COLLEGE EXAM
Student’s name Admission number
JANUARY INTAKE 2024
WORD PROCESSING
TIME:3HRS
Exam rules and instructions
I. No phones or electronic gadgets will be allowed in the exam room.
II. Any exam cheating case or suspicion will result to course termination, renewable by
paying full school fee for the next intake.
III. No discussion in the exam room. Total silence will be observed for as long as the exam
will be going on.
IV. Every student must have a flash disk (USB) which will be used to save the exams for
marking by the examiner.
V. You are required to create a folder, save it as ‘’Word processing-your name’’ on the
desktop, make sure you save all your work there then copy it to your flash disk.
VI. No foods or drinks will be allowed in the exam room.
VII. The exam begins at 8am and will strictly take 3hrs. No student is allowed to make
movements in or out of the exam room within this time. No additional time.
Caution: Don’t edit or delete any files or folders you find in the system. In case of any software
or hardware issues, kindly report to the relevant authority for further action.
STUDENT’S SCORE OUT OF
Section 1: Theory 40mks
Section 2: Practical 60mks
Total Score 100mks
Section 1: THEORY (40MKS)
1) Give three parts that makes up a computer system. 3mks
2) As a computer student, you’ve been asked to buy a word processing software for your
college computer system. State any four considerations you will take while purchasing the
word processing software for your college.4mks
3) Explain how you can protect a document from unauthorized opening or altering.5mks
4) What is the difference between insert and overtype mode? 2mks
5) Hassan has a problem when typing; every time he wishes to type the word Good, he mistakenly
types God. What can he do to continue typing without worrying about having to go back to correct
the same word over and over again?6mks
6) Define the word tab and explain why tab stops are important in a document.2mks
7) Explain four text alignment features used to format a paragraph.2mks
8) List four ways of merging a document with its Data source.4mks
9) What would happen to the cursor in a table when the following actions are done:3mks
a. Pressing the tab key
b. Pressing the Shift+tab key
c. Pressing the enter key
10) Explain four types of graphical objects that can be inserted in a word document.4mks
11) Highlight four problems you are likely to encounter when printing a document. In each case, suggest
a solution.4mks
12) What is document formatting as used in word processing? 1mk
Section 2 PRACTICAL: 60 MKS
a). Type the following text in word processing software .20mks
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND OPERATING SYSTEM
A computer is a machine or electronic device that can solve problems by accepting data,
performing certain operations on that data(processing) and presenting the results of those
operations(information).
Basic characteristics that distinguish a computer from other information processing devices: -
i. A computer is electronie`-That is, all its processing operations are carried out with
electrical signals.
ii. A computer can store information for future reference. This is done on temporary basis
with memory circuits and permanently with storage devices such as magnetic disk and
tape.
iii. A computer is programmable-Unlike other devices built to perform a single task.
HOW A COMPUTER OPERATES
Converting the data (raw facts) into information (organized, usable form) is called data
processing. Data get into the system by means of input device e.g. keyboard then the
computer performs the necessary calculations or manipulations on the data and finally the
organized information is displayed by an output device e.g. monitor.
FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY A COMPUTER
Although computers have many applications, they can perform only three basic tasks.
i. Arithmetic functions on numeric data (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing)
ii. Test relationships between data items (by comparing values).
iii. Store and retrieve data.
These skills are really no more than people can do, but can accomplish the task more;
Faster
Accurately
Reliable
Required
a) Align the title to the center and underline it. 1mk
b) Add border to the title.2mks
c) Replace all the roman numbers with bullets. 4mks
d) i) Insert the footer ‘’Computer College Joint Evaluation test 2024 JAN’’ .2mks
ii). Insert the header’ ’Your full names, admission number and Date of admission’’.2mks
e) Set the line spacing to exactly1.5. 4mks
f) Insert Word Art ‘’COMPUTER’’ and set it to appear behind the text.5mks
g) Search for words ‘’Computer’’ and replace all with PC. 2mks
h) Move paragraph with the heading’’ how a computer operates’’ to the end of the
document.2mks
i) Set the font style of the document to Arial Black.1mk
j) Save your work as ‘’computer literacy’’1mk
b) Open a new document, copy ‘’computer literacy’’ and paste it into the new document and
save it as TOC and Table. Generate a table of content for your document in APA
format.20mks
c) In the same document, on a new page, draw/insert a table with the information below; and
convert it into Text, then print your document.20mks
Table Title: DATA INPUT, STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICES-center alignment, bold
INPUT DEVICES-Name at least 4
OUTPUT DEVICES-Name at least 4
SECONDARY STORAGE MEDIA-Magnetic disks, Floppy Disks, Compact Disks
and Hard Disks
d)Insert an online picture of ( i) ‘’peripheral devices connected to a system unit ‘’and (ii) ‘’A
student typing using a desktop computer’’.10mks
This is the last printed page
WHATEVER YOUR MIND CONCEIVES AND YOUR HEART BELIEVES, YOU SURELY
ACHIEVE IT…
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