Computer Applications (UIL)
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Computer Applications is one of several academic events sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League
.
Computer Applications is designed to test students' abilities to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications software, including integration of applications. It is not the same as the Computer Science
contest, which tests programming abilities.
Computer Applications began during the 1994-95 scholastic year, replacing the Keyboarding contest previously held by UIL.
Each school may send up to three students.
Computer Applications is an individual contest only; there is no team competition in this event.
The first part is a five-minute tie-breaker question, which as its name suggests is only used in the event of a tie on the main test. No intermediate time signal is given during the tie-breaker; at the end of the five minutes the students must immediately stop typing, at which point they are instructed to print out their answer.
The second part is the main test. It consists of two questions, which must be completed in 30 minutes. A three-minute preview period is allotted before the test begins. Intermediate time signals are given when 10 minutes and two minutes remain. At the end of 30 minutes the students must immediately stop processing; if they have initiated the print command prior to the end of the test they are allowed to finish printing.
The time periods stated above do not include time for setting up and removing computer equipment.
Any commercially-available laptop or notebook computer can be used during the contest, along with printer, external keyboard/keypad, and mouse. However, only the Microsoft Office
applications software package can be used.
Scoring will vary from test to test; the answer key for the questions will be accompanied by a score sheet indicating the value of each item to be scored.
The tiebreaker is the score of the five-minute tiebreaker question. In the event a tie remains, all remaining individuals will advance.
For district meet academic championship and district meet sweepstakes awards, points are awarded to the school as follows:
University Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....
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Computer Applications is designed to test students' abilities to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications software, including integration of applications. It is not the same as the Computer Science
Computer Science (UIL)
Computer Science is one of several academic events sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.Computer Science is designed to test students' programming abilities...
contest, which tests programming abilities.
Computer Applications began during the 1994-95 scholastic year, replacing the Keyboarding contest previously held by UIL.
Eligibility
Students in Grade 9 through Grade 12 are eligible to enter this event.Each school may send up to three students.
Computer Applications is an individual contest only; there is no team competition in this event.
Rules and Scoring
The test consists of two parts.The first part is a five-minute tie-breaker question, which as its name suggests is only used in the event of a tie on the main test. No intermediate time signal is given during the tie-breaker; at the end of the five minutes the students must immediately stop typing, at which point they are instructed to print out their answer.
The second part is the main test. It consists of two questions, which must be completed in 30 minutes. A three-minute preview period is allotted before the test begins. Intermediate time signals are given when 10 minutes and two minutes remain. At the end of 30 minutes the students must immediately stop processing; if they have initiated the print command prior to the end of the test they are allowed to finish printing.
The time periods stated above do not include time for setting up and removing computer equipment.
Any commercially-available laptop or notebook computer can be used during the contest, along with printer, external keyboard/keypad, and mouse. However, only the Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...
applications software package can be used.
Scoring will vary from test to test; the answer key for the questions will be accompanied by a score sheet indicating the value of each item to be scored.
Determining the Winner
The top three individuals will advance to the next round.The tiebreaker is the score of the five-minute tiebreaker question. In the event a tie remains, all remaining individuals will advance.
For district meet academic championship and district meet sweepstakes awards, points are awarded to the school as follows:
- Individual places: 1st--15, 2nd--12, 3rd--10, 4th--8, 5th--6, and 6th--4.
- There is no cap on the number of points a school can earn in Computer Applications.
List of prior winners
NOTE: For privacy reasons, only the winning school is shown.| School Year | Class A | Class AA | Class AAA | Class AAAA | Class AAAAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Menard | Van Alstyne | Cameron Yoe | Wichita Falls | Weslaco |
| 1995-96 | Era | Coahoma | Colorado City | Livingston | Duncanville |
| 1996-97 | Sulphur Bluff | Marion | Colorado City | Snyder | Duncanville |
| 1997-98 | Westbrook | Edgewood | Perryton | San Angelo Lake View | Flower Mound Marcus |
| 1998-99 | Graford | Lindsay | Hamshire-Fannett | Brownwood | Weslaco |
| 1999-2000 | Garden City | Keene | Giddings | Friendswood | College Station A&M Consolidated |
| 2000-01 | Granger | Edgewood | Midland Greenwood | Friendswood | College Station A&M Consolidated |
| 2001-02 | Lazbuddie | Edgewood | Giddings | Friendswood | Pasadena Dobie |
| 2002-03 | Rocksprings | Rosebud-Lott | Pearsall | Harlingen South | San Antonio Clark |
| 2003-04 | Lazbuddie | Wall | Hamshire-Fannett | Friendswood | Klein |
| 2004-05 | Loop | Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill | Llano | Sherman | College Station A&M Consolidated |
| 2005-06 | Wellington | Centerville | Hamshire-Fannett | Brownwood | Abilene Cooper |
| 2006-07 | Springlake-Earth | Crawford | Princeton | Friendswood | College Station A&M Consolidated |
| 2007-08 | Springlake-Earth | Grandview | Hamshire-Fannett | Sherman | Mission Sharyland |
| 2008-09 | Garden City | Shelbyville | Lubbock-Cooper | Friendswood | Humble Kingwood |