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    1 END OF TERM THREE EXAMINATIONS


    COMPUTER STUDIES
    TIME: 1½ HOUR
     Answer all questions in Section A and any two from Section B
     Circle the correct alternative for Section A and in Section B, write the
    answers in the spaces provided.

    SECTION A (20 MARKS)


    Q1. The process of restarting the computer system is referred to as?

    (a) Booting (b) Cold Booting (c) Warm Booting (d) Joint Booting
    Q2. CAA refers to…………………………………………………………………...

    (a) Computer Assisted Assessment (b) Computer Assisted Architecture


    (c) Computer Aided Assessment (d) Computer Assisted Accessories

    Q3. Which generation of computers had their memory capacity expanded up to 32KB?
    (a) 1st Generation (b) 2nd Generation (c) 3rd Generation (d) 4th Generation
    Q4. VLSI stands for?
    (a) Very Large Scale Indicator (b) Very Large Scale Integration
    (c) Very Low Scale Integration (d) Very Light Scale Integration
    Q5. The following are peripheral devices except?
    (a) Printer (b) Keyboard (c) LCD Projector (d) CMOS Battery
    Q6. In which generation of computers were the operating systems introduced?
    (a) 1st Generation (b) 2nd Generation (c) 3rd Generation (d) 4th Generation
    Q7. The transmission of messages via a computer network like a Local Area Network
    is referred to as?

    (a) E-mail (b) a chat room (c) e-commerce (d) None of the above
    Q8. The computer system which manages a group of computers on the Local Area Network
    is called?
    (a) A host (b) A Server (c) a Personal Computer (d) Stand alone Computer
    Q9. Which of the following is not a command line operating system?
    (a) Free BSD (b) Red Hat (d) Windows Data Center (d) UNIX

     Computer Studies Department 2009. GOOD LUCK 1


    MERRY XMAS!
    Q10. Which of the following is not a pointing device?
    (a) Touch Screen (b) Track Ball (c) Touch Pad (d) Joystick
    Q11. The computer system which accesses the resources on the computer network is called?
    (a) a stand alone (b) a client (c) a tower (d) None of the three

    Q12. Which of the following is the correct order of the computer information processing cycle?
    (a) Input, Collection, Processing and Output (b) Input, Processing, Collection and Output
    (c) Collection, Input, Processing and Output (d) Collection, Input, Output and Processing

    Q13. Which of the following is not a storage medium?


    (a) FDD (b) CD (c) Flash Disk (d) Hard Disk

    Q14. Which of the following memory spaces store the largest number of characters?
    (a) 90,000Kb (b) 2Mb (c) 0.5GB (d) 40Mb.

    Q15. ………………………………...invented the mechanical calculator.


    (a) Blaise Pascal (b) Leibaniz (c) Charles Babbage (d) Napier

    Q16. How many bytes are in two kilobytes?


    (a) 2,000 (b) 1,000 (c) 10 (d) 2,048

    Q17. In future computers are expected to become


    (a) Smaller in size and less powerful (b) Bigger in size and more powerful
    (c) Smaller in size and more powerful (d) Bigger in size and less powerful

    Q18. The ability for a computer system to respond to requests given to it and provide
    remedies is known as?
    (a) Speed (b) Diligence (c) Artificial Intelligence (d) Versatility

    Q19. PDA refers to……………………………………………………………………..


    (a) Peripheral Dynamic Assistants
    (b) Personal Dynamic Assistants
    (c) Personal Digital Assistants
    (d) Peripheral Digital Assistants

    Q20. The software which combines educational and entertainment content is referred to as?

    (a) Education Software (b) Edutainment Software


    (c) Entertainment Software (d) System Software

     Computer Studies Department 2009. GOOD LUCK 2


    MERRY XMAS!
    SECTION B (20 MARKS)
    Q21.(a) Define Computer Hardware and give two examples.
    …………………………………………………………………………………….
    ………………………………………………………………………………….....
    …………………………………………………………………………………….
    …………………………………………………………………………………….
    (4 Marks)
    (b) What is Input?

    ……………………………………………………………………………………...
    ………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………………………...
    (2 Marks)

    (c) Mention any four pointing devices.


    (i)……………………………………………………………………………………

    (ii)…………………………………………………………………………………...

    (iii)…………………………………………………………………………………..

    (iv)…………………………………………………………………………………..
    (4 Marks)
    Q22.(a) What are the three (3) “simple calculating” devices introduced in the evolution
    of Computers?
    (i)………………………, (ii)……………………………, (iii)…………………….
    (3 Marks)
    (b) Which of the three “simple calculating” devices mentioned above was used for
    volume computing in China and Japan for thousand years BC.

    …………………………………………………………………………………….
    (1 Marks)
    (b) Mention the three (3) developments made in the start of the Computer age and the
    people who introduced them.
    (i)……………………………………………………………………………………

    (ii)…………………………………………………………………………………...

     Computer Studies Department 2009. GOOD LUCK 3


    MERRY XMAS!
    (iii)…………………………………………………………………………………..
    (6 Marks)
    Q23.(a) Write the following abbreviations in full.

    (i) CAI……………………………………………………………………………....

    (ii) HDD………………………………………………………………………….....

    (v) ATM…………………………………………………………………………….

    (vii) LSI…………………………………………………………………………......

    (x) IBM……………………………………………………………………………..
    (5 Marks)

    (b) Give five (5) characteristics of each of the following computer generations.

    First Generation
    (i) …………………………………………………………………………………...

    (ii)…………………………………………………………………………………...

    (iii)…………………………………………………………………………………..

    (iv)…………………………………………………………………………………..

    (v)…………………………………………………………………………………...
    (5 Marks)

     Computer Studies Department 2009. GOOD LUCK 4


    MERRY XMAS!

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