ZERAKI ACHIEVERS’ EXAMINATIONS (2022)

Term 3 - 2022
COMPUTER STUDIES (451/1)
PAPER 1
FORM THREE (3)
Time: 2 ½ Hours

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

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

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

 Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above
 This paper consists of Two sections A and B
 Answer ALL questions in section A
 Answer question16 and any other THREE questions from section B
 All answers should be written in the spaces provided on the question paper
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

SECTION QUSTIONS CANDIDATE’S SCORE

A 1 -15

B 16

17
18
19
20
TOTAL SCORE

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 SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in SECTION
1. Give three measures an organization need to put in place to prevent threats from sabotage (3marks)
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2. Describe any three types of data that can be accepted in spreadsheet cells (3marks)
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3. Mention three factors to consider before installing an operating system in a computer (3marks)
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4. Enumerate three data management tools available in spreadsheet (3marks)
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5. Describe three ways in which ICT can be used to run a taxi business in a busy town like Nairobi (3marks)
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6. State a stage in system development life cycle where each of the following activities are carried out
(3marks)
(i) Performing system audit
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(ii) Listing hardware and software requirement of the system

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 (iii) Establishing whether the system to be developed is cost effective
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7. Convert the decimal number 308 to its binary equivalent (3marks)
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8. Briefly describe three ways in which internet platforms have revolutionized business activities (3marks)
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9. Give three ways of preventing transcription errors during data entry (3marks)
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10. Describe the term desk checking as used in computer programming (1mark)
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11. Describe three security services offered by the operating system in a computer (3marks)
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12. When an image inserted in a desktop publishing document is selected, handlers on its place holder
appears. State two uses of these handlers (2marks)
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13. Use flowcharts to demonstrate two ways of implementing a For loop in a program (2marks)
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14. Use appropriate example to explain how records are accessed in sequential file organization using binary
search method (3marks)
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15. Write down the correct syntax for each of the following Excel functions given that C1,C2,C3,C4 and C5
contain 50,60,45,56 and 10 respectively (2marks)
(i) RANK
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(ii) COUNTIF
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 SECTION B (60 MARKS)
16.
(a) Describe the following terms as used in programming (3marks)
(i) Hardware oriented
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(ii) Syntax
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(iii) Bug
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(b) When writing a computer program programmers are always advised to use approaches and techniques
that makes the program easy to follow and maintain. List four ways in which a programmer can make
program code easy to follow (4marks)
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(c) A bookshop owner contracted a programmer to design a program that can be used to manage book orders in
his business as follows;

 Enter the order ID and Order amount

 Calculate the discount and New order amount
The book shop gives a discount of 13% for orders of a books worth Ksh.5, 000, 8% for orders of books worth
Ksh.1000 and none for orders worth Ksh.1,000 and below.
Draw a flowchart to represent the information above, display the discount and new order amount (8 marks)

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 17.
(a) List the process used by the computer to perform the following arithmetic operations (3marks)
(i) Addition
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(ii) Multiplication
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(iii) Subtraction
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(b) Convert the following numbers to binary number
(i) 10AH (3marks)
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13
base 10 (3marks)
(ii) 23
64
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(c) Perform the binary arithmetic below and write your answer in decimal notation (3marks)
00011012+0001112-0010112
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(d) Identify three ways of representing negative signed binary numbers (3marks)
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 18.
(a) Give four ways of in which parents can protect their children from accessing inappropriate content
from the internet (4marks)
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(b) Due to the risks involved in using the traditional classroom teaching method during this covid-19
period, many colleges have embraced online teaching via Zoom, google classroom and Webex.
Mention four items that a student must have in order to attend lessons through the platforms
indicated above (4marks)
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(c) Briefly describe four benefits of backing up data in your phone in the clouds (4marks)
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(d) Explain the following types of security threat (3marks)

(i) Malware attack
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(ii) Social Engineering
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(iii) System failure

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19.
(a) Repetitive Strain and eye strain may results from use of computers. State two ways of minimizing
each of the mentioned health problems (4marks)

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(b) Describe the effects of the following actions in a computer laboratory (3marks)
(i) Drinking Tea
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(ii) Cleaning the computers with soft cloth soaked in water
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(iii) Smoking
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(c) Mr. J.O Were the Principal and the Basketball coach of Kisumu Day High school wants to invite
several schools for Basketball tournament .He was advised to use mail merging technique to create
invitation letters for the respective schools identified. Give three benefits of this technique (3marks)
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(d) A student from Maranda High School was typing a document using Ms-word. He typed Maseno
School as the title of the document. He was requested by his teacher to insert High in between
Maseno and School. Explain what will happen if the Ms-word editing mode is set to type over
(2marks)
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 (e) Name three transformation techniques supported by Ms-Word which enable users to format graphic
and fit them nicely in a document (3marks)
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20.
(a) Study Table A and B then use it to answer questions that follows

Table I Table II
Field Name Field Name
ID Number ID Number
Last Name Product ID
First Name Product Name
Address Unit cost
Town Quantity
Date of Birth
Total

(i) Identify the most appropriate data type for ID Number, Product Name and Quantity (3marks)
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(ii) Given that the data type for Total is calculated write an expression to be entered in the
expression builder (2marks)
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(iii) Suggest how date birth can be validated to restrict entries of date that follow in 2010 only
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(iv) Explain how a relation can be created between Table A and B (2marks)
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(b)
(i) State the difference between a line printer and page printer (2marks)

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(ii) List four features of a Laser printer (4marks)
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