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COMPUTER STUDIES

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST


You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.


No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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Section A (Answer all questions) - 20 Marks
1. What do output devices provide?
a) Data to be processed
b) Software instructions
c) Text and images only
d) Results of processing

2. How many colours does a monochrome monitor show?


a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

3. What kind of output device would NOT be used to output images?


a) CRT
b) LCD
c) Plotter
d) Speakers

4. Which of the following is hardware?


a) Operating system
b) Microsoft Word
c) Touchpad
d) Microsoft Excel

5. The device below is an example of

a) Solid state devices


b) Magnetic storage devices
c) Optical storage devices

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d) Input devices

6. Which device can be used to produce large drawing to be put on the bill boards?
a) Plotter
b) LaserJet printer
c) Inkjet printer
d) Dot matrix printer

7. Identify the device shown below

a) Optical mark Reader


b) Optical Character Reader
c) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
d) Barcode Reader

8. Which input device can be used by the blind to enter data into the computer?
a) Blinder
b) Microphone
c) Braille printer
d) Speakers

9. A group of four bits is called


a) A byte
b) A binary digit
c) A nibble
d) A word

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10. Which of the following is not a function of an operating system?
a) To control hardware
b) To run programs
c) To multitask
d) To type work

11. RAM is……


a) Software
b) Hardware
c) Input device
d) Output device

12. Which of the following CANNOT be considered as data?


a) Numbers
b) Letters
c) Total
d) Symbols

13. Which of the following is NOT an input device?


a) Barcode reader
b) Scanner
c) Joystick
d) Plotter

14. Which one of the following memory capacity is the smallest?


a) 2048 bytes
b) 1.8MB
c) 0.9GB
d) 1024KB

15. Mutale Chilufya on Thursday, 20th January 2021 ran a lot of applications on her laptop. The process of
running several tasks on the computer is called ……
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a) Batch processing
b) Multitasking
c) Real-time
d) Multi-User

16. The binary digits of 0’s and 1’s is called….


a) Bits
b) Bytes
c) Kilobyte
d) Megabyte

17. Processor speed is measured in …………………


a) Gigahertz
b) Gigabytes
c) Megabytes
d) Miles

18. Which shortcut keys can be used print the entire document in a word processing program?
a) SHIFT+P
b) CTRL+Print
c) CTRL+P
d) ALT+P

19. A software used to prepare office documents such as letters is ……


a) Spreadsheet
b) Word processor
c) Presentation
d) Database

20. The text “I LOVE YOU” is


a) Centered
b) Bold
c) Aligned right
d) Underlined

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Section B (Answer all questions using one word or short phrases) – 20 Marks

21. ……………………………………………… and ………………………………………… are the two


types of software [2]
22. Graphical User Interface consists of …………………………………….., icons, ………………………
and …………………………………………… [2]
23. A floppy disk has ……………MB, a CD has ……………MB and a DVD has………………..GB [3]
24. ………………………………. Stores data and programs even when the computer is off. [1]
25. What kind of output do projectors provide? …………………………………………………….. [1]
26. Multimedia consists …………………………………., images, ……………………………………. and
……………………………………………... [3]
27. A ……………………………. is a series of vertical lines which is used to represent data [1]
28. A type of interface that allows users to manually enter command is called
……………………………………………………………………… [1]
29. ……………………………………………………… is the process of converting data to information [1]
30. Printers and plotters are examples of ……………………………… devices. [1]
31. Optical media include CD and …………………… for storing data [1]
32. A pen-like device used to draw or write on a tablet is called………………………………… [1]
33. …………………………. and ………………………………… are both input and output devices [2]

Section C: Answer all questions


1. Operating system and Application software helps the computer to run and function smoothly.
(a) Write down the difference between Operating system and Application software and give
one (1) examples for each.
(i) Operating system:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
Examples: ……………………………………………..………………………………………………. [1]

(i) Application software


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
Examples: ……………………………………………..………………………………………………. [1]

(b) Storage media and devices are commonly used to store and read data, information, files and images.
What is storage media? Mention two (2) examples of storage media.

Storage media:………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
Examples 1……………………………………………………………………………………………...
Examples 2………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

(c) Flash memory cards are small thin rectangular or square removable cards that store digital data such
as images and videos. Give one advantage of a flash memory card and one example where it is used.

Advantage:…………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

Where it used: ………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

2. Different units of data can be used to represent the size of a file, as it changes in size. Fill in the missing
units of data, using the list given:
 Byte •
 Gigabyte (GB)
 Megabyte (MB)
 Nibble

The units of data increase in size from smallest to largest.

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[4]

3. (a) What type of interface is shown below?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]
(b) Give two advantages of the above named interface
1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]

4. Write the name of the components and describe ONE function of each, in the answer booklet

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5. Amina Piya bought a computer system with the specifications given below. Use this information to
answer the questions that follows.

(a) Name the processor and the type of VDU


Processor: ……………………………….. VDU: ……………………………………… [2]
(b) Name the operating system and give the size of the HD.
Operating system: ……………………… Size of HD: ………………………………. [2]
(c) Give two functions of an operating system in a computer?
1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
(d) (i) What is volatile memory? ………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]
(ii) Give an example of volatile memory from the specification given above.
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……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

END OF EXAMINATION!

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