers can be connected together to form a
A. Server B. Network C. Supercomputer D. Enterprise
13. Choose the smallest memory size
A. Kilobyte B. Megabyte C. Gigabyte D. Terabyte
14. The operating system is the most common type of __________ software
A. System B. Communication C. Application D. Word processing
15. The base of hexadecimal number system is
A. 2 B. 8 C. 10 D. 16
16. The computer software includes
A. Application programs B. Packaged programs C. Operating system programs D.
All of the above
17. The operating system manages
A. Processes B. Memory C. Disk D. All of the above
18. Allocation of resources in a time dependent manner to several programs
simultaneously is called
A. Multi user B. Multi-tasking C. Time sharing D. None of these
19. Multi processing supports more than one _______ at the same time
A. User B. Process C. Hardware D. None of the above
20. 1024 bytes equals
A. 1 KB B. 1 MB C. 1 GB D. 1 TB
21. Which of the following is an example of a binary number
A. A1BCD1 B. 23456 C. 005231 D. 100101
22. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in excel is called
A. Table B. Box C. Cell D. COLUMN
23. A website's main page is called
A. Browser page B. Search page C. Homepage D. Bookmark
24. 'LAN' means A. Least area B. Large area network C. Local area network D.
Light area network
25. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having
Windows?
A. Shift + P B. Alt + P C. Ctrl + P D. Ctrl + Shift + P
26. HTTP stands for A. Head tail transfer protocol B. Hypertext transfer protocol
C. Hypertext transfer plot D. Hypertext transfer plotter
27. UPS stands for? A. Under power supply B. Uninterruptible power supply C.
Uninterruptable power supply D. Use power sometimes
28. Alphanumeric data consists of
A. Digits B. Letters C. Special characters D. All of the above
29. Data are kept in the _________memory of the computer after processing
A. CPU B. Motherboard C. Main D. Printer
30. Who is referred to as the father of computer ?
A. Robert bissaker B. Charles Babbage C. Blaise Pascal D. Memphis Depay
31. The Recycle bin is used as a temporary store for files that you ____ A. close B.
delete C. open D. exit.
32. The World wide web was developed in _____ A. 1940 B. 1950 C. 1960 D.
1989
33. _______is a collection of related fields. A. data B. file C. record D. Table
34. ______ is something that is in existence that has the properties of being real. A.
Property B. Entity C. Worksheet D. None of the above
35. A Gigabyte consists of approximately one thousand Mbytes. Is this true or
false? A. True B. False
36. What is PDA short for? A. Personal Data Assistant B. Private Digital Assistant
C. Pretty Digital Assistant D. Personal Digital Assistant
37. Hybrid computers are A. analogue computer with speed B. flexible computer
C. digital with velocity D. digital and analogue connected together in a system
38. Which of the ages is most current? A. Stone age B. Iron age C. Industrial age
D. information age
39. Computer can now be applied to the following EXCEPT A. education B.
science C. games D. weaving
40. To move the insertion cursor to the end of a line or typed document press A.
back space B. space bar C. enter key D. Ctrl + end.
THEORY
Computer Studies Test for Junior Secondary School 3
Answer ALL Questions
1. (a)List and explain the reason for digital divide
(b) list two limitation of old economy
(c) list two benefit of new economy
2. (a)Define digital divide
(b) List the features of the new economy
3. (a) Define Database
(b) List the features of old economy
4. (a) List the functions of search engine
(b) Name one (1) search engine
5. (a) List the forms of database
(b) Explain one of the following
(i) Record (ii) Table (iii) Field
6. (a) Define Internet
(b) Differentiate between web directories and search engine
7. (a) State three uses of spreadsheet packages
(b) State two examples of spreadsheet packages
COMPUTER MARKING GUIDE JSS3
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B’
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. D
16. D
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. D
22. A
23. C
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. D
29. A
30. B
31. B
32. D
33. B
34. B
35. A
36. D
37. D
38. C
39. D
40. D
