Centre Number Candidate Number

Name: _______________________________________

Mopani Copper Mines Plc

“Education for Life”
MCM NKANA SECONDARY SCHOOL
FM-CA-030

Grade 12 MOCK Examination, 2020

Computer Studies paper 1 7010/1

Time: 2 hour 30 minutes

Instructions to Candidates
1.Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page
2. There are two (2) Section in this Paper. Section A and B.
Section A: There are Twelve (12) questions. Answer all.
Section B: There are Three (3) questions. Question One (1) is Compulsory choose any
other question from either question two (2) or three (3).
3. Write your answers in the spaces on the question paper
4. Tick( ) the question you have attempted in Section B in the grid provided below.
Information for Candidates
The number of marks is given in brackets [] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 70. Section A with 50 marks and Section B with 20
marks.
Cell phones and calculators are not allowed in the Examination Room.

For Examiner’s Use Only

Mark
Section A
Section B Q1
Tick( ) Q2
Q3
Total
MCM NKANA/T1/2020 This question paper consists of 11 printed pages.

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SECTION A [50 Marks]

1. Explain, using examples where appropriate, the meaning of these computer terms.
(a) validation..........................................................................................................................
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(b) Computer Network…………………………………………..........................................
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(c) System Software………………………………………………………………….……
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2. State three tasks done by the operating system.
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3. Data Protection Rules give legal rights to individuals and state that personal data stored on
computer systems must be kept secure.
(a) Give one legal right for individuals.
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(b) Give one software method of protecting personal data
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(c) Give one hardware method of protecting personal data.
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4.
(a) A digital camera contains a microprocessor. State the input and the processing done
by the microprocessor when a person takes a photograph.
Input.................................................................................................................................
Processing........................................................................................................................
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(b) State two reasons why the photograph costs less using the digital camera than it
would cost if a non-digital camera was used.
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5. A shop keeps its stock file on a computer system. Part of the file is shown in the diagram
below:

STOCK NO DESCRIPTIO COLOUR WEIGHT(KG) IN STOCK PRICE ($)

N
L801 Laptop Case B 2 15 100
L802 Beauty case B 3 12 80
L803 Carry-on case B 2 18 160
L807 Day pack R 1 22 90
L808 Rucksack G 2 16 60
L809 Backpack B 4 17 76
L814 Portfolio B 1 20 25
L816 Travel bag G 4 16 70
L817 Roller bag B 3 19 180
L820 Deluxe case S 3 12 165

The following codes have been used.

B = Black G = Green R = Red S = Silver
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(a) State how many records are shown in the

diagram. ..........................................................................................................................
...........[1]
(b) State two advantages of coding the data in the COLOUR field.
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2........................................................................................................................................
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(c) State the data type that should be used for the WEIGHT (KG) data
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(d) State one advantage of using fixed-length records for storing the data.
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(e) Which STOCK NO data will be listed if the following search condition is input?
(COLOUR NOT “B”) AND (WEIGHT (KG) < 2.0)
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(f) Write down a search condition that will search for all the items with less than 16 in
stock and the price is more than $100.
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6. The following spreadsheet shows the 2-Night Bargain Break holiday bookings during a three
month period.
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(a) Write down a cell that contains a label.

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(b) Write down a formula that could be in cell F7 to calculate the income for the hotel
named Beach Resort.
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(c) Describe how the formula in B13 can be copied into the cells C13, D13 and E13.
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(d) State the cells that are needed to create a bar chart showing the Total Bookings for
each of the hotels.
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7. State three ways that computers help the police detect crime.
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2................................................................................................................................................
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8. A microprocessor controls the washing cycle of an automatic washing machine and gives
output to the following devices:
• water valve
• heater
• wash motor
• pump
Control bits are sent to turn parts of the system on or off, i.e. 1 is on and 0 is off.

(a) State what is happening when the above bit pattern is set.
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(b) Write down the bit pattern that would be set if the water has reached the correct level, the
temperature is the required temperature, the clothes have been washed and the pump is now
pumping the water out of the machine.

[2]
(c) State one other process that the microprocessor could control.
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9. Banks are replacing each credit card with a smart card, which contains a microchip, in order
to give greater protection against fraud.
(a) State two items of data that are stored on the microchip in a smart card.
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2 ..............................................................................................................................................[2]
(b) State two disadvantages for banks and businesses of using smart cards.
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(c) State two uses of a smart card other than as a credit card.
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2 ...................................................................................................................................................
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10. A school library has purchased some multimedia notebook computers for students to connect
to the Internet to search for information.
(a) State one advantage and one disadvantage of using the Internet for searching for
information.
Advantage ..................................................................................................................................
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Disadvantage ...............................................................................................................................
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(b) Explain why the school would have chosen Broadband instead of a standard modem
connection.
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(c) State one suitable portable storage media for saving data and multimedia files.
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(d) Give one precaution that the school must take to ensure that there is no risk to the
students’ health and safety from the use of computers.
1 ...................................................................................................................................................
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11. Computers systems can have special hardware and special software installed so that disabled
students can use a computer to help them study.
(a) State one type of special hardware and the way it helps a disabled student.
Special hardware ........................................................................................................................
Way ............................................................................................................................................
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(b) State one type of special software and the way it helps a disabled student.
Special software........................................................................................................................
Way ..........................................................................................................................................
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12. Trace the flow chart using the numbers 2 and 3. Write down each of the values of N in the
order that they are printed out.
(a) 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………[1]
(b)3……………………………………………………………………………………………
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SECTION B [20 Marks]

There are Three (3) questions in this section. Question one (1) is compulsory. Choose one
from the other two questions.
1. A factory has decided to computerize its manual order processing system.
(a) State two items that would be included in a feasibility report that is produced when
the
feasibility study is complete.
1 ........................................................................................................................................
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2 ........................................................................................................................................
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(b) State two fact-finding methods that would be used to obtain information about the
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manual order processing system.

1 ........................................................................................................................................
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2 ........................................................................................................................................
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(c) Give one reason why parallel running is often chosen as the method of
implementation.
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(d) State one item of user documentation and one item of technical documentation that
should be provided for the new system.
User documentation ..........................................................................................................
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Technical documentation...................................................................................................
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2. (a)Write the program structure for Pascal.
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(b) Give two examples of loops that can be used in Pascal.
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(c) How is a statement terminated in Pascal?
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……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
(d) Write down two rule for naming variables in Pascal.
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(e) (i) Write down how a constant named Pi with a value 3.142 is declared in Pascal.
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(ii) Which Symbol is used to assign a value to a variable?
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(iii) Which Symbol is used for division?
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(iv) Which Symbol is used for equal to?
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(v) Which Symbol is used for Multiplication?
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3. Study the program below and answer the questions that follow:
1.#include <10stream.h>
2.int main ( )
3.
4. Cout <<” Hello World”
5.
6.}
(a) Which programing language is used to write the program above?
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(b) Write the missing statements at line 3 and 5.
3……………………………………………………………………………………………
5………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
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(c) (i) What is wrong with statement in line 4?

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(ii) Write the correct way statement in line 4 should be written.
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(d) What program is used to translate a program written above to object code?
………………………………………………………………………………..……. [1]
(e) Write down how a variable named weight of data type double can be declared.
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(f) List down any 3 keyword of the programing language above.
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(g) (i) What would be displayed if the above program was to be compiled and run after
debugging it?
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(ii) What is the meaning of the term debugging?
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