COMPUTER STUDIES PAPER 1 MARKING KEYS
1. i. set of steps of well defined steps fpr performing a task or solving the problem
ii. copying a program into comuter storage in a form that it can be executed
b i Napier bones used for performing multiplication and division whle La Pascaline wasused for addition
and subtraction
ii 1. Booting the computer and making sure that all the hardware elements are working properly
2. performing operations such as retrieving, loading, executing and storing application programs
3. storing and retrieving for Performing a variety of system utility functions
c. 1 point the item you want to drag
2. press the left hand button and hold it down
[Link] the mouse until the pointer reaches the desired position
4. finally release the mouse button and the item will be dropped in the location
2a
open your word processor and type the following text
b. save the file as a text file (.txt) and close it
c. in excel click file command and select all program browse the folder and open it
d. select the text file to import and click open button
b 1. Paper jam
2. missing printer software driver
3. cables not properly connected
C program is a set of instructions written using a programming language while
while computer programming a processing of writing a computer program
d. used to read characters written using magnetic ink
3. a. Click media clip on the slide which activate dialog bpx to choose location the select
the video and insert
b. A. used to add notes that could not fit on the slide
B. starting a slide presentation slide by slide
C 1. C++
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2. python
3. COBOL
4. JAVA
5. Visual BASIC
d. social networking can be ued to help advertise goods and services
4a I American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Ii Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Calculator
SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
They have similar architecture i.e. both have a OSI have seven layers
layered design while TCP/IP has four
They have a common application layer The session, presentation
and data link layers
present in OSI are
missing in TCP/IP
although they are
amalgamated in the four
somehow
The network layer in OSI and the internet layer
in TCP/IP perform same function
Both models support packet switching and
routing on network
c. insert mode when text is inserted between words or characters, it pushes the existing tect without
replacing it.
Overtype- new text that typed between existing words or characters automatically replaces the existing
text by deleting it
5a
SECOND GENERATION FIRTH GENERATION
1. Built using transistors Massive processing power
2. Had tape storage, printer Use artificial intelligence
and OS and Store programs
Smaller in size Small in size
Produced less heat Superior hardware and software
Were much faster Connectivity to the internet
b
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1. The larger the RAM, the better the performance of a computer system and the higher its
cost
2. The larger the hard disk size of a computer the larger the data the computer can store and
the larger the software that can be installed on the computer. Larger hard disks also imply
better performance and higher cost
3. The higher the processor speed of a computer, te higher the processing power of the
computer and the higher the cost of the computer
4. The higher the cashe memory of a computer, the faster the response, cashe memory also
has implications on the cost of the computer with higher cable implying higher cost
c. uses computers for administrative tasks such as compiling examinational
reports, writing memos and accounting purposes
6a (i) Wimax – Wordwide Interoperability for Microwave. Small microwave transceivers
are used to transmit and receive data signals both at the service provider end and the
customers across distance of up to 30-50Km
Wifi – A wireless radio technology that is used to provide access to the internet for
computer and mobile devices like Smartphone and tablets that have internal wireless
modems
(ii) Internet: is a vast interconnected collection of computer network for purpose of
communication and sharing of resources
Intranet: is a subset of internet that is privately administered by an organization to
provide secure access to the organization services and information
b 1. High initial cost of setting up an automated system e.g cost of buying one industrial robot Is
high as compared to man power (human resource)
2. may lead to unemployment in some areas that are labour intensive e.g what would have been
done by many people may be done by one person
c. 1. Disconnect all devices from power source before you start to work on them
2. Never work alone because you need help in case of emergency
3 discharge any static electricity that might have built up in the hands
SECTION B
7. a 1. Emission of heat into the envornment and other forms of electromagnetic radiations
[Link] oxides found in mobile phone and laptop batteries could leak into the ground
if proper disposal is not done
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3. emission of green house gases during manufacture of ICT components
1. Create a main document such as letter
2. Create or get the data source: the address book
3. Connect the main document to the data source
4. Merge the main document and the data source
c 1. E-mail accoumt not existing
2. IP address of the receiver being blocked
3. Server sending while limits being exceeded
8 a i. X:IPv4 and IPv6
ii. Y:IPv6
iii. X uses dotted decimal notation while Y use hexadecimal
iv. X are grouped using separated by dots while Y uses colon(:)
b 1. Powerful processor
2 powerful operating system
3 high resolution camera
4 high memory capacity
9 (i) A hierarchical model
B network model
(ii) in A data is organized in hierarchical structure e.g to ace level 1 data, the user has
to access the root first and follow the path to the level
In network allows each record to have multiple parents and child records in b access to records
can be through multiple paths and from any records
b. bytes contain eight bits data
bits are used to measure speed of data while bytes measure data storage
c I run- perform the action specified in the query
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append – make the query add record to an existing table
d 1. Corrupted software
2. less hard disk space
3. power failure
4. speed of the processor
5. RAM
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