CANDIDATES SIGNATURE: ...scessossecsstensesees DATE: 4st KCSE COMPUTER STUDIES PAPER | - THEORY Some oka C2 FEBRUARY -2018 \ 5 P4 MID TERM EXAMINATIONS ‘TIME: 2 4 HOURS OO FoOCUS A365 ST. CLARE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL - GATUNDU Kenya certificate of secondary education (K.C.S.B) Instructions to candidates. @) Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above. ) Sign and write the examination date, ©) Answer all the questions in the spaces provided in the question paper. 4) Write your answers in English ©) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing, Canildate's score Maximum score 100 This paper consists 9 of printed pages Candidates should check to ascertain that all pages are printed as indicated and thet no question is missing,1a) _Name the two buttons on top of a mouse 2mk A ‘ 6) Ofthe mouse buttons named in (a) above, which button displays a drop down list 1 mk “Rea "Mos. ude 2 Match the following keys on the keyboard with their corresponding categories 5 mks a) Keys Category Ci, ltt, shift, eso g) Cursor movement and editing keys Boi ABN LS b) Numeric keypad keys bili. 0,1,2,3-9,4- }) Special PC operation keys Oliv. 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Bey oats we angst Wen 2018 A htips/atikchool.org Production ~); -9 Describe any two factors to consider when constructing the computer laboratory. 2-mks LDirckoe Shared & ieak ely ye 5) Nude Uses 20 Every time she saved her work in the flash disk, Mokeira could not locate it from 2 mks 2 | LEE geytae byt lled Matta ce another computer. State any three factors that may have caused this phenomena. Gri ueck path: Veews begechs— — Rur adanres Shae ov OM Ualidore + an Seeware \ncoap Le, = TL Aso Cs agetet wud Varn bo. Sy dl Mok Ses Spiess de Gat B.Madt Ack Anne dd ut \nshell waa dedradrs. Ganpter Sobubis> ~ dyock al (ngoct 45 21 Match the following technological advancements against Sats agains! the generation of computers they were used: 1. visi! (@) a) SECOND GENERATION 4 MKS 2. VACUUM TUBES & b) THIRD GENERATION RATION 3. 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