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End-of-Term Examination
December 2012
2 hours
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Section A
Instructions:
Answer all questions in this section be write the number and the
corresponding answers letter in your answer booklet.
Do not write out the answer. Only the letters will be marked.
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Section B
Question 26
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
What is a computer?
(2 marks)
There are three main components within the CPU, name and define any two.
(4 marks)
What are peripheral devices?
(2 marks)
Explain the difference between 'data' and 'information'.
(2 marks)
Complete the following paragraphs, using the terms supplied in the listing below. (5 marks)
LIST OF TERMS (Some or all may be used): arithmetic and logic unit, backing store, control
unit, cylinders, heads, internal memory, program.
In order to execute a (i) _____ which is stored on the computer, the computer
must read the instructions from its (ii) _____ into its (iii) _____.
The (iv) _____ then picks each instruction in turn, passing any mathematical or
logic operations over to the (v) _____ until the entire sequence is completed.
Question 27
a) List the following in order of their size starting with the smallest: Gigabyte, bit, terabyte,
byte, megabyte
(5 marks)
b) State one (1) similarity and one (1) difference between a CD and a DVD
(2 marks)
c) A student recently purchased a 8GB flash drive.
i. Is a flash drive primary or secondary storage?
(1 mark)
ii. What technology does a flash drive utilize?
(1 mark)
iii. Which has a greater capacity the 8GB flash drive or a DVD?
(1 mark)
iv. Name one (1) storage device that has a slower access time than a flash
drive.
(1 mark)
d) Give two examples of secondary storage devices and explain each.
(4 marks)
e) Your friend wishes to copy a music video of their favourite artist from the
internet. Which storage device would you suggest your friend to use and why? (3 marks)
Question 28
a)
b)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
Question 29
a) A device that when moved across a desktop causes the same movement of the cursor on a
screen is called a?
(1 mark)
b) A mouse is similar to what other input device?
(1 mark)
c) What device reads and interprets information on printed material and converts it to a format
that can be displayed by a computer?
(1 mark)
d) Identify TWO input devices that are regularly used at Point-Of-Sale terminals, and briefly
describe how they function.
(2 marks)
e) List ONE location at which Point-of-Sale terminals are helpful.
(1 mark)
Question 30
a)
b)
Some output devices produces soft copy while some produces hard copy. Explain what is
meant by hard copy and soft copy and give an example of an output device that produces
each.
(4 marks)
Name two output devices, excluding the printer, and explain each.
(4 marks)
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Section C
31.
(1 mark)
32.
(1 mark)
33.
34.
(2 marks)
35.
(1 marks)
36.
(1 marks)
37.
List three formatting features that have been applied to cell B8?
(3 marks)
(2 marks)
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Section D
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(5 marks)
Question 40 : Spreadsheet
Collect a spreadsheet appendix 1 from the invigilator. On the sheet provided perform the following tasks.
a) Label the rows and columns appropriately starting at 1 and B.
(2 marks)
b) In the first row enter Student Grade so that it appears to be merged and centred across the
spreadsheet. Shade lightly the area.
(3 marks )
c) Starting in the first cell of the second row enter the labels Name, Grade and Percentage.
(2 marks)
d) In the next cells of column B enter the names John, Damion, Anna, Lisa.
(1 mark)
e) In the appropriate cells enter the following grades 40, 30, 48, 37.
(1 mark)
f) In cell B8 write the value displayed if the formula =MAX(C3:C6) were present in the cell.
(1 mark)
g) In the appropriate cells enter a formula to calculate the percentage if the grade is marked out of 50.
Percentage is calculated as grade divided by 50 times 100.
h) Shade the range E2:E6.
i)
Border (make the border brighter) the top of the range B8:D8.
(3 marks)
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
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