TERM TWO EXAMINATIONS

COMPUTER STUDIES
FORM ONE
TIME – 2 ½ HOURS

Name: …………………………………………………………. Adm No: ……………….

School: ……………………………………………………….. Class: …………………..
Signature: …………………………………………………….. Date: …………………...

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
 Write your name and admission number in the spaces provided above
 Answer ALL questions
 All answers should be written in the spaces provided on the question paper

Answer all Questions

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 1. Identify the input devices shown below (6marks)
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2. Explain four types of Read-only Memory (4marks)

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3. List four logical operations carried out by the Arithmetic Logic Unit (4marks)

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4. State five application areas of digital camera (5marks)

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5. Name five types of keyboards (5marks)

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6. Give five factors to consider when choosing an input device (5marks)

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7. State five differences between Static RAM and Dynamic RAM (5marks)
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 8. State five challenges experienced by Computers users who rely on Cathode Ray tube Monitors for
display (5marks)
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9. Briefly describe five reasons which make microcomputers suitable for personal computing work
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10. Explain how computers are used in the following areas
(i) Universities (5marks)
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(ii) Health facilities like Hospitals (5marks)
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 11. Name five activities that are likely to cause a repetitive strain injury (RSI) called eye strain. (4marks)
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12. State four differences between primary memory and secondary memory (4marks)
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13. Explain the following terms as used in computing
(a) POST (2marks)
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(b) BIOS (2marks)
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(c) Firmware(2marks)
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14. List five characteristics of the fifth generation computers (5marks)

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 (i) Name three examples of softcopy output devices (3marks)
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(ii) Kameno Construction Company intends to buy output devices they can use to produce road plans,
maps, and invoices. State two output devices you would advise the company to buy (2marks)
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(iii) Give a reason for each choice in (ii) above (2marks)
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16. Kimani bought a flash drive of 8GB to store his personal files. He used half of it to save audio files, a
quarter to save video clips, and half of the remainder to keep application programs
(i) Work out the space used to store application programs in Megabytes (3marks)
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(ii) Calculate the free space in flash (3marks)
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 17. On a computer, there are various ports that have various symbols which indicate where the various
peripheral devices are connected. Identify the following symbols. (4marks)

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18. Karema and Justine wanted to acquire computers for their personal use. Karema bought a laptop at
70,000/= while Justine acquired a Desktop at 25,000. Suggest four factors that are likely to make
Karema’s computer to be more expensive (4marks)
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19. State the unit of measure for the following quantities in a computer.
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20. Name three devices required to be on a computer to enable it to support multimedia functions. 3mks
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