INFORMATION AND COMPUTER STUDIES FORM ONE: YOUR DIGITAL WORLD

INFORMATION AND COMPUTER STUDIES FORM ONE: YOUR DIGITAL WORLD

SECTION A: Getting to Know ICT (15 Marks)

Question 1: Choose the Best Answer (10 Marks)

Instructions: Pick the most suitable answer for each question and write down the corresponding letter.

I. Imagine ICS is like a big topic; what two main ideas does it bring together?

A.  The physical parts of a computer and the programs it runs
B.  Pieces of information and the instructions that tell a computer what to do
C.  Looking at information and how we use computers
D.  What we put into a computer and what we get out of it

II. If you take raw facts and figures and then organize them, what do you end up with?

A.  A set of directions
B.  Understanding something
C.  Meaningful information
D.  Signals a computer sends

III. What's the name for a machine that can take in data, work with it, and give you a result?

A.  Something that helps with calculations
B.  A device that shows TV programs
C.  A computer
D.  Something that plays music

IV. Where can you find computers being used these days?

A.  On farms
B.  In businesses
C.  In schools
D.  Everywhere!

V. How did some schools keep lessons going when students couldn't come to class during the COVID-19 pandemic?

A.  Through the radio
B.  On TV
C.  Using the internet
D.  All of the above helped

VI. Before information is organized and given meaning, what do we call the raw material?

A.  Information itself
B.  Data
C.  Knowledge
D.  Instructions for a computer

VII. If you're doing your own research, where would you find information directly from the source?

A.  In a textbook
B.  In an encyclopedia
C.  In a report you write after observing something
D.  In a dictionary

VIII. What do we call it when you share information from one person or place to another?

A.  Data processing
B.  Sharing information with others
C.  Communication
D.  Getting feedback

IX. Besides using computers, what are some older ways people used to share information?

A.  The internet
B.  Radio broadcasts
C.  Beating drums to send messages
D.  Television

X. What do you gain when you understand information because you've studied it or experienced it?

A.  Data
B.  Information
C.  Knowledge
D.  A message

Question 2: Match the Idea (5 Marks)

Instructions: Connect the concept in List A with its description in List B.

List A

I. ICS II. Data III. Information IV. Knowledge V. Information dissemination

List B

A. Unprocessed facts and figures B. Understanding what information means C. The study of how we use computers to handle information D. Data that has been organized and made understandable E. The process of sharing information F. A machine that processes data G. Old-fashioned ways of getting the word out

SECTION B: Exploring ICT in Depth (70 Marks)

Instructions: Answer questions 3 to 10. Give five clear points for each.

3. Why is it so important to study ICS in today's world? Give five reasons.
4. In what five ways have computers changed how we learn and study?
5. How does ICS connect with other subjects you learn in school? Give five examples.
6. Explain the difference between data and information.
7. Where can we find information? List five different sources.
8. Why is information valuable to us? Give five reasons.
9. What are the four key things that need to happen when information is shared?
10. What are five examples of ways people shared information before computers were common?

SECTION C: Thinking About ICT (15 Marks)

Instructions: Answer the following question in a short essay.

11. How are data, information, and knowledge related to each other? Use examples to explain how they build on each other.