The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 1 of 8 The City School Mid-Year Examination 2022-23 Student’s Name: Student ID: Section: Subject Teacher’s Name: School Name: COMPUTING CLASS 8 December 2022 1 hour 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS --- For Examiner’s use only --- Write your Full Name, Student ID, Section, Subject Teacher’s Name, and School Name in the boxes above. Write your answer to each question in the space provided. Invigilated by: ______________________________ Marked by: ________________________________ Marks entered by: __________________________ Question No. Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 6 2 7 3 7 4 8 5 10 6 12 Total Marks 50 Percentage
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 2 of 8 Q1 For each question below there are four options A, B, C and D. Circle the correct answer from the given options. [__/6] (a) If you are making a graphic for a website which colour mode will best fit your project? A RGB B LAB C CNYK D CMYK (b) Which of the following is incorrect about a digitally resilient person? A Learn from experiences. B Lay low when danger strikes C Understand when they are at risk online. D Bounce back when things go wrong. (c) You need information on football centrifugal force but don’t want results on centripetal force. What type of internet search strategy will you apply here? A use specific keywords B use Boolean AND C use Boolean AND NOT D simply type centrifugal in the search engine (d) What type of data used to write phone numbers in MS Access field? A Long text B Number C Short text D Auto number (e) Quoting words and ideas of other authors as your own is termed as ____________. A Ethical citation B Digital citizenship C Plagiarism D Privacy (f) The standard recommended resolution for Web images is A 150 dpi B 72 ppi C 150 ppi D 72 dpi Section A Objective Marks: 20
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 3 of 8 Q2 State whether True or False. [__/7] (a) Photoshop is a vector based graphic software. __________ (b) A database is controlled by Database management system. __________ (c) You should avoid clicking on the popup links just in case they are unreliable or a scam. __________ (d) Search engines searches are mainly dependent on keywords. __________ (e) Photoshop measures in pixels, so altering sizes of a photo can reduce the quality. __________ (f) As a digital citizen, we should live stream for fun as it is safe. __________ (g) Gradient tool cannot be used with the bitmap or index colour images. __________ Q3 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer. [__/7] (a) A dot matrix data structure that represents a generally rectangular grid of pixels (points of colour), viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display media is termed as ________________________________. (b) The broadcasting of real-time, live, video to an audience over the internet is termed as ________________________________. (c) The ______________________ tool lets you correct imperfections, causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. (d) It occurs online, often through instant messaging, text messages, emails, and social networks. It is hurtful and unkind, it’s called _______________________________. (e) The ____________________________ command lets you apply rotate, scale, skew, distort, and perspective in one continuous operation. (f) A _________________________, is an identifier in a database that is unique for each record. (g) The purpose of __________________________ is to search for information on the World Wide Web by using specified keywords
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 4 of 8 Q4 (a) Sam spends a lot of time in doing online research but he ends up getting improper outcomes. Explain with examples any two powerful searching strategies or techniques to push most relevant pages to the top of his results. [__/2] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (b) One of your contacts has sent you a video related to an incident you are doubtful about. You want to check its eligibility before forwarding it ahead. How will you determine whether it is reliable or not? [__/2] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (c) Sara has made a new email account and needs some help choosing a strong password. Suggest her at least four tips for a strong and protective password.[__/4] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Section B Subjective Marks: 30
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 5 of 8 5 (a) Alice wants to make some changes to this image and decides to take your help. Which tools do you suggest to get the desired effect? Elaborate. • Add another cup of coffee on the table • Change it from grayscale to a colour • Remove the fork from the table [__/3] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (b) What are raster graphics? Identify the image as raster or vector graphic? [__/3] ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 6 of 8 (c) Name and explain the three selection tools in Photoshop. Which one do you prefer to use and why? [__/4] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 6 (a) Dina has installed MS Access on her computer but she has no idea what to do with it. Convince her to use it by highlighting any three of its rich and intuitive functions. [__/3] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 7 of 8 (b) In MS Access, what is the purpose of a Primary key? What are the two rules applied to it by default? [__/3] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (c) A query is a special “question” you apply to the database to find specific data and get the information you want. Can you help, Mark and Alex recall the three steps to plan a query? [__/3] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
The City School / Unified Mid-Year Examination, December 2022 / Computing / Class 8 Page 8 of 8 (d) The weather forecast predicts heavy snow, for online classes. MS Forms is the recommended platform for teachers and students due to its amazing features. Discuss any three of its functions in detail. [__/3] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________