Final Examination - Secondary One: Computing

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 Final Examination - Secondary One: Computing
Part 1
1. Define Passwords. (2)

2. Give 3 general guidelines to follow when creating a strong password. (3)

3. Define Biometrics. (2)

4. Give 2 advantages of using biometrics. (2)

5. Give 2 examples of biometrics. (1)

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6. (1 mark) What part of a data packet contains:
(a) Sender and Receiver’s IP address? _____________________

(b) the actual data content of the packet? _________________

(c) checks for whether the packet is complete? __________________

7. The process of breaking chunks of data into smaller packets and letting them travel through efficient
routes is called _____________________. (1)

8. What is the long form of IP in IP Address? ____________________________________________ (1)

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Part 2
1. Calculate how much data storage space the in kB the following files will take on your computer. (18)
(a) 512 bits

(b) 1024 bytes

(c) 256 KB

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(d) 5 Mb

(e) 500 GB

(f) 2 TB

(g) 20,000 bits

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(h) 600,000 bytes

(i) 16 GB

(j) 32,000 KB

(k) 1.5 TB

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(l) 64 KB

(m) 750,000 bits

(n) 128 GB

(o) 400 Mb

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(p) 96 KB

(q) 8000 Mb

(r) 0.5 GB

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10. (18) Convert:
(a) 2 GiB to KiB

(b) 2000 KiB to MiB

(c) 450 KiB to KB

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(d) 10,000 KiB to GiB

(e) 2000 MB to KiB

(f) 50 GB to KB

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(g) 5 GiB to Mib

(h) 200 Mbps to MiB per second

(i) 1000 GiB to MB

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11.
For questions (a) to (h), calculate the time needed to either upload or download each of the files based on
the speed provided. (12)

Network speed:
Download Speed = 100 Mbps
Upload Speed = 50 Mbps

(a) A 12 Mb File

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(b) 20 Gb

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(c) 30,000 MB

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(d) 24,000,000 KB

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(e) 9,000,000 Kb

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(f) 4 GB

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(g) 12,000 MB

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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(h) 13,000 Mb

Answer:

Time it takes to download (seconds) Time it takes to upload (seconds)

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12.
Explain the difference between bits and bytes. (2)

13.
Convert and complete the following table. (8)

Binary Number Decimal Number

1101011011

1110110

100111001001

11111

20489

5400

243

1024

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What is the place value of the underlined number in 1101101? _________________________ (1)

15.
What is the maximum number value that can be represented using: (3)
a.​ An 8-bit binary sequence = _________________________

b.​ A 12-bit binary sequence = _________________________

c.​ A 4-bit binary sequence = _________________________

16.
What are the place-values of the underlined digits in the binary sequence 1101011 and a decimal number
356? (1)

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