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SUBJECT: COMPUTING
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INSTRUCTIONS
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This booklet consists of 2 papers. Answer paper 2 which comes first in your answer booklet and paper 1
on your objective test answer sheet.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

QUESTION MARKS
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 SECTION A
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Answer Question 1
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1. (a) Use the diagram below to answer the following question.

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i. Name the diagram above.

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ii. Name the parts labeled I to vii.
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iii. Outline 4 pros of the diagram above.
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iv. State a function each for any 4 of the parts labeled above.
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v. Give three (3) examples of the diagram above.
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SECTION B
[36 MARKS]
Answer 3 Questions From This Section.
2. (a) What is a Data Communication Model?
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(b) Explain the following layers of the Open System interconnection Model.

Physical layer
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Data Link Layer

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Network Layer
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Transport Layer
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3. (a) What is a network topology?
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(b) Define the following network resources?

a. Sever
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b. Client
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c. Node
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d. Tabulate 3 differences between a Router and a Modem.

ROUTER MODEM

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4. (a) What is an Output device?
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(b) Expatiate on the following:

I. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
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II. Liquid Crystal Display

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5. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions.

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(a) Name the diagram above.

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(b) Identify the parts labeled A to E.

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(c) Outline the steps involved in inserting a table in the application above.
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PAPER 1
OBJECTIVE TEST
Answer All Question On your Objective Answer Sheet.
[40 marks]
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each
question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet.

1. How many alignments are displayed on C. Changing a label

the formatting toolbar? D. Changing values.
A. 2
B. 1 7. …………… is a piece of computer hardware
C. 3 that accesses a service made available by
D. 4 a sever network.
A. Node
2. To print a document means… B. Client
A. To change the content C. Router
B. Delete everything D. Modem
C. To make a hardcopy
D. Change the appearance 8. ………….. are networking hardware used to
connect one device to another in a
3. To edit a document means… network.
A. Change the content of the document A. Modem
B. Delete everything B. Network cable
C. To make a hardcopy C. P/S 2 port
D. Change the appearance D. Internet Protocol

4. The ……….. tool is used in excel to help 9. All the following are types of topologies
fully display longer text in a cell without it except. ……….
overflowing other cells. A. Mesh
A. Merge and Center B. Tree
B. Wrap text C. Token ring
C. Bold D. Local Area Network
D. Italic
10. All the following are not types of networks
5. The ………….. tool is used to italicize a text except.
in MS Word window. A. Mesh
A. Italic B. Tree
B. Bold C. Token ring
C. Underline D. Local Area Network
D. Strikethrough
11. ……… is a convenient tool for storing the
6. Which of the following is a formatting email addresses and other contact
activity on a worksheet? information of people you frequently visit.
A. Adding Cell borders A. Mail Address Book
B. Deleting a table B. Draft
 C. Compose A. Title bar
D. Attachment. B. Task bar
C. Status bar
12. ………… will be indicated in the ‘’To:’’ area D. Ribbon
of the email compose window.
A. Recipients address 19. Which of the following tabs can be found
B. Writers address in the find and replace dialog box.
C. Attachment A. Cancel
D. Draft B. Edit
C. Save
13. ………tool is used to transfer a message D. Find what
you have received from one user to
another user’s email account. 20. Which of the following conjunction keys
A. Forward will create an horizontal line underneath a
B. BCc: text.
C. Cc: A. SHIFT + U
D. Reply B. CTRL + U
C. ALT + L
14. After composing an email, one must press D. TAB + L
the ………… button to distribute the mail.
A. Send 21. ………….. is an …………………….. device that
B. Reply decodes information encoded in a
C. Compose magnetic stripe.
D. Share A. Magstripe reader, input
B. Chip reader , output
15. Which of the following phrases best C. Pin pad, input
describes a community? D. Barcode reader, output
A. A social unit with commonalities.
B. A religious society 22. …………………….. is a…………………. used in
C. A Vague unit of annihilators reading information that people mark on
D. A Social mutual group with test, surveys and other paper documents.
contradicting cultures. A. OCR , DDED
B. MICR , device
16. Which of the following is a view found C. RFID , Input
under the home tab view of MS Word? D. Graphic Tablets, input
A. Tables
B. Illustrations 23. ………. Is a wireless system comprising of
C. Editing two components; tags and readers.
D. Comments A. OCR
B. RFID
17. Which of the following tools can be used C. MICR
to replace a given text without deleting D. Barcode Scanner.
the existing text?
A. Overtype 24. All the following are Pros of the Graphic
B. Backspace Tablet except.
C. Spacebar A. Allows natural drawing motion.
D. Shift + / B. Sensitivity
C. Minimizes RSI’s
18. To activate the overtype command, one D. More expensive than a mouse.
must right click on the ……………..
25. All the following are cons of the Radio B. Ensuring the presentation layer is
Frequency ID except. encoded
A. Costly due to use of batteries C. Destabilizing the DOS
B. Privacy concerns D. BY affecting the malware system
C. Tags store more information
D. They have a 3m approximated range. 32. This is the only layer that directly interacts
with data from the user.
A. Application layer
26. All the following are types impact printers B. Session layer
except. C. Data link
A. Matrix D. Presentation
B. Braille
C. Wax 33. It is responsible for dividing messages into
D. Laser packets on the source computer.
A. DDoS
27. Which of the following is a storage Media. B. TCP
A. Jack Disk C. DDS
B. Hard Disc D. FFP
C. CD Drive
D. Flash disk drive 34. The network layer breaks up segments
from the transport layer into smaller
28. …………………. uses low-powered laser units, called………
beam to write and read data to and from A. Packets
its storage media. B. Routes
A. CDRW C. Paths
B. SSD D. Bits
C. HDD
D. Optical Microchips 35. Network layer protocols include………..
A. IPsec suite
29. ……….. are made from ………… microchips B. FECPEC
and store data …………... C. DEVPEC
A. SSD’s , silicon, magnetically D. SIM
B. SSD’s, solenoid, electronically
C. SSD’s, silicon, electronically 36. How many bits are found in 192.
D. SSD’s, copper plated, optically A. 11000000
B. 8 GB
30. ……………. Is a logical storage device that C. 2bytes
combines a faster storage medium such as D. 1 byte
an SSD with a higher-capacity hard disk
drive? 37. ……………. Is the phone book of the
A. Hybrid drive internet.
B. Mutant storage A. Domain Name System.
C. SanDISK B. Class D
D. Extreme Pro C. IPV4
D. IP address
31. DDoS attacks achieve effectiveness by
…………………… as sources of attack traffic
A. utilizing multiple compromised
computer systems.
38. Humans find information on the internet
using …………
A. Domain names
B. IP address
C. Ipv4
D. Sever

39. The Ipv4 uses a ………………… address

scheme.
A. 32-Bits
B. Packet
C. Version 4
D. 192.149.252.76

40. This IP address class is used when there

are a large number of hosts.
A. Class D
B. Class B
C. Class A
D. Class E

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