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AMEDEO
COLLEGE

Subject: ICT Examiner: Mr B.

MATSOBE
Date: 10 MARCH Total
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2023 marks:
Grade: Duration: 1 hour

Name and
Surname:____________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answer all questions on this paper.
 Use a black or blue pen.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 Do not use an erasable pen.
 You may use a pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough workings .

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Question 1

Answer the following multiple choice questions by choosing the most appropriate
alphabet for each question.

e.g A. Storage device

1. Which device allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer?
A. Output device
B. Input device
C. Memory
D. CPU
E. Both A and B

2. Which of the following groups are only input devices?

A. Mouse, keyboard, monitor, Joystick
B. Mouse, keyboard, printer, Speaker
C. Mouse, keyboard, Scanner, Joystick, Speaker
D. Mouse, keyboard, Trackball, Touch Screen, Microphone
E. Both C and D

3. Which input device is used for input text, numbers, and commands to the
computer?
A. Mouse
B. Microphone
C. Touch Screen
D. Keyboard
E. Both C and D

4. One of these input devices does not fall under the categories of keyboards.
Which one is it?
A. Numeric keyboard
B. Concept keyboard
C. Touchpad
D. Touch Screen
E. Both A and B

5. A projector is an ………………… device that can take image generated by a

computer and reproduce them on a flat large surface.
A. Input
B. Output
C. Input and output
D. Monitor input

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6. The OCR stands for……….
A. Operational Character Reader
B. Optical Character Radiowave
C. Optical Character Reader
D. Only Character Reader

7. Which one of the following is/are input devices?

A. Tracker ball
B. Scanner
C. Touch screen
D. Magnetic Ink Card Reader(MICR)
E. All of the above

8. What does the USB stands for:

A. Universal Serial Bus
B. Universal Serial By-pass
C. Universal System Bus
D. United Serial Bus

9. The only input device that can interact with the CLI.
A. Mouse
B. Keyboard
C. Touchpad
D. Tracker ball

10. User communicates with a computer system with the help of which devices?
A. Output devices
B. Input devices
C. Memory
D. Both A and B

11. Which one of the following does not fall under types of printers?
A. Ink-jet
B. Laser
C. Dot-matrix
D. 3-D
E. Webcams

12. One of the following is not an example of Direct Data Entry devices
A. Magnetic stripe reader
B. Contactless card reader
C. CRT monitor
D. Chip and PIN reader
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13. Monitor is an output device which is used to output sound from the computer
system.
A. True
B. False

(13 marks)

Question 2

Match Column A and B(Please use a Ruler or write an appropriate alphabet next to
what you think is correct in Column A)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Hardware A. An interface provided by the operating system
that allows the user to interact with the
computer using icon or symbols.
2. Software B. A volatile memory where data is stored
temporarily for the execution of commands.
3. Application Software C. Physical components that make up a computer
system.
4. System Software D. It is referred to as the ‘brain’ of the computer; it
executes and processes any instruction given to
a computer hardware and software.
5. RAM E. Programs that allow user to do specific task.
6. CPU F. System software that allows users to interact
with the computer system effectively is called?
7. Operating System G. Refers to all the programs and applications that
can be installed in a computer system.
8. CLI H. The main permanent internal storage of a
computer system.
9. GUI I. Pre-installed programs that allow hardware
devices to run properly.
10. DBMS J. The only interface that allows users to interact
with the computer system using commands.
11. HDD K. This is one of the examples of application
software and it is used for viewing and editing
data within a database.
[11 marks]

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Question 3

3.1. Give any three types of computers that you know.

i. ____________________________________________________________ (1)
ii. ____________________________________________________________ (1)
iii. ____________________________________________________________ (1)
3.2. Smartwatch is one of the special watches in the recent years. What are the
two advantages of having a smartwatch when compared to other normal
watches?
i. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
ii. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
3.3. What are the two disadvantages of having a notebook when compared to a
PC?
i. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
ii. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________(1)
3.4. Give three functions of the Operating System.
i. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
ii. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
iii. _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ (1)
3.5. What is the major advantage of using Command Line Interface?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________(1)
3.6. Name any two types of system software that you know.
i. _________________________________________________________(1)
ii. _________________________________________________________(1)

[13 marks]

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Question 4

4.1. One of the impacts of emerging technologies is Artificial Intelligence

Biometrics. What are the two AI Biometrics that you know?
i. ___________________________________________________________(1)
ii. ___________________________________________________________(1)
4.2. AI biometrics has both the negative and the positive impacts. What could be
two the negative impact of AI biometrics?
i. ___________________________________________________________(1)
ii. ___________________________________________________________(1)
4.3. What does the LVES stands for? In addition, how does this technology helps?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________(3)

4.4. Robotics is also one of the impacts of human emerging technology, give two
examples of robotics that you know.
i. ___________________________________________________________(1)
ii. ___________________________________________________________(1)

4.5. Give one negative impact of having drones.

________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________(1)
4.6. In your own words, define Quantum cryptography.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________(3)

[13 marks]

[Grand total: 50]