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PAPER
WISDOM-CAPACITY STAFF -DOUALA CODE
NUMBER
NUMBER
2
0595
Subject Title and Syllabus
PRE-MOCK EXAMINATION
COMPUTER SCIENCE
December 2024 SESSION
ADVANCED LEVEL DURATION: 2H:30MINS

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Time allowed: Two and a Half Hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry 20 marks each. For your guidance the appropriate mark for each part of a question in
indicated in brackets.
You will be graded on your ability to use good English to organize information clearly, and to use specialist
vocabulary where appropriate.
In calculations, you are advice to show all the steps in your working, giving your answers at each stage
show all the steps in your working, giving your answers at each stage.

COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025

 1. a) A school acquires the following items for its multimedia Centre:
CRT monitors, LCD monitors, RAM chips, HDD, USB, Keyboards, CPU chips, Scanners and cameras.
i) Copy and complete the table below using the items above. (4 marks)

Input devices Output devices Storage devices Processing devices

i) Write the following abbreviations in full: RAM, LCD, CRT, HDD, USB (5 marks)
b) i) HDD is said to be read/write. Briefly explain what is meant by “read/write” (1mark)
c) Define the following terms as used in computer, given an example in each case. (4 marks)
i) Primary memory
ii) Secondary memory
c) In the email address [email protected]
i) Identify the username and the domain name (2 marks)
ii) State two types of IS (2 marks)
iii) State two advantage of a computer system (2 mark)

2. a) In relation to computer storage explain the functions of the following components:

i) ROM (2 marks)
ii) RAM (2 marks)
iii) Hard Disk (2 marks)
b) Youths are heavily engaged on social media positively and negatively.
i) Define social media (1 mark)
ii) Briefly explain two benefits of social media to their business (2 marks)
iii) Briefly explain two negatives aspect of social media in communication (2 marks)
iv) State two examples of social media commonly uses (2 marks)
c) i) Re- arrange the remedies in column B to suit the problems in column A (5 marks)

COLUMN A: PROBLEMS COLUMN B: REMEDIES

1. Computer display “Low Disk Space” Check video cables or contact of
monitor
2. Monitor display blue screen when turned on Perform disk defragmentation
3. Computer make a continuous beeping sound when Resent option from control panel
turned on
4. File get mixed-up or missing on the system Check RAM
5. Mouse pointer doesn‟t show in the screen Disk clean-up delete unimportant files
i) What do the acronyms ALU and CPU PSU stand for? (2 marks)

3. a) Define:
i) Computer network (2 marks)
ii) Network protocol (2 marks)
iii) Bandwidth (2 marks)
b) Write the full meaning of the following acronyms (4 marks)
i) BIOS
ii) PDF
COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025
 iii) POST
iv) COMPUTER
c) From the figure below:

Control unit ALU

Decode 2 Execute 3
Fetch Store
1 4

Memory

i) What do the acronyms ALU and CPU stand for? (2 marks)

ii) Briefly explain what happens in each of the stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 as indicated on the diagram above
(8 marks)

4. a) Briefly describe the role of the following networks devices.

i) NIC
(2 marks)
ii) Modem
(2 marks)
iii) Router
(2 marks)
b) i) What is an information system? (2 marks)
ii) What is cybercrime? Name any two common cybercrimes and state how it can be prevented
(3marks)
iii) Write down the full meaning of WWW. (1 mark)
c) What is the internet (2 marks)
d) Define the term “number system”. State an example (2 marks)
e) i) Describe the function of each of the following in a computer system;
- Motherboard (2 marks)
- System fan (2 marks)

5. a) Briefly describe the following terms as used in relation to computer security

i) Password (2marks)
ii) Backup (2marks)
iii) Firewall (2marks)
b) State the different between the following pairs of terms. Give an example in each case
i) System Software and Application Software (4marks)
c) i) State any 2 computer crimes (2mks)
ii) For each crime stated in (c i) above, give two security measures to fight against the crime
(2mks)
d) Use binary arithmetic to evaluate
COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025
 i) 1100101 + 1011 (2mks)
ii) 1101011 – 1101 (2mks)
iii) Convert the hexadecimal number DE5F to binary (2mks)

6. a) With the aid of a suitable example in each case, state the meanings of
i) Input device (2mks)
ii) Output device (2mks)
iii) Processing device (2mks)
b) Explain the difference between Simplex and Full Duplex Modes of transmission (2mks)
ii) Explain briefly the term „Volatile‟ in relation to RAM and ROM. (2mks)
iii) Briefly explain any two attributes of a good software (2mks)
c) Convert the hexadecimal number DC16 to octal (2mks)
b) State and explain 4 advantages and 2 disadvantages of internet (6marks)

7. a) Complete the table below (3mks)

Generations Technology
Integrated circuit
Vacuum tube
Second
Artificial intelligence

b) M. ABASOH wants to establish a Call Centre Assistance in Cameroon. This company should be able
to make and receive calls from CHINA in other to answer frequently asked questions concerning problems
encountered with mobile phones and on internet. This call centre will have the answers to most of these
questions stored on a computer with a server OS from which they can be retrieved if needed. You are a
young computer network engineer, with your knowledge of computer network answer to the following
questions.
i) List 6 hardware components of such a network (3mks)
ii) Which network hardware device will you use to enable the communication between the
networks in Cameroon and China? What is the main protocol used by this device? (2mks)
iii) Explain the difference between utility software and device drivers (2mks)
iv) Differentiate a Client/Server Network from a Peer-Peer Network. Use diagrams to support your
answer (4 marks)
.
c) Given the following Boolean equation Y=(A B) +(A+B)
i) Draw the Boolean circuit (3mks)
ii) Complete the corresponding truth table below (3 marks)

A B A.B A+B Y
0 0
0 1
1 0
1 1

GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR WORK.

COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025

COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025
COMPUTER SCIENCE (0595 PAPER 1) -- WISDOM-CAPACITY THE GREAT PRE-MOCK 2024/2025