NORTHERN EDUCATION DIVISION

2021 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION

COMPUTER STUDIES
Subject Number: M039\II
Monday, 26 July 2021 Time Allowed: 2 hours
From 8:00 am onwards

PAPER II

(50 marks)

Instructions:

1. This paper contains 5 printed pages. Please check.

2. This paper has three practical questions to be answered using a computer.
Create a folder and your full name should be the name of the folder. After
completing each question, Save the answers in a folder that will be
submitted
3. After submitting your work, delete any work that you may have saved in the
computer. Failure to follow this instruction may lead to other candidates
copying your work and this may lead to your work not being marked.
4. Write your name on top of each page.
5. At the end of the paper, make sure that all your work has been submitted.
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1. a. Create a word document named “Cluster Facilitation” and save it in a removable

disk.
(1 marks)

b. Type the following letter: (3

marks)

The Chairperson,

Kazomba Cluster,

Private Bag 303,

Mzimba.

26th July, 2021.

Dear Sir

RE: CLUSTER ACTIVITY FACILITATION.

It has pleased the cluster management team to ask you if you can facilitate to teachers in the
cluster on the following topic:

ITEM WRITING AND MARKING AS REQUIRED BY EXAMINERS.

DATE: 6th December 2020 (FRIDAY)

VENUE: Kazomba Community Hall

TIME: 8: 30 am onwards

Your acceptance is greatly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

E.Q. Katete (0999477330/0882873916), Organizer

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(i) Create a Centre header and key in your full names. (1 marks)

(ii) Change the title of the letter “Cluster Activity Facilitation” to” Arial Black”

and font size 17. (1 marks)

d. (i) Using Mail Merge, create merge letters to the following address list:
(3
marks)

Title First Name Surname Address

Dr. Chipimpha Mughogho Box 12, Chibisa

Ms. Thandiwe Kumwenda Box 108, Mzokoto

Mr. Kwagwanji Chidantele Box 76, Njakwa

(ii) Name the data source as “Cluster”. (1

mark)

(iii) Insert required merge fields. (2

marks)

(iv) Produce personalized letters. (2

marks)

(v) Print the personalized letters. (1

mark)
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2. a. Create a spreadsheet named “Exchange rate”. Save it in a removable disk.

(1 marks)

b. Type the text as it is. (3 marks)

Number of Kwachas for exchange 1100

Country Currency Exchange rate Exchange result

France (Euro) Euro 1.45

Sweden (Kr) Kr 13.37

US ($) $ 1.67

c. In the Exchange result column, enter a formula to convert the currency for all the
countries. Copy the formula to other cells. (3 marks)

d. Insert a row between France and Sweden and type Japan (Yen); Exchange rate 15.50 in
the appropriate columns. (3 marks)

e. Merge center, number of Kwachas for exchange. (1 marks)

f. Insert the right header and type your name and class. (1 mark)

g. Sort the data in ascending order in column number three. (1 marks)

h. Apply “All boarders” to the data. (1 mark)

i. Print the document. (1 mark)

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3. a. A form four computer teacher had the following data to form a database of his student’s
scholastic records. The name of the database is “Examination Results”.
FIELD NAME DATA TYPE

Student number Numeric

First Name Text

Last Name Text

Maths Numeric

Physics Numeric

Chemistry Numeric

Computer Numeric

Geography Numeric

English Numeric

(b) Create a table named test in an Examination database and save it in a removable disk
(6
marks)
(c) Set Student Number as a primary key (2 marks)

(d) Create a form using a form wizard in columnar format (4 marks)

(e) Print the form (1 mark)

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(f) Using the following test scores enter the data for students as below

Student Maths Physics Chemistry Computer Geography English

No

3002 45 60 50 70 80 60

1192 60 55 55 40 70 50

11022 80 37 37 70 60 30

19993 75 80 80 85 70 45

2022 22 33 33 40 45 20

3221 52 85 85 75 60 55

(g) Produce a query form from the data in the database showing only those who passed
English. Passing mark is 50 and Run the query.
(6 marks)
(h) Print your work. (1 marks)
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END OF QUESTION PAPER

This paper contains 6 printed pages.