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:

A program used to organise and manage large quantities of
iii.
data:
A program used to create slides to be displayed to a group of
iv.
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

The rights of the software are owned by an individual or

i.
business, usually a software developer.

The programmer creates a program and makes it

available for others to use without cost. Other
ii. programmers are also free to modify the source code
and redistribute the modifications to users and
developer community.

iii. Try before you buy software.

A free of charge software on which the author retains

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

A free of charge copyrighted software, but which

v. 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 ISPs instant VoIP

rate messaging
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:

Button
Statement
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.

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

viii.
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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