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DEMOSTRATE DIGITAL LITERACY LEVEL 4

Nov. /Dec. 2022

THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
Time: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Maximum marks for each question are indicated in brackets ( ).
This paper consists of TWO sections: A and B.
Answer questions as per instructions in each section.
You are provided with a separate answer booklet.

This paper consists of FIVE (5) printed pages

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all
pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing

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SECTION A (10 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section. Each question carries one (1) mark.

1. Who is the father of Computers?

A. James Gosling
B. Charles Babbage
C. Dennis Ritchie
D. Bjarne Stroustrup

2. Abbreviation CPU stands for…….

A. Computer Processing Unit

B. Computer Principle Unit
C. Central Processing Unit
D. Control Processing Unit

3. Which word processing feature detects spelling mistakes?

A. Grammar checker
B. Spell checker
C. Word checker
D. None of the these

4. How is the data stored on the hard disk?

A. As ink
B. As Laser bubbles
C. Magnetically
D. In Circuits

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5. Which of the following programs enables you to do calculations?

A. Window program
B. Spreadsheet program
C. Graphics program
D. Word program

6. Which of the following is an output device?

A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Light pen
D. VDU

7. Which of the following is an essential function of a word processing software?

A. Indexing
B. Addition
C. Summation
D. Formatting

8. Which of the following is a feature a word processing package uses to automatically

insert names, addresses, and other text into designated locations in a series of letters?

A. Mail merge
B. Page layout
C. Block move
D. Word wrap

9. Which of the following is an example of hardware?

A. Mouse
B. Excel
C. Presentation

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D. databases

10. Who among the following access information illegally?

A. Database Administrator
B. Software Engineer
C. Hacker
D. Programmer

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

Answer ANY TWO questions in this section

11. a. What is a Computer? (2 Marks)

b. Define the following terms as used in computing (3 Marks)

i. Data
ii. Information
iii. Processing

c. Differentiate between the following (4 Marks)

i. Hardware and software
ii. Hardcopy and softcopy
d. Name FOUR components that make up a computer system (2 Marks)
e. List FOUR advantages of using computers. (4 Marks)
f. State FIVE types of cyber threats (5 Marks)

12. a. State SIX offences as outlined in computer misuse and cyber-crime act if 2018.
(6Marks)

b. List TWO types of computer crimes. (2 Marks)

c. Highlight FOUR methods protecting computer from threats (4 Marks)
d. Discuss FOUR application areas of computer internet (8 Marks)

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13. Jane is a secretary at a local dispensary. Her boss who has travelled abroad asks her to
send the day’s report to him. She approaches you for advice on how to send the file
though email.

a) List FIVE benefits that Jane will enjoy by using an email to send the report.
(5 Marks)
b) State FIVE components that will enable Jane send her email. (5 Marks)

c) List FIVE methods Jane can use to protect her computer while browsing the

Internet (5 Marks)

d) State FIVE differences between a word processor and a spread sheet. (5Marks)

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