COLLEGE POLYVALENT BILINGUE DE EVALUATION DU MOIS DE ANNEE SCOLAIRE :

NOVEMBRE 2023/2024
DOUALA
CLASSE : FORM 1
EPREUVE DE : COMPUTER Durée : 01H Coef : 02
CPBD CPBD
DEPARTEMENT DE: COMPUTER

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MID-TERM EXAM MARCH 2024

I. EVALUATION OF RESOURCES
1. Define the terms 3 marks
a. Algorithm
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b. Flow chart
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c. Psuedocode
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2. State three characteristics of a good algorithm. 3 marks
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3. Give the full meaning of the following abbreviation’s. 4 marks
a. USB________________________________________________________________________
b. CPU________________________________________________________________________
c. PDA________________________________________________________________________
d. ROM________________________________________________________________________
4. State 3 components of the CPU. 3 marks
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II. EVALUATION OF COMPETENCES

1. Exercise:1 Match the following shapes of a flowchart with the corresponding description. 5 marks
Shapes Description
Display a message on the screen

End of the algorithm

Indicate direction of flow

Indicates a decision to be taken

Calculate the sum of two numbers

Exercise: 2 (b) Rearrange the following steps to describe an algorithm the reads two numbers and display
their sum 2 marks
1. Stop
2. print sum
3. Sum=Num1+Num2
4. start
5. Get Num1, Num2
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GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

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