MUUSINI S.
A SECONDARY SCHOOL
Name :…………………………………………………………Adm. No :……..
……… Date………………
451/1 – COMPUTER STUDIES – FORM TWO
END TERM II EXAMINATIONS
TIME: 1hr 30Mins
Instructions to candidates
Answer all questions.
1. (a) Define booting. (2 marks)
(b) Differentiate between cold booting and warm booting. (4
marks)
2. State four characteristics of the fourth-generation computers. (4
marks)
3. Give two reasons why smaller computers like laptops tend to be more
expensive than desktop computers.
(2 marks)
4. Define computer system. (2 marks)
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5. Why must food and beverages be kept out of the computer room? (2
marks)
6. What should be done to prevent illegal access to the computer room by
unauthorised persons? (4
marks)
7. Classify the following keys found on a standard keyboard.
(a) A,B,C,….Z - (1
mark)
(b) 0,1,2,……9 - (1
mark)
(c) Arrow key, Home, Page up, End - (1
mark)
(d) Ctl, Shift, Alt - (1 mark)
8. What is a computer system? (2
mark)
9. A scanner used in Uchumi supermarket is an example of a
scanner.
(1 marks)
10. Give three advantages of using electronic word processor. (3
marks)
11. Differentiates between RAM and ROM. (4 marks)
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12. List three buses that are found in the CPU. (3
marks)
13. What role does BIOS play in a computer? (2
marks)
14. Differentiate between soft copy and hard copy. (2
marks)
15.(a) Write four differences between a CRT monitor and a Flat panel Display.
(4 marks)
(b) Give three examples of Flat panel monitors that are available in the market
today (3
marks)
16. Name the two major categories of printers and explain how they work. (4
marks)
17. Distinguish between CD-R and a CD-RW. (2
marks)
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18. Define the following terms:
(a) Port (2 marks)
(b) Interface cable (2
marks)
(c) Power cable (2 marks)
19. Mike connected new multimedia speakers to his computer and tried to play
his favourite music CD but no sound was produced. List two possible reasons for
this. (2 marks)
20. Differentiate between the hardware and software components of a
computer giving an example of each.
(4 marks)
21. List four factors to consider when purchasing a printer. (4
marks)
22. The diagram below shows as example of a secondary storage media .
(a) Identify the name of the device. (1
marks)
(b) List down two advantages of this device over a floppy disk in storage. (2
marks)
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23. State two main functions of the computer monitor (screen). (2
marks)
24. Write the following abbreviations in full:
(a) GUI - (1
mark)
(b) BIOS - (1
mark)
(c) WIMP - (1
mark)
25. Name the program that enables POST to run. (2
marks)
26. Suggest the importance of the following features in the word processing. (4
marks)
Thesaurus
Spellcheckers
27. (a) What is a Word processing? (1
mark)
(b) State 4 purposes of word processing. (2
marks)
(c) Name any three characteristics of a good word processor. (2
marks)
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