Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

S850/1 Subsidiary ICT

Theory Paper

2 Hours 30 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 This paper is made up of 20 compulsory and equally weighted questions.

 Write all your responses in dark blue or black ink in the spaces provided.
 All answers should be written in the spaces provided. No additional material will be
provided to the candidate.
 Attempt ALL questions in this paper.

Qn 1 (a) Every smartphone is supposed to have a motherboard for it to function. Define the
term motherboard. (02 marks)
(b) Why should a microprocessor of a smartphone have an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU),
Control Unit and Registers (03 marks)
Qn 2 A computer technician request the school to purchase the following items: Video card,
sound card, power supply, hard disk, SATA cable. Explain to the head teacher why the
laboratory technician needs these devices. (05 marks)
Qn 3 (a) What is the difference between linkers and drivers (02 marks)
(b) Why should an individual put a programming language on his laptop? (02 marks)
(c) Three categories of software are provided: system, application and programming
languages, to which category do drivers belong. (01 mark)
Qn 4 For the devices given, enter them in the table given appropriately. Monitor, Plotter,
Webcam, Gamepad, Touch screen. For the device which is both input and output, enter it on
both sides and draw a circle around it.

INPUT OUTPUT

Qn 5 (a) Differentiate a form-based user interface from a menu-based user interface. (02
marks)

1|Page
(b) Mention two advantages of a command line interface. (02 marks)
(c) Which user interface is implemented on most smartphone being used in Uganda today.
(01 mark)
Qn 6 Which of these statements are true and which are false? Write TRUE or FALSE in the
space provided. (05 marks)

statement word

Hardware consists of computer programs

A linker is an example of application software

A graphical user interface is part of an operating system

A driver is part of the hardware of a computer system

An antivirus is a program that destroys normal functioning of a PC

Qn 7 At the telecommunication must, the following devices were sited: router, switch, bridge
and in the school laboratory the following devices were sited: Hub, modem. Explain the use
of these networking devices. (05 marks)
Qn 8 (a) Define video conferencing (02 marks)
(b) List three items of hardware needed for video conferencing. (03 marks)
Qn 9 Mention three advantages and two disadvantages of using intranet (05 marks)
Qn 10 (a) Explain the term tethering as used on smartphones? (02 marks)
(b) State the steps followed while tethering a smartphone (03 marks)
Qn 11 (a) Define the term Extranet (01 mark)
(b) In the table below, mention the advantages and disadvantages of using the specified
devices for accessing the internet.

Device Advantage Disadvantage

Tablet

laptop

Qn 12 List any five services offered by an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) (05 marks)
Qn 13 (a) Distinguish robotics from digital forensics (02 marks)

2|Page
 (b) How can robots be used in health. (03 marks)
Qn 14. (a) Mention two advantages which online voting would bring to a country like
Uganda. (02 marks)
(b) In Uganda, people are talking about social media campaigns. Mention some
disadvantages of campaigning only on social media? (03 marks)
Qn 15 (a) How can mobile phones be used in health. (03 marks)
(b) How have computers been designed to suit people who are not having hands. (02 marks)
Qn 16 (a) Explain the term troubleshooting? (02 marks)
(b) Why is it advisable to have the following items within a computer laboratory. (03 marks)
i. Woollen carpet
ii. Antiglare screens
iii. CCTV camera
Qn 17 For each of the file extensions given, identify the file type associated to it. (05 marks)

File extension identification

.bmp Bitmap file
.db
.jpg
.ppt
.rtf
.pdf

Qn 18 (a) Define the term file extension. (02 marks)

(b) list three ways you can use to ensure that you find your file quickly. (03 marks)

Qn 19 (a) mention two examples of a database management system (02 marks)

(b) Explain the advantage of using each of the following in a database. (03 marks)

i. Validation rule
ii. Validation text
iii. Primary key
Qn 20 (a)Differentiate a transition from an animation (02 marks)
(b) Mention three examples of Presentation software. (03 marks)

3|Page