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2016 / 2017 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

MOCK EXAMINATION

COMPUTER STUDIES FORM FOUR

PAPER I
THEORY (100 Marks)
Instructions: Answer all questions
Time: 2 hours
Tuesday, 4th April 2017

1.
a. Discuss any one factor that makes analogue computers advantageous over
digital computers

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b. Which computer generation led to the development of internet?

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c. Discuss the classification of computers.

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d. Explain how computers have made institutions and organizations to have

paperless offices

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e. Discuss any two areas where computers are used

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2. a. Distinguish with relevant examples any two examples of printers

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b. Identify the computer parts in the figure 1. below

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(4)_________________________________ ( 1 mark)
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3. a. Distinguish IT from ICT

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b. State the two components of a Disk Operating System
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c. State the DOS commands for
i. Copying a disk________________________________________________( 1 mark)
ii. Formatting a floppy disk________________________________________(1 mark)
d. What are the two types of user interface?

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e. Distinguish the function of the CPU from that of an operating system

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f. What do the following stand for

i. VDU _____________________________________________( 1 mark)
ii. WIMP ___________________________________________( 1 mark)
iii. RAM ____________________________________________(1 mark)
4.
a. What is the use of the following on the keyboard?
i. NumLock ____________________________________________( 1 mark)
ii. Print screen __________________________________________( 1 mark)
b. What are special keys?
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c. Explain any two measures that can be taken to prevent data and software loss
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5. Figure two is an MS Word window. Use it to answer the questions that follow

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 a. Name the parts
B______________________________________________ ( 1 mark)
C______________________________________________( 1 mark)
b. What is the function of part labelled A
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c. state the steps you would take to print a document

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6.
a) Name and explain any four alignment features in MS Word

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b) How can you insert page numbers in a document

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c) Give one example of line spacing specification in MS Word ( 1 mark)

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d) Explain any two situations where “Save As” command is used MS Word

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e) What is the function of Autocorrect in MS Word

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7.
a) State any two statistical functions of spreadsheets

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b) State any two advantages of an electronic spreadsheet

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c) Explain any two application areas of spreadsheets

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d) Explain any two types of charts used in spreadsheets

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e) Explain any two forms of errors found in excel and how you can correct them

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8.
a) State any two environmental issues in the ICT usage.

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b) How is piracy a computer crime?

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c) State any two functions of a network administrator

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d) Study the figure below and answer the questions that follow:

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 i. Name the above cable as used in data communication media ( 1 mark)

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ii. Name the parts A, B, C and D

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B____________________________________________________________________
C____________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________( 2 marks)

iii. Explain any two disadvantages of the cable mention in (i) above

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9.

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 a) What is the difference between Internet Transfer Protocol and File Transfer
Protocol?

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b) Distinguish between a bridge and a switch in computer networks

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c) State an application area of infrared transmission

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d) State ant two advantages of mesh topology

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e) Explain any two ways how computers are used in Industrial systems

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f) State one function of a network interface card

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10.
g) Explain any two database models
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h) What is the difference between a query and a form

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i) Define a primary key in database

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j) State any two types of relationships in fields in databases

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k) Mention any two field data types in databases

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l) Explain a validation text in databases

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