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The document outlines the instructions for a Computer Studies practical examination conducted by the National Examinations Council. Candidates are required to answer two questions using Microsoft Word, Excel, and CorelDraw, with specific tasks and formatting guidelines provided for each software. The exam emphasizes the importance of individual work and includes precautions and definitions related to word processing and graphic design.

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Computer Studies Questions 2023

The document outlines the instructions for a Computer Studies practical examination conducted by the National Examinations Council. Candidates are required to answer two questions using Microsoft Word, Excel, and CorelDraw, with specific tasks and formatting guidelines provided for each software. The exam emphasizes the importance of individual work and includes precautions and definitions related to word processing and graphic design.

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S2081

COMPUTER STUDIES 3 hours

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL


Senior School Certificate Examination
3 hours
COMPUTER STUDIES 1 PRACTICAL

Do not open this question booklet until you are told to do so. While waiting, read the following
carefully.

Type your Name, Registration Number, School Name, School Number and Serial Number in the
appropriate spaces provided in the answer sheet.

Answer two questions only, Each question carries 30 marks.

Read carefully the instructions for each question.

Use computer only to perform your operation.

The answer to each question should be printed on a separate answer sheet.


Staple all answer sheets together.

Now wait for the supervisor to tell you to start.

0 2023 National Examinations Council Turn over


PAPER 1
2
Answer two questions.

INSTRUCTIONS

(i) Use computer system to answer all your questions.


(ii) You are required to print out the hard copy(ies) of your answers.
(iii) No contents of the candidates' work should be the same.

IA Use Microsoft Word to perform the tasks below:


Period 1 (7 - 9 am) Period Il (9 - 11 am) Period III (12-2pm) Period IV (2 - 4P m)

Monday Mathematics A •cultural Science English Language Computer Science


Tuesday Further Mathematics Computer Science Mathematics English Language
Wednesday English Lan e Mathematics Computer Science Civic Education
Friday Computer Science Further Mathematics English Language
Mathematics
Saturday Mathematics Agricultural English Lan a e Computer Science
Science
APPLICATION

(i) Reproduce the table above with Times New Roman font face and font size 16.
(ii) Change all the contents in the first row to uppercase and embolden.
(iii) Change margins at the top and bottom to 1.1 inches.
(iv) Change margins at the right and left to I .5 inches.
(v) Insert a new column after period Il and type your first name in the column.
(vi) Insert a new row titled Thursday below Wednesday and type different
subjects for the periods.
(vii) Insert a page number at the bottom and centre align.
(viii) Replace the subjects in Wednesday's row with the subjects not found on the
table.
(ix) Insert a watermark "Hello world" horizontally at the centre of your work.
(x) Interchange all the subject excluding the contents of period I of both Monday
and Friday.
(xi) Italicize the contents in the last row.
(xii) Using landscape orientation, print out the hard copy of your work.
(22 marks)
B (i) State two precautions taken while performing the tasks in IA. (2marks)
(ii) What is a Word processor? (2marks)
(iii) Mention two Word processing package. (iv) (1 mark)
What are the shortcut keys used to:
a. Minimise current window (1 mark)
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b. Redo last action (1 mark)
c. Insert a new page (1 mark)
2A Use Microsoft Excel to perform the tasks below:
A B C D E F G

1 Payroll
2 Date 1/1/2023
Staff Staff Hourly Hours Gross Pay Tax Net Pay
Number Name Rate. Worked
4 EOOOOI Ford 7 35
5 E00002 Mino 30
6 E00003 Bell 6
7 E00004 Davis 9 40

8 E00005 Turro 10 39

APPLICATION

Use Times New Romans font face with font size 16 all through except stated
otherwise.
(ii) Reproduce the table above.
(iii) Merge and centre the contents in row I.
(iv) Change ' 1/1/2021 ' to a long date format and centre align it.
(v) Using Tahoma font face with font size 16, type all the contents in row 3.
(vi) Wrap text all contents in row 3 to make it visible.
(vii) Apply thick box border to row l.
(viii) Embolden and italicize the contents in row 3.
(ix) Replace content of C5 with the first digit and content of D6 with the last two digits
of your registration number respectively.
(x) Calculate the Gross Pay for each staff using the formula "Hourly Rate x Hours
Worked" and state the cell references used.
(xi) Use 10% of Gross Pay as the value of tax for each row.
(xii) Calculate their Net Pay using the formula "Gross Pay Tax" and state the cell
reference used.
(xiii) Insert a new row between row 7 and row 8, key in your registration number and full
name in cells A8 and B8 respectively.
(xiv) Insert a new column between column F and G and leave it blank
(xv) Save your work and print out the hard copy in landscape orientation.
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(22 marks)

State two precautions taken while performing the tasks in 2A. (2 marks) (ii) What
are the actions of the following keyboard command in Microsoft Excel?

(a) Shift + Space bar? (I mark)


(b) Ctrl + (1 mark)

(iii) What is a spreadsheet? (2 marks) (iv) Give four examples of spreadsheet package. (2
marks)

3A Use CorelDraw to design the graphic below:


Operating system
manage resources and
provides user interface.

Community Sec. School


Tudun Wada Abuja

APPLICATION

(i) Create your own page size and set the orientation to landscape.
(ii) Design the figure above.

(iii) Replace " " with any logo of your choice.


(iv) Wrap the texts "Operating system manage resources and provides user interface"
around the logo created.

"
(v) Replace with any object of your choice from clipboard and embolden.
(vi) Replace "Community Sec. School Tudun Wada Abuja" with the name of your

primary school and its address.


(vii) Apply shade to the space provided for 3A (vi).
(viii) Print out the hard copy using landscape orientation.
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(22 marks)

B (i) State two precautions taken while performing the tasks in 3A. (2 marks)
(ii) Define graphic package. (2 marks)
(iii) Mention four designs that can be produced using CorelDraw. (2 marks)
(iv) Differentiate between CorelDraw and Adobe Dreamweaver. (2 marks)

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