DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2019

YEAR 10 ICT TIME: 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

A) Mark the correct answer by writing an ‘X’ in the correct box.

1) An example of downloading is: 5) It is very important that your Wi-Fi
connection at home is:
a Sending an e-mail
a Protected
b Getting a file from the Internet
b Open
c Transferring files from one drive
c Closed
to another
d Limited
d Attaching a file to an email

6) You should take regular backups:

2) An ADSL connection is: a To protect against viruses
a An ISP that provides an internet b To ensure you do not lose data
connection c To remove unwanted files
b Internet access with no d To ensure your hard disk is efficient
download limit
c A form of internet access using
a telephone line
d A way of using fast dial up to 7) Data transmission speed can be
call a friend measured in:
a dpi
b ppm
3) Data transfer rate is used to: c kbps
d kms
a Measure the speed of data
transfer from one location to
another
b Measure the speed of a printer
8) Good password policies include:
while printing
c Measure the speed of a CPU a Writing down the password and
d Measure the size of RAM keeping it near the computer so that
you don’t forget it
b Not changing the password so that you
4) Passwords should: will not forget it
c Not sharing passwords, changing them regular
a Include your name or surname regularly and using an adequate
b Be all small letters password length
c Never be changed regularly d Using the same password for all your
d Ideally include letters, numbers online accounts
and characters
[8 marks]

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B) Match each of the following terms with its appropriate definition.

Term Definition
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari,
A Photo Editing Program Google Chrome are types of this.

An operating system which is used on most

B Presentation PCs at school.

A program used to prepare text-based

C Windows 10 documents such as a report or letter.

A program used to organise and manage

D Database large quantities of data.

A computer program used to prepare

E Social Networking
F Web Browser
G Application Software
posters and other printed material, such as
magazines, cards and flyers.
A program that analyses data in numerical
format. This software is usually used in
accounting.
A website that is accessible only by an
organisation’s members or employees.

Software which can be used to arrange an

H Word Processor image, e.g. change the background of a
photo.
This allows users to be part of a virtual
I Desktop Publisher community where they can add friends,
send messages and share photos.
Programs that help a user carry out a
J Operating System particular task while using the computer.

A program that controls the computer and

K Intranet enables it to run application software.

Organising slides (text, images, charts etc.)

L Spreadsheet to be displayed to a group of people.

[12 marks]

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C) Write the terms Firewall or Backup next to the following statements (These can
be used more than once).

Firewall OR Backup
1) Data copied to an external drive on a regular basis

2) A program (or hardware) that filters information

coming through the Internet connection into your
computer system
3) It is suggested to make at least 2 copies of your data

4) This should always be kept enabled (On) to protect

your system from intruders
[4 marks]

D) Use the following terms to complete the exercise below.

EULA Freeware Propriety Shareware Open Source

1) This software is freely available to the public. Other

programmers are also free to modify the code.

2) Copyrighted software that is distributed free of

charge but requires users to make a contribution in
order to receive technical help, documentation or
upgrades.
3) Software that is available free of charge. Although it
is available for free, the author retains the copyright,
which means that you cannot do anything with it that
is not expressly allowed by the author. The author
allows people to use the software, but not sell it.
4) The rights of this software are owned by an individual
or business, usually a software developer. The
software is protected by copyright laws and the
owner expects you to buy a copy in order to use it.
The software cannot legally be used or copied without
permission.
5) It is a printed license found inside a software
package. Users are duty bound to use the software
according to the conditions set out in the licence
sheet.
[5 marks]

E) Computer labs in schools are set up as a Local Area Network. In the space below
give two advantages of using a network as opposed to stand-alone computers:

1) ________________________________________________________________

2) ________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]
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F) Answer the following by writing the answers in the boxes provided.
1) Besides MS Windows there are other operating systems for computers. Mention
two of them.

2) Mention two types of software that require frequent updates.

3) Besides Facebook there are other social networking sites. Mention another two.

[6 marks]

The questions in the following section are about Spreadsheets using Microsoft
Excel

G) Match the following Tool Buttons with their description.

Buttons Definitions

A Displays the number as a percentage.

Here I can change the type of currency I want to

B use.

C Decrease decimal (show fewer decimal places).

D Increase decimal (show more decimal places).

Separates thousands with a comma.

E

[5 marks]

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 H) In the table below, match the different parts using the correct letter from the
image.

A B C D

K
G
J L

M N

1) Ribbon 6) Status Bar

2) Help 7) The Active Cell

3) View Buttons 8) Column Heading

4) Zoom 9) Quick Access Toolbar

5) Right Align 10) Scroll Bars

[10 marks]

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I) Match the following errors with their respective explanations.

Error Explanation

The cell contains a number or a formula result that is

A #REF! too wide for the cell to display. One needs to adjust the
column width for the result to be displayed.
The formula contains text (or a cell reference that points
B #NAME? to a cell containing text) instead of a number. Edit the
formula or cell to solve this problem.
Probably the formula contains a cell reference that
C #DIV/0 points to an invalid cell (This could happen after deleting
a cell.)
This shows when you use a formula that divides a
number by zero or by a cell reference that points to a
D #VALUE! cell containing a zero. This error also appears if you
divide a number by a cell reference that points to an
empty cell.
The text contained within a function is not recognised
E ##### by MS Excel.

[5 marks]

J) Write the complete COUNT function used to find out the following:

1) Write the function to count the

number of students on the course.

2) Write the function to count the

number of students who sat for the
Category A certificate.

3) Write the function to count the

number of students who did not sit
for the Category B certificate.

[3 marks]

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K) Answer the following questions using the image provided:

1) Cell _______________ shows text rotated 45 degrees. [1]

2) Cells _______________ are merged and centred. [1]
3) Cell _______________ has text wrap applied to it. [1]
4) Cell _______________ is the active cell. [1]
5) Write the function I need to use in order
to find the Total from D4:F4 in cell H4. __________________________[1]
6) Write the function I need to use in order
to find the Highest mark in cell I4. __________________________[1]
7) Write the function I need to use in order
to find the Lowest mark in cell J4. __________________________[1]
8) Write the function I need to use in order
to calculate the Average in cell K4. __________________________[1]
9) To find the number of students in cell
E11, I would type the following function: =COUNT(______________) [1]

10) The titles from H3:K4 are centred. TRUE FALSE [1]
11) Draw a circle round the merge and
[1]
centre button

[11 marks]

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L) A shop owner has created the spreadsheet below. Answer the following
questions.

1) The shop owner wants to use autofill to work out the tax for all her employees.
Write the formula that she entered in cell G8 to multiply the tax in cell C4 by the
income in cell F8.

______________________________________________________________ [2]

2) Write a function to use in cell F11 in order to find the total income of Galea
Maria.

______________________________________________________________ [1]

3) Use the appropriate function to round the amount in cell C9 to 2 decimal places.

______________________________________________________________ [2]

4) Underline the correct answer:

=(B4+B6+B7)*2 is known as a: Formula | Value | Function [1]

[6 marks]

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M) The shop owner would like to insert a header in her spreadsheet. Consider the
header buttons in the picture below and write the corresponding letters in the
spaces provided.

A B C D E F G H

1) To insert a date when the price list is printed she must click on

2) To insert the page number she must click on

3) To insert the company logo she must click on

4) To insert the time she prints the sheet she must click on

5) To insert the total number of pages she must click on

[5 marks]

N) Look at the spreadsheet below and answer the following question.

State whether the formula in cell C4 is using an

Absolute or Relative cell reference. _____________________

[1 mark]

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O) Name the following types of charts in the table below.

Chart Name
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

[5 marks]

P) Below is an image of a chart. Use the labels in the table below to name the correct
parts of the image.

The Legend Value of Y-axis Y-axis title

Category of X-axis X-axis title Chart title

[6 marks]

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Q) The next two questions are about the IF function.

1) In the space provided below, use the appropriate IF function such that cell C2 will
display ‘Yes’ if the Amount in cell B2 is greater than 0. Otherwise cell C2 should
display ‘No’.

What is the function in cell C2?

=IF( )
________________________________________________________

[3 marks]

2) In the space provided below, use the appropriate IF function such that column C
will display a 2% commission of the sales if the Number of Sales is greater or
equal to 250. Otherwise column C should display ‘0’.

What is the function in cell C2?

=IF( )
________________________________________________________

[3 marks]

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