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2nd TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE TIME ALLOWED 2H 30min.
CLASS: FORM 4 COEFFICIENT: 03.
Student Name.........................................................................................................
Date.......................................................................Candidate Number:.................
Score

/30
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. USE A SOFT HB PENCIL THROUGOUT THIS EXAMINATION.
2. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Before the examination begins;

3. Insert the information required in the space provided above.
4. Without opening the booklet, pull out the answer sheet carefully from inside the front cover
of this booklet. Take care that you do not erase or fold the answer sheet or make any marks
on it other than those asked for in these instructions.
5. Answer all the Questions in this examination.
6. Non-programmable calculators are allowed.
7. For each question, there are four suggested answers, A, B, C, and D. Decide, which answer, is
correct. Find the number of the question on the Answer sheet and draw a horizontal line
across the letter to join the square brackets for the answer you have chosen. For example if C
is your correct answer, mark C as shown below ;
[A] [B] [C] [D]
8. Mark only one answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will score
zero for that question, if you change your mind erase carefully and the mark your new answer.
1. Transmission of signals between the monitor A Monitoring
and the system unit is done through the : B Modeling
C Simulation
A Parallel cable
D Control
B Power cable
8. A measure that will protect files against
C Video cable
accidental damage is :
D Digital cable
A Access privileges
2. The equivalence of the number B Backup
10010000012 in the octal scale is : C Passwords
D Encryption
A 1101 9. _______is a network topology in which
B 441 each network device is connected to a
C 373 main cable
D 41 A Star
3. A______________is software used to B Mesh
create and modify text files C Bus
D Tree
A Binary file editor 10. Software can be used to improve the
B Equation editor performance of a computer system is
C Text editor
D File editor A Desktop publishing software
4. A system installed in a factory turns on a B Programming software
heater if the temperature drops below 0° C C Bespoke software
turns on a cooler if the temperature rises D Utility software
above 30°C. This is an example of a : 11. Modification on an installed system is done
at__________stage of the system life cycle
A monitoring system
B Control system A Feasibility
C Relay system B Analysis
D Regulatory C Maintenance
5. At what stage in the system development life D Design
cycle is a decision made on what type of input 12. A device that selects the best path for a
methods to use? data packet from one network to another

A analysis A Switch
B Design B Bridge
C Implementation C Router
D Maintenance D Hub
6. Which one of the following is the correct 13. The abbreviation ASCII stands for :
order in the machine instruction cycle? A American standard commission for
information interchange
A decode – execute – fetch B American standard code for information
B Decode – fetch execute interchange
C Fetch – execute – decode C American Storage Code for information
D Fetch – decode – execute interchange
7. A company uses “what –if-analysis” as a guide 14. The equivalence of the number
to business management. This is an example 1001100012 in the octal base is ?
of : A 421
B 342
 C 243 23. The file extension .avi is use to
D 241 hold______files.
15. One of this list is not an antivirus A Sound
A SMADAV B Graphics
B AVIRA C Videos
C RICTUS D Text
D RUFUS 24. The acronym FAT stands for :
16. DVD acronym means A File Attribute Table
A Digital Volatile Disk B File Allocation Table
B Digital Versatile Disk C File Access Table
C Digital Veam Disk D File Assignment Table
D Digital venture Disk 25. A_________converts information on
17. A_________is designed to boost paper into electronic form
weakened signals along a data pathway A Joystick
A Router B Scanner
B Repeater C Keyboard
C Bridge D Camera
D Stabilizer 26. Which language translator translates
18. ____________is an example of utility source code one line at a time?
software A Compiler
A Spreadsheet B Interpreter
B Antivirus C Assembler
C Device drivers D Decoder
D Operating System 27. The Boolean data type has :
19. Which one of the following logic gates has A Only one values
only one input B Only two values
A XOR C Only three values
B NOT 28. What application is associated to a file
C NAND with extension “.xls” ?
D NOR A MS Word
20. The result of the binary addition is B MS Access
1011 + 1010 C MS Excel
A 11110 D MS PowerPoint
B 10110 29. Google Chrome is an example of :
C 11011 A System software
D 11010 B Utility Software
21. The result of the binary subtraction 1101 – C Application Software
1010 is D Internet tools
A 101 30. A Webcam is an___________________
B 11 A Processing Device
C 100 B Output device
D 10 C Input device
22. Hexadecimal number AF2 in binary is : D Input/output device
A 101011110010
B 011011010001
C 101100111010
D 101101101110