COMPUTER LITERACY SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS

Dear student,
Your school is a recipient of the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) which aimed at providing public schools with appropriate
technologies that would enhance the teaching-learning process and meet the challenges of the 21st century. This questionnaire is about Digital
Literacy and use of ICT by teachers/personnel in each school partner (mainly focused on the frequency, quality and diversity of ICT use in teaching
and learning.

Read and answer each question carefully and ask for help if you do not understand something or are not sure how to respond. Answering
this questionnaire should require you about 25 minutes.

Thank you very much for your collaboration. Your responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

Personal Data
Name: School:
Gender: Male Female Age: Grade & Section:

I. OUTCOMES. The short-term changes, benefits or learning that result from DepEd Computerization Program (DCP). Please blacken/shade the
oval that corresponds to your answer.

A. Computer Skills. Please rate yourself on how excellent or poor you are in the following areas:
General Computing Skills; File Management and Printing Skills; MS Office Suite Skills; and Online Communication: Browser and
Navigation Skills; and Personal Attitudes towards Computers
I’m able to: Excellent 5 4 3 2 1 Poor
1. IDENTIFY BASIC COMPUTER SYSTEM PARTS AND CONCEPTS (E.G.
HARD DRIVE, RAM, ETC.)
2. USE THE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS
3. USE HELP MENUS TO FIND ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS
4. UNDERSTAND FILE EXTENSIONS AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FILE
TYPES
(E.G. .DOC, .DOCX, .GIF, .HTML, .PPT, MP3, MP4 ETC.)
5. START AND EXIT A COMPUTER PROGRAM
6. CLOSE/MINIMIZE/HIDE WINDOWS
7. TURN ON AND SHUT DOWN A COMPUTER PROPERLY
8. PERFORM A SAFE REBOOT OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM
9. USE THE MOUSE RIGHT-CLICK MENU FUNCTIONS
10. USE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
11. NAVIGATE THROUGH FILES AND DIRECTORIES (E.G. USING WINDOWS
EXPLORER)
12. ORGANIZE, COPY AND PASTE FILES IN DIRECTORIES
13. MOVE UNWANTED FILES INTO MY RECYCLE BIN AND DELETE THEM
PERMANENTLY FROM MY HARD DRIVE
14. DELETE AND RENAME FILES
15. MOVE A FILE FROM A HARD DRIVE TO A USB DRIVE
16. USE ‘SEARCH’ COMMAND TO LOCATE A FILE
17. INSTALL A SOFTWARE PROGRAM
18. SCAN DISKS FOR VIRUSES
19. WRITE FILES ON CD
20. CREATE A BASIC WORD DOCUMENT
21. CREATE A BASIC EXCEL SPREADSHEET
22. CREATE A SIMPLE PRESENTATION USING POWERPOINT
23. PRINT A DOCUMENT USING A PRINTER ATTACHED TO MY COMPUTER
24. PRINT A DOCUMENT USING A SHARED PRINTER
25. PRINT A DOCUMENT USING A NETWORK PRINTER
26. CHANGE PRINTER PARAMETERS LIKE PAGE NUMBERS, PAPER
ORIENTATION, MARGINS AND PROPORTIONS, ETC.
27. USE THE BROWSER BASIC COMMANDS TO SURF THE INTERNET
28. CREATE AND ACTIVATE MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT (E.G., YAHOO, GMAIL,
ETC.)
29. COMPOSE, SEND, RECEIVE, REPLY TO AND FORWARD E-MAIL
MESSAGES
30. ATTACH/REMOVE DOCUMENTS TO/FROM E-MAIL MESSAGES
31. UNDERSTAND AND APPLY BASIC EMAIL ETIQUETTES
32. USE SEARCH ENGINES TO LOCATE DESIRED INFORMATION FROM THE
INTERNET
33. DOWNLOAD AND SAVE FILES FROM WEB (E.G., TEXT, GRAPHIC, PDF)
34. UNDERSTAND THAT COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO COMPUTER
SOFTWARE AND INTERNET DOCUMENTS

B. ICT Integration of your teacher to your lessons.

35. How is ICT taught to classes in your school? Yes No
ICT is taught as a separate subject
ICT is integrated in our subjects
ICT is integrated in our subjects because of curriculum requirements
ICT is integrated in several of our subjects
36. Which conditions do you have access in your classes? Yes No
Desktop computer without internet access
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Non-internet-connected laptop, tablet PC, netbook or notebook computer

Desktop computer with internet access
Internet-connected laptop, tablet PC, netbook or notebook computer
Interactive whiteboard
Digital camera or camcorder
Computer laboratory
37. Are you students allowed to use your personally owned devices listed below at school for learning? Yes No
Laptop, tablet, netbook, notebook,
Mobile or Smartphone
Portable broadband stick/Pocket WiFi (Globe Tattoo, SmartBro, Sun Cellular Pocket WiFi)
38. In Your observation, what is/are the thing/s done by your teacher/s in integrating ICT (Information and Communication Technology) into their
lesson/class? ____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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C. Frequency of use of the following applications (Please put a tick mark in the appropriate column)
Application Almost 3 – 4 times a 1 – 2 times a 1 – 2 times a Rarely Never/
Everyday week week month Do not know
39. Word processing
40. Spreadsheet
41. E-mail
42. World Wide Web/Internet
43. Database
44. Graphics
45. Multimedia (audio & video)
46. Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
47. Computer games

D. Attitudes towards computers (Please put a tick mark in the appropriate column)
Personal Attitude Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Agree Disagree
48. I enjoy using computers.
49. I feel comfortable using computers.
50. I am willing to learn more about computers.
51. I think that computers are difficult to use.
52. I feel threatened when others talk about computers.
53. I believe that it is important for me to learn how to use computers.
54. I think that my learning can be improved by using computers.
55. I would like to use computers in the classroom.
56. I access available online resources for our assignments/homework
57. I communicate online with my teachers, classmates, schoolmates and students
from other schools about school matters
58. Our teacher/s utilize our school’s ICT resources in their teaching
59. The following factors affect the use of computers in my school (Place a tick mark/s that best apply)
 Limited computer time  Limited facilities/old hardware

 Limited access to the internet  Teacher’s Limited knowledge of computers

 Lack of computer skill  Lack of support from school admin

 Others (please specify):

II. ENABLERS. Conditions/factors present or absent in your school. Put a tick mark on the appropriate column.
Statement Strongly Agree Neutral Disagre Strongly
Agree e Disagree
60. Our School Principal fully supports DCP Implementation
61. Our ICT/Computer Laboratory is well equipped and is up & running
62. Our teachers can freely conduct our class inside the ICT/Computer Lab if they
book/reserve a schedule with the ICT Coordinator
63. Teachers always look forward to utilize our DCP Package in teaching-learning
64. Our ICT/Computer Laboratory is conducive to learning
65. Our computers in the computer laboratory are well-maintained and fully functional
66. When computer peripherals (e.g. mouse, keyboard, etc.) get damaged, they are replaced
right away

III. ACTIVITIES. Please rate how your school does the following activities to deliver the services of DCP day-to-day.
Statement Always Often Sometim Seldom Never
es
67. Conduct ICT Seminars to enhance computing skills of our teachers
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68. Conduct trainings/workshops for our teachers on ICT integration

69. Our school requires the teachers to utilize ICT resources in teaching
70. Provide students opportunities to learn ICT through TLE subject offering
71. Expose students to ICT through field immersions to ICT centers/fairs
72. Send students to ICT Olympiad/Competitions/Festival of Talents
73. Form a club for students with interest with ICT
74. Conducts friendly competitions among teachers and/or students with ICT
games/activities
75. Encourage teachers to maximize usage of the ICT equipment in the computer laboratory

IV. INPUTS. Please rate how your school does the following resources to deliver the services of DCP day-to-day
Statement Exactly Very Descriptive Somewhat Not
Descriptive Descriptive Descriptive Descriptive
76. Our School Head/ICT Coordinator conducted orientation on DepEd Order 78 s.
2010 (Legal Basis/DCP Guidelines)
77. Our School Head/ICT Coordinator drafted school memo/guidelines on DCP or
Computer Lab use
78. Our School Head/ICT Coordinator drafted guidelines on budgetary requirements in
cases of DCP repair, electricity bill, hardware & software replacement, Computer
Room rehabilitation

V. COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE TEST. The following questions cover general areas of computer knowledge. You may skip item/items
that you don’t know the answer/s. Please attempt to answer them without asking others or referring to books. Please choose the best
answer for each question and encircle the letter corresponding your answer.
79. What is a folder?
a. A document on a disk
b. A window on a desktop
c. A shortcut to a file
d. A collection of files grouped together
80. How much information fits on a CD and a DVD?
a. 640KB and 1.4MB respectively
b. 1.4MB and 670MB respectively
c. 670MB and 4.7GB respectively
d. 4.7GB and 6.4TB respectively
81. What kind of program is used to edit a GIF file or a JPEG file?
a. A word processing program
b. A graphic program
c. An audio program
d. A video program
82. What is the main brain of the computer?
a. CPU
b. LAN
c. RAM
d. ROM
83. What is the main function of a server in a networked environment?
a. The server compiles information on the Internet.
b. The server controls access to networked computers.
c. The server saves files in HTML format.
d. The server creates email messages and Web pages.
84. What is the keyboard shortcut key for COPY and PASTE?
a. Ctrl + Alt + Del
b. Ctrl + A and Ctrl + Tab
c. Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V
d. Ctrl + C and Ctrl + P
85. Which one is not a Web search engine?
a. Google
b. Yahoo
c. Bing
d. Firefox
86. Which one is not an output device?
a. Speaker
b. Keyboard
c. Monitor
d. Printer

87. What is a URL?

a. An email address
b. A title of a Web site
c. An address of a Web page
d. A name of a Web browser
88. Which of the following is considered to be poor e-mail etiquette?
a. Keeping messages concise
b. Keeping download size to a minimum
c. Using the BCC field when sending bulk email
d. Using lots of capital letters to emphasize words
89. The physical parts of the computer which you can see and touch, are collectively called _________________.
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a. software
b. hardware
c. peopleware
d. shareware
90. It is a small device used to point to and select items on your computer screen.
a. printer
b. mouse
c. monitor
d. RAM
91. There are a number of ailments that can come from using your keyboard incorrectly from short-term issues like sore wrists to long-term
problems like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
a. True
b. False
92. The file extension (.xlsx) is the file extension of
a. Microsoft Word
b. Microsoft Excel
c. Microsoft PowerPoint
d. Microsoft Server
93. Windows 10 is to Microsoft whereas, _________________ is to Apple.
a. Ubuntu
b. Linux
c. Android
d. MacOS
94. This mouse operation is most often used to move files and folders to a different location and to move windows and icons around on your
screen.
a. right click
b. left click
c. dragging
d. pointing
95. The right to use a piece of software is termed:
a. Copyright
b. Patent
c. License
d. Installation
96. Which of the following is not a transmission medium?
a. Infra-red
b. Satellite
c. Search engines
d. Cables
97. ______________ is a facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another
wirelessly within a particular area.
a. WiFi
b. LAN
c. WAN
d. fiber optics
98. The letter “H” in HTML stands for
a. Hub
b. Home
c. Hypertext
d. Highspeed

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE