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Class : Upper Sixth Art
Subject : Information Communication Technology
SECTION A: Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following has the same function as D) Floppy disk

the RAM?
A) Flash memory 7. The performance of a network does NOT depend
B) Read only memory on the:
C) Cache memory A) Number of users
D) Virtual memory B) Bandwidth
C) Capabilities of the connected hardware
2. Which wireless standard would you use to design a D) Distance between connecting devices
wireless computer network within a radius of
100metres? 8. The basic device that acts as a central controller to
A) Bluetooth all the computers in a school network is called
B) Wi-Fi A) Modem
C) Infrared B) Switch
D) Fiber optic C) Serer
D) RJ45 connector
3. Which of the following scanners can be used to
capture and convert had-written text into editable 9. The number of separate cables needed in a mesh
text? topology of FIVE computers is:
A) OMR A) 10
B) OCR B) 5
C) MICR C) 8
D) Barcode reader D) 4

4. Which of the followings are parts of the CPU? 10. What is the name given to the set of rules that
A) Arithmetic logic unit and control unit governs the exchange of information in a network?
B) Arithmetic logic unit and RAM A) Protocol
C) Control unit and RAM B) Law
D) Hard disk and execution unit C) Software
D) License rules
5. Which type of medium is a hard disk?
A) Optical 11. A chip in computer that contains essential
B) Magnetic information such as date and time is
C) Solid state A) CMOS
D) Radio B) BIOS
C) ROM
6. Which of the following is referred to as the D) RAM
computer’s main internal backing storage device?
A) CD-ROM 12. An information system consist of
B) ROM A) Software and hardware
C) Hard disk B) People, software and hardware
 C) People, data, machine and procedures 20. What is true about mobile networks is that they
D) People, data, software and procedures A) Cannot be intercepted
B) Are not accessible everywhere
13. An expert system that is used to manage daily C) Are available only on mobile phones
business activities can also be termed as a D) Cannot be intercepted by walls
A) GIS 21. The device that sends information only to
B) DSS requesting devices in a network is known as a
C) MIS A) Switch
D) TPS B) Hub
C) Server
14. Topology with the greatest fault tolerance is D) Client
A) Mesh
B) LAN 22. A network that gives access to some users outside
C) Ring the organization is known as
D) Bus A) The internet
B) Internet
15. Which is a data transmission method by which C) Extranet
signals from several lines are made to be D) Inter-networking
transmitted through a single line?
A) Serial transmission 23. Which of the following will affect the speed of
B) Broadband transmission internet connection?
C) Switching A) Bandwidth
D) Multiplexing B) Speed of the modem
C) Type of browser
16. The main role of a repeater in a network is D) Type of communication medium
A) Separate a single stream of signals into
separate streams 24. What is the main advantage of networking?
B) Selects the best path for network packets A) Cost reduction
C) Boosts the strength of signals to cover long B) Sharing of resources
distances C) Advanced technology
D) Receive sends signals only to requesting D) Internet services
computers in a network
25. Which of the following is not an example of a
17. A device that connects computers and forwards pointing device?
data packets from one network segment to the other A) Mouse
different platforms is a B) Joystick
A) Hub C) Light pen
B) Bridge D) Keyboard
C) Switch
D) Router 26. The clock speed of a CPU is measured in
A) Bits per second
18. Which of the following provides a mechanism that B) Hertz
can be used to convert scanned text into editable C) Cycle per second
text? D) Bytes per second
A) OCR
B) MICR 27. Which of the following lists contain only input
C) OMR devices?
D) Digitizer A) Mouse, webcam, MICR
B) Printer, keyboard, scanner
19. Which of the following memory is found in the C) Mouse, printer, speakers
CPU? D) Microphone, mouse, flash disk
A) RAM
B) Cache 28. Backup of data files will usually help prevent:
C) Registers A) Virus infection
D) ROM B) Loss of authenticity
C) Duplication of data
 D) Loss of data
30. A device that captures data that is to be processed
29. Which of the following lists consist only of output by the computer is called a(n)
devices? A) Storage device
A) Printer, monitor, keyboard B) Connecting device
B) Scanner, printer, monitor C) Communication device
C) Modem, router, switch D) Input device
D) Loudspeaker, monitor, printer

SECTION B: Structural Questions

1.
(i) Define computer network.
(2 marks)
(ii) Distinguish between computer network topology and computer network architecture.
(2 marks)
(iii) Name and describe on network architecture.
(4 marks)
(iv) With the help of annotated diagram, name and describe two computer network topologies.
(4 marks)
(v) There are two types of network connecting media, which are cables and wireless standard, name two
types of network cables and two wireless network standards.
(4 marks)
(vi) Give the main difference between the hub and the switch.
(2 marks)
(vii) Define information system
(2 marks)