Primary 3 – First Term Examination for Information Technology Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 4 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH MAKING GUIDES 

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 60

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 marks)

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Which of these is a very early counting device mentioned in the scheme of work?

A. Abacus  B. Smartphone  C. Laptop  D. Calculator

2. The “abacus” is used to help us ____.

A. Write stories  B. Calculate numbers  C. Draw pictures  D. Type letrs

3. Which device is an input device?

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

4. Which device is used to move the pointer on the screen?

A. Keyboard  B. Mouse  C. Printer  D. Scanner

5. The monitor and the printer are examples of ______ devices.

A. Storage  B. Input  C. Hardware  D. Output

6. The system unit is part of the ____ of a computer.

A. Body  B. House  C. Computer system  D. Screen

7. Which of these is a type of computer generation studied in Primary 3?

A. Smart phone generation  B. Abacus generation  C. Internet generation  D. Tablet generation

8. What does CPU stand for?

A. Central Processing Unit     B. Central Power Unit     C. Computer Processing Unit     D. Computer Power User

9. Which part of the computer system stores information temporarily?

A. Hard disk  B. RAM  C. Monitor  D. Keyboard

10. What is the function of the printer?

A. Input data  B. Show pictures  C. Produce a hard copy of text  D. Store files

SECTION B – THEORY / SHORT ANSWER (40 marks)

11. Write the meaning of “computer”. 5 Marks

12. Name three hardware parts of a computer. 5 Marks

13. What is an input device? Give two examples. 5 Marks

14. What is an output device? Give two examples. 5 Marks

15. Explain in your own words what “generation of computers” means. 10 Marks

16. Why is it important to know the parts of a Computer? 10 Marks

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A – 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A (common computer knowledge) 9. B 10. C

SECTION B

11. A computer is an electronic machine that processes data to produce information.

12. Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse (or CPU, Printer, etc.)

13. Input devices are devices used to enter data into the computer. Examples: Keyboard, Mouse.

14. Output devices are devices that the computer uses to give information out. Examples: Monitor, Printer.

15. It means the different stages in the development of computers over time, for example from early counting devices like the abacus to modern digital computers.

16. So we can understand how computer works, and can use and care for the parts correctly.