UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, TARKWA
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, APRIL, 2023
COURSE NO: 159
COURSE NAME: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
CLASS: GM/GL/ES/MC/EL/MA I (SRID) TIME: 2 HRS 30 MINS
Name: __________________________________________ Index Number: _______________
INSTRUCTIONS
Circle the correct option on the question paper. 80 multiple choice questions (1/2 mark each,
40 marks)
1) Raw facts and figures that are not meaningful to users can be termed as _____.
a) input b) information
c) output d) data
2) The green wavy line under a word in MS-Word indicates _______.
a) Wrong grammar b) wrong spelling
c) malapropism d) bold
3) ______ are the physical component of the computer that can be touched or felt.
a) Input b) Hardware
c) Physique Device d) Software
4) The electronic instruction stored in the memory of a computer that directs the computer to
perform its tasks is termed as ______.
a) Hardware b) software
c) Guide d) GUI
5) Which of the following is not an optical device?
a) Hard disk b) Compact disk
c) DVD d) Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
6) In the ___________, the CPU fetches an instruction, decodes the instruction, executes the
instruction and stores the result.
a) Machine cycle b) Information processing cycle
c) Transformation cycle d) Equilibrium cycle
7) A ___________ is a pointing device shaped like the pencil eraser positioned between keys on
keyboard.
a) Trackball b) Pointing stick
c) Stylus d) Joystick
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8) A (n) ______ is Collection of computers and devices connected via communications devices
and transmission media.
a) Distributed system b) Network
c) Embedded system d) None of the above
9) Portrait is wider than tall whereas landscape is taller than wide.
a) True b) False
10) How many sheets are there in a workbook by default?
a) One b) Two
c) Three d) Four
11) A component of the windows screen where the Start button, the Quick Launch toolbar and
opened or minimized applications reside is known as _____________.
a) Status bar b) Task bar
c) Scroll bar d) Menu bar
12) A(n) __________ is a movable symbol on the display screen that shows where data may be
entered.
a) Cursor b) Icon
c) Font d) Style
13) The pace of system’s clock is termed as _______.
a) Clock space b) Clock speed
c) Analogue d) Clock cycle
14) A device that can be used to read data from or write data to a physical material for future use
is termed as _______.
a) Storage device b) Storage media
c) Hard disk d) Pen drive
15) The ________ can be termed as the brain of the computer.
a) System Unit b) mother board
c) processor d) RAM
16) A connection point on the system unit which allows other peripherals to be connected to the
computer is called _______.
a) pot b)bus
c) port d) PS/2
17) One megabyte of memory data is approximately one _____ bytes
a) Thousand b) Million
c) Billion d) Trillion
18) Magnetic-In Character recognition (MICR) reader is an example of output device.
a) True b) False
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19) _______ form characters or images by striking a mechanism such as a print hammer or a wheel
against an inked ribbon that is in contact with a paper.
a) Non-impact printers b) Impact printers
c) Ink jet printers d) Laser printers
20) A small, relatively inexpensive computer designed for an individual user is known as ______
a) Micro Controller b) Micro Computer
c) Individual Computer d) Embedded Computer
21) One kilobyte of memory data is approximately one _____ bytes.
a) Thousand b) Million
c) Billion d) Trillion
22) The act of pressing a computer mouse button twice quickly without moving the mouse is
known as ___________.
a) Dragging b) Clicking
c) Double-clicking d) All of the above
23) A __________ blanks the screen or displays a design or picture whenever you haven’t worked
with the computer for a specified period of time.
a) Desktop background b) Gadget
c) Control panel d) Screen saver
24) A rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data and/or information is called
a(n)___________.
a) Icon b) Cursor
c) Window d) Monitor
25) The first page that a web site presents is called a _____________.
a) Home page b) House page
c) New page d) Search page
26) ________ is the process of copying a file from a remote computer to your computer.
a) Pod Casting b)Uploading
c) Downloading d) OFF LINE
27) An opening or socket on the mother board that can hold adapter cards is called______.
a) Adapter hole b) Expansion slot
c) Console Board d) Diskette
28) Hardware that controls the position and movement of pointer or cursor on the screen can be
termed as _______ device.
a) movement b) pointing
c) fax d)barcode
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29) A (n) ______ is a kind of system software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and
maintain the computer.
a) Device driver b) Operating system
c) Application software d) Utility program
30) All the following are application programs except?
a) Windows Media Player b) Windows XP
c) Microsoft Excel d)Microsoft PowerPoint
31) The zoom slider controls the size of the document on screen. A smaller view is easier to read
whereas a closer view shows more of the page.
a) True b) False
32) The feature that allows you to preview a document before it is printed is ___________.
a) Print review b) page review
c) page preview d) print preview
33) A group of 8bits that represent a character is termed as ____.
a) nibble b) bit
c) byte d) kilo
34) ROM is a volatile memory.
a) True b) False
35) Memory that does not lose its content when the computer is out of power can be termed as
_____
a) Failure b) Volatile
c) Non-Volatile d) Processor
36) This computer is the most powerful computer that is normally used for research and for
complex mathematical computation. _____________ Computer
a) Mathematical b) Power
c) Super d) Mini
37) Which of the following function keys is used to bring up an application’s help menu?
a) F5 key b) F2 key
c) F1 key d) Esc key
38) Which of the following devices are video input devices?
a) Stylus b) Digital camera
c) Light pen d) projector
39) The ______ is used to read hand drawn pencil marks and hence are usually to mark students
answer sheets.
a) Optical character recognition b) Magnetic ink character recognition
c) Optical mark recognition d) None of the above
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40) A visual display unit is also known as a _______
a) Printer b) Scanner
c) Projector d) Monitor
41) Combining two or more table cells located in the same row or column into a single cell is
known as ____________
a) Cell combination b) Merging cells
c) Fusing cell d) Splitting cells
42) _____________ ports usually connect devices that do not require fast data transmission rates,
such as a mouse, keyboard, or modem.
a) Parallel b) Serial
c) VGA d) Network port
43) The system unit is also known as all of the following except ____________.
a) computer case b) System chassis
c) System cabinet d) None of the above
44) A (n) _______ is a request for information from a search engine.
a) URL b) Query
c) internet d) Web browser
45) Which of the following is not a paragraph alignment feature in MS Word?
a) Centre b) Right
c) Justify d) Bottom
46) The following is the shortcut key combination for Copy.
a) Ctrl + Y b) Ctrl + P
c) Ctrl + C d) Ctrl + X
47) Commonly used ______ devices are a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone.
a) Input b) storage
c) output d) mobile
48) Which of the following keys is used in combination with the mouse to select multiple non-
contiguous files/folders?
a) Ctrl b) Shift
c) Alt d) Shift + Alt
49) In a document window, the ____________ usually displays a document’s file name.
a) Status bar b) Menu
c) Title bar d) Dialogue box
50) __________ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory.
a) Storing b) Executing
c) Decoding d) Fetching
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51) Microsoft word is a spread sheet application.
a) True b) False
52) The processor is also called the ______________.
a) CPU b) adapter card
c) motherboard d) chip
53) An object which moves on the screen when the mouse is moved is called _________
a) Cursor b) Pointer
c) Icon d) Taskbar
54) ______occurs when the cursor automatically moves to the next line in a text editor when it
gets to the end of a line wrap.
a) Hard return b) Soft return
c) Cold boot d) Hard boot
55) The portion of the CPU that directs and coordinates the operations of the computer
a) Control Unit b) ALU
c) Bus d) Register
56) The process of loading an operating system into the computer’s primary memory is termed as
_______.
a) Booting b) Up-Switching
c) Powering d) POST
57) Which of the following keys automatically closes a dialog box?
a) F2 b) Esc
c) F1 d) Ctrl
58) ________ allows two or more geographically separated people to use the internet to transmit
audio and video data.
a) Podcasting b) Video Conferencing
c) Blogging d) VTR
59) The _______ tool in MS-Word or Excel allows the user to copy formats from one text to
another.
a) Format Painter b) Format Copier
c) Paste d) Justify
60) Which of the following is the superscript command in MS Word?
a) X2 b) X2
c) Aa d) B
61) A program that allows users to view the content of a web page is called _______.
a) Presentation Program b) Web browser
c) Firefox d) Blog
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Use the table below to answer questions 61 - 68
62) The active cell in the table is _____
a) A1:D9 b) D3
c) A3 d) 3A
63) The amount is calculated by multiplying unit price and Quantity. What function would be
written in cell D2 to calculate the amount for the first item?
a) =B * C b) = D3 * D1
c) =Product(B2,C2) d) =B2 , C2
64) To sum the quantities of all items, which of the following functions would give the desired
result?
a) =Product(c) b) =Sum(C2:C6)
c) =Add(C2:C6) d) =Total(C2:C6)
65) To increase the width of column B, one should click and drag the border between the headers
of columns ______ and ________
a) A, B b) B,C
c) C,D d) B,D
66) Which of the following functions are equivalent to the function, =Count(B2:B6)?
a) =Count(B1,B2,B3,B4,B5) b) =Count(B2,B3,B4,B5,B6)
c) =Count(B1:B6) d) =Count(B2,B6)
67) In MS Word 2007, the picture command is located under the ______ tab
a) Insert b) Page layout
c) References d) Home
68) Which of the following keys is used in combination with the mouse to select multiple
contiguous files/folders?
a) Ctrl b) Shift
c) Alt d) Shift + Alt
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69) The keyboard shortcut ______ is used to redo or repeat an action
a) Ctrl + Z b) Ctrl + X
c) Ctrl + Y d) Ctrl + C
70) The page break that MS-Word automatically inserts is known as _____________.
a) Hard Page Break b) Soft Page Break
c) Automatic Break d) User Page Break
71) The command “Ignore Once” ignores every occurrence of such mistakes in the document while
“Ignore All” ignores the wrongly spelled word at that position only.
a) True b) False
72) I allow you to have access and edit MS-Word documents that has been saved and closed on
the hard disk. Who am I?
a) Save button b) Open button
c) Print button d) Save As
73) The figure provided shows which type of menu?
a) Pop-up menu b)Pull down menu
c) Drop down menu d) Context menu
74) Which of the following pop-up menu items from the power
button switches to another user account on the computer after
closing all of your open programs and Windows processes?
a) Log off b) Switch user
c) Lock d) Shutdown
75) Softcopy is to a monitor as hardcopy is to a ___________.
a) Microchip b) Printer
c) Microcomputer d) Speakers
76) I am a key on the keyboard. I remove character on the left of the insertion point. Who am I?
a) Shift b) Ctrl
c) Backspace d) Delete
77) Words that are spelt incorrectly in a document are indicated by a ____.
a) Green line b) Red line
c) Blue line d) Underline
78) I am one of the pop-up menu items from the power button. I put the computer into a low-power
mode after saving all running programs and open windows on the machine’s hard drive for a
quick restart. Who am i?
a) Log off b) Hibernate
c) Sleep d) Shutdown
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79) A physical material on which data, instruction and information are stored is known as
_______?
a) Storage device b) Storage medium
c) System unit d) Processor
80) A group of cells in MS-Excel is termed as _______.
a) Cell Box b) Sheet Box
c) Worksheet d) Range
EXAMINER: A. KWANSAH ANSAH, A. A. AMPONSAH, E. OBU
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