EDPM End of Year Exam 2025

Which of the following was the first type of computer?

• Minicomputer

• Microcomputer

• Desktop computer

• Mainframe computer

Which of the following are advantages of using a computer system? (select more than 1 answer for this question.)

• I. It can automate repetitive tasks.

• II. It provides access to more information.

• III. It is complex and reduces the risk of cyber-attacks.

Which of the following BEST defines the term ergonomics?

• Designing workspaces to fit the people who use them

• Determining the time and resources available to workers

• Analysing the total economic cost of work-related injuries

• Arranging the workspace for people who work on a computer all day

Which of the following are ways of caring for computer software and peripherals?(Select more than 1 answer for this question.)

• III. Use of factory-specified guidelines

• I. Regular cleaning of hardware

• II. Defragmentation of hard drives

When keying data on a computer, the data-entry clerk should

• keep elbows bent at 90⁰ angle

• keep wrists straight while keying

• position documents flat on the deck for easy viewing

• have keyboard and mouse just out of reach

An input device can be BEST described as a/an

• visual display software

• tool that receives data from the computer

• tool that sends data to a computer system for processing

• application that sends information to the computer system for processing

Storage media can be BEST described as

• devices that can only hold and store information temporarily

• devices used to store, retrieve, or transmit electronic data

• devices that give access to shared stored information

• hardware devices used to store electronic data

A web-based application software can be BEST defined as a software that

• performs specific tasks on the computer

• co-ordinates activities among computer devices

• performs specific tasks and is external to the computer

• contains instructions that allow the running of the application

Which of the following home row keys are PRIMARILY used by the left hand?

• ;ikj

• post

• asdf

• hnmy

Which of the following injuries will MOST likely result from having poor posture while using a computer?

• Backache

• Headache

• Repetitive strain injury

• Carpal tunnel syndrome