SUBJECT /DEPARTMENT: COMPUTER SCORE : APPRECIATION OF LEVEL OF COMPETENCE (TICK)

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TERM/EVALUATION SEQ. /DATE: SECOND NOT ACQUIRED IN THE PROCESS ACQUIRED

(0-09.5) OF (14→)
TERM EXAM, MARCH 2022. ACQUISITION
TIME ALLOWED: 1HR (10-13.99)

CLASS : FORM 4 COEF : 2 PARENT´S OBSERVATION/SIGNATURE:

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INSTRUCTION
1. This paper consists of sections A and B
2. Answer all questions in all two sections and make sure you have all pages 1 to 4 available.
You are reminded of the necessity for good English and orderly presentation in your answers.
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (20 marks)
Shade the letter corresponding to the correct answer as shown on the example below.
[A], [B], [C], [D] in this case [A] was the right answer. Each correct answer in this section
will earn you (1 mark)
1 The truth table below is that of …………… gate.
A B Output
0 0 1
0 1 0 [A] AND [B] OR [C] NOR [D] NAND
1 0 0
1 1 0

2 Symplify the expression 11001 + 1111 in the binary system

[A] 101000 [B] 111000[C]100100[D] 111011
3 Memory capacity may be expressed in ………………………………………….
[A] Microseconds [B]Megahertz [C]Megabytes [D]bits/cycle
4 Main memory of computer system is also called ……………..
[A] Non volatile memory [B] Volatile memory[C] Reserve memory [D] Larg memory
5 In computer language, one kilobyte equals ………………………

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[A] 1000 bytes[B] 100 bytes [C] 8 bytes[D] 1024 bytes
6 The process of replacing completely an old version of software to a new version is known as
[A] Upgrading [B] Updating [C] Downloading [D] Uploading
7 …………… is the ability for software to interact smoothly with other software and hardware
[A] Compatibility[B]Reliability[C] Usability[D]None of the above
8 In the memory hierarchy the fastest memory is?

[A]RAM[B] Cache[C] CPU register[D]Virtual Memory

9 Which of the following are arranged in decreasing order?

[A]1GB>1TB>1MB[B] 1GB>1KB>1MB [C]1TB>1TB>1MB [D]1GB>1MB>1KB

10 The term used to describe software that translate source code to object code is called
[A] Language software [B]Language translator [C]Utility translator[D] All of the above
11 In a system in which 1 means TRUE and 0 means FALSE,What is the result of 1*0?
[A] 2 [B]0 [C]1[D]1 0
12 Software used to access the WWW is called a (an)

[A] Web [ B ] Email[ C ] Browser [ D ] Mozilla

13 Which of the following gate is called an inverter?

[ A ] ANDgate[ B ] ORgate [ C ] NOT gate [ D ] XOR gate

14 How many nibbles are there in 4 bytes?

[ A ] 32 [B] 16 [C]8 [D]4

15 Convert Octal 36 to binary
[A] 1101102[B]1001102 [ C ] 1100112 [ D ] 0111102
16 The expression for the output of an AND gate
[A] A+B [B] AB [ C ] A-B [ D ] None of above
17 How many symbols are used in hexadecimal number system?
[A] Fifteen [B] Ten [C] Two [D] Sixteen
18 The capacity of 512 MB is equivalent to ……………………………………………………..
[A]512GB [B] 0.5MB [C] 0.5GB [D] 1024MB
19 What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal C9?

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[A] 215[B] 220 [C] 201 [D] 210
20 How many bits makes up a nibble?
[ A ] 32 [B] 16 [C]8 [D]4
SECTION B: VERIFICATION OF COMPETENCE (20 marks)
1) Your uncle brought a hard disk of capacity 40GB after returning from work one evening
and told you that it contains five folders with the following files and software.
i) The first folder contains a game of size 0.5GB
ii) The second folder contains videos of size 915KB
iii) The third folder contains pictures of size 370MB
iv) The fourth folder contains PDF documents of size 810MB
v) The last folder contains Microsoft office of size 3.8GB
Use the information above to answer the questions that follows. (14 marks)
a) Calculate the total memory capacity occupied by the five folders
b) Calculate the free memory space remaining in the hard disk?
c) Your uncle wants you to transfer the entire files and software from the hard disk to
compact disks (CDs) of maximum storage capacity 700MB
i) How many CDs will be required to store the entire content of the hard disk?
ii) If your uncle’s aim to transfer the entire content of the hard disk to CDs is
because he wants to store a 34.2GB file in the hard disk, will you still advise him
to transfer the content of the hard disk to the CDs? Justify your answer.
Note: Show clearly all the steps you take to arrive at your answers
2) Evaluate the following (3 marks)
a) 1112 X 1012
b) 1001112 + 100112
c) 101102 + 101112

3) Evaluate the following (3 marks)

a) 1011002 - 10112
b) 10110002-1001112
c) 2CBA16 -15B16