BECE 2021 Information Technology (ICT) Syllabus – Some Areas of Study
Below are some of the BECE 2021 Information Technology (ICT) Syllabus – Some Areas of Study. If you are a candidate, you can use this as a guide to help you prepare for your examination.
InformationTechnology Syllabus Topics
Parts of a Personal Computer
Basic Input and Output Devices
Basic Storage Media
Switching on/off the Personal Computer
Graphical User Interface
File and Folder Management
Information Processing Cycle
Health And Safety in Using ICT Tools
Ethics In Using ICT Tools
Integration of ICT into Education
Basic Typing Skills Development
Review of Mouse Skills
Creating Word Processing Document
Editing a Word Processing Document
Formatting Text in Word Processing Document
Toolbars
The Use of Drawing Toolbar in Word Processing Document
Inserting Pictures in a Word Processing Document
Printing a Word Processing Document
Creating a Word Processing Document
Creating a File in Paint Application
Internet and World Wide Web
Tools Used to Access the Internet
Using the Internet to Communicate
Accessing and Sharing Information
Search Engines
Introduction to Spreadsheet Application
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
There will be two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, both of which must be taken. Papers 1 and 2 will be combined and taken at one sitting.
Paper 1 will comprise 40 compulsory multiple-choice objective questions and will last 45 minutes for 40 marks.
Paper 2 (essay) will consist of two sections: A and B.
Section A will be a compulsory question for 24 marks and Section B will contain 4 questions out of which candidates will answer any 3 for 12 marks each. The Paper will last 1 hour 15 minutes and will carry a total of 60 marks.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
PAPER 1(OBJECTIVES)
1. The part of a computer system that performs arithmetic and logic operations on data is known as
A. visual display unit.
B. central processing unit.
C. input/output device.
D. memory storage device.
Answer: B
2. In the classification of computers, Personal computers (PC), Laptops, Notebooks, and Personal digital assistants (PDA) are examples of
A. super computers.
B. micro computers.
C. mainframe computers.
D. mini computers.
Answer: B
3. An internal permanent store of memory which can be read but cannot normally be changed is the
A. ALU.
B. CAD.
C. RAM.
D. ROM.
Answers: D
4. The curser which indicates the point at which a text should be marked is found on the
A. printer.
B. central processing unit.
C. visual display unit.
D. keyboard.
Answer: C
5. The most common unit of computer storage is the
A. bit.
B. byte.
C. bundle.
D. Buffer
Answers: B
PAPER 2 (ESSAY)
1. (a) Study the diagram below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(b) Use the spaces below to name the parts labelled above
A …..Titlebar………………………………………………………………………………………….
B …..Minimize Button………………………… …………………………………………..
C …..Maximum Button……………………………………………………………………..
D ….Close Button………………………………. ………………………………………….
E ….Ruler………………………………………………………………………………………….
F ….Work Space…………………………………………………………………………………………..
[6 marks]
(c) State one function for each of the following labelled parts?
B …….Minimize button shrinks the window and places it on the taskbar while leaving the program running
C …….Maximize button changes to the Restore button………………
D …….Close the Word Processor Windows……………………………………. [3 marks]
Name the Application software used to create the document
……WordPad……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1 mark]
(d) Name the document created.
…….Word Document………………………………………………………….. ……………………………. [2marks]
(e) Name three toolbars shown in the document window.
…Save Button……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…Copy & Paste button……………………………………………………………………………………………………
…Print & Download Utton……………………………………………………………………………………………. [3 marks
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