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Computer 2024 April Holiday assignment Assignments - Form 2 - Computer Studies

This document is an April holiday assignment for Form Two Computer Studies students in Kenya, consisting of various questions related to computer safety, software selection, operating systems, and hardware differences. The assignment includes tasks such as defining terms, listing differences, and explaining concepts related to computer usage and management. It is structured to assess students' understanding of computer studies as per the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum.

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Computer 2024 April Holiday assignment Assignments - Form 2 - Computer Studies

This document is an April holiday assignment for Form Two Computer Studies students in Kenya, consisting of various questions related to computer safety, software selection, operating systems, and hardware differences. The assignment includes tasks such as defining terms, listing differences, and explaining concepts related to computer usage and management. It is structured to assess students' understanding of computer studies as per the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum.

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COMPUTER STUDIES
FORM TWO
APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT 2024

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

FORM TWO

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

QUESTIONS MAX SCORE Score


A 100

This paper consists of 8 printed pages. Candidate should check to ascertain that all pages are
printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

1. State two practices to be observed in order to ensure the safety of the computer user.
(2marks)

1
Define portability as used in software selection. (1mark)
2. List four ways of acquiring software in an organization.
(4marks)
3. Give two difference between CD-R and DVD-RW (4marks)
4. How does an operating system manage computer memory (2marks)
.
5. A computer diskette in drive A has folders for MEMOS for an administrator. Each of these folders is
labelled according to the relevant months. The secretary created the folders for each month’s memo for
each of access. Study the table below

MEMO 1 MEMO 2 MEMO 3


Warning Inaccuracies Careless talk
Lateness Auditing Inefficient
Assembly Fraud Meeting
(a) Assuming that the secretary was working from a flash disk, draw the corresponding tree structure
(6 marks)

(b) The secretary wanted to create a folder to store a memo in Fraud folder. State the path for that folder.
(2 marks)
(c) The content of the file is not viewed by any other person apart from her.
(1 mark)

6. Differentiate between interrupt and deadline. (2


marks)
7. Define the term scanning. (1 mark)
.
8. Differentiate between freeware and shareware (2
marks)

9. Explain the following basic operations of the machine cycle in the control unit
(3 marks)
i. Fetching
ii. Decoding
.
iii. Execution
10. Write the following acronyms if full (4 marks)
11. Give two reasons for this preference (2 marks)
12. Differentiate between a word wrap and a text wrap
(2 marks)
13. Define the term visual display (2 marks)
diagonal
b) State three examples of flat panel display.
(3 marks)

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18. List three examples of system software. (3 marks)
14. Differentiate between alignment and indentation as used in word processor. (4 marks)
15. Outline three distinctions between a super computer and microcomputer. [3 marks]
16. State four features of fifth generation computers. [4 marks]
17. State two differences between function keys and numeric key pad keys of a keyboard. [4 marks]

18. List three differences between laser printer and a dot matrix printer. [3 marks]

Laser printer Dot matrix printer

19. Name an input or output device used in the following tasks. (4 marks)
a). Capturing still images
(b). Printing detailed architectural designs
(c). Playing flight and driving games
(d). Capture data at ATM
20. What is the use of the search and replace feature in a word-processor. (2
marks)
21. Explain how a computer may be used in efficient running of a hospital. (2 marks)
22. (a). A shopkeeper of a small shop at Longisa has bought desktop computer to assist him in
performing his business activities. He has been advised that before he can use it to work he has to install it
with an operating system. State any six factors to consider when choosing[6the
marks]
operating system.
23. a) With reference to disk management explain what is meant by the terms below.
Defragmenting
.
Disk formatting
Disk partitioning
b) Give any two reasons that may make the shopkeeper to partition the computer disk. [2 marks]
24. State two properties that an operating system display about a file. [2mark]
25. State the function of drop cap in a document. (1 mark)
26. Describe two types of drop cap. (4 marks)
27. Give three classification of operating system. (3 marks)

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