REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN REPUBLC OF CAMEROON Paix ~ Travall= Pate Peace ~ Work: Fatherland ISEIGNEMENTS SECONDAIRES INISTRY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION = s DELEGATION FOORALE -GATION FOR THE LITTORAL INSPECTION REGIONALE DE PEDAGOGIE REGIONAL INSPECTORATE OF PEDAGOGY LITTORAL COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (LICSTA) GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION ADVANCED LEVEL SUBJECT TITLE 0795 - COMPUTER SCIENCE MARCH 2023 PAPER NUMBER 1 Mobile phones are NOT allowed in the examination room Time Allowed : One Hour Thirty Minutes (1H: 30M) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Read the following information carefully before you start answering the questions in the answer paper. Make sure you have a soft HB pencil and an eraser for this examination 1 USE A SOFT HB PENCIL THROUGHOUT THE EXAMINATION 2 DONOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Before the examination begins 3 Check that this question booklet is headed “795 - COMPUTER SCIENCE 1” 4. Insert the information required in the space provided above 5. Insert the information required in the spaces provided in the answer sheets using your HB pencil: Candidate Name, Centre Number and Name, Subject Code Number and Paper Number How to answer the questions in this examination Answer ALL the 50 questions in this Examination. All Questions carry equal marks Non-programmable calculators may be used Each question has FOUR suggested answers A, B, C, D) Decide on which answer is correct, find the number of the question on the Answer Sheet and Draw a horizontal line across the corresponding letter to join the square brackets for the answer you have chosen. For example, if your correct answer is D, mark D as shown below (AJ [8] [C] [6+ Mark only one answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will score a zero for that question. If you change your mind about answer, erase the first mark carefully and then mark your new answer. 10 Avoid spending too much time on any one question. If you find a question difficult, move on to the next question. You can come back to the question later. 11 Do all rough work in this booklet, using, where necessary, the blank spaces in the question booklet. oN © You must not take this question booklet out of the examination room. ALL QUESTIONS BOOKLETS AND ANSWER SHEETS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATIONWhat is the kernel of an Operating System? ‘A. The central components of an operating system B. The part of the OS that are not loaded into the memory C. The start-up instructions for the computer D. The parts of the OS that interact with peripherals. In the memory Hierarchy, the fastest memory is? ‘A. Cache Memory B. Hard Drive C. RAM D. Floppy Disk What is multitasking in computing ‘A. ACPU core that can run more than one process at a time B, Acomputer that can handle multiple input devices C. Multiple users can be logged in at the same time. D. All of the above . Using a system to represent real world situations during system development is known as: ‘A. Modeling B. Prototyping C. Simulation D. Designing One function of the Operating System in terms of memory management is: A. Spoofing B. Booting C. Synchronization D. Queuing Which of the following is nota state that a process in memory can be in? A. Read to run B, Running C. Blocked D. Fixed Which technique is used to coordinate the speed difference between 2 devices in communication? ‘A. Synchronization B. Scheduling ©. Spoofing D. Beffering 8. ACPU has 16-bit program counter. This means that the CPU can address: A. 32K Memory locations B. 64K Memory locations C. 16K Memory locations D. 256K Memory locations 9. Areserved section of memory which stores frequently accessed files is known as: A. RAM B. Hard Drive C. Buffer D. Cache 10.It controls all peripherals connected to a computer system A. Bus B. OS C. Mother Board D. Device Drivers 11.In mesh topology, relationship between one device and another is: A. Peer to Peer B. Server to Peer C. Client - Server D. Peer to Server 12. The OSI layer that contains Routers is? A. Transport Layer B. Network Layer C. Session Layer D. Presentation Layer 13, The process of converting plain text to cypher text is known as: A. Authentication B. Decryption C. Encryption D. Data Security 14. Communication between a receiver and aradio station ‘A. Full duplex B. Half duplex C. Simplex D. None of the above 15, The best security backup location to ease data access at any time is: Hard drive CD-ROM Cloud Storage USB Drive pop>16.A mathematical model with a collection of operations defined over its values is called? A. Data Structures B. Algorithm C. Primitive Data Types D. Abstract Data Types 17.A sort which searches through a list to exchange the first element with any element less than it and then repeat with anew element at subsequent positions is called? ‘A. Quick Sort B. Bubble Sort C. Insertion Sort D. Selection Sort 18. Which of the following data structures is used to hold jobs waiting to be run by the computer? A. Binary Tree B. Linked List ©. Stack D. Queue 19. Which of the following data structures CANNOT be used to store non- homogenous data elements? A. Pointers B. Records C. Arrays D. None of the above. 20.Which of the following algorithm is best for searching for an item in an ordered list of numbers? A. Binary search B. Quick search C. Bubble search D. Sequential search 21.When a code is compiled, the outcome is known as A. Executable Code B. Object Code C. Output results D. Source Code 22.A factor to consider when choosing a programing language for a given task is: A. Programming skills, B. Language availability C. Program compatibility with others D, All of the above 23. An example of universal gate is: A. AND B. OR C. NOR D. XOR 24, The representation of the design of the solution to a computer problem is A. Flow Chart B. Pert Chart C. Pseudo code D. Algorithm 25. The feature of object oriented programming paradigm which makes use of code reuse is A. Class 8. Polymorphism C. Inheritance D. Encapsulation 26. The values returned by a programming language function are often passed into other functions or procedures A. As output B. As parameters C. By value D. Byreference 27.Algorithm or problem solved is sometimes described as hard or intractable. This is often a measure of: A. How much time is needed to produce the program B. How much time a computer needs to execute the program C. How complex a program can be to the programmer D. How complex the program can be to the computer 28, What is the output of the following code fragment 0 3. For y=0 To 10 Do 4. IFk>9Do 5. Output WELCOME 6. k=k+3 7. EndiF 8. EndFor A. WelcomeB. No Output C. Welcome Welcome Welcome DS 29.The complexity of an algorithm is measured in terms A. Size B. Cost C. Space and Time D. Run time 30.A mathematical notation used to evaluate the efficiency of an algorithm A. F notation B. S notation C. Big-O notation D. Algorithm notation 31.Which of the following languages support multi paradigm? ‘A. Java B. PASCAL C. Python D.C 32.Which activity is common to all stages of the SDLC? A. Design B. Coding C. Testing D. Documentation 33,Which system development methodology is best for small scale projects whose requirements are not clearly defined A. Water Fall B. SCRUM C. KANBAN D. Prototyping 34.It is a characteristics of the traditional system development methodology A. Straight forward B. Simple and ideal ©. Too much documentation D. Good for small scale projects 35.A detailed study of an existing system when developing an information system is referred to as A. Feasibility B. System Design €. System Planning D. System Analysis 36,Which phase of the SDLC does cost- benefit analysis take place A. Design B. Coding C. Feasibility study D. None of the above 37.Which of the following testing is done by the end user A. Unit Testing B. Integration testing C. Acceptance testing D. None of the above 38,When a programmer test source code for efficiency during software development this is known as A. Gray box testing B. White box testing C. Black box testing D. None of the above 39.An abject encapsulates A. Data B. Behavior C. State D. Data and behavior 40. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 368 ‘A. 10110000 B. 11011000 C. 11101000 D. 11110000 41. The hexadecimal number for (19.5)i0 is: A. SFB B. 5A4 C. SAB D. 2EF 42. What is the minimum number of bits required to address a 32K memory? ‘A. 16bits B. 12bits C. 14bits D. 10bits 43, Two components of the Von Neuman Architecture are: A. Memory and processor B. Hard disk and RAM C. Processor and CPU D. ALU processor 44, relational database table that is atomic is inA. INF B. 2NF C. 3NF D. 4NF 45.Another name of a database table record is known as A. Attribute: B. Column C. Tuple D. Filed 46.Which data type is best for holding numeric, characters and numbers ‘A. Number B. Date/Time C. Text D. Auto number 47.What are the conditions to create a relationship in database? ‘A. The two tables must have a primary key B. The primary key of the parent table must be created in the secondary table C. The two tables must have a foreign key D. The two tables must be atomic 48.Which application software is best for a blue print designer B. MS publisher c. CAD D. MS Word 49. One of the economic and business benefits of social media today is A. Use for entertainment B. For marketing C. For research D. For storing information 50. The unauthorized copying and distribution of software is called? A. Stealing B. Duplication C. Piracy D. Privacy END GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK