ILOILO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY – Miagao Campus

Miagao, Iloilo

ICT ED 1(Teaching ICT as an Exploratory Course)

Midterm Examination, 1st Semester, 2019-2020

Name: ________________________________ Course & Section: ______________ Score: _______

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read carefully each item and circle the letter only of your answer. Strictly, NO ERASURES!
(1 pt. each item)

1. It refers to the set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do.
A. Data B. Hardware C. Procedure
B.
C. D. Software
2. It is an electronic device that accepts input, processes data, stores data, and produces output
as information.
A. calculator B. cell phone C. computer D. typewriter
3. It refers to a computer all input, output, and storage devices that are connected to it.
A. computer system B. information system C. Typewriter D. Windows
4. The following are characteristics of an input device EXCEPT-
A. it allows typing B. it displays C. it points D. it reads
5. Which of the following is the characteristic of an output device?
A. it produces results B. it hears sounds C. it processes data D. it computes numbers
6. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
A. Diskette B. Music C. Picture D. Text
7. A computer memory which stores data permanently.
A. Hard Drive B. Primary Memory C. Secondary Memory D. USB Flash Drive
8. Another computer memory that stores data temporarily.
A. Hard Drive B. Primary Memory C. Secondary Memory D. USB Flash Drive
9. The acronym USB stands for
A. Uniform Serial Bus B. Universal Serial Bus C. United Serial Bus D. Union Series Bus
10. It is the physical and tangible component of the computer system.
A. Data B. Hardware C. Procedure D. Software

11. It is the memory that holds only those data and instructions on which computer is currently working which has
limited capacity and data is lost when power is switched off.
A. Hard Drive B. Primary Memory C. Secondary Memory D. USB Flash Drive
12. The following are the hardware components of a computer EXCEPT for -
A. scanner B. speaker C. swipe card reader D. WordArt
13. The type of booting which is executed from OFF state by pressing the power button.
A. Boot B. Cold C. Start-up D. warm
14. Another type of booting which is executed during ON state by pressing the restart or reset button.
A. Boot B. Cold C. Start-up D. Warm
15. An element of computer which has to do with the role of people in the system
A. Data B. Hardware C. People D. Software
16. Which of the following is NOT an input device?
A. Barcode Reader B. Floppy disk C. Keyboard D. Mouse
17. The following are examples of output device EXCEPT for –
A. Images B. Monitor C. Printer D. Speakers
18. Which of the following does NOT belong to the data element?
A. Audio B. Flash drive C. Text D. Video

19. The following are examples of application software EXCEPT for

A. Google Chrome B. MS Word C. Photoshop D. Windows 10
20. Which of the following is NOT a system software?
A. Avira antivirus B. Linux OS C. Printer utilities D. Windows XP
21. What is meant by Read-Only Memory (ROM)?
A. The data in this memory is retrievable
B. The data in this memory is readable and editable
C. The data in this memory is not retrievable and readable
 D. The data in this memory is readable, retrievable but not editable
22. It is a mouse action which means to press and release the left mouse button
A. Click B. Double Click C. Drag D. Right Click

23. Which of the following features of MS Word window is found in the “Insert” tab?
A. Center alignment B. Shapes C. Wrap text D. Paper size
24. The following features can be found in the “Home” tab of MS Word EXCEPT -
A. Bold B. Italic C. Picture D. Underline
25. The margins and orientation of the document in MS Word is found in this tab
A. Format B. Home C. Insert D. Page Layout
26. The shortcut key of “copy” command
A. Ctrl + A B. Ctrl + B C. Ctrl + C D. Ctrl + V
27. The shortcut key of “paste” command
B. Ctrl + B B. Ctrl + C C. Ctrl + V D. Ctrl + X
28. The shortcut key of “save” command
C. Alt + C B. Alt + S C. Ctrl + C D. Ctrl + S
29. This key is used to set the keyboard characters in all capital.
A. Backspace B. CapsLock C. ESC D. NumLock
30. The thumb is used to strike the ____ key
A. Backspace B. Delete key C. Spacebar D. Tab

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Figure 1.

31. Based on Figure 1, the finger “1” is assigned to this home key
A. A B. D C. F D. S
32. Figure 1 shows that the finger “4” is assigned to this home key
A. A B. D C. F D. S
33. This key is assigned to finger “9”
A. G B. J C. K D. L
34. Finger “3” is used to strike the following keys EXCEPT ___
A. C B. D C. E D. J
35. It is used to move the cursor to the right and to indent the first line of paragraph.
A. Backspace key B. CapsLock key C. Esc key D. Tab key
36. It is used to tell the computer that you have finished typing data or instruction.
A. Delete key B. Enter key C. Insert key D. Spacebar key
37. It is used to create blank spaces; the longest key on the keyboard
A. CapsLock key B. Insert key C. Spacebar key D. Tab key
38. It is located above the Enter key on the keyboard and is used to erase characters on the left side of the cursor.
A. Alt key B. Backspace key C. Delete D. Esc key
39. It is used to delete the text or any part thereof; erases the character which is on the right of the cursor.
A. Backspace key B. CapsLock key C. Delete D. Esc key
40. It is used in most programs to cancel or stop the current computer operation.
A. CapsLock key B. Esc key C. Insert key D. Tab key
41. A special key that helps you change small letters to big letters.
A. Alt key B. Ctrl C. Enter D. Shift
42. The main screen area that you see after you turn on your computer and log on to Windows.
A. Desktop B. MS Office C. Wallpaper D. Windows
43. It sits at the bottom of your screen and shows you which programs are running and allows you to switch
between them.
A. Desktop B. File C. Icon D. Taskbar
44. These are small pictures that represent files, folders, programs, and other items.
A. File B. Folder C. Icon D. Taskbar
45. In this ribbon, you can find “Picture”, “SmartArt”, and “ClipArt”
A. File B. Home C. Insert D. Page Layout
46. This ribbon allows to set alignment and font formatting of a document.
 A. Format B. Home C. Insert D. View
47. It is a container you can use to store files in.
A. File B. Folder C. Icon D. Wallpaper
48. Main gateway to your computer's programs, folders, and settings.
A. Desktop B. MS Office C. Start Menu D. Windows
49. It refers to the desktop background or picture.
A. File B. Folder C. Icon D. Wallpaper
50. “Page Layout” ribbon displays -
A. Alignment, Font Formatting C. Margin, Paper Size
B. ClipArt, WordArt D. Normal View, Page Layout View
51. A bit is a value of either a 1 or 0 (on or off)
A. bit B. byte C. kilobyte D. nibble
52. A byte is composed of how many characters?
A. 0 B. 4 C. 8 D. 10
53. In order to log in to your account in Google classroom, the following requirement should be provided
A. Birthday and Password C. First Name and Last Name
B. Class Code and User Account D. User Account and Password
54. To upload a document to an assignment posted by the teacher in the Google classroom,
the following is performed
A. Click “done” button of a post, click “Add” and upload a file then “TURN IN”
B. Click “edit” button of a post, click “Add” and upload a file then “TURN IN”
C. Click “open” button of a post, click “Add” and upload a file then “TURN IN”
D. Click “submit” button of a post, click “Add” and upload a file then “TURN IN”
55. How many characters are there in the entry “Peace on Earth” (start count from letter ‘P’ to ‘h’)
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
56. Given: 1 doc = 550 bytes; 1 pic = 3 KB, if my flash drive contains 3 doc and 4 pic, how many bytes
there will be?
A. 1650 B. 3072 C. 4722 D. 6372
57. How many bytes are there in one Megabyte?
A. 1,024 B. 1,048,576 C. 1,073,741,824 D. 1,099,511,627,776
58. This development is consisting of two components; the memory and mill and has a capacity to compare
quantities and decide what sequence to follow.
A. Abacus B. Analytical Engine C. Difference Engine D. Napier’s Bone
59. This is the first manual data processing device in early period.
A. Abacus B. Difference Engine C. Napier’s Bone D. Outhgred’s Slide Rule
60. The first computer mouse was developed in 1969 by
A. Bill Gates B. Charles Babbage C. Douglas Engelbart D. Lady Ada Lovelace
61. In this generation, computers are slow in processing and had limited application capabilities
A. Generation 0 B. Generation 1 C. Generation 2 D. Generation 3
62. Transistors is the defining technology of this generation of computers
A. Generation 1 B. Generation 2 C. Generation 3 D. Generation 4
63. The computers are made up of microprocessors where multitasking can be executed.
A. Generation 2 B. Generation 3 C. Generation 4 D. Generation 5
64. In generation 1 computers, the defining technology is
A. Abacus B. Integrated Circuits C. Microprocessor D. Vacuum Tubes
65. In what generation of computers do the robots developed?
A. Generation 1 B. Generation 2 C. Generation 4 D. Generation 5

“God bless you all”

Prepared by:

HELEN N. PERLAS, MSIE

Instructor

Noted by: Approved by:

REMIA S. ENTUSIASMO, Ed. D. RAMIL G. LUMAUAG, Ed. D.
Division Chair, Information Technology Division Head, Office of Instruction