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DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2018

YEAR 10 ICT TIME: 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

Answer ALL questions. Questions 1 to 4 are about Computer Essentials

1. Label the following software as Operating System or Application Software

[10 marks] 2. Using some of the above software titles complete the following exercise:

i. A program used to analyse and summarise numerical data:

ii. A program used to send instant messages:

iii. A program used to organise and manage large quantities of

data:

iv. A program used to create slides to be displayed to a group of people:

v. A program used to create and edit documents:

vi. A program used to send electronic messages:

[6 marks]

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3. When users buy software they are duty bound to use it according to the

conditions set out in the EULA.

a. What does the abbreviation EULA stand for?

________________________________________________________________.

[1 mark]

b. Match the following types of licences to the descriptions listed below:

Shareware Propriety Open Source Freeware Trial Version

i. The rights of the software are owned by an individual or business, usually a software developer.

ii.

The programmer creates a program and makes it

available for others to use without cost. Other programmers are also free to modify the source code

and redistribute the modifications to users and developer community.

iii. Try before you buy software.

iv.

A free of charge software on which the author retains

the copyright. Usually, the author allows people to use the software, but not sell it.

v.

A free of charge copyrighted software, but which

requires users to make a contribution in order to receive technical help, documentation or upgrades.

[5 marks]

4. A network consists of a group of computers and other peripherals connected to

each other.

List two important purposes of a network:

i. ________________________________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]

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5. Use the following terms to fill in the blanks:

wireless data transfer

rate

ISPs instant

messaging

VoIP

Kbps uploading Intranet downloading VPNs

i. _________________________ is an Internet service that enables you to

communicate using voice with another person/s.

ii. An _________________________ is a website accessible only by the

organisation’s members, employees or other people with authorisation.

iii. A private network that uses the Internet to connect remote sites or users

together. Businesses often use it to communicate across multiple locations

iv. The _________________________ is commonly used to measure how fast data

is transferred from one location to another.

v. ________________________ are companies that provide Internet service to

users and other companies.

vi. _________________________ is an Internet service that enables

communication using text with another person/s. The communication is real time

using text instead of voice.

vii. The transmission speed of data is calculated in _________________________.

viii. _________________________ refers to the transfer of data from a local

computer to a server.

ix. Students can get past-papers and other files from their respective school

website. This transfer of data from a server to a local computer is referred to as

_________________________.

x. _________________________ networks must be protected using a password.

[10 marks]

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6. Answer the following questions:

a. The phone line can be used for broadband connection. List two (2) different

options for connecting to the Internet

i. _____________________________ ii. ________________________________

b. Apart from download speed, list two (2) more important considerations when selecting an Internet service/subscription

i. _____________________________ ii. ________________________________

c. It is important that passwords are not shared with friends. List two (2) more

good password policies i. _____________________________ ii. ________________________________

d. Some type of software required frequent updating. List two (2) such software which needs to be updated regularly

i. _____________________________ ii. ________________________________

e. All computer users should be aware of environmental friendly guidelines

related to the use of computing facilities. List two (2) energy-saving practices

i. ________________________________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________________________________

f. In terms of computers and printers, list two (2) items that can be recycled

i. _____________________________ ii. ________________________________

g. People with special needs make use of specific hardware and software to help

them work on a computer. List one (1) option which can help improve accessibility

i. ________________________________________________________________

[1 mark each – 13 marks]

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The following questions are about spreadsheets

7. Look carefully at the diagram below, and answer the following question:

The manager of a company is working out the wages of his employees. If an

employee works for more than 40 hours a week, he/she is entitled to overtime. Write

down the function, the manager should use in cell H3, to output “Overtime” or “No

overtime” accordingly.

____________________________________________________________________ [5 marks]

8. Write True or False next to the following statements about Microsoft Excel.

True or False

i. A filename can include a number as part of the name.

ii. A number of workbooks grouped together form a worksheet.

iii. To select adjacent cells you should use the SHIFT key.

iv. To modify the User Preferences, you must click on File, Options.

v. A Microsoft Excel file can only be saved as an Excel file.

[5 marks]

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9. Consider the spreadsheet below. John is using it to keep track of his savings in

Euro. He input the data in Euro. He is using currency conversion to US Dollars

and Pound Sterling. Before finishing his spreadsheet, John experimented a bit

with the formulas used. Underline the correct answer.

a) In cell D5, he used the formula =B5*E1, and he obtained:

i. #REF!

ii. 149.50

iii. #VALUE!

b) In cell C5, he used the formula:

i. =B5 * D2

ii. =B5 x D2

iii. =B5 * B6

c) While working with CHF (Swiss Francs), he used the formula =B5/F2, and he

obtained:

i. #REF!

ii. #DIV/0!

iii. #NAME?

d) By mistake, John deleted column E, and all the values in cells D5 to D8, turned

to:

i. #REF!

ii. #DIV/0!

iii. #NAME?

e) In cell E5, John typed the following formula =B5*CHF and he obtained:

i. #REF!

ii. #DIV/0!

iii. #NAME?

[5 marks]

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10. Write the correct letter from the diagram below to match the following

statements:

Statement Button Letter

i. Used to write the title at the centre of a number of cells.

ii. Used to change the colour of a cell background.

iii. Used to change the orientation of the text in a cell.

iv. Used to indicate a currency.

v. Used to copy the text formatting from one cell to another.

vi. Used to move the content of a cell to another cell.

vii. Used to change the colour of the text.

viii. Used to format the text so that it can be displayed on more

then one line in a cell if needed.

ix. Used to separate thousands with a symbol.

x. Used to decrease the number of decimal places.

[10 marks]

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11. Consider the following spreadsheet

Write down the formula that should be written in cell:

i. E3

ii. F3

iii. B8

iv. B9

v. G3

[10 marks]

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12. An exam has 2 papers. Each paper is out of 60 marks.

The teacher needs to work out the students’ marks out of 100 by multiplying the mark

with the weighting.

i. Write the formula that the teacher should use in cell D5, to be able to use

autofill to work out all the values. _______________________________

ii. What is this type of cell reference called? _________________________

iii. What formula should the teacher use in cell B11 to find the number of

students who sat for paper 1? __________________________________

iv. What formula should the teacher use in cell C11 to find the number of all

the students in the class? ______________________________________

[8 marks]

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13. Mary needs to print. Look at the

diagram to the right and complete the following questions:

i. The page layout is set to

_____________________________

ii. The page size is set to

_____________________________

iii. The printer chosen is

_____________________________

iv. She will be printing from page

______ to page ________.

v. She will be printing ________

copies.

vi. She will be printing only part of the

worksheet, true or false?

______________________

[6 marks]

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14. Look at the following chart, and complete the questions below by underlining the

correct word from the ones in brackets.

i. Sales is the (Value of Y-axis, Y-axis title, Legend).

ii. Nadur, Victoria and Xlendi, etc., are the (Legend, Values of Y-axis,

Categories of X-axis).

iii. Spring, Summer and Autumn are part of the (Legend, Chart title, Values of

Y-axis).

iv. The title of the chart is (Location, Sales, Flying Ltd. Sales).

[4 marks]

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