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451/1 DECEMBER HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT -2024

(Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education)


WEEK 4
COMPUTER STUDIES =====FORM TWO (2)
1.
(i) State the spreadsheet function that can be used to obtain each of the following values in a
worksheet
(a) Assign the students position based on the performance (1mark)
(b) Calculate the total score of marks that are greater than mean mark (1mark)
(c) Number of cells with a value in a column (1mark)
(d) Get the number with the highest value in a row (1mark)
(ii) Name four table formatting features (4marks)
(iii) State three tools in a word processor that would help a user to minimize spelling mistakes
when creating a document (3marks)
(iv) A student typed a letter in a word processor and the last line of the letter flowed to the
second page. State four ways in which the student could have adjusted the letter to fit on
one page without changing the paper size (4marks)
2.
(a) Define the term warranty (2marks)
(b) The Head teacher of Mooch intends to buy a printer for the finance office for printing
payment receipts
(i) Advise him on the appropriate type of printer he would purchase. (1mark)
(ii) Name three consideration he should observe before purchasing the output device
(3marks)
(c) Mention three challenges of using an online record to keep track of patients (3marks)
(d) Computer is built from three types of physical components, Processor, memory and I/O
devices. State the functions of each of the above components (3marks)
(e) List two characteristics of Static RAM (2marks)
3.
(a) Mention three features of a USB cable (3marks)
(b) Enumerate three advantages of standard software over in house developed software
(3marks)
(c) Give two reasons to justify why operating system must be installed first in a computer
(2marks)
(d) State any four differences between older generation computers and present computers
(4marks)
(e) What precautions would you take in the computer room in case of the following (3marks)
(i) The humidity falls below normal for long periods due to weather changes
(ii) User complain of backache after long period of using computers
(iii) Improper air circulation

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