S850/1
SUBSIDIARY
COMPUTER
Paper 1
August
2 ½ Hours
ELITE EXAMINATION BUREAU MOCK 2016
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
SUBSIDIARY COMPUTER
Paper 1
2Hours 30Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Attempt all questions in this paper
The maximum time allocated to this paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes
Write in blue or black pen in the space provided on the question paper.
No additional material (answer sheet) are required.
The maximum mark for the paper is 100%.
1. Turn
In modern world everyone is struggling to have a mobile phone. As aover
student of
ICT, give five reasons why students in our schools should not be allowed to
carry cellular phones at school. (05
marks)
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(iv) .............................................................................................. .......................
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(v) ........................................................................................................l ....
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2. (a) Define the following terms in relation to ICT tools.
(i) Smart phone: (01 mark)
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(ii) Cellular phone:
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(b) Outline three benefits of information technology in your society.(03
marks)
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(ii) .............................................................................................. ..............
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(iii) .............................................................................................. .......................
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3. In the computer laboratory, computer data and software are exposed to a
number of risks hence there is great care and protection. As a learner with ICT
background, give 5 ways of protecting data and software in the computer Lab.
(05
marks)
(i) ..............................................................................................
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(ii) .............................................................................................. .......................
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(iii) .............................................................................................. .......................
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(iv) .............................................................................................. .......................
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(v) .............................................................................................. .......................
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4. (a) Distinguish between a physical problem and logical problem in relation to
hard disk problems. (02
marks)
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(b) Explain three areas of application of Screen saver program. (03 marks)
(i) ...........................................................................................................
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5. Write True or False against each question (a) to (e) in the table below;
(05 marks)
Item True / False
(a) Image viewer utility displays
content of graphics files when
you double click.
(b) Un installer removes a word
document file from the computer
system.
(c) Disk defragmenter compiles
technical information about
hardware and software.
(d) Disk scanner detects and
corrects problems in hard disk or
floppy.
(e) Anti-virus utility protects the
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physical access to the computer
system.
6. An achieve contains thousands of paper documents. These documents are
going to be scanned to electronic storage. The documents could be on CD-RW
or Hard disk.
(a) Give two advantages of having those documents on CD-RW. (02
marks)
(i) ......................................................................................................
(ii) ......................................................................................................
(b) Give three disadvantages of having those documents on Hard disk.
(02
marks)
(i) .......................................................................................................
(ii) ........................................................................................................... (iii)
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(c) At the end of each day, the company makes a backup of all its data.
Define the term backup.
(01 mark)
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7. (a) Distinguish between Reading and Writing in relation to storage medium.
(02
marks)
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(b) Storage devices can be classified as Optical, Magnetic or Solid state
devices. Identify one example for each of the following devices mentioned
below.
(03 marks)
(i) Optical storage:....................................................................................
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(ii) Magnetic storage:.................................................................................
(iii) Solid state storage:...............................................................................
8. (a) The memory capacity and storage capacity of storage devices is
measured in bytes. Given that the capacity of a DVD is 4.7GB and a CD is
700MB respectively. If Kaye has a full DVD of data and could like to transfer it to
CDs. Calculate the number of CDs Kaye would buy to transfer his data. (02
marks)
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(b) A music video producer uses a computer to edit short movie clips for
advertising and sends them to television station. Identify three storage devices
she should use. (03 marks)
(i) .......................................................................................................
(ii) ........................................................................................................... (iii)
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9. (a) Define the term bespoke software. (01 mark)
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(b) Outline four qualities of good application software. (04 marks)
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(iv) ...........................................................................................................
10. Explain five demerits of Off the shelf software. (05 marks)
(i) .......................................................................................................... (ii)
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(iii) ...........................................................................................................
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(v) ..........................................................................................................
11. Fill in the gaps to complete the following statements in the table below.
(05
marks)
Application software Use
(a) Word processing software ……………………………………………………………….
Used to organize data in rows and columns and
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(b) performs calculations on data.
Database management ………………………………………………………………
(c) system ………………………………………………………………
Used to design and produce complicated
…………………………………… documents that contain text graphics and
(d) brilliant colours.
Multimedia Authorizing ………………………………………………………………..
(e) software ………………………………………………………………..
12. (a) Distinguish between a Hyperlink and a Home page. (02 marks)
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(b) Identify three Netiquette guidelines. (03
marks)
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(ii) .......................................................................................................... (iii)
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13. Learning on the net is becoming more popular with causes for high school,
colleges and Universities being conducted On-line or accessed from selected
files on the internet.
(a) Give 3 reasons for increasing e-learning platform. (03 marks)
(i) ........................................................................................................ (ii)
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(b) Give two limitations to the e-learning platform in Uganda. (02 marks)
(i) ..........................................................................................................
(ii) ..........................................................................................................
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14. Social networking sites are very important communication tool today used by
different social groups worldwide. However, care must be taken to avoid
misuse. Show how one can stay On-line using social media.
(05 marks)
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(ii) .......................................................................................................... (iii)
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15. Two students went for a field work study with mobile phones, one student
captured an image file which he wanted to share with a colleague on his phone.
(a) Suggest two wireless technologies their phones should have in order to
share the file. (02 marks)
(i) ..........................................................................................................
(ii) ...........................................................................................................
(b) Identify three limitations of the technologies mentioned in 15.(a) above.
(03
marks)
(i) ...........................................................................................................
(ii) .......................................................................................................... (iii)
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16. (a) Define communication devices. (01 mark)
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(b) Mention two communication devices. (02 marks)
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(ii) .......................................................................................................... (c)
Give two advantages of computer networking. (02 marks)
(i) ...........................................................................................................
(ii) ..........................................................................................................
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17. Most Desktop publishing software provides a user with a variety f tools for
designing, manipulating and editing a publication. Give one specialized
function of the following tools.
(i) Select tool: (01 mark)
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(ii) Text tool: (01 mark)
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(iii) Shapes tool: (01 mark)
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(iv) Zoom tool: (01 mark)
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(v) Rotate tool: (01 mark)
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18. Electronic publishing enables designing to create sophisticated documents that
contain text graphics and many colours.
(a) Explain 3 publications one can publish using desktop publishing software.
(03 marks)
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(b) In which ways can vacist who did Sub-ICT use the knowledge of desktop
publishing to earn a living. (02
marks)
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(ii) ....................................................................................................................
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19. Digital forensics is one of the fastest growing careers in the field of technology.
(a) State three tasks that are normally performed by a computer forensic
specialist. (03 marks)
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(ii) ........................................................................................................... (iii)
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(b) Give two limitations of digital forensics. (02 marks)
(i) .............................................................................................................
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20. ICT has introduced new employment opportunities that have never existed
before. The use of computers in banks, industries, communication, it has
created new jobs such as programmers, network administrators. In relation to
employment in ICT, explain the following terms.
(i) Job replacement: (01 mark)
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(ii) ICT job displacement: (01 mark)
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(b) Identify three problems of using automated production. (03 marks)
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(ii) .......................................................................................................... (iii)
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