INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FORM 5 PAPER 1

Which of the following is considered computer hardware?

• Data

• Programs

• Output devices

• Operating systems

Data that has been processed and has meaning attached to it is termed?

• Information

• Database

• Storage

• Output

When the computer is working on given instructions, it is called?

• output

• storage

• processing

• input

Scanning an item at a computerized checkout station in a supermarket is an example of?

• Input

• Output

• Storing

• Processing

Which of the following types of computers would process information at the fastest rate?

• Embedded

• Super computer

• Main Frames

• Mobile devices

Which of the following is MOST suitable for printing building plans?

• Plotter

• Laser

• Dot-matrix

• Thermal transfer

Which of the following can be termed application software?

• DOS

• Linux

• Mac OS

• Internet Explorer

The primary storage device that holds the data currently being processed by the computer is known as the?

• ROM

• RAM

• PROM

• EPROM

Which of the following are functions of the control unit?

I. Direct operations

II. Execute instruction

III. Read instruction

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III

• I, II and III

The hardware device that allows the user to see the results after processing?

• Monitor

• Camera

• Scanner

• Webcam