INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Grade 9 - Oral Quiz

Question Options

Option 1A Question 1 Define the term general purpose software. Next

Option 1A Question 2 State the TWO types of booting. BackNext

Option 1A Question 3 Which key is used to access the top symbol on a key with more than one symbol? Back Main Screen

Option 1B Question 1 Define the term pointer. Next

Option 1B Question 2 State the TWO types system software. BackNext

Option 1B Question 3 Which key is used to push down portion of content on a page? Back Main Screen

Option 1C Question 1 What is application software? Next

Option 1C Question 2 Give the TWO main categories of a computer. BackNext

Option 1C Question 3 Which key is used to delete characters that are to the left of the cursor? Back Main Screen

Option 1D Question 1 Define the term booting. Next

Option 1D Question 2 Give names of the TWO document created in mail merge. BackNext

Option 1D Question 3 Which software provides the user interface? Back Main Screen

Option 1E Question 1 Define the term auto complete. Next

Option 1E Question 2 Give TWO examples of operating system. BackNext

Option 1E Question 3 What does the abbreviation WIMP stands for? Back Main Screen

Option 2A Question 1 Define the term malicious software. Next

Option 2A Question 2 Give the TWO types of user interface. BackNext

Option 2A Question 3 What does the acronym RAM mean? Back Main Screen

Option 2B Question 1 Define the term integrated software. Next

Option 2B Question 2 Give TWO of the types of malicious software. BackNext

Option 2B Question 3 What is the word feature that suggests text automatically based on the first few characters typed? Back Main Screen

Option 2C Question 1 What is an icon? Next

Option 2C Question 2 Give the TWO main types of software. BackNext

Option 2C Question 3 Which malicious software pretends to be a game or image file? Back Main Screen

Option 2D Question 1 Describe a command driven interface. Next

Option 2D Question 2 Give TWO examples of integrated software. BackNext

Option 2D Question 3 What does the abbreviation CPU means ? Back Main Screen

Option 2E Question 1 Define the term system software. Next

Option 2E Question 2 Give TWO examples of application software. BackNext

Option 2E Question 3 What is ONE advantage of custom written software? Back Main Screen

Option 3A Question 1 Describe the custom-written software. Next

Option 3A Question 2 Give TWO examples of input devices. BackNext

Option 3A Question 3 Give another name for cursor. Back Main Screen

Option 3B Question 1 Describe the graphical user interface. Next

Option 3B Question 2 Give TWO functions of the operating system. BackNext

Option 3B Question 3 What does the abbreviation ALU stands for? Back Main Screen

Option 3C Question 1 What is a window? Next

Option 3C Question 2 Give TWO examples of output devices. BackNext

Option 3C Question 3 State the meaning of the acronym CAD. Back Main Screen

Option 3D Question 1 What is warm boot? Next

Option 3D Question 2 State TWO examples of specialized software. BackNext

Option 3D Question 3 Give ONE disadvantage of custom written software. Back Main Screen

Option 3E Question 1 What is cold boot? Next

Option 3E Question 2 State the TWO types of menu. BackNext

Option 3E Question 3 Which function of the OS alerts the user of any problems encountered by the system? Back Main Screen

Option 4A Question 1 What is a customized software? Next

Option 4A Question 2 Give TWO elements of Graphical user interface. BackNext

Option 4A Question 3 State ONE advantage of integrated software. Back Main Screen

Option 4B Question 1 Define the term user interface. Next

Option 4B Question 2 Give the TWO types of typing modes. BackNext

Option 4B Question 3 Give ONE disadvantage of general purpose software. Back Main Screen

Option 4C Question 1 Describe the operating system. Next

Option 4C Question 2 Give TWO examples of general purpose software. BackNext

Option 4C Question 3 Give the meaning for the abbreviation CU. Back Main Screen

Option 4D Question 1 What is a computer virus? Next

Option 4D Question 2 Give TWO advantages of graphical user interface. BackNext

Option 4D Question 3 Which software is referred to as tailor made? Back Main Screen

Option 4E Question 1 Define the term program. Next

Option 4E Question 2 Give TWO examples of word processor. BackNext

Option 4E Question 3 What is ONE disadvantage of integrated software? Back Main Screen

Option 5A Question 1 Describe a computer worm. Next

Option 5A Question 2 Give TWO tasks performed by the utility software. BackNext

Option 5A Question 3 What is ONE disadvantage of customized software? Back Main Screen

Option 5B Question 1 Define the term word wrap. Next

Option 5B Question 2 Give TWO disadvantages of command driven interface. BackNext

Option 5B Question 3 Which software is referred to as ready made? Back Main Screen

Option 5C Question 1 What is utility software? Next

Option 5C Question 2 Give TWO options shown on the menu bar. BackNext

Option 5C Question 3 Give ONE disadvantage of specialized software. Back Main Screen

Option 5D Question 1 Define the term menu. Next

Option 5D Question 2 Give the TWO default toolbars for Microsoft word. BackNext

Option 5D Question 3 What is the meaning of the acronym ROM? Back Main Screen

Option 5E Question 1 Define the term input. Next

Option 5E Question 2 Give TWO examples of command driven interface. BackNext

Option 5E Question 3 State ONE advantage of customized software. Back Main Screen

Option 6A Question 1 Define the term word processing. Next

Option 6A Question 2 Name the TWO main part of the CPU. BackNext

Option 6A Question 3 Give another name for software. Back Main Screen

Option 6B Question 1 Define the term software. Next

Option 6B Question 2 Give TWO ways in which virus can be spread to multiple computers. BackNext

Option 6B Question 3 State the meaning of the acronym GUI. Back Main Screen

Option 6C Question 1 Define the term specialized software. Next

Option 6C Question 2 Give TWO types of application software. BackNext

Option 6C Question 3 What is the word feature that automatically adjust line of text to fit the page margin? Back Main Screen

Option 6D Question 1 What is a Trojan horse? Next

Option 6D Question 2 Give TWO advantage of command driven interface. BackNext

Option 6D Question 3 Give the meaning of the acronym OS. Back Main Screen

Option 6E Question 1 Define the term output. Next

Option 6E Question 2 Give TWO types disadvantages of graphical user interface. BackNext

Option 6E Question 3 At the starting up of the computer which program is loading into RAM? Back Main Screen