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,2020

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UgandaAdv
ancedCer
ti
fi
cat
eofEducat
ion

LI
GHTACADEMYSECONDARYSCHOOL

COVI
D19MOCKEXAM 1,
2020

SUBSI
DIARYI
CT,
S850/
1

PAPERI

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DATES:

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1.a)Expl
ainwhyacomput
eri
sref
err
edt
oasasy
stem. (
02marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……
b)Nameanyt
hreecomponent
shousedi
nasy
stem uni
t. (
03
mar
ks)
(
i)…………………………………………………………………….
..
……………………
(
ii
)………………………………………………………….
.………………………………
(
ii
i)……………………………………………….
…………………………………………

2.a)Wr
it
eICTi
nful
l
. (
01mar
k)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

b)Stat
efourwaysinwhi
chI
CTscanbeusedtobr
ingdownt
hei
ncr
easi
ngcr
ime
rat
einthecount
ry.
(i
)……………………………………………………………………. ..
……………………
(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………….
.……………………
(
ii
i)…………………………………………………………………….
……………………
(
iv)…………………………………………………………………….
……………………

3.a)Di
ff
erent
iat
ebet
weenaf
olderandaf
il
easusedi
ncomput
ermanagement
.

(
02mar
ks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……
b)Giv
et hreewaysy
oucanuset ot
ransf
eraf
ilef
rom t
hecomput
erdesktopt
oa
removablestor
age(e.
g.f
lashdi
sk)
. (03marks)
(i
)………………………………………………………………………. .
.…………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)………………………………………………………………………….
.………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

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(
ii
i)……………………………………………………………………………….
…………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.a)Def
inet
het
erm dev
icedr
iver
. (
02mar
ks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………

b)Gi
vethr
eeadv
antagesofGr
aphi
cal
UserI
nter
face(
GUI
)ascompar
edt
o
CommandLineI
nter
face(
CLI)
.
(03mar
ks)

(
i)………………………………………………………………………….
..
………………
(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………………………….
.……

(
ii
i)……………………………………………………………………………….
…………

5.a)Expl
aint
wor
easonswhyacomput
ermayf
ail
tobootsuccessf
ull
y. (
02
mar
ks)
(
i)…………………………………………………….
.……………………………………

(
ii
)……………….
.…………………………………………………………………………

b)Calcul
atet
hesi
zei
nby
test
hataf
il
eof5ki
l
obyt sk. (
escanoccupyonadi 03
marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………….
.………

6.a)Menti
ontwowaysi
nwhi
chy
oucanov
ercomer
epet
it
ivest
rai
ninj
uri
es(
RSIs)
whenusingacomput
er. (02
marks)

(
i)…………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………………………

b)Descr
ibet
hreemeasur
eswhi
chshoul
dbet
akeni
nor
dert
omai
ntai
n

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comput
ersi
ngoodwor
kingcondi
ti
ons.
(
03mar
ks)
(
i)……………………………………………………………………………….
..
…………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………….
……………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
i)…………………………………………………………….
……………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.a)Def
inet
het
ermI
nter
net
. (
01mar
k)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
b)Givef
ourr
equi
rement
sforconnect
ingt
othei
nter
net
? (
04
marks)
(
i)…………………………………………………………………………………………

(
ii
)……………………………………………………………………….
.…………………

(
ii
i)……………………………………………………………………….
…………………

(
iv)………….
………………………………………………………………………………

8.a)Di
sti
ngui
shbet
weenpr
imar
ymemor
yandsecondar
yst
orage. (
02
marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
b)Givet
hreeexampl
esofsecondar
yst
orage. (
03
marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……

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9.Complet
ethef
oll
owi
ngsent
encesusi
ngt
hemostappr
opr
iat
ewor
dsf
rom t
he
l
istbel
ow. (
05
marks)
Har
ddi
skdr
ive Har
dwar
e Mi
crophone OCR pr
int
er

Scanner Scr
een Sof
twar
e Speaker Vi
rus

a)Thephy
sical
component
sofacomput
erar
ecal
l
ed……………………………………

b)Thepr
ogr
amsanddat
aofacomput
erar
ecal
l
ed………………………………………

c)Thedev
iceusedt
oinputsoundi
scal
l
eda……………………………………………

d)Thedev
iceusedt
ost
oredat
aiscal
l
eda………………………………………………

e)Thedev
icet
hatconv
ert
sasof
tcopyi
ntoahar
dcopyi
scal
l
eda………………………

10.I
ndicat
ewhet
hert
hef
oll
owi
ngar
eexampl
esofi
mpactpr
int
ersornon-
impact
pri
nter
s. (05marks)
a)Dotmat
ri
xpr
int
er………………………………………………………….
……………

b)I
nkj
etpr
int
er………………………………………………………….
…………………

c)Laserpr
int
er…………………………………………………………………….
.………

d)3Dpr
int
er………………………………………………………………………….
.……

e)Br
ail
l
epr
int
er……………………………………………………………………………

11.a)Ex
plai
nthet
erm Gr
eenComput
ing. (
02mar
ks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………

b)Gi
vet
hreemeasur
esf
orgr
eencomput
ing. (
03
mar
ks)
(
i)…………………………………………….
..
……………………………………………

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(
ii
)………………………………………………….
.………………………………………

(
ii
i)…………………….
……………………………………………………………………

12.a)Di
sti
ngui
shbet
weensy
stem sof
twar
eandappl
i
cat
ionsof
twar
e. (
02
marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……

b)Whatfact
orswoul
dyouconsi
derwhenbuy
ingacomput
ersof
twar
e? (
03
marks)
(i
)……………………………………………………. ..
……………………………………

(
ii
)…………………………………………………………….
.……………………………

(
ii
i)…………………………………………………………………….
……………………

13.Expl
aint
hef
oll
owi
ngasappl
i
edt
ocomput
ersof
twar
e:
a)Copy
right
edsof
twar
e (
01mar
k)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………….
.………………………………
b)Shar
ewar
e (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
c)Sof
twar
esui
te (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
d)Mal
war
e (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
e)Fr
eewar
e (
01mar
k)

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………

14.a)Di
sti
ngui
shbet
weendecodi
ngandencodi
ng. (
02
marks)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………

b)Gi
vet
hreeway
sinwhi
chacomput
erl
ocal
areanet
wor
kcanbel
ai . (
dout 03
mar
ks)
(
i)………………………….
..
………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)……………….
.…………………………………………………………………………

(
ii
i)…………………………….
……………………………………………………………

15.Givet
hreeadv
ant
agesandt
wodi
sadv
ant
agesofusi
ngt
hei
nter
nett
oyouas
astudent
.

Advant
ages: (
03
marks)
(i
)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.………
…………………………………………………

(
ii
)…………………….
..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………

(
ii
i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………
………………………………………………

Di
sadv
ant
ages: (
02mar
ks)
(
i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………

(
ii
)……………………………………………………………………………………….
..
……………………………………………

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……………………………………………………

16.a)Whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weenwor
ldwi
deweb(
WWW)andwebbr
owser
?
(
02mar
ks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………….
..
…………………………………………………………………………
b)Givet
hreeadv
ant
agesofcl
oudcomput
ing. (
03
marks)
(i
)…………………………………………………………………………………

(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………………………

(
ii
i)…………………………………………………………………………………

17.Expl
aint
hemeani
ngoft
hef
oll
owi
ngasusedi
nemai
lcommuni
cat
ion:
a)BCC (
01mar
k)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.
………………………………………………
b)User
name (
01
mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
c)Domai
nname (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
d)Logi
n/Si
gni
n (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
e)Subj
ect (
01mar
k)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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…………………………………………………

18.a)St
ateanyt
hreef
eat
urest
hatmakeapr
esent
ati
onsof
twar
eli
ke
Power
Poi
ntt
obesui
tabl
efori
tspur
pose.
(
03mar
ks)(
i)………………………………………………….
..
………………………………………

(
ii
)………………………………………………….
.………………………………………

(
ii
i)………………………………………………….
………………………………………

b)Expl
ainonef
unct
ionofact
ionbut
tonsi
npr
esent
ati
onsof
twar
e. (02
marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………
19.Art
if
ici
ali
ntel
l
igencehasbeenusedinawi
der
angeoff
iel
dsi
ncl
udi
ng
medicaldi
agnosi
s,sci
enti
fi
cdiscov
eryet
c.
a)Expl
aint
hreeadv
ant
agesofar
ti
fi
ci
ali
ntel
l
igence. (
03
mar
ks)
(
i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………….
.……………

(
ii
)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
.………………………
………………………………………………

(
ii
i)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………
………………………………………………

b)St
ateanyt
wodi
sadv
ant
agesofar
ti
fi
ci
ali
ntel
l
igence. (
02mar
ks)
(
i)…………………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)…………………………………………………………………………………………

20.Bel
owi
sadat
abasef
orKi
goz
i’
sComput
erEngi
neer
ingCompany
.Usei
tto

9
answert
hequest
ionst
hatf
oll
ow.
I
D_No Sur
nam Depar
tment DoB Mar
ri
ageSt
atu Sal
ary
e s
STK00 Tabul
a I
nfor
mat
ion 22/
09/
201 NO 3,
240,
00
1 7 0
STK00 Ki
gozi Admi
nist
rat
io 28/
02/
198 YES 5,
360,
00
2 n 6 0
STK00 Ssegguj Comput
ing 10/
08/
199 YES 3,
000,
00
3 a 3 0

a)Whatcr
it
eri
acanbeusedt
oret
ri
eveal
lrecor
dsofempl
oyswhower
ebor
n
af
tert
hey
ear2000?
(
01mar
k)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
b)(
i)Whi
chf
iel
dst
oresBool
eandat
a? (
01
mar
k)
…………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)Gi
veoner
easonwhyt
hisdat
aty
pei
sused. (
01
mar
k)…………………………………………………………………………………
c)(
i)Howmanyr
ecor
dsar
eint
hedat
abaseabov
e? (
01
mar
k)
…………………………………………………………………………………
(
ii
)Suggestasui
tabl
epr
imar
ykeyf
ort
hedat
abase? (
01
mar
k)
…………………………………………………………………………………

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