Computer Applications (UIL)

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. The contest is set to end in the 2023-24 school year, with no announced replacement.

Eligibility

Students in Grade 9 through Grade 12 are eligible to enter the 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[1] 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.[1]

NOTE: UIL reclassification happened in 2015, adding the 6A classification.

NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 state contest was cancelled.

School Year Class A Class AA Class AAA Class AAAA Class AAAAA Class AAAAAA
1995 Menard Van Alstyne Cameron Yoe Wichita Falls Weslaco N/A
1996 Era Coahoma Colorado City Livingston Duncanville N/A
1997 Sulphur Bluff Marion Colorado City Snyder Duncanville N/A
1998 Westbrook Edgewood Perryton San Angelo Lake View Flower Mound Marcus N/A
1999 Graford Lindsay Hamshire-Fannett Brownwood Weslaco N/A
2000 Garden City Keene Giddings Friendswood College Station A&M Consolidated N/A
2001 Granger Edgewood Midland Greenwood Friendswood College Station A&M Consolidated N/A
2002 Lazbuddie Edgewood Giddings Friendswood Pasadena Dobie N/A
2003 Rocksprings Rosebud-Lott Pearsall Harlingen South San Antonio Clark N/A
2004 Lazbuddie Wall Hamshire-Fannett Friendswood Klein N/A
2005 Loop Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Llano Sherman College Station A&M Consolidated N/A
2006 Wellington Centerville Hamshire-Fannett Brownwood Abilene Cooper N/A
2007 Springlake-Earth Crawford Princeton Friendswood College Station A&M Consolidated N/A
2008 Springlake-Earth Grandview Hamshire-Fannett Sherman Mission Sharyland N/A
2009 Garden City Shelbyville Lubbock-Cooper Friendswood Humble Kingwood N/A
2010 Junction Sonora Orangefield Friendswood Cypress Woods N/A
2011 Yantis Junction Orangefield Friendswood Cypress Woods N/A
2012 Chireno Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Hamshire-Fannet Roma Clear Lake N/A
2013 Chireno Wall Hamshire-Fannet Livingston Klein N/A
2014 Chireno Sunnyvale Needville Livingston Cypress Woods N/A
2015 Slidell Goldthwaite Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Argyle Livingston North Shore
2016 Sterling City Sabine Pass Blanco Aubrey Livingston North Shore
2017 Happy Goldthwaite Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Liberty Hill Lindale North Shore
2018 Slidell Winters Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Melissa Hallsville North Shore
2019 Springlake-Earth Vega Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Melissa Waller Cypress Woods
2021 Happy Sanford-Fritch Elysian Fields Andrews Friendswood Flower Mound
2022 Happy Vega Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill Melissa Sharyland Pioneer Cypress Woods
2023 Rocksprings Winters Fairfield Lindale Melissa Flower Mound

References

  1. ^ a b UIL: Academics – Archives Archived July 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • Official UIL Rules for Computer Applications—High School NOTE: This file contains rules for other competitions; Section 926 covers Computer Applications.

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