computer studies

P R A C T IC A L WO R K B O O K F O R S T U DE N T S
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WO R D P R O C E S S IN G
S P R E A DS H E E T S
DA T A B A S E S
P R E S E N T A T IO N
DE S K T O P P U B L IC A T IO N
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CITA COLLEGE(0981154822)
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 CONTENTS
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................ 2
CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................................. 5
ELECTRONIC WORD PROCESSING ...................................................................................... 5
TEST PAPER 1: ........................................................................................................................ 5
TEST PAPER 2: ........................................................................................................................ 5
TEST PAPER 3: ........................................................................................................................ 6
TEST PAPER 4: ........................................................................................................................ 7
TEST PAPER 5 .......................................................................................................................... 9
TEST PAPER 6 ........................................................................................................................ 10
TEST PAPER 7 ........................................................................................................................ 12
TEST PAPER 8 ........................................................................................................................ 13
TEST PAPER 9 ........................................................................................................................ 13
TEST PAPER 10 ..................................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................................. 16
ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS ............................................................................................. 16
TEST PAPER 1 ........................................................................................................................ 16
TEST PAPER 2 ........................................................................................................................ 17
TEST PAPER 3 ........................................................................................................................ 17
TEST PAPER 4 ........................................................................................................................ 18
TEST PAPER 5 ........................................................................................................................ 20
TEST PAPER 6 ........................................................................................................................ 21
TEST PAPER 7 ........................................................................................................................ 22
TEST PAPER 8 ........................................................................................................................ 23
TEST PAPER 9 ........................................................................................................................ 24
TEST PAPER 10 ..................................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................................. 27
ELECTRONIC DATABASES ..................................................................................................... 27
TEST PAPER 1 ........................................................................................................................ 27
TEST PAPER 2 ........................................................................................................................ 28
TEST PAPER 3 ........................................................................................................................ 29
TEST PAPER 4 ........................................................................................................................ 30
TEST PAPER 5 ........................................................................................................................ 32
TEST PAPER 6 ........................................................................................................................ 33
TEST PAPER 7 ........................................................................................................................ 35
TEST PAPER 8 ........................................................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................... 37
 ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION ............................................................................................. 37
TEST PAPER 1 ........................................................................................................................ 37
TEST PAPER 2 ........................................................................................................................ 38
TEST PAPER 3 ........................................................................................................................ 40
TEST PAPER 4 ........................................................................................................................ 40
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................... 42
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................. 42
TEST PAPER 1 ........................................................................................................................ 42
TEST PAPER 2 ........................................................................................................................ 42
TEST PAPER 3 ........................................................................................................................ 43
TEST PAPER 4 ........................................................................................................................ 43
TEST PAPER 5 ........................................................................................................................ 44
 CHAPTER ONE
ELECTRONIC WORD PROCESSING

TEST PAPER 1:

Using any word processor of your choice, type the following text and perform tasks listed
below it:

WORD PROCESSING COMPARED TO USING A TYPEWRITER

The great advantage of word processing over using a typewriter is that you can make
changes without retyping the entire document. If you make a typing mistake, you simply
back up the cursor and correct your mistake. If you want to delete a paragraph, you simply
remove it, without leaving a trace. It is equally easy to insert a word, sentence, or paragraph
in the middle of a document. Word processors also make it easy to move sections of text
from one place to another within a document, or between documents. When you have made
all the changes you want, you can send the file to a printer to get a hard copy.

Tasks:

i) Change the font size of the whole document to 16.

ii) Change the font size of the title to 20.
iii) Change the font type of the whole document to Bookman Old Style.
iv) Change the alignment of the document to right alignment.
v) Underline the title of document.
vi) Save your document as word processing.

TEST PAPER 2:

Use a Word processor of your choice to type the document below as it is: (USE
FONT = Courier New, Size =13)

The term computer hardware refers to the physical components of a computer, namely
Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, and Printer, including the digital circuitry. Computer hardware is
an integral part embedded in all modern day automobiles, microwave ovens,
electrocardiograph machines, compact disc players, and other devices. The hardware of a
computer is not changed frequently, in contrast with software and data. The present
computers are much advanced in terms of processing speed and have an efficient memory
structure.
 Course № Course Name Time Needed Period of Tuition
Schedule Payable
1 Introduction to 2 weeks 15th Jan to ₤25,000
Computer hardware 30th Jan

2 Input hardware 1 month February ₤35,000

3. Processing hardware 3 weeks 1st March to ₤30,000
20th March

MID TERM EXAMINATION

4. Storage hardware 1 month April ₤35,000

5. Output hardware 1 month May ₤25,000

END OF TERM EXAMINATION

REQUIRED:
i. All text is justified
ii. Set all margins to 0.6 inches
iii. Center the table but not its content
iv. Copy the table to page 2 of your document.
v. Add your name as footer on all pages.
vi. Save your document as “Computer HARDWARE Course Outline”
vii. Print your document.

TEST PAPER 3:

Use a word processor of your choice to type the document below as it is: (USE
FONT = Courier New, Size =13)
The term computer hw part embedded in all modern day automobiles, microwave
refers to the physical ovens, electrocardiograph machines, compact disc players, and
components of a computer, other devices. The hw of a computer is not changed frequently,
namely Keyboard, Monitor, in contrast with software and data. The present computers are
Mouse, and Printer, much advanced in terms of processing speed and have an
including the digital circuitry. efficient memory structure. The present course aims at providing
Computer hw is an integral an insight into the various hw concepts of a Computer System.
 Course № Course Name Time Needed Period of Tuition
Schedule Payable
1 Introduction to 2 weeks 15th Jan to ₤25,000
Computer hw 30th Jan

2 Input hw 1 month February ₤35,000

3. Processing hw 3 weeks 1st March to ₤30,000
20th March

MID TERM EXAMINATION

4. Storage hw 1 month April ₤35,000
5. Output hw 1 month May ₤25,000
END OF TERM EXAMINATION

FURTHER REQUIRED:
a) Substitute all the occurrences of the word “hw” by the word “Hardware”.
b) All text is justified
c) Set all margins to 0.6 inches
d) Center the table but not its content
e) Copy the table to page 5 of your document and convert it to text
f) Add your name as footer on all pages except the first page.
g) Save your document as “Computer HW Course Outline”
h) Print page 1 and 5 on one sheet of paper back to back.

TEST PAPER 4 :

Create the document below exactly as it appears using a word processor and save it as
ECONTENT .

E - CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
FOR KENYAN SECONDARY LEVEL CURRICULUM
Introduction
The acronym e-content stands for electronic content. In e-content, teaching and learning
materials are presented in digital form and made available on:
Compact disks (CDs)
Digital versatile disks (DVDs)
Internet

Today, devices such as computers, cellular phones and personal digital assistants have been
enhanced in order to deliver e-content.

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Benefits of e - content
The purpose of e-content is to reinforce e-learning through establishment of on-line digital
libraries.
The table below gives a summary of some of the benefits of e-content.
BENEFITS EXPLANATION
1. Learner motivation Moore motivation and attractive to the learner hence easily
acceptable.
2. Advanced security In disseminating information, there is controlled access to
documents on the basis of a rigorous authentication system.
3. Increased flexibility Business processes and integrated communication regardless
of the distance between users and means of access to
information.
4. Increased performance By taking advantage of the emerging trends.
and revenue

5. Cost reduction Reduced cost of carrying business processes compared to the

print media.

Requirements for e - content development are:

1. Subject experts for content organisation and development.
2. Multimedia computer especially IBM or IBM compatible computers.
3. Optical disks (CDs or DVDs)
4. Software- Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash.
5. Qualified e-content developers.

Threats and Security t o copyright

There is a need to explore on how to safeguard intellectual property rights as well as the
company’s market share from cheap pirated or free access to teaching/learning materials.

Required:
a) Check for any errors in the document. (2 marks)
b) Set the document margins to: (4 marks)
i. The right and left margins to 1”
ii. The top and bottom margins to 0.5”.
c) Replace all the instances of the word “e-content” with the word “digital content”. (2
marks)
d) Insert page numbers at the bottom right of the document. (2 marks)
e) Save the entire document as ECONTENT .
f) The principal of the Digital Valley School wishes to invite five participants to a discussion
forum on e-content development. Using ECONTENT as the main document, create
personalized letters addressed to five people of your choice. See the format below.

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 Mail merge the five letters to a new document and save as NEWMERGED.
g) Print ECONTENT and NEWMERGED.

DIGITAL VALLEY SCHOOL

P.O. 880, Bahati, Kenya

Date: ………………

<First Name> <Last Name>

<CompanyName>
<Postal Address>
<Town>
RE: E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Insert the main document here

Insert: Your Name

TEST PAPER 5:

Using a word processor of your choice, create the document below and save it as
CreateTables. (25 marks)

CREATE TABLES
A table is made up of rows and columns of cells. It is used to organize and present information.
Most word processors let the user easily create, edit and format a table.
To create a table:
1. Click where you want to insert the table.
2. From the Table menu, point to Insert, and then click Table.
3. In the Insert table dialog box, set the number of rows and columns.
4. Specify the auto format option if need be.

It is possible to calculate numerical values in a table. The columns are referenced as A, B,

C,… while rows are referenced as 1, 2, 3.

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 BROUKESHIRE DAIRIES LTD.
JANUARY 2007 PAYROLL
Employee Name Salary Medical Travel Gross
No. (Ksh.) Allow. Allow. Pay
11801 James Meli 44000 8900 2000
11802 Joan Kaparo 38000 8000 1800
11803 Peter Kamande 59000 5000 1600
11804 Hasan Noor 14000 3000 1000
11805 Nancy Atieno 18000 4000 1200
11806 Patrick Kimeu 34000 1800 1700
11807 Job Omingo 16000 3500 1100

Required:
a) Format the document title to Tahoma font 16 pts, underline, bold and centre aligned. (2
marks)
b) Make the table title and subtitle centred across columns, 16pts and 14 pts respectively.
(2 marks)
c) Using appropriate functions:
i. Calculate each employee’s gross pay. (5 marks)
ii. Calculate each column total. (3 marks)
iii. Determine the minimum pay in each category. (3 marks)
d) Using Microsoft graph object, generate a bar graph with the employee’s names against
the Gross pay. (10 marks)
e) Save the document.
f) Print out your work.

TEST PAPER 6:

a) Create the form letter shown below and save it as FORMLETTER. (8 marks)

Kenya Planters Associations Ltd

P.O. Box 9009 00100
Mombasa (Kenya)

<First Name><Second Name>

<Address>
<City>

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Dear <First Name>
REF: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
We wish to invite you for our annual general meeting which will be held on <Date> of
<Month> 2007 at <Time>A.M. The venue will be at <Venue>.
The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:
 Elections
 Financial Reports
 Dividends
 AOB.

Please, make sure you carry your membership care without which you will not be allowed
entry at the gate.

Yours truly
MD-KPA

Required:

b) i. Align the address at the top right to be at the top left. Similarly do the same for the
last two lines of the letter.
ii.. Bold and underline the line starting with REF. (4 marks)
iii.. Replace the bullets with numbers 1, 2, …, 4. (4 marks)
c) i. Create a data source that has the following structure and save it as DATASOURCE. (8
marks)

First Second
Name Name Address City Date Month Time Venue
Joseph Scot P.O. Box 20 Nairobi 20 August 10 Town hall
Teresa Wanja P.O. Box 27 Kisumu 20 August 10 Town hall
Mark Meza P.O. Box 69 Mombasa 20 August 10 Town hall
Musa Mako P.O. Box 10 Nairobi 20 August 10 Town hall
Masese Milka P.O. Box 44 Nairobi 20 August 10 Town hall
Nyang Osborn P.O. Box 66 Nairobi 20 August 10 Town hall

d) Insert the merge fields in the FORMLETTER to replace the text marked with the <>
signs. (9 marks)
e) Merge the FORMLETTER and the DATASOURCE to a new document and save it as
MERGED LETTER. (5 marks)
f) Print FORMLETTER, DATASOURCE and MERGEDLETTER.

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TEST PAPER 7:

The text below is a story extracted from one of the daily newspapers.

Diana the Princes of Wales was born in Irregardless of all the negative publicity,
1961. Her dad was Francis Spencer who Prince Diana won the hearts of many
hailed from Norfolk, England. As a child, Britons because of her charity work, which
she was educated at Riddlesworth Hall in she had taken as a royal duty. She gave
Norfolk, and West Heath School in Kent. active support to many charities related to
She worked as a kindergarten teacher in homeless and deprived children, drug
London. She married Prince Charles, the abuse and victims of acquired immune
heir to the British throne on July 29, 1981. deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Diana made
On June 21st, 1982, Prince William Arthur headlines across the globe when she shook
Phillip Louis was born. His brother Prince hands of an AIDS patient.
Henry Charles Albert David was born on Diana died in a road accident that remain
15th September, 1984. However, there controversial to date. They had gone out
were many strains in the marriage of Prince with her new lover Dodi Al Fayez. As they
Charles and Diana, most of them being tried to run away from a group of
fuelled by the negative issues publicized by paparazzi, their car rammed into the pillar
paparazi journalists. of a flyover, killing them instantly.

Required:
a) Create a document with the above text and save it as DIANA. (8 marks)
b) Type the following heading for the document above the text, bolded, centred and
underlined.
DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES
c) Format the text to be of font size 10. (2 marks)
d) Without affecting the heading, re-format the text to be in two columns. (4 marks)
e) Insert your name and index number as a footer aligned to the left in the document. (4
marks)
f) Insert a picture of Princess.jpg from the support files provided, at the top of the first
column.
g) Insert the first line of each paragraph by 1cm. (6 marks)
h) Change the page orientation to landscape. (2 marks)
i) Specify the following settings for the paper size and margins:
Paper size: A4; Left margin: 2 cm
Top, Right and Bottom margins: 1 cm each. (6 marks)
j) Change the font type to TAHOMA. (2 marks)
k) Check for spelling mistakes and replace all the words that the spelling checker prompts
as mispelled with a sugguested word. Save the entire document.
l) Print the document DIANA.

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TEST PAPER 8:

In this activity, you are required to edit a document titled “The Life of Muhammed Ali”
i) Using a suitable software, open the file Ali.RTF. [2]
ii) Set the page size to A4. [1]
iii) Set the page orientation to landscape. [1]
iv) Set all margins to 1 inch. [1]
v) Change the font size of all the text to 12. [1]
vi) Place in the header your full name and index number, left aligned. [2]
vii) Place in the footer today’s date right aligned. [2]
viii) Set the line spacing of whole document to 1.5. [1]
ix) Create a blank line at the top of the document and insert the heading: [1]
MUHAMMED ALI – THE GREATEST
x) Format the picture at the top of the page to tight, to make it appear as below. [2]

xi) Change the heading to font size 33. [1]

xii) Insert a text watermark across the page using the text: THE GREATEST [1]
xiii) Change the alignment of all the text to Justified. [1]
xiv) Change the magnification of the document to 120%. [1]
xv) Save your document as Greatest.doc [1]
xvi) Print out your work. [1]

TEST PAPER 9:

In this activity, you will edit a document about the development of a new port.

1. Using a suitable software package, load the file JX1PORT21.RTF [2]

2. Set the page size to A4. [1]

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3. Set the page orientation to portrait. [1]
4. Set all margins to 2 centimetres. [1]
5. Save the document as Port Pepard in your work area. [2]
6. Place in the header your full name and index number left aligned. [1]
7. Place in the footer today’s date right aligned. [1]
Make sure that all the alignments match the page margins.
Make sure that headers and footers are displayed on each page.
8. Insert a blank line at the start of the document and enter the title Dock facilities at Port
Pepard. [1]
9. Set the title as Heading 1, center aligned and make the font size to 24. [2]
10. Below the title, add a subtitle: [1]
Report by: and add your name.
11. Set the font size of the subtitle to a Bookman Old Style font. [1]
12. Make only the subtitle italic. [1]
13. After the subtitle, format the rest body text into two equally spaced columns, with a 1
centimeter gap. [1]
14. Set all the body text to Arial font, 1.5 line spacing. [1]
15. Set the font size of all the body text to 10point. [1]
16. Save your document as Port Pepard. [1]
17. Print out your work. [1]

TEST PAPER 10:

a) You are the secretary to the school’s “Fund for Academic Excellence” program and you are
required to send out acknowledge letters to people who have so far made contributions
towards the program. The letter contents are the same for all the persons except the
addresses, names and nature of contributions.
Below is the letter to be sent and a table of people who have made contributions towards the
program.

Lango College,
P.O. Box 86,
Lira

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12th June, 2016
<ADDRESS>
Dear <NAME>
Thank you for your generous contribution of <NATURE OF CONTRIBUTION> towards the
“Funds for Academic Excellence” program.
This project is in its inaugural year but it has been a resounding success. The leaners and
staff agree that it should become an annual event.
The principal would like to thank you and hopes for more support in future.

Thank you very much.

………………………………
HEADTEACHER
OKELLO ALFRED OGWOK

# NAME ADDRESS NATURE OF CONTRIBUTION

1 Lagayizi John P.O. Box 54, Kamuli $430
2 Enyaku David P.O. Box 102 Katakwi 500,000
3 Nsibambi Eriya P.O. Box 160, Masindi 20 kg of Maize
4 Nakasolya Juliet P.O. Box 1413, Kampala 40 bags of Rice

b) Use an appropriate method in any word processing program to make a letter to be sent
to each person in the table. The address and names should be bolded and the
contributions in italics. (17 marks)
c) Save your work as your Index Number. (1 mark)
d) Print each of the four letters. (2 marks)

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 CHAPTER TWO
ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS
TEST PAPER 1:

The table below shows examination results of Senior Six Subsidiary ICT students. Study it and
answer the questions that follow:

STUDENT’S NAME AGE PAPER ONE PAPER TWO FINAL MARK

Nayiga Ruth 18 33 42
Asiimwe Brenda 17 25 52
Atyeno Grace 19 29 48
Akiiki Lucy 18 33 56

Required:
a) Enter the students’ data in a spreadsheet program.
b) Determine the final mark for every student by use a formula.
c) Insert in the table the title “STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE”.
d) Insert a footer as your name.
e) Plot a bar graph of the final mark against the STUDENT’S NAME.
f) Add a chart title as BAR GRAPH REPRESENTING STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE.
g) Copy your graph to another worksheet.
h) Rename sheet one as MARKS and sheet two as GRAPH.
i) Save your work as your name.
j) Print your work.

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TEST PAPER 2:

Type the following table in MS excel and perform the tasks required below it.
SN NAME SST ENG MATH SCI TOTAL POSITION
1 OKELLO MAX 26 23 23 45
ALWEDO CONNY 78 45 45 45
WAFRA GONZA 89 78 40 67
WAFULA MIKE 11 97 40 60
DIPIO EMMANUEL 45 43 56 62
IKE KIPROTICH 67 29 60 62
ALABA SIDDY 87 48 76 78
AVERAGE MARK

Required:
1. Calculate the totals of the students above, using the SUM function.
2. Calculate the average subject mark using an appropriate function.
3. Using the rank function, determine the position of the students using their total marks.
Guide: =RANK(G2,$G$2:$G$8,1)
4. Using the first Serial number, write a formula to determine the other serial numbers, by
incrementing by 1.
5. Highlight all their work area and put all boarders as the one shown above.
6. Format your worksheet to landscape page orientation.
7. Change the view format from Normal to Page Break View.
8. Save your work as P7 Remedial Exams.

TEST PAPER 3:

Enter the data below in a Microsoft Excel Worksheet (5 Marks)

(ii) Using the Information below, complete the table: (8 Marks)
 Revenue from sales is expected to increase by 10% every month
 Revenue from Services and Others decreases by 2% every month
 Salaries and Wages increased by 50% only in February and stayed constant for
March
 Purchases increased by 10% every month.

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 (iii) Calculate the Total Revenue and Expenditure for each month (3 Marks)
(iv) Calculate the Overall Revenue and Overall Expenditure for this company
(1 Mark)
(v) Calculate the Profit earned for each month. (1.5 Marks)
(vi) Calculate the Overall Profit earned by the company (0.5 Marks)
(vii)Save your work on a diskette as “My Accounts” (1 Mark)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR 2001/02

CODE ITEM JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH TOTAL

INCOME
INC01 Sales 125000
INC02 Services 50000
INC03 Others 70000
TOTAL

EXPENDITURE
EXP01 Salaries 50000
EXP02 Wages 30000
EXP03 Travel 10000 10000 10000
EXP04 Purchase 60000
TOTAL
PROFIT

TEST PAPER 4:

Jim Watson, owner of Hollybank farm, milks a herd of fifty dairy cows. The following table
shows the number of gallons of milk produced on the farm each month over a four-year
period:

HOLLYBANK FARM

Month 1997 1998 1999 2000

January 502 440 661 552

February 1022 856 1015 1170
March 4316 3986 3884 4287
April 7627 6846 7946 7570
May 9728 9103 9726 10046

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June 8423 8156 8509 9218
July 6848 6411 6592 7158
August 5868 5386 5591 4985
September 3382 2927 3002 2675
October 2181 1937 1886 1685
November 536 478 515 484
December 335 284 256 317

Enter this data onto a spreadsheet and save the file as Dairyl, then carry out the following
tasks:
1. Add a row to show the total number of gallons produced each year
2. Add rows to show the average, maximum and minimum monthly yields for each year.
3. Insert a column, labelled Price/Gallon, after each year's data. The price per gallon of
milk during 1997 and 1998 was £0.82, the price was increased in 1999 to £0.90 and
increased again in 2000 to £0.95. Enter these details in the four unit price columns.
4. Insert a column, labelled Total Price, after each Price/Gallon column to show the total
amount of money earned each month from milk sales.
5. Obtain the gross earnings for each year from milk sales.
6. Obtain the average annual earnings from milk production, for the period given, on Hollybank
farm.
7. Format the relevant columns to currency format.
8. Save the spreadsheet as Dairy2.
9. Obtain a printout of Dairy2.

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TEST PAPER 5:

Modern Technology Electronics Ltd deals with sales of three types of electronic goods
namely television sets, radio systems and DVD players. Below is a table showing details of
April 2007 sales.

Modern Technology Electronics Ltd.

Sales as per 30th April 2007

Category Item Unit Sold Sub- Tax Net

Code Type Description Price total Amount
TV001 TV 21” LG TV 16000 8
TV003 TV 38” Samsung TV 60000 2
RD001 Radio JVC 3CD Changer 12000 12
DV001 Radio Philips DVD Player 5500 6
TV004 TV 14” JVC TV 11000 22
DV002 DVD LG DVD Player 6200 18
TV005 TV 21” Sony TV 15800 14
DV003 DVD Sony DVD Player 4500 20
RD002 Radio Panasonic Radio 3200 30
RD003 Radio Samsung Radio 4700 8
Player
TV007 TV 14” ZEC TV 8200 4
DV001 Radio Panasonic DVD 6500 16
Player

TV 15%
Tax rates DVD 12%
Radio 8%

Required:
a) Enter the data in a worksheet and save it as MODERNTEC. (18 marks)
b) Format the worksheet as follows:
i. Centre the title across columns. (2 marks)
ii. The text should be Arial, 18 points, bold and centred within a box. (2 marks)
iii. Column headings to be wrapped within the cells and centred horizontally and
vertically.
iv. The unit price to be in two decimal places and currency prefix Ksh. (4 marks)
c) Use appropriate cell references to calculate:
i. The subtotal, rounded to two decimal places. (2 marks)
ii. The TAX is based on the type of the item. Use the rates given in the table above
to calculate tax payable on each item sold. (2 marks)
iii. The Net Amount, which is the subtotal less tax. (2 marks)
d) Sort the worksheet in ascending order according to category. (2 marks)

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e) Calculate the subtotals and grand total for the three types of electronic goods. (6
marks)
f) On a separate worksheet, create a bar graph that compares sales for three types of
electronic goods. Label it appropriately. (2 marks)
g) Print the worksheet showing all formulae used instead of values and the graph.

TEST PAPER 6:

Jamii Retail Shop deals with sales of office furniture, stationery and computer accessories.
The items shown in the table below were bought in the year 2004 and are due for disposal.
Study the table and answer the questions that follow:
Jamii Retail Shop Inventor
Yr2004 Depreciated cost per year
ItemID Description Initital Quantity Amount 2005 2006 2007
J001 Filing cabinets 15000 4
J002 Computers 70000 10
J007 Photocopiers 120000 2
J009 Refrigerators 34000 6
J012 Desks 6000 12
J021 Plastic chairs 400 30
J023 Fans 6000 5
J030 TV sets 10000 8
J032 Wardrobes 10000 3
J033 Display cupboard 10000 4

a) Create a workbook to store the information above and save it as JAMII_INVENTORY.

(12 marks)
b) Format the worksheet as follows:
i. Merge and centre the cells in the heading.
c) Using appropriate cell references calculate:
i. The initial amount for all items in the year 2004. (2 marks)
ii. Total expenditure in the year 2004. (2 marks)
d) If the annual depreciation rate is 10%, calculate:
i. The depreciated value of each item from year 2005 to 2007. (5 marks)
ii. The total amount expected from the sale of the items every year. (3 marks)
e) Sort the worksheet in ascending order according to description. (2 marks)
f) An interested buyer bids to buy all the equipment but pegs his/her depreciation rate at
12%. Calculate the loss Jamii Retail Shop makes it the deal is sealed in the year 2007. (6
marks)
g) Save the worksheet as JAMII_FINAL. (2 marks)

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h) Plot a line graph that depicts the depreciation trend in amount expected from 2005 to
2007.
i) Print JAMII_INVENTORY, JAMII_FINAL and the graph. (3 marks)

TEST PAPER 7:

Mrs. Rhoda Omari is a sales manager of a local firm, Double C Technologies Ltd. She has been
asked by the managing director to prepare an appraisal report on the sales representatives.
The table below shows the percentage performance for each sales representative.
Double C Technologies Ltd.
PFNo. Name Region Performance (%)
CC1011 Isaac Kwamboka Nairobi 80
CC1018 Margaret Mbugua Nairobi 62
CC1021 Ronald Ouma Mombasa 70
CC1013 Gerald Henito Eldoret 40
CC1033 Abdullah Karim Mombasa 55
CC1028 Jane Auma Kisumu 75
CC1014 Peter Chege Nyeri 35
CC1020 Kiprono Mibei Eldoret 30
CC1026 Ann Wangari Nyeri 65

Required:
a) Represent the above information on a spreadsheet and save it as APPRAISAL. (10
marks)
b) Format the title Double C Technologies Ltd as follows:
i. The font should be Tahoma 18 points bold, centred across columns. (4 marks)
ii. Enclose the title with a double outlined box. (2 marks)
iii. Bold the values in the performance column and apply grey shading. (4 marks)
c) Create a pie chart showing percentage values that compares the performance of the
sales representatives. (10 marks)
d) The sales manager wants to moderate the performance figures such that the lowest
performer has at least 60% and the highest 90%. The moderation formula is y = a +
bx where:
y – is the target performance
x – is the current performance
a and b are constants. The constants a and b can be obtained using a simultaneous
equation:
60 = a + 30b
90 = a + 80b

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 i. Insert a new column labelled Moderated Performance. (2 marks)
ii. Calculate the moderated performance for each sales representative. (12
marks)
e) Sort the worksheet in ascending order by region then by moderated performance. (6
marks)
f) Save the worksheet as APPRAISAL. (2 marks)
g) Print APPRAISAL, APPRAISAL1 worksheets showing formulas instead of the values
and the chart.

TEST PAPER 8:

Industrialization is causing continuous damage to the ozone layer especially in the northern
hemisphere. A group of environmental sciences and engineers have come up with a prediction
of the damage as a function of time. The worksheet below shows the predicted trend.

Year Ozone layer

thickness in meters
1990 60000
1991 55000
1992 50000
1993 45000
1994 40000
1995 35000
1996 30000
1997 25000
1998 20000
1999 15000
2000 10000
2001 5000

a) Create a workbook to store the information and save it as OZONE. (8 marks)

b) Enter a new column to the right of OZONE LAYER THICKNESS with the following label
and values. (5 marks)

Environmental cost
in billions of $
5
10
20
30
40
50

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 60
70
80
90
100
110

c) Insert a line chart of OZONE LAYER THICKNESS against YEAR in a new sheet. (8
marks)
d) From the chart, deduce the following:
 The rate of depletion of the ozone layer.
 The year in which the ozone layer is likely to be depleted.
 The initial thickness of the ozone layer before destruction began.
e) Auto format the worksheet and save as OZONE. (5 marks)
f) Insert a row between the column labels and the row that has year 1990. (2 marks)
g) Insert a formula in the cell immediately to the right of 5 billion dollars that would
cumulatively add the environmental costs. (5 marks)
h) Copy the formula in (g) above down the column. (3 marks)
i) Sort the worksheet in ascending order based on the OZONE LAYER THICKNESS column.
(5 marks)
j) Change all the formulas in the worksheet to absolute reference. (3 marks)
k) Display the cell formulas for the worksheet and both the worksheet and chart. Save the
worksheet as OZONE.

TEST PAPER 9:

You are going to perform some clerical work for a company called Pata Pata Shoes.
All currency values should be in Uganda Shillings with UGX sign visible.
1. Using a suitable software package, load the file Payroll.xlx [1]
2. Merge cells C1 to H1 and write the follow text: PATA PATA SHOES LTD [1]
3. Set the page orientation to landscape. [1]
4. Merge cells A23 to H23 and type in your name in upper case. [1]
5. Insert the follow information into their respective cells in the spreadsheet. [2]
Emp. No Advances / Loans

W002 100,000

W006 100,000

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 W007 55,000

W010 85,000

W011 100,000

W012 97,000

6. Calculate the gross pay for each employee. [1]

Note: Basic pay + Allowances
7. Calculate the amount of tax paid by each employee. Note: tax is 18% of gross
income.[1]
8. Using an appropriate formula, calculate the net pay for each employee. [1]
Note: Net pay = Gross pay less PAYE & Advances/loans [1]
9. Format all currency values to UGX instead of $. [2]
10. Format all decimal points to 2 decimal places. [2]
11. Change the view mode page break view, ensuring that only your work area is captured.
[1]
12. Using the Emp. No. and Gross pay only, generate a line graph using income levels of all
employees. Make sure your graph is located below the table. [2]
13. Rename your worksheet as Payroll. [1]
14. Save your spreadsheet as PATA PATA SHOES. [1]
15. Print out your work. [1]

TEST PAPER 10:

1. Using a suitable software package, load the file SICTMARKS.xlx [1]

2. Enlarge the column D to make sure that all headings words are visible. [1]
3. Insert 1 in the cell A2. [1]
4. Write a formula in cell A3 for serial number which increments by 1 and copy it to rest of
the cell up to A18. [2]
5. Select all the work area and put all-borders.
6. Using the Year of Birth and 2016, compute the age the all students. [2]
7. Given the students marks in percentages (%) in column Paper 1, compute the marks out
of 40 in column G. [2]

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8. Given the students marks in percentages (%) in column Paper 2, compute the marks out
of 60 in column I. [2]
9. In the Total column, compute the total marks, adding out of 40 and out of 60 marks. [2]
10. Bold all the cells A1 to J1. [1]
11. In cells G20, G21, G22 and G23, determine the Average, Minimum, Maximum and modal
mark respectively. [2]
12. In cells I20, I21, I22 and I23, determine the Average, Minimum, Maximum and modal
mark respectively. [2]
13. Save your work as your name. [1]
14. Print out your work. [1]

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 CHAPTER TWO
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
TEST PAPER 1:

Modern Technology Electronics Ltd wants to computerize her operations in order to

enhance her service delivery. All clients’ data will be held in a database called MODERNBASE.
Required:
a) In MODERNBASE database, create two related tables namely Clients and Products
using the details given below: (10 marks)
Client Products
ClientID CategoryID
Client Name Product Description
Location Unit Price
Postal Address Quantity
Telephone
b) Make the ClientID and CategoryID the primary keys in the two respective tables. (4
marks)
c) The company wants to keep track of each item ordered by the client. Reinforce the
referential integrity. (4 marks)
d) Create columnar forms for each of the tables. Save the form as ClientEntry and
ProductsEntry. (10 marks)
e) Mary Atieno ordered for the items shown in the Products ordered table. Use the
ClientEntry and ProductsEntry forms to enter the following records.

Client table:
ClientID Client Name Location Postal Telephone
Address
MTE001 Emmanuel Ngunya Kiambu 540 200878
MTE007 Mary Atieno Migori 4080 245350
MTE009 Jimmy Wasike Kakamega 54 567049
MTE016 Simon Muoki Embu 3400 459900
MTE023 Susan Cherono Eldoret 460 690650

Products table:
CategoryID Product Description Unit Price Quantity
TV001 21” LG TV 16000 8
DV003 Sony DVD Player 4500 20
TV004 14” JVC TV 11000 22
RD003 Samsung Radio player 4700 8
TV007 14” ZEC TV 8200 4

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f) Create a query that displays the ClientID, Client Name, Location, Product Description,
Quantity, Unit Price and a calculated field, Amount being the product of quantity and
Unit price. Save the query as ItemsQuery. (8 marks)
g) Generate a report based on the ItemsQuery. Save the report as SalesReport.
h) Print:
i. Two tables in design view: Client and Product.
ii. Two forms in form view.
iii. ItemsQuery.
iv. SalesReport.

TEST PAPER 2:

A consultancy firm keeps its details in a computer database. The information below contains
details obtained from two tables of the database. Study the tables and answer the questions
that follow.
Employees table
EmployeeID EmployeeName Department Job Title Salary
7369 Mark Koech Research Clerk 48,000
7499 Philip Meme Sales Salesman 16,000
7521 Mohamed Ali Sales Salesman 12,000
7566 Kennedy Simiyu Research Manager 39,000
7698 David Kamau Operations Manager 38,000
7782 Titus Ole Simian Accounting Manager 34,500
7788 John Onyango Research Analyst 30,000
7821 Patel Shah Operations Analyst 25,000

Department table
DeptCode Department Name Location
10 Accounting Nairobi
20 Research Nakuru
30 Sales & Marketing Mombasa
40 Operations Kisumu

Required:
a) Create a database that can be used to store the above data and save it as ALMAC in the
disk provided. (10 marks)
b) Using appropriate primary and foreign keys, create a relationship between the two tables.
Enforce referential integrity between the tables. (4 marks)
c) Validate the primary key entry to exactly four and two characters for the EmployeeID
and DeptCode fields respectively. (4 marks)

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d) Create a form for each table and use it to enter the records shown in the table above.
Save it as EmployForm and DepartForm respectively. (8 marks)
e) It is required that the dates on which the employees were hired be included in the
database. Koech was hired on 10/06/1998, Meme on 15/08/1996, Mohamed on
16/03/1996, Onyango on 09/03/2003, the rest were hired on 13/03/2004. Insert a new
field, name it Date of Hire in the Employees table and enter the field. (5 marks)
f) Create a query that displays employees who were employed after year 2000. Save it as
LatestEmployees. (8 marks)
g) Sort LastEmployees query in ascending order using the employee’s name. (3 marks)
h) Create a report that displays the Employee Name, Job Title, Department Name and Salary,
grouped according to Location. Save the report as EmployeesReport. (8 marks)
i) Print:
i. Employees and Department table designs.
ii. Employee and Department forms.
iii. LatestEmployees Query.
iv. EmployeesReport.

TEST PAPER 3:

Mr. Denis Wako, an IT consultant with Hill Stop Distributors is in the process of developing a
Management Information System (MIS) for the company. Currently he is designing sales
database using three tables namely: Customers, Products and Transactions. The details for
each table are given below:
Customers Products Transactions
CustomerID ProductID TransacID
CustomerName ProductDescription ClientName
PostalAddress Packaging TransacDate
Town UnitPrice Product
Phone Stock Quantity

a) Create a database named HILL STOP and in it, create the three relations. (12 marks)
b) Identify the most appropriate field as the primary key in each table. (3 marks)
c) Establish the relationships among the three tables and enforce the referential integrity. (6
marks)
d) Create a form for each table. Save the forms as CustomersForm, ProductForm and
TransactionForm. (9 marks)
e) Use the respective forms to enter the following records in each table. (9 marks)

Customers table
CustomerID CustomerName PostalAddress Town Phone
H001 Benson Nguli 309 Kitale 200878
H002 Henry Kiongo 65 Nyahururu 245350

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 H003 Francis Wanyama 120 Homa Bay 567049
H004 Nancy Mwandime 1002 Machakos 459900
H005 Susan Chebii 890 Eldoret 690650
H006 Florence Kwamboka 30567 Nairobi 789060

Products table
ProductID ProductDescription Packaging UnitPrice Stock
AA001 Cooking Fat 20 kg Gal 16000 80
AA002 Rice 50 kg bags 4500 60
AB004 Detergents 5 litre Gal 11000 40
AC006 Fertilizer 50 kg bags 4700 30
AA007 Mineral water 1.5 litres 8200 400

Transaction table
TranscID ClientName TransacDate Products Quantity
1001 Benson Nguli 06/04/2007 Cooking Fat 6
1002 26/04/2007 Mineral water 8
1003 Henry Kiongo 23/04/2007 Detergents 10
1004 14/04/2007 Cooking Fat 12
1005 Florence Kwamboka 02/05/2007 Rice 4
1006 08/05/2007 Fertilizer 3
1007 Henry Kiongo 16/05/2007 Detergents 25

f) Create a query that display the Customer Name, Product Description, Quantity, UnitPrice
and a calculated field total payable by each customer. Save the query as HillQuery. (6
marks)
g) Generate a report from HillsQuery. Save the report as HillsReport. (5 marks)
h) Print the customers, products, transaction tables designs, HillsQuery and HillsReport.

TEST PAPER 4:

High Seasons is a holiday resort firm. It has several branches all over the world. In order to
keep track of its employees, a database to organise employee information is required.

a) Create a database file and save it as SEASON in the disk provided. (2 marks)
b) Create a table containing the following fields. (4 marks)
Field Name Field Type
EmployeeNo. AutoNumber
Date of Birth Date/Time
Grade Text
c) Make the field EmployeeNo. The primary key and save the table as EMPLOYEES. (3
marks)

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d) i. Create a form based on the EMPLOYEES table and save it as EMPLOYEESFORM. (5
marks)
ii.. Use the form to enter the records below: (6 marks)

Employee No. Date of Birth Grade

1 5/15/1960 G
2 4/28/1978 H
3 10/30/1972 R
4 12/5/1975 H
5 2/28/1974 G
6 1/3/1970 G
7 11/24/1956 H
8 3/10/1984 G
9 6/4/1956 S
10 8/11/1964 R

e) Modify the EMPLOYEES table by adding two new fields: (4 marks)

Field Name Field Type
SALARY (SHS) Currency
ADDRESS Text
f) i) Create another table containing the following fields. (4 marks)
Field Name Field Type
HouseID AutoNumber
Number of Rooms Number
Location Text
Rent Currency

ii.. Make the field HouseID the primary key and save the table as HOUSE. (2 marks)

g) Create a relationship that enforces referential integrity. (4 marks)

h) Create a query and save it as EMPLOYEESQUERY based on the EMPLOOYEES table that
would display all the employee’s in grade H and R and their salaries. (4 marks)
i) Sort the records in the EMPLOYEESQUERY in alphabetical of GRADE field. (3 marks)
j) Create a columnar report with portrait orientation from the EMPLOYEESQUERY. Save the
report as EMPLOYEESREPORT. (4 marks)
k) Enter a function to compute the salaries grand total displayed in the report. (3 marks)
l) Insert a header EMPLOYEES IN GROUP H AND R in the report having font size 20pts to
the left of the page. (2 marks)
m) Print the EMPLOYEE TABLE HOUSES TABLE, EMPLOYEES FORM, EMPLOYEESQUERY and
EMPLOYEESREPORT.

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TEST PAPER 5:

A media house sell advertising space on its channels. It has a database of two tables.
a) Create a database file on the disk provided and save it as ADVERTS. (2 marks)
b) Create two tables containing the following fields. (6 marks)

CUSTOMERS_TABLE
Field Data Type Field size
Customer_ID(PK) Text 4
Customers_Name Text 50
Target Audience Number Long Integer

RATES_TABLE
Field Data Type Field size
Rate_ID(PK) Text 4
Rate_Name Text 50
Rate_Cost Number Long Integer
Time Number Long Integer

c) Validate the Time field to accept entries between 30 and 60 only. (4 marks)
d) i) Create a one-to-many relationship between the CUSTOMERS table and the RATES
table. Consider that one customer can be charge many rates. (4 marks)
ii). Enforce the following constraints on the relationships: (6 marks)
 referential integrity
 Cascade update related fields
 Cascade delete related fields.

e) Create a form based on the CUSTOMER_TABLE and use it to enter the following data.
(4 marks)
Customer_ID Customer_Name Target Audience
1000 Wello Limited 600000
1001 Lamp International 1000000
1002 Texas Kenya 100000
1003 Vail Co 500000
1004 Mills Vigo 200000
1005 Orient International 300000

f) Create a form based on the RATE_TABLE and use it to enter the following data. (4
marks)
Customer_ID Rate_ID Rate_Name Rate_Cost(Ksh) Time(s)
1000 2 Morning 3000 60
1003 1 Afternoon 5000 30

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 1000 3 Evening 2500 30
1005 2 Morning 3000 60
1000 1 Afternoon 5000 30
1005 3 Evening 2500 30
1004 3 Morning 3000 60
1003 2 Morning 3000 60
1001 2 Morning 3000 60

g) i. Create a query named CUSTOMER_BILLS that shows Customer_ID, Customer_Name,

Rate_ID and Rate_Name. (6 marks)
ii.. Sort the CUSTOMER_BILLS query in descending order by Rate_Cost. (2 marks)
h) Create a tabular report based on the CUSTOMER_BILLS query that satisfies the following
conditions:
 Should have a title: “BILLS PER CUSTOMER” bolded and centred at the top.
 Subtotals based on Customer_ID with subtotals.
 It has total amounts payable by all customers being the sum of the Rate_cost field.
Save the report as CUSTMERBILLS.
i) Print CUSTOMER and RATE tables, CUSTOMER_BILLS query and CUSTOMERBILLS
report.

TEST PAPER 6:

You are now going to prepare a database for a company that deals in general merchandise.
Using a suitable database software, create a database and save it as Oliver Trist
Commercial. [2]
1. Create a customers table using the details given below. [2]

Customer_ID text the unique number of the each customer

Postal_Address text the postal address of the customer
Town text the town of residence of the customer
Phone_no number the mobile phone number of the customer
2. Create a transactions table using the details given below. [2]

Transaction_ID text the unique transaction identifying code

Customer_ID text the unique number of the each customer
Transaction_Date date/time the date the transaction happened
Product text the name of product
Quantity text the number of items purchased

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3. Create 2 forms and use it to insert the records below in both customers table and
products table. [2]
i) Set the colour of the form to yellow. [1]
ii) Add the form headers bearing the text “Customers table” and “Transactions table”
respectively. [1]
iii) Bold all the labels of the form. [1]

4. Use the form you have created above and enter the record below in their respective
tables.

Customers table. [2]

Customer_ID Customer_Name Postal_Address Town Phone
H001 Benson Nguli 309 Kitale 200878
H002 Henry Kiongo 65 Machakos 245350
H003 Nancy Kai 120 Eldoret 567049

Transactions table [2]

Transaction_ID Customer_ID Transaction_Date Product Quantity
1001 H001 06/04/2007 Cooking oil 6
1002 H002 06/04/2007 Detergents 8
1003 H003 07/04/2007 Rice 10

Check your data for entry errors.

Save the data
5. Produce a report which contains the information like the shown below. [2]
Customer_ID Customer_ID Customer_Name Transaction_Date Product Quantity

H001 H001 Benson Nguli 06/04/2007 Cooking oil 6

H002 H002 Henry Kiongo 06/04/2007 Detergents 8

H003 H003 Nancy Kai 07/04/2007 Rice 10

6. Set the page orientation of the report to landscape. [2]

Save and print 1 copy of this report.

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TEST PAPER 7:

You are supposed to create and save a database with tables, relationships, queries
and reports using MS Access, according to the instructions given below.

1. You need to create a database for a public library to store book details. For this, create a
blank database and save it as Public Lib. [2]
2. Create a table called “Books” with the following fields. [2]

3. Create a form to enter details about books and save it as “Books Form”. [2]
4. 4. Add following records to the “Books” table using the “Books Form”. [2]

5. Create another table called “Book Copies” with the following fields. [2]

6. Identify the Primary Key(s) of this table (if there is any). [2]
7. Insert following records to the “Book Copies” table. [2]

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8. Establish the Relationship between “Books” and “Book Copies” tables. [2]
9. Write a query called “Query_Book category” to display all books which belongs to
given category; E.g. Category 02. [2]
10. Create a report called “Book Details” displaying all books in Book Details table.
[1]
11. Save your work. [1]

TEST PAPER 8:

The table below shows Transaction records of SH family supermarket between 1990-2016.

CustomerID CustomerName Phone TransDate TotalPrice

SH001 Andrew M 0772-008-752 06/04/2006 260000
SH002 Okello H 0796-248-567 26/04/2010 440000
SH003 Nakintu N 0787-967-888 23/04/2011 210000
SH004 Kato W 0778-400-569 14/04/2015 450000
SH005 Nakintu J 0702-666-790 02/05/2002 810000
SH006 Matovu K 0754-090-665 08/05/1991 950000
SH007 Owino R 0785-977-666 16/07/2016 650000
SH008 Nakato N 0778-400-569 12/04/2015 610000
SH009 Ampire A 0702-666-799 18/03/1990 520000
SH010 Fujju N 0755-090-665 16/09/2008 650000

a) Create a database called SH family. (2 marks)

b) Create a table using design view with appropriate data types and set the correct primary
key. Save your table as stock. (4 marks)

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c) Create a form called Customer. (2 marks)
d) Use the form created above to enter the given records above. (6 marks)
e) Create a query to display all details of items whose transaction is not in the year 2015.
Save your query as not in year 2015. (2 marks)
f) Create another query to display phone numbers that end with “9”. Save your query as
Number. (2 marks)
g) Create another query that will display customer name which starts with letter “N” and
with total price above 300000. Save it as letter N. (4 marks)
h) Create a report to display information for those whose total price is greater than 350000.
Include header and footer in your report. Save your report as report for 350000. (4
marks)
i) Print only the report. (2 marks)

CHAPTER ONE
ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION

TEST PAPER 1:

You are going to participate in a computer studies seminar and you have been told to prepare
a presentation about the three categories of computers: Analog, digital and hybrid. Using any
presentation software, design a presentation that you will show at the seminar, using the
content below:

Slide 1: Title slide

Your name and position.

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Slide 2: Introduction
Computers can be categorized according to the process they used to represent data.
People communicate through speech by combining words into sentences.
Human speech is analog because it uses continuous (wave form) signals that vary in strength
and quality.
Most computers are digital.

Slide 3: Analog computers

Analog Computer is a computing device that uses continuously changing values to represent
information.
It generally deals with physical variables such as temperature, weight, voltage, pressure,
speed, etc.
Examples of Analog computers include: Thermometers, Weighing scale, Voltmeters,
barometers, Speedometers, etc.

Slide 4: Digital Computers

These are computers that use discrete (discontinuous) values, especially binary digits (0, 1)
to represent data.
The state of being on is represented by 1 and off is represented by 0.
Digital computers are more accurate and work at a very fast rate.
Examples of Digital Computers Include: All Personal computers (PCs) , Laptops, Digital
Watches, etc.

Slide 5: Hybrid Computers

A hybrid computer combines the desirable features of analog and digital computers.
A digital computer that accepts analog signals converts them to digital for processing.
Hybrid computers are mainly used for specialized tasks.

Required:
(i) Create a five slide presentation in which slide one is the title slide, which will have a suitable
title, your name and an automatic date.

(ii) Use suitable background, slide transitions and text animations.

(iii) Include clip arts where possible.

(iv) Include your name all slides except the title slide.
(v) Set your slide magnification to 70%.

(vi) Save as Computer Categories and print your work.

TEST PAPER 2:

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You are supposed to create a presentation file using Presentation software, according to the
instructions given below.

a) You are provided with a file saved as Forests.ppx. Open it and carry out the following
instructions. [1]
b) On the first page of the page, insert your name at the bottom. It should be in font size 15,
style = Tahoma, bold and aligned to the right, font colour = black. [1]
c) Insert a photo saved as ‘trees_cut’, in between the heading and your name. Centre your
picture here. [1]
d) Change the picture size to height 2", width 3". [1]
e) Create other five blank slides to contain the following: [1]
f) Slide two to include the heading, definition of terms. On this slide add a simple meaning
of a forest and give five examples of forests in Uganda. This list should be unordered. [1]
g) Slide three to include the heading, “Uses of forests”. On this slide, write down six uses
of forests in Uganda, this list should be numbered in the format of 1-, 2-, e.t.c. [1]
h) Slide four to include the heading “Deforestation in Uganda”. On this slide, include seven
causes of deforestation in Uganda. [1]
i) Slide five, to include “Solutions to deforestation in Uganda”. Include six ways to
control deforestation in Uganda. The list should be unordered. [1]
j) Slide six, to include the conclusion. This should include about three well-structured lines
in font size 30. This should appear at once. [1]
k) All the content should be in font size 30, colour = black, style = Tahoma. [1]
l) Insert page numbers on all slides in your presentation. [1]
m) At the bottom, insert an action button link from page 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5, 5 to 6
and 6 to 1. [1]
n) All the content should appear one after another after a click. [1]
o) Custom animate all headings to bounce and all written text to fade. [1]
p) Insert a uniform slide transition in all your work. [1]
q) Make sure that all the headings are centered in font size 42, font colour black.[1]
r) Insert a footer, bearing your name and index number & automatic date. [1]
s) Save your work as ‘Trees_Uganda’. [1]
t) Print only the first two slides. [1]

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TEST PAPER 3:

You are going to create a short presentation using an appropriate presentation software.
1. Your teacher requested you to design a five slide presentation on the topic of networking
which would be used for conducting a lesson in the Senior Five class. Save your
presentation as Networking.
[4]
2. Slide 1 should have the introduction of the topic and the name of the presenter. [2]
3. Slide 2 should have the advantages of networking computers. [2]
4. Slide 3 should have the disadvantages of networking computers. [2]
5. Slide 4 should have factors affecting communication speed on the network. [2]
6. Slide 5 should have hardware and software requirements for networking. [2]
7. Slide 6 should have pictures of networking hardware. Insert the file networking.jpg
into this slide and resize it accordingly. [2]
8. Save the presentation as a PowerPoint show with the file name Computer
Networking. [1]
9. Print all slides with six slides on one page. [1]
10. Apply appropriate slide transitions to your presentation. [2]
11. Print only the first 2 slides on a single page.

TEST PAPER 4:

As a computer studies candidate, you have been approached by PLAN INTERNATIONAL, an

NGO that protects and fights for rights to design a presentation about child rights to be
presented to parents.
a) You are required to prepare a five slide presentation with the topic or title “Let Fight for
Children’s Rights” on the first slide. Apply word art on the title slide with name and
designation of the presenter. (4 marks)
b) Briefly describe what you know about children’s rights on slide four. (4 marks)
c) Using organisation or smart chart, categorise the different kinds of child abuses you know
on slide three. (4 marks)
d) Outline solutions to stop child abuse on slide four. (4 marks)

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e) State the ways in which children can be made aware of their rights on slide five. Note the
following: (4 marks)
f) Use fly in animation scheme from top left corner for viewing your presentation. (1 mark)
g) Insert relevant clips to give relevance to your slides. (2 marks)
h) In slide one, insert speaker note: “Children are the future of tomorrow” (1 mark)
i) Let your slides loop continuously till escape button is pressed. (1 mark)
j) Include header with your names, footer with your index number. (2 marks)
k) Use relevant slide design templates to ensure that no section of the slide layout is left
unattended to. (1 mark)
l) Make a print out of all your slides fitting on one page. (1 mark)
m) Save your presentation as “Child abuse” on the disk. (1 mark)

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 CHAPTER ONE
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS

TEST PAPER 1:

Design eight 3.5” by 2” business cards tiled on an A4 page as shown the illustration below.
(10 marks)
a) The cards’ layout and spacing is as follows:
i. Left and right margins should be 0.5”.
ii. Top and bottom margins 0.7”.
iii. The vertical and horizontal gap between cards 0.6”. (9 marks)
b) The details of the card are:
i. A logo of the company at the left hand side of the card. Provide the logo.
ii. Company name: Hellman Digital Works.
iii. Name: Patrick Ndegi
iv. Contact address: P.O. Box 200 Nairobi
v. Phone: +255700101010
vi. Email: [email protected] (25 marks)
c) Save the publication as BusinessCards. (2 marks)
d) Print the publication.

TEST PAPER 2:

Design a one month calendar using the sample given below as a reference. In your design,
take into account the following: (20 marks)
a) The size of the calendar should be A4, landscape orientation. (4 marks)
b) The day headings, moth and year should be in reverse text. (9 marks)
c) The sample picture on the calendar may not be the same but it should have a mirror image
flipped vertically. (8 marks)
d) The Sunday column dates should be in red. (2 marks)
e) The margins should be 20mm all round. (4 marks)
f) Insert the text “Remember to organize…” rotated at 900. (5 marks)
g) Save the publication as May.
h) Print out your work.

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TEST PAPER 3:

a) Create a two page publication and type the following text below and save the file as
Benefits.
BENEFITS OF ICT
Technology is key to the future of every business unit and government department. The right
IT systems will help streamline business processes and improve the flow of information,
enable effective communications, and provide real-time management information for more
reliable decision making.
Organizations that fail to make sufficient investment in their IT infrastructure are likely to
experience lower productivity and higher operating costs.
From processing power, networking and remote computing, to backup and storage,
operational and management software, security, print and document management, we can
help you get more from your IT estate. Key to our service is a focus on reducing complexity,
so your IT infrastructure saves you money and is easier to manage.

b) Draw a circular text frame of radius 60mm that is to appear at the top centre of Benefits
publications. In the circle, type in the text below:
“Popular DTP programs include Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher and QuarkXPress.”
c) Save the file in the disk provided.

TEST PAPER 4:

In this question you are going to make twelve identical business cards in your names.
a) Using an appropriate software create a blank business card layout. [4]
b) Adjust the paper size to A4. [2]
c) Design a business card and include the following details. [2]
i) Insert the company name as “RHINO SHOES LTD.” [2]
ii) Insert logo.PNG and resize it & position it appropriately. [4]
iii) Use your name and index number as the owner of the card. [1]
iv) Telephone: +256772002211 [1]
v) Address: P.O. Box 2311 Lira [1]
vi) Email: [email protected] [1]
d) Print out a copy of the publication, ensuring that only 4 business cards appear on the
printout. [2]

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TEST PAPER 5:

In this question, you are going to create a calendar.

1. Using an appropriate software, create a calendar, ensuring that all the 12 months appear
on one page. [4]
2. Set the page size to A4. [2]
3. Set the margin to narrow. [2]
4. Insert the text box and add the following text: ANTE CARE [2]
5. Insert the picture ante_care.JPG and resize it appropriate on your calendar. [2]
6. Insert a footer, bearing your name and index number, aligned to the centre. [2]
7. Increase the magnification of your calendar to 120%. [2]
8. Save your calendar as Ante_Care_Calendar. [2]
9. Print out your work. [2]

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