MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FEIRA SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 8 END OF TERM 1 TEST
COMPUTER STUDIES
NAME………………………………………………CLASS…………………DURATION: 1HR
SECTION A. [10 MARKS]
1. Which one of the following is NOT an example of an input device?
A. Speaker B. Keyboard C. Touch screen D. Joystick
2. Which of the following types of memory is volatile?
A. ROM B. CD C. DVD D. RAM
3. Long use of the computer may result into one of the following problems
A. Assault B. Stomach pain C. Chest pain D. RSI
4. Eye strain can be caused by
A. Poor lighting system B. Long cables C. high chairs D. Taking regular breaks
5. How can back ache be avoided during long hours of computers?
A. Use a flat table B. Use a fully adjustable chair C. lock the computer room D. use a
clean lab
6. Which one of the following is an example of a magnetic storage media?
A. CD B. Hard drive disk C. DVD D. Memory card
7. Which of the following is an example of the of an optical media?
A. CD player B. Hard drive disk C. DVD D. Memory card
8. One of the rules to observe in a computer room is
A. Carry water B. Take drinks C. Do not run in the computer room D. fighting
9. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Monitor Keyboard C. Mouse D. Hard Disk Drive
10. ……………………….. Is a non-volatile memory, it does not lose its data even when the
computer is switched off.
A. RAM B. DVD C. ROM D. CD
SECTION B[20 marks]
11. A -------------and ----------------------are both examples of output devices [2]
12. A computer is defined as
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….[2]
13. Primary memory is made up ----------------------------------and --------------------------[2]
14. The CPU is made up of the memory,--------------------------and -------------------------[2]
15. The part of the CPU that does calculations is called…………………………………[2]
 SECTION C. [ 10 marks]
16. Study the diagram below

a) What name is given to the device shown above?..................................[1]

b) Where in the computer system do you find this device?.........................[1]
c) State one function of this device……………………………………….[1]
d) State any two ways of keeping computers safe in the computer
lab………………………………………..and …………………………..[2]
17. Study the diagram below

a) What is posture? ………………………………………………………………[2]

b) Explain what each of the numbers on the diagram represent with regards to posture
i) 1……………………………………………………………………….
ii) 2…………………………………………………………………………….
iii) 5…………………………………………………………………………..
MARKING KEY
1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B .7. C 8. C. 9. D. 10 C

11. TOUCH SCREEEN, PRINTER, PROJECTOR,SPEAKER….

12. AN ELCTRONIC DEVICE THAT IS ABLE TO
INPUT,PROCESS,STORE AND OUTPOUT DATA AS
INFORMATION
13. RAM/ROM
14. ALLU/CU/REGISTERS
15. ALU
16. (a) Hard drive disk
(b) In the system unit/mother board
(c) Stores data
(d) –covering them
- Blowing them
17. (A) the way a user sits as he/she she operates a computer
(b) Back against the chair
- Arms at an angle and straight
-feet on the ground