DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2019

YEAR 9 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TIME: 1h 30min

TECHNOLOGY

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

Answer all questions.

1. This question is about hardware. List the following peripheral devices in the
appropriate columns below:

a. Keyboard b. Microphone c. 3D Printer d. Webcam e. Headphones

f. Mouse g. Inkjet Printer h. Trackpad i. Monitor j. Speakers

Input Devices Output Devices

_______________ _______________

_______________ _______________

_______________ _______________

_______________ _______________

_______________ _______________

(10 marks)

2. This question is about file management. Look carefully at the units of storage
in the table below and write the letters so that they are sorted in order of
capacity in ascending order.

Units of Storage
smallest unit to largest unit
A Terabyte

B
Megabyte
C Kilobyte
Gigabyte
D
Byte
E
(5 marks)

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3. Identify the following input/output ports and write their names where
appropriate in the diagram below.

HDMI USB LAN Audio VGA

a.___________ b.___________

c.__________ d._________ e._________

(5 marks)

4. Study the diagram below and answer the following questions:

a) The storage capacity of the hard

disk is: ________GB.

b) The OS Disk (C:) has

_________GB of used space.

c) There is _________GB of free

space.

d) Draw a circle on the diagram to

show where one must click to
clean up the hard disk?
(4 marks)

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5. This question is about security and well-being.
a) Explain the term ‘malware’.

____________________________________________________________
(2 marks)

b) Briefly define the following types of malware and support your answers with
examples.

(i) Virus ____________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

(ii) Spyware_________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

(iii) Worm __________________________________________________

________________________________________________________
(3 marks)

6. This question is about web browsing. Use the following diagram to answer the
following questions:
a) Which menu on the
Internet Explorer browser
was selected to be able to
open the above Internet
Options window? Was it
the File menu, the Edit
menu, the View menu, the
Favorites menu or the
Tools menu?
_____________________
b) Write down the name of the
homepage:

_____________________

c) Mention two things that will

be deleted when we click
on the delete browsing
history of the Internet
Explorer browser?
(i) _________________
(ii) _________________
(4 marks)

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7. This question is about web browsing. Use the following web address to be able
to provide an example for each component in the corresponding box:
https://www.ekoskola.org.mt/resource-topics/fungames/

i. Domain name

ii. Top level domain

iii. Geographical Domain

iv Folder name

(4 marks)

8. This question is about web browsing. Write true or false next to the following
statements:

True / False

i. Bookmarking a website means that one can save that

website for future use.
ii. Encryption is a process that translates any language to
English so that it can be read and understood by people.
iii. Digital certificates play an important part in supporting
secure transactions.
iv. The term ‘http’ stands for Hypertext Tracking Programme.

v. The term URL refers to a web address.

vi. A popup is a chat between a group of people.

vii. Cookies are small pieces of data that are sent by websites
to your browser when you are browsing.

viii. A homepage is the main web page of a website or a

browser.
ix. The refresh button is used to check that the website is
secure.

x. People are advised to log off from a computer system

after they finish their work in a secure website.

(10 marks)

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9. This question is about web browsing concepts. Fill in the blanks by making use
of the following terms from the table below. (Tip: each term must be used only
once)

Internet Explorer E-banking E-learning Social Media E-commerce

Google E-government Hyperlink Download One Drive

a) A ________________________ is a piece of text or a picture on a webpage

that when clicked on, will automatically take you to a different page within

the website.

b) A ________________________ is the act to transfer data or programs

from a server or host computer to one’s own computer or digital device.

c) __________________________ is a very common type of web browser.

d) __________________________ refers to shopping online by making use of

various websites such as: Amazon.com

e) The term that refers to learning on a computer or device often over the

Internet is known as: ________________________.

f) Yahoo, Bing and ________________________are three very popular

search engines.

g) The process of paying a bill or transferring funds between accounts online is

known as ________________________.

h) Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are three types of

______________________ and they all facilitate the creation and sharing

of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via

virtual communities.

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 i) A very popular cloud storage service that allows you to store all important

files securely in one place and then they can be reached via a connected

device from anywhere is known as:

________________________.

j) Nowadays Internet is used to provide public services to citizens and other

persons in a country or region. This term is well known as

________________________ and it is getting very popular when it comes

to offer services online.

(10 marks)

10. The diagram below is taken from an Internet Explorer browser. Copy the
following terms in their respective box.

(Favorites Refresh Security Homepage)

a.______________________ b. _____________________

c.______________________ d.______________________

(4 marks)

(turn the page overleaf to answer the following question)

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11. Link each term by writing its letter next to its proper definition.

Term Definition
Is an online meeting that allows users to carry out
Internet
A activities such as business meetings, seminars and
forum
presentations through a video.
Web Are most commonly shared on websites such as
B
conferencing YouTube and Flickr.

Is a shared online journal with shorter updates

C Chatroom
compared to a conventional blog post.
Is an online discussion site and it can be focused on a
D Blog specific subject or host a range of subsections that can
contain hundreds of threads and topics.
Is a shared online journal that allows bloggers to write
E Microblog about subjects they specialise or have a keen interest
in.
Is a virtual space on the internet that allows users to
F Podcasts communicate with one another in real time, text
communication.
Is a digital audio file released regularly and
Audio and
G downloadable, often through the RSS feed.
video clips

(14 marks)

12. This question is about communication practice. Write True or False next to
each statement in the table below.

True / False
i. Sending overly long and complex emails is
acceptable especially when the email is formal.
ii. E-mails must use clear subject headings to help
ensure that the email does not end up in a spam.
iii. When using social media it is allowed to disclose
personal details.
iv. Making your profile private on some social media
sites can help you moderate who can see your
posts.

v. When receiving messages from an unknown sender,

it is best to block and report that user to the
website.

(5 marks)

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13. This question is about e-mailing. Write brief notes on each of the following email
folders found in Outlook:

i. Inbox _______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

ii. Outbox ______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

iii. Drafts _______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

iv. Sent Items ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

v. Spam/Junk ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

(5 marks)

14. Write the correct letters that match each term with its definition.

Term Definition

A .exe is used to reply to all message recipients

B Reply to All will automatically add a signature to each new message

you create, or each reply and forwarded message.
Flagging a
C is used to enter and track appointments, meetings and
Message
tasks.
Signature
D are messages that are automatically sent to anyone
feature
who sends you an email while you are out of the office.
Automatic
E is used as a reminder or to call attention to the item.
replies
Microsoft this file extension might be blocked by e-mail providers
F Outlook or the antivirus software installed on your recipients’
Calendar computer.

(6marks)

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15. This question is about emailing. Read well the following situation:

Maria Brown who works as a clerk, needs to send an email to her colleague on
the address: [email protected]. Then she is to copy the email to
another person on: [email protected] and secretly forward that same
email to the third person on: [email protected] just to keep him
informed.

Make use of the diagram below to write down the above mentioned email
addresses where appropriate.

(3 marks)

(turn overleaf to answer the following question)

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16. Write brief notes about the following three images below as found in Microsoft
Outlook.

a) Flag feature

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

(turn the page overleaf)

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 b) Out of Office feature

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

(turn the page overleaf)

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 c) Email Signature feature

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

End of Exam

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