7010

EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA

EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE AND

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL

Computer Studies

SPECIMEN PAPERS FOR EXAMINATIONS STARTING FROM 2020 FOR INTERNAL

CANDIDATES AND FROM 2021 FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES
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Computer Studies (7010) – Preamble

Computer Studies is part of the optional subjects in the School Certificate Examination (Grade 12) taken at the
end of the senior secondary school. The School Certificate Examination is based on the three-year course
covering Grades 10, 11 and 12.

In 2019, the Examinations Council of Zambia undertook examination reforms which saw an introduction of School
Based Assessments (SBA) for all practical papers and changes in some theory papers. During the examination
reforms process, the Computer Studies examination question papers were analysed and reforms were made in
terms of the content and administration of the practical assessment. This process resulted in adding one
structured question in Paper 1. Like other subjects with practical components, Paper 2 - practical was changed
from being a centrally set paper to being a School Based Assessment (SBA). Based on the revised Examination
syllabus, a specimen paper has been developed for Computer Studies Paper 1.

Assessment Objectives (AO)

AO1 Knowledge and Comprehension

AO2 Application (Hands on Skills)

AO3 Analysis (Analytical Skills of Data)

AO4 Synthesis (Programming and Algorithms)

AO5 Evaluation (Applications Software)

Test Design

Computer Studies Examination will have one theory paper and a School Based Assessment. Paper 1 will have 2
Sections: Section A – structured questions and Section B - Systems analysis/Problem solving and
Programming. All questions in Section A will be compulsory while Section B will have 1 compulsory question and
one option. Paper 2 will be a School Based Assessment Component whose focus will be to assess candidates’
practical skills in spreadsheets, databases and programming.

Paper/Code Duration Marks Allocation Percentage

Paper 1: 7010/1 2 hours 30 minutes 70 70%

Paper 2: 7010/2 SBA 30 30%

Total 100%
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Examination for School Certificate Ordinary Level
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Computer Studies 7010/1
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Candidates answer on the question paper
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Instructions to Candidates
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1 Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top
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2 There are two (2) Sections in this paper. Section A and B.
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Section A: There are twelve (12) questions. Answer all.
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Section B: There are three (3) questions. Question one (1) is compulsory.
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Choose any other question from either question two (2) or three (3).
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3 Write your answers in the spaces on the question paper.
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4 Tick () the question you have attempted in Section B in the grid provided below.
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Information for Candidates
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Section B 20 marks.
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Cell phones are not allowed in the Examination Room.
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Section A [50 Marks]

1 (a) State two features commonly found in application programs.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

(b) Explain the difference between importing a file and exporting a file.

.......................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

2 (a) Explain the meaning of the term Integrated Software.

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....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) State two advantages of using Integrated Software.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

(c) Give one major drawback of Integrated Software.

.......................................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

3 A newly built hospital uses the state of the art computer controlled monitoring
system.

(a) Name two physical variables that could be monitored in a patient.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

(b) Give a reason why a computer cannot directly read physical variables in a
patient.

.......................................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

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(c) State two advantages of using a computer controlled system in monitoring

a patient’s condition.

Advantage 1: ................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

Advantage 2: ................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

(d) Explain why the medical personnel may decide to use a graph plotter to
print the computer readings of a patient’s condition.

.......................................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

4 Give three tasks done by an operating system.

1 ....................................................................................................... [1]

2 ....................................................................................................... [1]

3 ....................................................................................................... [1]

5 Makani Advertising Company uses information systems to prepare text and

graphics for newsletters, brochures and other advertising material.

(a) State the application package that would be used for this.

....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) The information system uses CD-ROM and RAM as storage devices.

(i) Explain why each of the following types of storage devices is

necessary.

CD-ROM ...............................................................................

............................................................................................. [1]

RAM .....................................................................................

............................................................................................. [1]

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(c) Name two output devices that are suitable in this system.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

6 (a) Draw and label a diagram which shows a star network.

[3]

(b) State one device that will be needed to connect the star network to a
wide area network (WAN).

....................................................................................................... [1]

7 (a) State two problems which can be caused by illegally accessing computers.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

(b) Give two ways of preventing such problems.

1 .............................................................................................

............................................................................................. [1]

2 .............................................................................................

............................................................................................. [1]

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8 Shopping from home using the internet is now gaining popularity.

(a) Give two advantages to the customer of buying items on the internet.

Advantage 1: ................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

Advantage 2: ................................................................................

....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) State two advantages to the shop owner of selling items on the internet.

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

Advantage 2: ................................................................................ [1]

(c) Shopping through internet may not be as successful as predicted.

Give one reason for this.

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....................................................................................................... [1]

9 (a) Describe a typical input interface you would find on a diagnostic expert
system.

....................................................................................................... [1]

(b) State two parts of an expert system.

1 ............................................................................................. [1]

2 ............................................................................................. [1]

(c) Give an example of an expert system.

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......................................................................................................... [1]

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10 (a) Explain the difference between a web browser and a search engine.

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(b) State one feature of a web browser.

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(c) State one disadvantage of a search engine.

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11 An estate agent keeps information concerning the property sales on a database as

shown in the table below.
Code Type of Class Price Number of
number property rooms
PP22 House D 280,000 3
PZ72 Flat D 120,000 3
PX68 House S 420,000 4
PA40 Flat D 90,000 3
PC80 House S 450,000 4
PA48 Flat D 95,000 3

(a) (i) State the number of records in a database.

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(ii) State the number of fields in each record.

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(b) The class field uses a single letter;

D is a detached property;
S is for the semi-detached property.
Suggest a code that could be used for a terraced property.
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(c) Name the appropriate key field and give a reason for the choice.

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Reason ...........................................................................................

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12 Study the flowchart below and answer the questions that follow.

START

A=1

INPUT N

N=N/10

IS YES OUTPUT A
N1?

NO

A=A + 1 STOP

What are the expected output from the flowchart when three sets of data
are input.

Input N Output A

(a) 48 [1]

(b) 9170 [1]

(c) −800 [1]

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SECTION B [20 Marks]

There are three (3) questions in this section. Question one (1) is compulsory. Choose
one from the other two questions.

1 Read the following scenario and answer the questions that follow.
The owner of a supermarket wants to install a computerised stock control system.
All stock control processes have been paper based.
The first thing the Systems Analyst has to do is to collect all necessary information
about the existing system.

(a) Name two methods that the Systems Analyst could use to collect
information.

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(b) Describe three features of the structure of the database that the systems
analyst could design for the supermarket.

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(c) Describe one method that could be suitable for implementing the system
that has been proposed.

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(d) Give two reasons for the method of implementation you have chosen in C.

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2 ............................................................................................ [1]

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2 (a) Write an algorithm to determine a student’s average grade and indicate

whether the student passed or failed. The average grade is calculated as
the average of four (4) marks in different subjects.
Student will only pass if the average grade is greater or equals to 60.

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(b) State the difference between a variable and a constant.

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(c) Explain the purpose of a DO WHILELoop in a program.

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(d) Explain why arrays are used when writing a computer program.

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3 (a) Explain the purpose of Hypertext markup language (HTML).

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(b) Consider the following HTML code fragment.

! DOCTYPE html
html xmln = “http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”
head
title this is an example of a website/title
/head
/body
h1welcome to the school webpage/h1
pThis is a basic HTML document /p
/body
/html
Identify each of the elements in the code fragment above. Explain the
purpose of each element and state the code fragment.

(i) Document type declaration

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(ii) Root element

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(iii) Head element

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(iv) Body element

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