ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL General Certificate of Education Advanced Level COMPUTING 9195/1 PAPER 1: Structured Theory NOVEMBER 2017 SESSION 3 hours Adon materia: ‘Aner paper Nonprogammable eletnic eluate TIME 3 hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES ‘Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer paperanswer booklet Answer all questions Write your answers on the separate answer paper provide. I-you use more than one sheet of paper is the sheets together. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES. ‘The number of matks is given in brackets []at the end of each question or part question You are reminded ofthe need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. "This question paper consists of @ printed pages. ‘Copyright: Zimbabwe Schoo Examlatons Council, N2017. ‘ezmisecna0r {Turn over@ o @ @ o 2 State the Functions ofthe following computer components Processor (i) Main memory (iii) Secondary storage Define « register in computing context Identify any five general application areas of computers. (Explain how itis possible to protect computer data from, 1, physical damage 2, theft and misuse Discuss the techniques that can be used to prevent unauthorised access to computer systems, ‘Explain any four functions of computer operating system. (Deine serial data transmission. (i) Explain the difference between serial and parallel data transmission. (ii entity the circumstance where it would be appropiate to use parallel data transmission. (Gv) Justify the need for protocols in data communication. el 2 io) m1 65] 8 1 (8) 0 a uw a@ o a, o © « o 3 Give any two differences between dynamic and static data structures ‘The following data items are tobe entered into & binary search tee in the order given: He, London, Pais Rome, Bi Amida, Lisbon, Madi Lilogve. (@ Draw a diagram to show how these values (data items) will be stored and cirle the roof node )) If Madrid is being searched for inthis binary tree, lst the data items ‘which wil have to be accessed, Perform the following arithmetic: (100000003 - 10011005 ) ATS +B412+52D ‘Convert the hexadecimal number ABCD to Octal, Represent 101010; using BCD. DDeseribe the following terms in computing: system software antivius (4) disk formatting (i) defragmentation (9) filecompression Translators are essential in computing Give the differences inthe way in whieh the three main translators translate data Compiling is done ina numberof stages. Outline what happens at each stage of compilation, in the correct sequence. a 5 0 a Rh a a 2 a a 2 2 6 61 [Turn over10 4 Compare and contrast batch processing and realtime processing on an Automated, Teller Machine (ATM), (6) Anew copy ofa sequentially organised master file is made whenever records are added, ‘A program is written to add a single record to this master file, Draw a diagram to show the steps fortis program that generate an amended copy of ‘his master file io) Draw an entity relationship diagram forthe following relations: © Lecturer and student B) (i) Employee and deparment BI Programmers prefer interpreters over compilers. Justify tis statement 0