OPENER EXAMINATION: TERM 1 2024

COMPUTER STUDIES
451
FORM TWO
Time: 2½ Hours

Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ……………….

Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: …………………...

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
 Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above.
 This paper consists of Two sections A and B.
 Answer ALL questions in section A.
 Answer question 16 and any three in section B.
 All answers should be written in the spaces provided on the question paper.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
SECTION QUSTIONS CANDIDATE’S SCORE
A 1 -15
B 16
17
18
19
20
TOTAL SCORE

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 SECTION A (40MARKS)
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTION IN THIS SECTION

1. State three functions of Central Processing Unit. (3 marks)

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2. State two ways of warm booting a computer. ( 2mks)
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3. Explain three ways in which a computer system can be used in electing a school captain.
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4. List four factors to be considered when purchasing an operating system. (2mks)

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5. Distinguish between ROM and RAM (2marks)
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6. Outline two advantages of hard disk over floppy disk. (2marks)
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7. State two reasons to justify why computer users are always advised to follow the right
Procedure of shutting down (2marks)

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8. Mention three reasons why a calculator is a computer. (3 marks)

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9. List three causes of computer data loss. (3 marks)
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10. Mention two characteristics of random access memory. (2 marks)
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11. State four situations when a computer user will be required to format a disk. (4 marks)
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12. Give three reasons why one may go for hardcopy output. (3 marks)
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13. Explain three types of computer buses. (3 marks)
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14. List three factors that determine the cost of a computer. (3 marks)
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15. State three characteristics which make computers better than human beings. (3 marks)

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SECTION B (60 MARKS)

ANSWER QUESTION 16 AND ANY OTHER THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

16. a) name four different types of ROM.(4 marks)

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b) Give three characteristics of ROM. (3 marks)

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c) Name four components found in the System unit. (4 marks)
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d) Explain the correct procedure for shutting down the computers in the computer
Laboratory. (4 marks)
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17. a) write the following abbreviations in full: (5 marks)
i) CPU
ii) ALU
iii) RAM
iv) MICR
v) OMR
b) State four limitations of speech recognition devices found today. (4 marks)
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c) State three advantages of using a bar code reader. (3 marks)
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d) State three types of processors. (3 marks)
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18. a) State five disadvantages of using computers. (5 marks)
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b) What is a computer laboratory? (2 marks)
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c) State four factors to be considered when setting up a computer laboratory. (4 marks)
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d) State four categories of keys on the key board. (4 marks)
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19. a) State five functions of the operating system. (5 marks)
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 b) State four ways of identifying an illegal copy of an operating system. (4 marks)
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c) Give three details about a file that is stored by an operating system. (3 marks)
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d) List any three programs that always run in the background when a computer is started. (3 marks)
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20. a) State four major categories of computer hardware. (4 marks)
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b) State four factors to consider when buying/selecting a monitor. (4 marks)
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c) State three disadvantages of using printers. (3 marks)
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d) In order to enable the control unit to carry out various functions, certain registers are used. Name four major
types of registers. (4 marks)
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