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COMPUTER STUDIES
Paper 1
Oct. / Nov. 2022
21/2 hours

UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

Uganda Certificate of Education
COMPUTER STUDIES
Paper 1
2 hours 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Write your name, signature, random and personal number in the spaces above.

This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.

Section A contains 20 compulsory objective type questions. The correct
alternative A, B, C or D against each question must be written in the box
provided on the right hand side of each question.

Section B contains six compulsory structured questions.

Answers to Section B must be written in the spaces provided in the question
paper.
Section C contains three equally weighted practical-theory questions. Answer
only one. Answers to section C must be written on the answer booklets provided
Any additional questions(s) answered will not be marked.
For Examiners’ Use only
MCQ Q21 Q22 Q23 Q24 Q25 Q26 Q27 Q28 Q29 TOTAL

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 SECTION A: (20 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. The following devices were invented during the mechanical era except
A. Leibniz Calculator.
B. Analytical engine.
C. Pascal’s arithmetic machine.
D. Logathrim tables.

2. Which of the following HTML tag doesn’t require an end tag?

A. <U>
B. <BR>
C. <B>
D. <UL>

3. An intranet is a
A. security system to protect against external threats.
B. network that used to connect suppliers and producers.
C. private network within an organization that may have one or more LANs.
D. program that increases the performance of a large organization.

4. One million characters of storage capacity is a

A. Terabyte.
B. Kilobyte.
C. Gigabyte.
D. Megabyte.

5. A measure that can be employed to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless is.

A. firewall activation.
B. burglar proofing.
C. software licensing.
D. software piracy.

6. The acronym HTTP stands for

A. High Text Transmission Protocol.
B. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
C. Hyper Text Transformation Protocol.
D. High Text Transfer Protocol.

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7. In word processing , the process of trimming parts of an image is referred to as
A. editing.
B. compressing.
C. resizing.
D. cropping.
8. The term Computer software refers to
A. tangible parts of a computer.
B. computer programming language.
C. a set of instructions that run a computer.
D. a set of processes in a computer.
9. The group of storage devices that use reflected light to read and write data
stored on them is
A. flash disk, floppy diskette, and zip disk.
B. memory stick, memory card, and flash disk.
C. compact disk, digital versatile disk and blu-ray disk.
D. smart card, micro film, and microfiche.

10. Distinguish between a web page and a website.

A. A webpage is a hypertext document on the www while a website
is a collection of related web pages.
B. A web page is the main page on a website while a website is a
collection of webpages.
C. A webpage is a hypertext document on the www while a website is a
uniform resource locator.
D. A webpage is a hypertext document on the www while a website is the
main tool of the www.

11. Given below are features of Ms-Excel application window except.

A. horizontal scrollbar.
B. horizontal ruler.
C. cell pointer.
D. formula bar.
12. The number of years the copyright law in Uganda offers protection to a
computer program is.
A. 70.
B. 100.
C. 60.
D. 50.

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13. Memory management in a computer is a function of
A. Application software.
B. Operating system software.
C. Utility programs.
D. Programming languages software.

14. Which of the following is a feature of presentation software?

A. Mail merger.
B. Forms.
C. Animations.
D. Reports.

15. The ability to hold online meetings with several people in different geographical
locations is referred to as
A. video conferencing.
B. short messaging services.
C. online charting.
D. instant messaging services.

16. A computer may not boot due to the failure of the following except the
A. hard disk.
B. application software.
C. power supply.
D. system software.

17. The appropriate filed data type that should be assigned to the number
BK702789 is
A. Text.
B. Memo.
C. Number.
D. Lookup.

18. The working memory refers to

A. Auxiliary Memory.
B. Permanent Memory.
C. Read Only Memory.
D. Random Access Memory.

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19. The authentic product is determined by the product
A. brand name.
B. digital stamp.
C. key.
D. code.

20. Arrange in order the following steps in information processing:

(i) Input of data (ii) processing of data
(iii) output of data (iv) storage of data

A. (i), (ii), (iv) and (iii).

B. (iv),(ii), (i) and (iii).
C. (i), (iii), (iv) and (ii).
D. (ii), (i), (iii) and (iv).

SECTION B (60 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section
All answers must be written in the spaces provided.

21. (a) Explain the following characteristics of a computer?

(i) Diligence. (02 marks)

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(ii) Versatility. (02 marks)

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(b) Give one reason why it is important to study computer. (02 marks)

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 (c) Describe two ways in which computers can be used to commit crimes.
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22. (a) Most personal computers have three communication ports.

(i) What is a port? (02 marks)

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(ii) Give examples of these ports. (03 marks)

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(b) Give two reasons why a disk is formatted. (02 marks)

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(c) Write three steps involved in formatting a disk. (03 marks)

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23. (a) The spreadsheet below shows scores for four houses during their sports.
Use it to answer questions that follow.

(i) Write the cell address of the active cell. (01 mark)

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(ii) Write a function that will return the value of the total score for
Yellow House. (02 marks)

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(iii) Write the function that will compute the highest total score.
(02 marks)

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(b) Describe each of the following terms used in database:

(i) A table. (01 mark)

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(ii) Query. (02 marks)

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(iii) Data types. (02 marks)

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24. (a) Explain the meaning of the following data transmission modes and
mention one example in each case:
(i) Simplex transmission. (02 marks)

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Example (01 mark)

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(ii) Full duplex transmission. (02 marks)

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Example (01 mark)

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(b) State the function of hyperlinks in web publishing. (01 mark)

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(c) State three challenges of maintaining a website. (03 marks)

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25. (a) Explain the following tools as applied in word processing:

(i) Caption. (02 marks)

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 (ii) Footnote. (02 marks)

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(iii) Thesaurus. (02 marks)

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(b) State the importance of a presentation software. (02 marks)

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(b) What is a master slide in a presentation software? (02 marks)

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26. (a) (i) Explain the term utility programs. (02 marks)
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(ii) Name three examples of utility programs. (03 marks)

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 (b) (i) State three advantages of packaged software. (03 marks)

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(ii) Give any two applications in a packaged software. (02 marks)

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SECTION C. (20 MARKS)

Answer only one question from this section.

Answers to the question must be written in the answer booklet provided.

27. You have been given a task to network computers in a room. One of the
computers should be set up as a proxy server for other computers.
Describe the steps you would follow to set up the network. (20 marks)

28. (a) Explain any five technologies that have made business transactions
cheaper. (10 marks)
(b) Give five reasons that have led to slow adoption of technology in
Uganda. (10 marks)

29. (a) Describe the steps that can be taken to copy a file from a hard disk to a
flash disk. (10 marks)
(b) Explain the functions of any five hardware components of a computer
system unit. (10 marks)

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