Examination on Computer Studies
Class: JSS 1
Term: First Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ is a period in human history characterized by significant changes in how information is created, stored, and transmitted. (a) Information Age (b) Stone Age (c) Iron Age (d) Industrial Age
2. Which of the following ages saw the invention of the printing press? (a) Stone Age (b) Middle Age (c) Industrial Age (d) Electronic Age
3. The Abacus is an example of an ________. (a) electronic device (b) early counting device (c) modern computer (d) mechanical device
4. All of these are early counting devices except ________. (a) Stones (b) Fingers (c) Abacus (d) Laptop
5. The first generation of computers used ________ as their main electronic component. (a) Transistors (b) Integrated Circuits (c) Vacuum Tubes (d) Microprocessors
6. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Stone Age? (a) Use of crude tools (b) Hunting and gathering (c) Development of agriculture (d) Reliance on natural resources
7. The Industrial Age was primarily driven by the invention of the ________. (a) internet (b) steam engine (c) printing press (d) transistor
8. A computer is an electronic device that accepts data as input, processes it, and produces ________ as output. (a) information (b) program (c) hardware (d) software
9. Which of the following is an input device? (a) Monitor (b) Printer (c) Keyboard (d) Speaker
10. The ________ is known as the “Father of the Computer”. (a) Blaise Pascal (b) Charles Babbage (c) John Napier (d) Herman Hollerith
11. Which of these is a mechanical device used for calculation? (a) Abacus (b) Napier’s Bones (c) Slide Rule (d) All of the above
12. Data can be defined as ________ facts or figures. (a) processed (b) raw (c) organized (d) meaningful
13. The main reason for processing data is to turn it into ________. (a) programs (b) information (c) hardware (d) software
14. Which of these is a quality of good information? (a) Inaccurate (b) Outdated (c) Relevant (d) Biased
15. Sending messages through smoke signals is an example of an ________ method of information transmission. (a) ancient (b) modern (c) electronic (d) digital
16. All of these are modern methods of information transmission except ________. (a) Internet (b) Mobile phone (c) Drum beating (d) Television
17. The ________ age is characterized by the use of metals like bronze and iron. (a) Stone (b) Middle (c) Industrial (d) Iron
18. Which of these inventors developed the Pascaline? (a) Charles Babbage (b) Blaise Pascal (c) John Napier (d) Ada Lovelace
19. The fourth generation of computers used ________. (a) Vacuum Tubes (b) Transistors (c) Integrated Circuits (d) Microprocessors
20. A device that displays output from a computer is called a ________. (a) scanner (b) mouse (c) monitor (d) microphone
21. ________ is a collection of unorganized facts and figures. (a) Information (b) Data (c) Output (d) Process
22. Which of the following is NOT a source of data? (a) Surveys (b) Observations (c) Imagination (d) Experiments
23. The correct step in the data processing cycle is ________. (a) Process, Input, Output (b) Output, Input, Process (c) Input, Process, Output (d) Input, Output, Process
24. Which of these ICT applications is used for sending and receiving electronic messages? (a) Word Processing (b) Spreadsheet (c) Email (d) Presentation
25. The Electronic Age began with the invention of the ________. (a) telegraph (b) radio (c) computer (d) telephone
26. Which is NOT a part of a computer system? (a) Hardware (b) Software (c) Firmware (d) Liveware
27. The Analytical Engine was designed by ________. (a) Blaise Pascal (b) Charles Babbage (c) John von Neumann (d) Grace Hopper
28. The second generation of computers used ________. (a) Vacuum Tubes (b) Transistors (c) Integrated Circuits (d) Microprocessors
29. An example of an output device is ________. (a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (c) Printer (d) Scanner
30. Which of the following ages saw the development of writing systems? (a) Stone Age (b) Iron Age (c) Middle Age (d) Electronic Age
31. The main function of an input device is to ________ data into the computer. (a) display (b) store (c) enter (d) process
32. All of these are qualities of good information except ________. (a) Timeliness (b) Completeness (c) Irrelevance (d) Accuracy
33. Which of these is an ICT application for creating documents? (a) Email (b) Word Processor (c) Web Browser (d) Antivirus
34. The earliest form of human communication in the Stone Age was through ________. (a) writing (b) speech and gestures (c) smoke signals (d) drum beating
35. Which generation of computers introduced the concept of the operating system? (a) First Generation (b) Second Generation (c) Third Generation (d) Fourth Generation
36. The ________ computer generation used Integrated Circuits (ICs). (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
37. Data becomes ________ after it has been processed and organized. (a) raw facts (b) input (c) information (d) output
38. Which of the following methods of information transmission relies on sound? (a) Smoke signals (b) Drum beating (c) Writing (d) Messenger
39. The invention of the transistor marked the beginning of the ________ generation of computers. (a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
40. An example of a modern method of information transmission is ________. (a) Town crier (b) Email (c) Carrier pigeon (d) Cave painting

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) Define a computer in your own words. (2 marks)
(b) Briefly explain any two ages of information from the Stone Age to the Electronic Age. (3 marks)
(c) List and explain two early counting devices. (3 marks)
(d) Give two reasons why computers are important in daily life. (2 marks)

2. (a) Differentiate between data and information. (2 marks)
(b) List three qualities of good information. (3 marks)
(c) Explain the difference between ancient and modern methods of information transmission, giving one example for each. (3 marks)
(d) State two ICT applications in daily life. (2 marks)

3. (a) What is computer hardware? (2 marks)
(b) Mention three basic parts of a computer system. (3 marks)
(c) Briefly describe the contributions of Charles Babbage to the history of computers. (3 marks)
(d) List two input devices and two output devices. (2 marks)

4. (a) Explain what is meant by “generations of computers.” (2 marks)
(b) Describe the key electronic component used in the First and Third Generations of computers. (3 marks)
(c) Give three examples of mechanical computing devices. (3 marks)
(d) State two ways ICT has impacted communication. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (a) Information Age
Question 2 – ✅ (b) Middle Age
Question 3 – ✅ (b) early counting device
Question 4 – ✅ (d) Laptop
Question 5 – ✅ (c) Vacuum Tubes
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Development of agriculture
Question 7 – ✅ (b) steam engine
Question 8 – ✅ (a) information
Question 9 – ✅ (c) Keyboard
Question 10 – ✅ (b) Charles Babbage
Question 11 – ✅ (d) All of the above
Question 12 – ✅ (b) raw
Question 13 – ✅ (b) information
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Relevant
Question 15 – ✅ (a) ancient
Question 16 – ✅ (c) Drum beating
Question 17 – ✅ (d) Iron
Question 18 – ✅ (b) Blaise Pascal
Question 19 – ✅ (d) Microprocessors
Question 20 – ✅ (c) monitor
Question 21 – ✅ (b) Data
Question 22 – ✅ (c) Imagination
Question 23 – ✅ (c) Input, Process, Output
Question 24 – ✅ (c) Email
Question 25 – ✅ (c) computer
Question 26 – ✅ (c) Firmware
Question 27 – ✅ (b) Charles Babbage
Question 28 – ✅ (b) Transistors
Question 29 – ✅ (c) Printer
Question 30 – ✅ (c) Middle Age
Question 31 – ✅ (c) enter
Question 32 – ✅ (c) Irrelevance
Question 33 – ✅ (b) Word Processor
Question 34 – ✅ (b) speech and gestures
Question 35 – ✅ (c) Third Generation
Question 36 – ✅ (c) Third
Question 37 – ✅ (c) information
Question 38 – ✅ (b) Drum beating
Question 39 – ✅ (b) second
Question 40 – ✅ (b) Email