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End of Second Semester Computing Year 8
End of Second Semester Computing Year 8
COMPUTING
NAME_______________________________________________________DATE________________
1. Name the input devices A, B, C and D using the words from the list.(4mk)
A__________________________________B____________________________________
C_________________________________D_____________________________________
2. Ring two items which are storage media. (4mk)
3. Complete each sentence below using one item from the list. (10mk)
1 ................................................................................................................................................
2 ................................................................................................................................................
3 ................................................................................................................................................
4 ................................................................................................................................................
6. Tick the three most accurate statements regarding computer hardware.(6mk)
7. Ananya is a student who is considering buying a new laptop computer. She visits the
local store and is offered the choice of a laptop with an internal solid state drive (SSD)
or a laptop where she can store her data in the cloud.
(a) Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using an SSD rather than the cloud to store
her data.(8mk)
8. Ocean City is a port which handles a large number of shipping containers. Containers
are automatically transferred between ships, storage areas and lorries at the port. The
whole system is operated by robots.
Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using robots in this type of operation. (8mk)
9. A teacher has asked you to use a word processor to create a table of some Indian cities
together with their populations. The required layout is shown below.
(a) Describe how you would create this table in a word processor.(5mk)
10.Car mechanics often use expert systems to diagnose faults with car engines. List four
parts of an expert system.(8mk)
11. (a) Give two ICT devices which, when prolonged use , can cause RSI.(4mk)
12.A large company has two separate sites both of which have a LAN. The manager of the
company wants to connect the LANs to form a WAN.
(a) Name three network devices which could be found in a LAN that is not connected to
a WAN.(3mk)
(b) The manager wants to buy a router to connect the LANs. Describe the function of a
router(3mk).