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Computing 2026

Computing Paper 1

Computing Objective Test — instructions

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

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1. Some school authorities use passwords on their school's Wi‑Fi to prevent

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2. In the construction and operation of a robot, the control system is required to

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3. Use the figure below to answer the question. The device shown is used to

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4. A secretary is working on a document in Microsoft Word that contains the dollar sign. The tool to help the secretary replace the dollar sign with the Ghana cedis sign is the

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5. The feature in Word processing application that allow a user to bold, italicize or underline a selected text is found on the

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6. In a computing class, the teacher delivered a lesson using a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint application with transition effects. The purpose of the transition effects is to

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7. To access the location to an event, one can either type the GPS address or scan the

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8. The use of scientific knowledge to create tools and techniques for solving problem is termed

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9. The National Information Technology Authority provides educational resources to schools by using

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10. In defining the logic of a program, conditional statements are used to

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11. A school's computer network setup includes computers, routers and switches. The function of the router is to

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12. A friend approached you to assist in selecting a software to prepare a presentation. The appropriate software to recommend is

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13. The element of design in Desktop Publishing application that helps a user to ensure consistent font styles and sizes for headings and body text when designing a product is

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14. A client at the reception of a hospital uses an input device connected to the computer to send information to the computer.

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15. Kofi was saving a file in the computer but the computer gave an error message on the name of the file because the file name

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16. Which network device serves as the central connection point for all workstation in a typical wired Internet café setup?

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17. The primary location to find All Programs that have been installed on the computer is through the

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18. The period for the evolution of the fourth generation of computer started from

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19. To place a text close to and around an image in a desktop publishing document, use

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20. To search for Microsoft Excel file in a folder, the extension to use is

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21. Computer programmes use data types to hold information when developing software. The data type that is not valid in programming is

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22. The following activities are type of robotic locomotion except

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23. A group of interconnected computers and other computing devices connected to share resources is referred to as

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24. The Artificial Intelligence concept that is limited to a specific area of application is considered to be

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25. One thousand candidates wrote an examination and their scores have been tabulated in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. The function that can be used to determine candidates who passed is

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26. A step-by-step procedure or set of instructions for solving a problem is known as

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27. A partially displayed text in Microsoft Excel worksheet cell can be fully displayed by adjusting the column width or row height using the

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28. A small portable and battery-operated projector that is designed to project content from a smartphone or laptop is called

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29. A student entered data into a worksheet and realized an error in a particular cell. The correct action is to

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30. The feature that allows a user to freeze specific rows or columns in a spreadsheet application is

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31. The flowchart symbol that requires one point entry and two points exit is the

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32. Students were tasked to surf the Internet for information on cybersecurity. This information could be accessed through the use of

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33. For computers to multi-task and provide user friendly environment, computer manufacturers introduced the windows operating system during the

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34. A potential consequence of a student spending too much time on social media platform is

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35. In a class, the teacher explained that current technology allows applications to analyse a user's previous music listening history to suggest new songs for the user. This technology is best described as

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36. Sam is using a computer and notices that the screen is glaring. The most likely reason for the glare screen is that

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37. A Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation contains inconsistent colour scheme in a set of slides. The tab that will help a user to apply a consistent colour scheme is the

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38. In a computing class, the teacher taught the students that it is important to regularly update software because, updates

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39. The purpose of a hashtag (#) on social media platforms is to

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40. What does the function IF do in a spreadsheet formula?

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