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FIRST CHOICE GROUP OF SCHOOLS EXAMINATIONS BOARD ©

1(a) RAM is said to be volatile .What is meant by the term volatile?
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(b) State any 3 differences between RAM and ROM
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(c) State any one secondary storage device.
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2 (a) Describe the term Open Source Software and give one example.
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(b) Explain any three advantages of using Open Source Software.

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3 (a) Most businesses have adopted e-business for carrying out their day to day operations.
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(b) Give any three benefits of e-business to the business.
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(c) Outline any three risks to the business for adopting e-business
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4 (a) What is an expert system?

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(b) Outline and explain any three components of an expert system.

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5 (a) What is a binary number and give one example.

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(b) Convert the following to denary. Show all workings.
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(b) Convert the following to hexadecimal numbers to binary. Show working
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(c) With the aid of a diagram, illustrate the OR gate and the truth table.

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6 (a) Discuss any two data verification techniques.
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(b) List any three ways of protecting data from hackers.
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(c) Outline any three measures an organization can use to recover lost data.

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7(a) Differentiate simplex and full duplex transmission mode.

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(b) Explain any two characteristics of twisted pair transmission media.

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(c) List any three layers of the OSI model.

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(d) Explain any two advantages of Internet.

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(e) Describe the following devices required to set up a computer network.

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(f) What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

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8 (a) Define feasibility study
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(c) Outline the types of test data that can be used during program testing phase.
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9 (a) What is an algorithm.

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(c) Write an algorithm for a program that determines if the number entered is an odd or even number.

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(d) Differentiate the terms,
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(ii) Local variable and Global Variable
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10. Define a database .

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