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GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD General Certificate of Education Examination 0595 COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 (JUNE 2072 ORDINARY LEVEL Centre Number Centre Name andidate Identification Number Candidate Name Mobile phouse ave NOM the examination room. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PAPER One and a half hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Real the following instructions carefully before you start answering the questions in this paper. Make sure you have a soft IB pencil and an eraser for this examination. 1, USE A SOFT HB PENCIL THROUGHOUT THE EXAMINATION 2. DONOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO So. Before the examination begins. 3. Cheek that this question booklet is headed “ORDINARY LEVEL — 0595 COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 4, Fill in the information required in the spaces above. 5. Fill in the information required in the spaces provided on the answer sheet w: Candidate Name, Exam Session, Subject Code and Candidate Iden ake care that you do not crease or fold the answer sheet or make any marks on it other than those asked for in these instructions, How 10 answer the questions in this examination 6. Answer ALL the 50 questions in this Examination, All questions carry equal marks. 7. Caleulators ARE NOT allowed, 8. Bach question has FOUR suggested answers: A, B, C and D. Decide which answer is appropriate. Find the nuimber of the question on the Answer Sheet andl draw a horizontal Hine across the letter to join the square brackets for the answer you have chosen For example, if C is your correct answer, mark C as shown below: [A] (8) #6} 1D) 9. Mark only one answer for each question, If you mark more than one answer, you will score a zero for that question. If you change your mind about an answer, erase the first mark carefully. then mark your new answer. 10, Avoid spending to much time on any one question. If you find a question difficult, move on to the next question. You can come back to this question later, HL. Do all your rough work in this bookfet using the blank:-spaces.in the question booklet 12, At the end of the examination, the iavigitator stall collect the amewer shect frst and then the question VE THE EXAMINATION HALL WITH IT. booklet. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LE, 1. A translation tool used to interpret code written in HTML is the: A Interpreter - — B Compiler C Browser D Assembler Essential instructions needed to start up a computer are stored in the: A CMOS BRAM c BIOS BD ROM 2. ‘The HTML. tag that will generate a hyperlink: is the: A b> tag Bo tag B Output C Input D__ Inpuvvoutput The data check for a field originally formatted to accept only a seven — digit number is: A Range check B Presence check C Length check - D Parity cheek One objective of normalization in a database is to: ‘A Increase data redundaney Reduce the number of tables in the database C Normalize a complex database D Reduce data redundaney ‘All________tasks must be completed within the specified time limit of a project: A Dangling B_ Floating C Critical D Dummy Software that enables the operating system to communicate effectively with a piece of peripheral is called: A. Disk defragmenter B_ Device driver C Device cleaner D_ Software instalfer 10. Software efficiency deals with: ‘A Optimal use of processor and memory B_~ Correct use of algorithmic constructs C Clarity in presentation of lines of code D__ Its case of maintenance ‘The acronym USB stands for: A Unit Serial Bus B_ Universal Service Bus C Universal Serial Bus D Unit Service Bus A translated code written in a compiled Janguage is called: A Source code B_ object code Embedded code D__ Executable code is a word processor tool used to cat off unwanted por fan image which can be regained when necessary. A Wrap B “Cute Cc. Crop D Compressor One way to reduce e¥ber criminality is by A Use of firewalls B__ Implementing strong legislation c__ Locking up sensitive equipment in a secure room D__ Backup sensitive documents is a code of good behavior on the web. A Web ethics B Internet ethics C Netiquette D | Network ethics 15. Communication between a computer system 22. and a keyboard involves transmission. A Automatic data B Half duplex C Full duplex D__ Simplex TES 23 16. Which one of the following data transmission media is fastest? A. Twisted pair cable B_ Cooxial cable C Optical fiber cable D__ Shielded twisted pair cable ——o —— 4, 17, Anetwork in which all the communicating devices have the same privileges is called: A Peer-to-peer 3 B Client-server network C Star network D Bus network - 3s. 18: Age is designed to boost weakened signals along a dats pathway. A Router B__ Repeater C Bridge D Stabilizer Evaluating the existing system with th objective of building a new system is th responsibility of the: A System programmer B System analyst System operator 20. D System administrator 20. software DOES NOT display graphies/images. A. Text editor B © Word processor C Desktop publisher 28, D__ Presentation 21. Which of the following is true about syntchronous and asynchronous data transmission? A. Both require the use of a clock Both are serial data transmission modes Synchronous makes use of stop bit while asynchronous depends on clocks Bathmake wsedféctet biaid. actos BE B c D ~ D__ Increase in cost of production ‘The number of 64MB flash disks needed to hold 1GB of data is: a2 B 8 Cc 16 D 32 ‘The amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the project is known as: A. Early start time B Late finish time C Critical time D_ Slack time ‘The main technology that marked the 3" goneration of computer is: A. Transistors B_ Integrated circuits C > Processors | Vacuum tubes One disadvantage of computer simulation is: ‘A Risk of findings being taken as real B Waste of time C Waste of material 2 is a correct spreadsheet absolute cell reference? A =$A$2 B iG 28M D =$25A isan example of utility software. A. Spreadsheet B Antivirus C Device drivers D Operating system ‘The feature of the spreadsheet that makes it suitable for what-if-analysis is: A Automatic calculations B Grid layout C Graphics D_ Spell checkers 31 32, 34, Which one of the following logic gates has only one input? 35. Which one of the following is true about the: A XOR scope of the real and integer data types? B NOT ‘a Both data types ean be used for ficlds © NAND with any decimal values D NOR 1p Both data types ean be used only for fields with whole number values Real data types can be used for fields with character data types but not integer types D_ Both data types are structured data types The acronym FAT in relation to disk formatting stands fo A File Attribute Table B File Allocation Table C File Access Table D File Assignment Table ‘The computer system bus consists of: ‘A Control, data and register buses B Control, data and address buses Data, register and RAM buses “SD Control, address and RAM buses The hexadecimal number F6 in bi A T0110 B 111n0 = me sae oes corto 38. Data encryption entails converting: D_ 11100110 ‘A. Plain text to decrypted text See F ct B Plain text to cipher test jow many symbols are there in the oc : How many'symbolea peel C Plain text to plain text number systems A 6 Boy D__ Decrypted text to plain text G8 39 The sharpness of an image on a computer 5 e sereen is measured in gut i A Pixels per dot ‘The file extension iff is used to hold Bag Dorsrpessinchy files Cots per square inch A Sound D__ Pixels per inch B Graphies a oa etek Et C "Vides 40. Inthe machine eyele, the decoding of fetelied ee data is done by the: i ue A. ALU B_ Cache memory Ce Accumulator D_ Control unit a. 43. 4, 45, Which of the following is in the correct order of DECREASING time unit? Mieroseconds, Nanoseet A Picoseconds pp Mieroseconds, Picoseconds, Nanoseconds c__ Pivoseconds, Nanoseconds, Mieroseconds 1p _ Picoseconds, Microseconds, seconds, Which one of the following memories has the fastest access rate? A Cache B ROM © RAM D Hard disk ‘The use of test data to manually determine the correctness of an algorithm is usually referred toas A Code tracing Bo Dry run C Debugging D Code verification CRT monitors stand for: A Central Random Transistor me B Cathode Ray Tube Monitors C Cathode Relay Tube Monitors D Central Ray Transistor Monitor 41 of the following is true about hardware wes and device drivers? A Both are hardware components B Both are software components C Drivers manage/control hard deviees Hardware devices is hardware, device driver is software 47. One of the reasons for increasing the size of RAM is: A _Less virus gets into the computer 1p More instructions and data are made available for CPU to work on C Reduces rate of computer breakdown D__ Increases processor speed ___ isa set of rules that govern data transmission over the Internet. A FTP BoP Cc oHTTP D TCPAP converts information on paper e form. into elec A Joys stick B Scanner © Keyboard D Camera out specific tasks ‘operate under main processor C hold partially processed data ‘bedded in the semiconductor ensure safety and comfort. A Biometrics B Ergonomics C Styli D diversities GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK

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