UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

ACCRA CAMPUS
B.ED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
END OF SEMESTER ONE (MAY, 2024)
SOFTWARE SUITE
DURATION: 2 Hours

INSTRUCTION: Underline the best option for each statement or question.

1. In Word, adding a colored background behind B) Microsoft Office 2016

some text in order to draw attention to the C) Microsoft Office 2019
text is known as D) Microsoft Office 2021
A) editing
B) formatting 6. When a file is deleted in Windows operating
C) highlighting system, it is transferred to the ………………..
D) coloring rather than being completely removed from
the computer.
2. In Microsoft Word, a pre-designed layout of a A) Control panel
document that be used to quickly create a B) Documents
new document is referred to as C) Hard disk drive
A) document format D) Recycle Bin
B) template
C) startup 7. What is the latest version of Microsoft
D) layout Windows Operating system?
A) Windows 98
3. Which of the following is NOT part of B) Windows 2011
Microsoft Office Suite? C) Windows 10
A) Excel D) Windows 11
B) Notepad
C) PowerPoint 8. ……………………….. is the first software that
D) Word runs on a computer when the computer is
turned on.
4. In Windows operating system, the little A) Application software
rectangular graphics that often symbolize a B) Operating system
file, folder, program, or function are referred C) System software
to as D) Utility software
A) desktop
B) menus 9. The term “suite” in Microsoft Office Suite
C) icons implies that Microsoft Office is
D) taskbar A) a collection of applications
B) a single application
5. More collaborative features such as co- C) contained in a bag
authoring, sharing and real-time typing were D) suitable for office
first introduced in
A) Microsoft Office 2013

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10. ……………………….. is designed to perform D) Word processing
specific tasks for the user, such as word
processing, spreadsheet creation, and image 16. The position of text on a page is referred to as
editing. A) font
A) Application software B) text alignment
B) Operating system C) text direction
C) System software D) text position
D) Utility software
17. Word can be used for the following purposes
11. Microsoft Office Suite is widely used for the EXCEPT
following tasks EXCEPT A) To create business documents having
A) analyzing data various graphics including pictures,
B) browsing the internet charts, and diagrams.
C) creating documents B) To create letters and letterheads for
D) making presentations personal and business purpose
C) to create and edit tables
12. Microsoft Office 92 is also known as D) none of the above
A) Microsoft Office 1.0
B) Microsoft Office 2.0 18. The feature in Word that allows you to see
C) Microsoft Office 3.0 how a document will look when it is printed is
D) Microsoft Office 4.0 known as
A) Print
13. Which version of Microsoft Office includes B) preview
text-to-speech function? C) Print preview
A) Microsoft Office 2013 D) View
B) Microsoft Office 2016
C) Microsoft Office 2019 19. The physical components of a computer
D) Microsoft Office 2021 system are known as the
A) hard drive
14. Which Office application allows users to B) hardware
create slideshows for presentations? C) memory
A) Excel D) software
B) Outlook
C) PowerPoint 20. By default, Microsoft Excel workbooks are
D) Word saved with the extension …….
A) .docx
15. The creation and editing of documents using B) .txt
a computer program is referred to as C) .xlsx
A) Document creation D) .ppt
B) Microsoft Word
C) Presentation

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 SECTION B (40 MARKS)
Answer any ONE question from this section.
1. a) State and explain FOUR (4) advantages of Windows Operating System. [17 marks]
b) State and explain FOUR (4) disadvantages of Windows Operating System. [17 marks]
c) List any three (3) kinds of software that are contained in system software. [6 marks]

2. a) Mention and briefly describe any FIVE (5) features of Windows Operating System. [20
marks]
b) What is MS Office Suite? [4 marks]
c) Mention and briefly describe the uses of any FOUR (4) applications in MS Office Suite.
[16 marks]

3. Carefully study the following screenshot and answer the questions that follow.

i. The heading “UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST” was typed in one long cell that is a
combination of several cells. Describe how it was done, naming specific cells
involved in the process. [5 marks]
ii. The course titles “Educational Psychology”, “Drawing and Rendering”, and
“Information Literacy” appear longer than the widths of their respective cells.

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 Describe how you can make them fit well in their cells without decreasing font sizes.
[5 marks]
iii. Describe how you will automatically add all the QUIZ 1 scores and display the result
in cell D15 without writing any formula or function. [5 marks]
iv. a) Write a function to add all the scores for Educational Psychology and display the
result in G11. [5 marks]
b) Describe how you will copy the function in (a) above to G12, G13 and G14. [5
marks]
v. The heading “COURSE” in cell C10 is horizontal. Describe how you will rotate it like
“QUIZ 1”. [5 marks]
vi. a) How many worksheets are in the workbook? [5 marks]
b) Describe how you will add one more worksheet. [5 marks]