NAME. ____________________________________________________CLASS.

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MICHIRU VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2023 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK II
EXAMINATION

COMPUTER STUDIES
Thursday, 9 June
Time allowed: 2 hours
10:30 – 12:30am
PAPER I Question Tick if Do not
(100 marks) Number answered write in
these
Instructions columns
1. This paper contains 11 printed pages. Please check 1
2. The paper contains two sections A and B
2
3. Before beginning to answer these questions fill in
your name/ID number at the top of each paper 3
4. The maximum number of marks is indicated against
each question. 4
5. Hand in your completed question paper when time is
5
called for you to stop writing
6. Use of computers and calculators are strictly 6
prohibited in this paper
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7. In the table provided tick against the question number
you have answered. 8

Section A (55 marks) 9

Answer all the six questions in the
spaces provided.

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1. a. State the difference between workbook and work sheet.

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(2 mark)
b. Describe the differences between relative and absolute cell references used in

MS office Excel.
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(4 marks)
c. Define Desktop publishing.

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(2 marks)
d. List any three examples of desktop publishing software.

i. _____________________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________________
iii. ____________________________________________________
(3 marks)
2. a. Define the term Database.
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(1 mark)
b. Mention any three disadvantages of DBMS.
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ii___________________________________________________________________
iii__________________________________________________________________
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(3 marks)
c. Write the full meaning of HTTP.
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(1 mark)
d. Describe the following graphics manipulation techniques in desktop
publishing:

i. Cropping
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(2 marks)

ii. Flipping.
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(2marks)
iii. Rotating .
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(2 marks)

3. a. With an example, explain any two the differences between website and

webpage

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i.________________________________________________________________
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ii.________________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)
b. Outline any three components of a relational database

i._______________________________________________________
ii.______________________________________________________
iii.______________________________________________________
(3 marks)
4. a. Define the following computer programming terms
i. Programme
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(1 mark)
ii. Programming
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(1 mark)

iii. Compiler
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(1 mark)
iv. Assembler
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(1 mark)
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b. List any three examples of programming languages

i._____________________________________________________________
ii._____________________________________________________________
iii.____________________________________________________________
(3 marks)

5. Explain any three uses of spreadsheets

i. ______________________________________________________________
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ii. ___________________________________________________________
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iii. ___________________________________________________________
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6. a. Define the term data communication.
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(2 marks)

b. List any two network devices.

i._______________________________________________________
ii.______________________________________________________
(2 marks)

c. Give an example of a class B IPv4 address

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(1 mark)

d. Outline any two advantages of high level languages

i.__________________________________________________________
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ii__________________________________________________________
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(2 marks)
e. Give any two methods of internet access.
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(2 marks)
f. Explain any two differences between IPv4 and IPv6.
i. _________________________________________________________________________
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ii. _________________________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)
Section B (45 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
7. a. Briefly explain the procedure for upgrading an operating system
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b. Describe the first three generations of programming languages.

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c. List any three examples of spreadsheet software

i.________________________________________________________
ii._______________________________________________________ iii.
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(3 marks)
8. a. Briefly explain the procedure of protecting a workbook using a password
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b. Discuss any five arithmetic programming operators
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i. _______________________________________________________
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ii. ________________________________________________________
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iii. _______________________________________________________
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iv. __________________________________________________________
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v. _______________________________________________________
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9. Below is a picture of a network. Use the figure to answer the question that follows

Figure 1: A type of Network: (Adopted from Computer Studies Achievers book 4 : Dansiano
Mapanje)

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a. Identify the network above

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(1 mark)

b. Explain any two advantages and one disadvantage of the above mentioned

network.
i. ____________________________________________________________________
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ii. ______________________________________________________________________
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c. Kondwani just received a new laptop, which has no software in it.

Explain the steps he needs to follow to be able to create and print documents
using this computer.

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d. State any four disadvantages of file processing system

i. _________________________________________________________
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iii._________________________________________________________
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(4 marks)

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