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NAROK HIGH SCHOOL

November /December holiday assignment
*2024*

COMPUTER STUDIES
FORM TWO
Instructions to Candidates

Attempt all Questions

1. A computer must go through the process of booting before use. State what happens
during Power On Self-Test (POST) (1mk)

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2. State any two circumstances where sound output devices would not be appropriate.
(2mks)

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3. Software can be categorized according to end user license. Differentiate between a

proprietary software and an open source software (2mks)

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4. State the function of each of the following features when creating a word processing
document.

 Word wrap…………………………………………………………………. (1mk)

 Watermark …………………………………………………………………. (1mk)

 Clipboard …………………………………………………………………. (1mk)

5. Word processing is a major activity in most institutions especially print media.

a) State what is a word processor and give two examples (3mks

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b) State four table formatting used in Microsoft word application software (2mks)

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c) State two advantages of mail merging (2mks)

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6. Give two characteristics of fifth generation of computers (2mks)

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7. State two advantages of Menu driven interface over a Command based interface.(2mks)

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8. Give the function of cache memory (1mk)

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9. Peter the technician connected and installed a scanner to the office computer but when
testing he realized it was not responding to the scanning commands, state any two
possible causes of the failure (2mks)

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10. Distinguish between disk compression and file compression (2mks)

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11. State two reasons why an antivirus software must be installed on a computer system.
(2marks)

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12. Differentiate the terms portability and Authenticity in relation to computer software
specifications. (2mks)

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13. The figure below is an extract of a worksheet containing information on household

items. Use it answer the following questions:
A B C D E F
1 Item description No of units Cost per unit Total cost
2 Maize flour 20 210
3 Tea leaves 64 185
4 Sugar 77 149
5 Salt 28 25

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 a. What is cell referencing? (1mk)

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b. Write a formula to calculate the total cost of sugar. (1 mks)

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c. The prices of all items increased by 10% and the value 10% is placed in cell B8.
Using cell addresses with absolute referencing only, write a formula to calculate
the new unit of the salt.
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d. Write a function to display the number of cells in which the cost per unit is equal
to 25.
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e. Write a function to display the least total cost for all items. (1 mark)
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f. Describe two data types used in spreadsheets (2mks)

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 g. Describe two application areas of spreadsheets (2mks)
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14. Outline any two advantages of a Light pen as an input device. (2 marks)

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15. (a) Identify two advantages of the Speech recognition devices. (2 marks)

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(b) State two situations in which speech recognition devices may be useful as a method of
data entry. (2 marks)

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16. Magnetic Ink Character Reader (MICR) technology uses the principle of magnetism to
encode certain characters data. Recommend one application areas where this technology
is used. (1 mark)

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17. Name two factors one would consider when selecting a data input device.
(2mks)

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18. Explain the functions performed by each of the following central processing unit
elements. (3mks)

i) Registers.

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ii) The Main memory.

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iii) The System clock.

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19. In reference to ALU, explain the meaning of logic operations, and give an example of
this processing operation. (2mks)

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20. Give three types of registers found in the CPU. (3 marks)

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21. State the function of each of the following computer bus. (3 marks)

(a) Address bus.

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(b) Control bus.

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22. (a) What is the computer Motherboard? (1 mark)

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23. State any four components found on the computer motherboard. (2 marks)

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24. There are several types of operating systems in use today.

i) State two examples of operating systems with which you are familiar. (2 marks)

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ii) Explain any two basic functions of an operating system software. (2 marks)

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iii) Name any 2 examples of system interrupts and their possible causes. (4 marks

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