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WORK SHEETS FOR ICT THEORY
NAME: _________________________
Ms. N Cahillane
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WORKSHEETS
1. WORDPROCESSING…………………………………………3 -4
2. WORDBANK………………………………………………………..5 -7
3. HARDWARE………………………………………………………..8-9
4. SOFTWARE………………………………………………………..10
5. NETWORKS………………………………………………………..11
6. CARE OF COMPUTERS………..…………………………..12
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WORDPROCESSING QUESTIONS
When you are completing the word processing section you will receive a piece of text and
you must make changes to it, the changes come in the form of symbols or words. You must
do what the symbol/word asks you.
1. What does this symbol mean ‘Ital’?
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2. What does this symbol mean ‘RUN ON’?
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3. What does the following mean?
●
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4. What does the following mean? ‘House’
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5. What does the following mean? [ ]
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6. What does the following mean? ‘n.p’
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7. What does the following mean? ‘trs or transpose’
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8. What does the following mean? ‘House’
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9. What does the following mean? ‘Lc’
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10 What does the following mean? ‘Uc’
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11.What does the following mean? ‘Justify’
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12.What does the following mean? ‘Pt 12’
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13.What does the following mean? ‘Del’
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14.What does the following mean?
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15.What does the following mean?
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16.What does text orientation mean?
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2m per correct Answer
2m x 16 Questions = Out of a total of 32m
Your Score = _________marks.
Or ________%
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LETTERS/WORD QUESTIONS
In the theory section of your exam an in other parts you may be asked
to explain what certain letters stand for or mean.
1.
What do the following Letters stand for?
C.P.U =__________________________________________
O.S =___________________________________________
2.
What is the difference between ROM and RAM?
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3.
If K is a kilobyte, Mb is a Megabyte what is ‘Gb’: _____________
4.
What do the letters ‘WYSIWYG’ stand for?
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5.
What does no 4 mean?
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6.
LAN stands for Local Area Network, what does WAN stand for:
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7.
If a PA is a personal assistant, what is a PDA?
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8.
What does W.W.W. stand for?
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9.
What does U.R.L stand for?
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10.
What is MHz? ______________________________________
11.
What does UPC stand for?
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12.
An ISP is an Internet Service Provider, what does an ISP do and
give and example of one?
_________________________________________________
13.
DPI and PPM refer to printers, what do each of these sets of
letters stand for:
DPI: ______________________________
PPM:______________________________
14.
VDE refers to entering voice to computers, what does VDE stand
for
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15.
If OCR is Optical Character Reader, then what does MICR stand
for ______________________________________________
16.
HTML and Java are types of languages that the Internet uses.
What does HTML stand for:
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17.
HTTP: what does this stand for:
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18.
MCQ are Multiple choice ______________________________
19.
MIPs is the speed at which the computer runs, it stands for
‘Millions of _________________________________________
20.
MODEM is used to connect to the internet. if the MO part of the
word means MOdulater, what does the DEM part of the word mean
__________________.
21.
A WORM CD is one that can have information copied onto it only
once, but you can read or view this information as often as you
like. What does WORM stand for:
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22.
What do the following Letters stand for:
V.D.U=__________________________________________
PC=_____________________________________________
2m per correct Question
22 Questions x 2m = Out of a total of 44 Marks
Your Score = ________Marks
or ______%
Ms. N Cahillane
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HARDWARE QUESTIONS
1.
What is Hardware?
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2.
What does the CPU stand for and why is it so important?
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3.
What is a peripheral? _____________________________________
4.
Explain the term Input Device and give one example?
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5.
Which of the following are Input Devices? (Circle the Input Devices)
Monitor
Mouse
Printer
Digital Camera
VDE
6.
Explain the term Output Device and give one example?
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7.
Which of the following are Output Devices? (Circle the Output
Devices)
Printer
8.
Keyboard
Plotter
Microphone
Printer
Explain the term Storage Device and give one Example?
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Which of the following are Storage Devices (Circle the storage Devices)
CD Rom
RAM
USB
Digital Projector
Non Impact Printer
10. There are impact Printers and non Impact Printers, what is the
difference between the two and give one example of each.
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11.
What are Pixels on a Monitor?
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12. What does the term Resolution mean on a Monitor?
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13. What is a CRT Monitor and what is a flat screen Monitor?
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14. LCD is often associated with a Flat Screen Computer/TV, what does
LCD stand for?
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15. What does USB stand for and give another name for a USB Key
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2m per Question
15 Questions x 2m = Out of 30 Marks in Total
Your Score = _________ Marks or ________%
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SOFTWARE WORKSHEETS
1.
What is software?
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2.
There are 2 types of Software, Applications Software and:
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4.
Explain what Application Software (or programme software) is:
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5.
OS Software is a very important part of the computer, what does it do
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6.
Which of the following are examples of OS Software (circle the
examples of OS Software).
MS DOS
Apple
Mackintosh
IBM
Windows
7.
What is an ICON and give an example of one
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8.
If one piece of software or a disk is not compatible with a computer,
what does that mean
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2m per Question
8Questions x 2ms = Out of a Total of 16m
Your Score ________ Marks or ____%
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NETWORK WORKSHEETS
1.
What is a server?
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2.
A Network that Links Computers together in a small area like a classroom
is called a LAN or a WAN Network? __________________
3. There are 3 shapes to Networks, they are Ring, Bus and ___________?
4. Name 3 things that you need to connect to the Internet?
____________________,__________________,___________________
5. There are 3 main types of Cable used in connecting Networks, they are
Coaxial, Twisted Pair and_________________________________.
6. What is an ISP and name one?
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7. When using the Internet, what is a hyperlink and what does it do
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8.
What is video Conferencing:
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2m per Question
8 Questions x 2m= Out of a Total of 16m
Your Score = ______Marks or ______%
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CARE OF COMPUTERS WORKSHEETS
1.
Explain the term Ergonomics
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2.
List 3 ways that you would ensure your workstation is Ergonomic (i.e.
your computer, desk and seat is comfortable and safe)
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3.
What is RSI and where could you get it when using a computer?
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4.
If a floppy disk is said to be corrupt, what does that mean?
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5. Name 2 ways that you can protect your floppy disk from damage?
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6. Is the Floppy disk drive on your computer the ‘C’ Drive or the ‘A’ Drive?
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7. What does formatting your disk mean and how would you format a disk?
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8. List 2 Advantages and 2 Disadvantages of using Computers?
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2m per Question
8 Questions x 2m = Out of a Total of 16 marks
Your Score =________ Marks or ____%