Chancho Primary school

IT questions for grade 8 1st semester final exam

Part I. say “True” or “false”

1. A tablet computer is larger than a notebook computer.

2. Mini computers are larger and more powerful than most microcomputer.
3. A super computer is characterized by faster speed and more powerful
capacity.
4. Speedometer and mercury thermometer are examples of analog computers.
5. Hybrid computer can’t process both continuous or discrete data.
6. General purpose computers are designed to solve a single problem.
7. Mouse is one of output device.
8. ESC is a key of keyboard found on the top left.
9. Navigation and Editing keys are used for moving around in documents.
10.Backspace key used alone or in combination to perform such tasks.

Part II. Choose the best answer.

11._____ is a hand operating device which controls the movement of the cursor.
A. Keyboard B. Mouse C. Scanner D. ALT
key
12.Based on methods of operation how many computer categories are there.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 5
13.Which one of the following is an example of special purpose computer.
A. Microcomputer B. Supercomputer C. Pocket calculators D. all
14.Which of the following is basic computer functionalities.
A. Automation B. Input C. Output D. B and C
15.Which of the following is an output devise.
 A. CD B. Keyboard C. Speaker D. Hard drive
16. Public telephone box is _____computer
A. special purpose computer C. Analog computer
B. general purpose computer D. All
17. Which one is characteristics of computer
A. feeling B. storage C. reliability D. accuracy
18. The four keys on computer keyboard with arrows up, down, left, and right
A. ALT key B. functional key C. Directional key D.
numeric pad
19. _______ is used for entering numbers quickly
A. Escape B. functional key C. window key D.
numeric pad
20. A keyboard key that deletes any character
A. backspace key B. CTRL key C. ALT key D. A
and B

Part III. Short answer

21. _____________ is a highest speed processing computer.

Part Iv. match name of keyboard keys indicated by the numbers

1 2

3 4

______22. Escape key 9

______23.
5 6 ALT key 7 2

______24. Navigational and editing keys

______25. Function keys

______26. Directional keys

______27. Back space key

______28. CTRL key

______29. Windows key

______30. Numeric key

Chancho Primary school

IT questions for grade 8 1st semester final exam

Part I choose the best answer from the given alternatives

______1. It can be used to select a menu item or to draw the monitor screen

A. Camera B. Barcode reader C. Light pen D. All

______2. Which one is an input device

A. Mouse B. Scanner C. Light pen D. All

______3. _____________is a device used to input spoken word as input data

A. Keyboard B. Mouse C. Microphone D. Barcode

reader

______4. It is responsible for all the functions and process

A. CPU B. ALU C. Control unit D.

Memory

______5. ____________operation is used to compare numbers, letters or special

characters

A. Arithmetic B. Logical C. Control unit D. Storage

______6. ____________is direct the operation of the entire computer

A. Control unit B. Arithmetic unit C. Logical unit D. All

______7. ___________are special and a small high-speed memory of CPU

A. Control unit B. Arithmetic unit C. Register D. logical

unit

______8. Which one is an output device

A. Scanner B. Printer C. Plotter D. B and

C

______9. The visual and graphics information generated by the

A. Speaker B. printer C. plotter D.

Monitor
______10. ___________ is an output device like printer that is used to produce
highly graphical pictures or posters

A. Speaker B. Plotters C. Printer D.

monitor

______11. __________ is hardware device that outputs sounds generated by the

computer

A. Speaker B. Monitor C. Printer D. All

______12 ___________ is used to store data in computer system

A. Speaker B. Plotters C. Storage D.

monitor

______13. ___________ storage used to store data permanently

A. Primary storage B. RAM C. ROM D A and

C

______14. The unit of measuring data storage is

A. CPU B. Kg C. Byte D. All

______15. Parts of the CPU that helps to perform addition

A. Arithmetic logic unit C. storage

B. Control unit D. Register

Part II Say “True” or “false”

______________16. Hardware is the part of the computer that you can’t see and
touch.

______________17. CPU stands for control processing unit.

______________18. Control unit performs logic operation.

______________19. Random access memory (RAM) is volatile.

______________20. DVD can store large amount of data than CD.

______________21. Data is measured only in megahertz.

______________22. Hard disk is primary storage device

______________23. ROM stores data temporarily.

______________24. ROM is slower than RAM.

______________25. CPU has three sub-Components.

Part III Matching

“A” “B”

______26. One terabyte A. 1024 kilobyte

______27. One kilobyte B. 1024 bytes

______28. One megabyte C. 8 byte

______29. One byte D. 1024 megabyte

______30. One gigabyte E. 1024 gigabyte

Part IV Fill in the blank space

31. The storage devices are classified ____________ and ____________.

32. Computer system can be divided into ____________ and ____________.

33. ____________ is the brain of computer.

34. Write at least the input device.

________________________ ________________________
________________________

35. Write at least two output devices