STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

451 - COMPUTER STUDIES – form 2

MARKING SCHEME
(THEORY)
March/April 2024 - 2 ½ hours
This paper consists of 8 printed pages

Section A (40 marks) Answer ALL the Questions in this Section.

1. State the meaning of the term computer software.
(2marks)
Set of instructions that guide the computer on what to do and how
to do it.
2. State three features of fifth generation computers (3marks)
Large memory capacity
Large storage capacity
High processing speed
Easily portable/small in size
Artificial intelligence
3. Differentiate between home page and web page as used in the internet
(2marks)
Home is the first page displayed when one opens a particular
internet site while web page is other parts of the website displayed
4. State three characteristics of mainframe computers (3marks)
Are smaller compared to super computers
Small storage compared to super computers
Small memory compared to super computers
Low processing speed compared to super computers
Generate less heat compared to super computers

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5. The management of an organization intends to purchase a printer. State
three factors that they should consider during purchase.
(3marks)
Volume of print out
Quality of the printer
Speed of the printer
Cost of the printer
Availability in the market
Technology ie coloured or not

6. Describe each of the following computer cables:

i.) Parallel cables; (2
marks)
Transmit data simultaneously
Faster in speed
ii.) Serial cables; (2
marks)
Transmit data one bit at a time
Relatively slower compared to parallel
7. A computer technician has observed a lot of dust on the computers in
computer laboratory. State three precautions that need to be put in place to
avoid this.
Mop the lab regularly
Have door mat at the door
Place curtains in the room windows
Cover the computer with dust covers (3marks)
8. Explain the term proofreading as used in word processing. (2marks)
The process of going through the document to ensure its free of
typographical or spelling errors.

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9. State the function of each of the following computer keyboard keys when
using a word processor:
i.) End (1mark)
Moves courser to the end of current line

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 ii.) Insert (1mark)
Allows one change between insert mode and type over mode
iii.) Backspace (1mark)
Deletes character to the left of the courser
10. Explain two problems associated with the computer hard disk. (4marks)
Attack by virus
Crash
Fragile

11. State the spreadsheet function that can be used to obtain each of the
following values in a worksheet:
i.) Number of cells with values in a column. (1mark)
Count
ii.) Mean of values in a range of cells. (1mark)
Average
12. A school intends to install internet communication service in school. State
any three advantages of this service to the students. (3marks)
Sharing of resources
Communication
Research
E learning
E commerce
E business
13. State two ways in which one can create a password which cannot be
easily accessed by hackers.
( 2marks)
Having combination of letters
Making it long enough
Making it not easy to guess

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14. State two ways through which a computer user can minimize Repetitive
Strain Injuries (RSI) associated with the use of a computer. (2marks)
Having antiglare screens
Having standard furniture
Avoid staying in the computers for long
Avoiding bright paints in the lab
15. Identify four tasks that can be achieved using a Desktop Publishing
program from the following list of tasks.
(2 marks)
i.) Managing students records in school
ii.) Creation a calendar
iii.) Designing a building structure
iv.) Creating a banner
v.) Creating a book cover
vi.) Processing of examination results
vii.) Creating business cards.
Creation of calendar
Creating banner
Creating book cover
Creating business cards

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 SECTION B. ( 60 marks)
Answer ALL the Questions in this Section
16.a) Give any three differences between label and value. (3mks)
Labels cannot be manipulated mathematically while values can be
manipulated mathematically
Labels are aligned to the left of the cell while values are aligned to the
right of the cell
Labels are alphanumeric characters while values are numeric
characters.

b) Use the table below to answer questions that follows use relative cell
reference where applicable
A B C D E F G H
BASI RAN
NAM GENDE C ALLOWAN GROSSP TA NET K
1 E R PAY CE AY X PAY
5600
2 KEN M 0
5400
3 ANN F 0
5200
4 JOY F 0
FRE 5000
5 D M 0
4800
6 SAM M 0
7
8 0.2 0.15
9
Given that:
The male get 20% of the basic salary allowance while the female get 25%
of basic salary allowance
Gross pay = Basic salary + Allowance
Every employee is taxed 15% of the Grosspay
Net pay = Grosspay – tax
Write the formula to calculate:
i) Ken’s Allowance= $B$8 * C2
(2mks)
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 ii) Ann’s Gross pay = C3+D3 (1mk)
iii) Joy’s Tax = $C$8 * E4 (2mks)
iv) Fred net pay = E5 – F5
(1mk)
v) Sam’s Rank to see if the highest Net pay
=RANK(G6,$G$2:$G$6)(2mks)
c) Explain the following database components. (3mks)
i) Worksheet: Combination of rows and columns where data entry
is done.
ii) Database: Used to manage data and records of the database
iii) Graph: Used to carry out data comparisons and analysis
d) What is a cell: Intersection of rows and columns. (1mk)
1. a) What is back up? (1mk)
creating copies of original data so that incase of loss the data can be
recovered
b) Give any two examples of solid- state devices. (2mks)
flash disk
memory cards
c) Differentiate between. (6mks)
i.) Optical and magnetic storage media
Optical uses light or laser technology to read or write data while
magnetic uses magnetic principle to read or write data
ii.) Fixed and removable storage media
Fixed are housed inside the system unit while removable can
easily be moved from one device to another
iii.) Command line and graphical user interface.
Command-line uses commands while GUI uses graphics
d) What is disk partitioning? (1mk)
Dividing a large storage disk into small logical drives
e) Explain the function of CMOS battery. (1mk)
Keeps the system date and time settings

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f) State any three examples of optical scanners.
(3mks)
OCR
OMR
OBR
18. Describe any two functions of operating system. (2
marks)
Memory management
Resource management
Input output management
b) Give any three types of operating system classified according to user
interface:
commandline
menu driven
GUI
c) State three advantages of tailor made software. (3marks)
suits the needs of the organization
the organization has full control of the software
d) Give two examples of utility software. (2 marks)
antivirus
debuggers
e) State two limitations of command line operating system. (2marks)
difficult to learn and use
user has to memorise commands
f) Explain three types of monitors (2marks)
LCD
CRT
Gas Plasma
TFT
19. a What is word processor software? (1mk)
Application program that enables to create, edit, save and print word
document
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b) Give any three paragraph formatting feature used in MS. Word.
(3mks)
Drop cap
Alignment
Indentation
Setting tabs
Bullets and numbering
c) State the meaning of the following short cut commands as used in word
processor. (4mks)
a. Ctrl + C: Copy
b. Ctrl + V: Paste
c. Ctrl + F: Find
d. Ctrl + S: Save
d) State any two examples of drop caps that can be used in text formatting.
(2mks)
Dropped
In margin
e) Study the text below and answer questions that follow

WHAT IS A METHODOLOGY?
The term methodology is not well defined either in Literature or by practitioners. There
is very little agreement as to what it means other than at a general level. The term is
usually used very loosely and yet it is used very extensively.
This loose use does not mean that there are no definitions, simply that there are
no universally agreed definitions. At The General Level, It Is Regarded as a
recommended series of steps and procedures to be followed in the course and
developing an information system. In a brief a d h o c survey, this proves to
be about the maximum that people will agree to and of course such a definition raises
many more questions than it answers.

Identify any four formatting features used in the above paragraph. (4mks)
Bold
Underline
Character spacing
Line spacing

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Upper case
alignment
d) What is a word wrap? (1mk)
Is where the text automatically moves to the next page

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