DEEPER LIFE HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION: 2017/2018 SESSION

SUBJECT: Computer Studies CLASS: SS 2 TIME: 1hr 30minutes
Instruction: Answer all questions in sections A and three questions in essay part
SECTION A (Objective Test: Choose the option from a – d). ( 30 marks)
1. The different variations of ROM are the following except ………
(a) PRAM (b) EEPROM (c) EPROM (d) PROM.
2. The main memory is also called …….. (a) External Access Storage (b) Immediate Access
Storage (c) Secondary Access Storage (d) Auxilliary Access Storage.
3. A Gigabyte is equal to 1024 ……… (a) Kilobytes (b) Gigabytes (c) Megabytes (d) Terabytes.
4. In terms of computing power, the ...........is the most important element of a computer system
(a) ALU (b) Register (c) CU (d) CPU
5. The shape of ……… gate is triangle (a) NAND (b) AND (c) NOR (d) NOT
6. The acronym CPU stands for ……….. (a) Centre Processor Unit (b) Centrum Processing Unit
(c) Central Processing Unit(d) Centre Processing Unix
7. The acronym CISC stands for ……… (a) Common Instruction Set Computer (b) Complex
Instruction Set Computer (c) Comparator Instruction Set Computer (d) Conversion Instruction
Set Computer.
8. MOSFETs in Logic means …..
(a) Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors
(b)Metal–Oxide- System Field-Effect Transistors
(c) Monitor–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors
(d) Monitor–Oxide–Systematic Field-Effect Transistors
9. …… is a storage unit that is in a sequence of 4bits? (a) Word (b) Byte (c) Kilobyte (d) Nibble.
10. The following instructions: fetches instruction, Decodes instruction, Execute and Storing Results are
performed by ………unit. (a) Arithmetic & Logic (b) Control (c) ROM (d) Central Processing
11. A word as a unit of storage is made of ……..bits. (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32
12. Which of these gates accepts a single input and brings out the negative of its input as output?(a)
’NOR’ (b) ’NAND’ (c) ‘NOT’ (d) ‘AND’.
13. The part of the computer that thinks, calculates and carries out instruction is known as ............
(a) ) CPU (b) ALU (c) CU (d) Register.
14. The unit of the CPU that does mathematical and logical operations is known as ........
(a) ALU (b) CPU (c) CU (d) Register.
15. The computer memory is the storage locations where data, programs and information are stored
……….., which can be recalled, erased or changed. (a) electrically (b) magnetically (c)
graphically (d) electronically.
16. The collection of the four functions of the control unit is referred to as .........cycle.
(a) Data processing (b) Computing (c) Function (d) Machine
17 The acronym ROM stands for ……….. (a) Random Only Memory (b) Run Only Machine
(c) Read Only Memory (d) Random Onward Memory.
18. A logic gate is an electronic circuit which …….. (a) makes logical decisions (b) alternates
between 0 and 1 values (c) allows electron flow in one direction (d) simplifies the design of
logic circuit.
19. In logic, high voltage means …… (a) high current (b) high tension (c)0 (d) 1.
20. Which of the two are types of alternative logic gates? (a) NAND & NOR (b) NAND & AND (c)
NAND & OR (d) NAND & NOT.
21. The output of ……… gate negates the output of OR gate.(a) ‘NAND’ (b) ‘NOT’(c) ’NOR’
(d)‘OR .
22. TheUSBstands ……….. (a) Unit Serial Bus (b) Unit Structural Bus (c) Unit Secondary Bus(d)
Universal Serial Bus
23. ……. refers to the smallest basic unit of information that can be stored on a machine (a) byte (b)
nibble (c) bit (d) kilobyte.
24. The word bits means …… (a) booting in two seconds (b) beginners in three symbols (c) binary
digits (d) beat in two seconds.
25. A …….. compares the relationship of two binary quantities to determine which one has the
greater magnitude (a) circuit board (b) comparator (c) resistor (d) logic gate.
26. In Logic gate, low voltage means ……… (a) three (3) (b) two (2) (c) one (1) (d) zero (0).
27. A situation where computer can have more than one CPUs is called ………
(a) ) multiprocessing (b) multiprogramming (c) multitasking(d) multiCPUs.
28. Which of the following is not type of secondary devices?
(a) Diskette (b) Compact Disk (c) RAM (d) Digital Versatile Disk/Digital Video Disk.
29. The ………..is a fundamental building block of the CPU of a computer (a) Arithmetic & Logic
Unit (b) Control Unit (c) Main memory (d) Central Processing Unit.
30. All the functions of the CPU are stored in a component called the ……..
(a) storage (b) chip (c) memory (d) system unit.
31. Which of these storage devices has the highest memory capacity? (a) Floppy Disk (b) DVD (c)
CD (d) Diskette.
32. The primary memory of the computer can be divided into …… (a) register and random access
memory (b) random access memory and read only memory (c) volatile memory and auxiliary
memory (d) mass storage and read only memory.
33. ……… can be defined as the work area in the computer where data can be held, copied and
retrieved. (a) File (b) Document (c) Printable area (d) Memory.
34. Data to be processed by the microprocessor is temporarily stored in the …… (a) random access
memory (b) backing storage (c) main storage (d) auxiliary storage
35. Half a Nibbles is equivalent to …….bits. (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 2 (d) 4.
36. Which of the following can be described as the brain of the computer? (a) BIOS (b) System
clock (c) RAM chip (d) Microprocessor.
37. RTL means ……… (a) Rheostat- Transmission Logic (b) Random -Transmission Logic (c)
Random- Transformer Logic (d) Resistor-Transistor Logic.
38. The combination of …….. and ………gates is more economical for constructing comparators.
(a) NAND and AND (b) NAND and NOT (c) NAND and OR (d) NAND and NOR.
39. A kilobyte (KB) is a unit of data that equals ……..bytes (a) 1024KB (b) 1024MB (c) 1024 (d)
10244
40. The …… performs the followingbasic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
(a) Control unit (b) RAM (c) ALU (d) ROM.
The ALU performs basic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and so on.
41. The OR + NOT will produce ………gate (a) NAND (b) NOT - AND (c) OR (d) NOR.
42. Bus speed is expressed in ……. (a) Joules (b) Herttze (c) Newton (d) Hertz.
43. ……… storage is also referred to as backup storage (a) External (b) Main (c) Internal (d)
Primary.
44. Logic gates have ……. number of output(s) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0.
45. ……..is much slower than registers. (a) Bus (b) ALU (c) RAM (d) CPU.
46. The diagram below is for ……..gate. (a) ’NOT’ (b) ‘NAND’ (c)‘OR’ (d) ‘AND’.

47. The AND+ NOT will produce ………gate (a) NOR (b) NOT - AND (c) NAND (d) OR.
48. The ……. gate accepts only one input signal.(a) ‘NAND’ (b) ‘NOR’ (c) ’NOT’ (d)‘OR’.
49. A …… is a unit of measurement of information storage that equals 8bits. (a) byte (b) kilobyte
(c) Nibble (d) word
50. The …… gate is the most basic of all the logic gates and is sometimes referred to as an
inverting buffer or simply a digital inverter. (a) ‘NOT’ (b)’ NAND’ (c) ‘AND’ (d) ’NOR’.
51. Which of the following affects the speed of a data transfer?
(a) Address bus (b) Bus width (c) Memory location (d) Control unit.
52. Processor is one of the components that can be found inside the ……..
(a) system unit (b) monitor (c) Central Processing Unit (d) keyboard.
53. ……… are media that connect the microprocessor (CPU) to each of the RAM, ROM, and
input/output (I/0). (a) Register (b) RAM (c) Buses (d) Main memory.
54. The …….. is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations(a) Arithmetic unit
(b) Control unit (c) Arithmetic & Logic unit (d) Central processing unit.
55. A memory based on transistor technology and does not require refreshing is called ……. (a)
CMOS (b) Dynamic (c) Static (d) Video.
56. The three fundamental logic gates are: ….., …… & ….. gates. (a) OR, AND & NAND (b) OR,
AND & NOT (c) NOR, AND & NAND (d) NOR, AND & OR
57. Which of the following is not a unit of storage in computer?
(a) Bytes (b) Megabytes (c) bits (d) Kilobits.
58. ………… is an elementary building block of a digital circuit.
(a) Circuit board (b) Foundation (c) Comparator (d) Logic gate
59. Which of the following is true of a digital logic gate? (a) it has at least two inputs but one output
(b) it has many outputs and inputs (c) it has at least one or more inputs but only one output (d) it
has at least one input and two outputs.
60. The logic gate that will have “ON” or “1” as its output when one of its input is “ON” is a/an
…….gate. (a) OR (b) EX-OR (c) NOR (d) AND.

ESSAY

Instruction: Question one is compulsory and answer any other two (2) question from question 2 - 4.
 1 (a) What is the relationship between Kilobyte and Megabyte (2 marks)
(b) What is the relationship between Gigabyte and Terabyte (2 marks)
(c) Convert 0.5MB to bytes. (2 marks)
(d) Convert 104857.6bytes to Megabytes (2 marks)
(e) How many bytes make a Megabyte? (2 marks)

2.(a) Draw the symbol (diagram) of OR Logic gate & its truth table. (5 marks)
(b) Draw the Symbol (diagram) of AND logic gate & its truth table. (5 marks)

3. The table below shows a summary that exist between the various auxiliary storage devices based on
certain characteristics.
(a) State what A , B , C , D&E stand for in the table below: (5 marks)

DEVICE SIZE STORAGE SPEED TECHNOLOGY

Floppy Disk Portable Small storage Slow speed Magnetic tape technology
space
Hard Disk A Enormous Slow as compared Magnetic tape technology
storage space to main memory
Flash Drive B Large D Flash memory
Compact Disk C Large E Optical disk technology
Digital Versatile Disk Portable Extremely High speed Optical disk technology
large storage

(b) Highlight five (5) uses of logic gates. (5marks)

4 (a) State five (5) differences between primary and secondary memory. (5marks)

(b) List five (5) types of registers. (5 marks)