OLC MUGOIRI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL

FORM 1 COMPUTER STUDIES

TERM II 2024 HOLIDAY ASS

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1. Give the functions of the following mouse actions (4mks)

a) Double clicking
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b) Right clicking
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c) Click
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d) Drag and drop
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2. a)State four Differences between a CRT and a flat panel screen (4mks)
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 b) Give three factors you need to consider when choosing a monitor (3mks)

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c) State three characteristics of the fourth generation computer (3mks)

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3. a) Differentiate between softcopy and hard copy output (2mks)

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b) Give two reasons why laptop computers are quite popular than desktop computers among
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4. Outline four differences between impact and non-impact printer (4mks)

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5. Which output device would be suitable in the following situations (5mks)

i) Company that produce road maps……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) In a school to produce certificates………………………………………………………………………………………….
iii) Retail shop to produce customer receipts……………………………………………………………………………..
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 v) In a conference hall where digital presentations are being done…………………………………………..

6. Name and explain four factors to consider choosing a printer (8mks)

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7. List three examples of flat panel Displays (3mks)

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8. Describe three types of computer buses (3mks)

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9. Use the block diagram of a computer shown below to answer the questions that follow:
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a) Name the parts labelled A to F (6mks)

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 b) Name two devices used for inputting data (2mks)
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c) Name two devices used for outputting data (2mks)

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10. a) Name and describe the three main components of a computer system (6mks)

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b) Give three differences between RAM and ROM (3mks)

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c) What generation of computers used the following (4mks)

i) Transistors ……………………………………………………………………………………..

ii) Very large integrated circuits ……………………………………………………………………………………..

iii) Parallel Architecture and super conductor ………………………………………………………………………………….

iv) Thermionic valves …………………………………………………………………………………….

11. a) Write an application of each of the following (3mks)

i) Optical Mark Recognition

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 ii) Optical Bar Recognition
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iii) Optical Bar Recognition

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b) Name three types of hardcopy output devices (3mks)

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12. Write the following acronyms in full (3mks)

a) VDU ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

b) LCD ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

c) VGA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

13. i) Distinguish between primary storage and secondary storage devices (2mks)

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ii) Give three reasons why a flash disk is a popular storage media (3mks)

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iii) Other than flash disk state three other high capacity media that can be used in data storage (3mks)

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 iv) List any three categories of keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard and give examples in each

category (6mks)

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14. a) Explain the functions performed by the following (3mks)

i) The control unit

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ii) The arithmetic and logic unit

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iii) The main memory

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15. a) Define the term toggle keys (1mk)

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b) Name the four toggle keys on the computer keyboard (4mks)

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c) Name three factors one would consider when choosing data entry devices (3mks)

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d) Describe two situations in which speech recognition devices may be useful as a method of data
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