Nexa International School

Exam Series
Academic Yr 25/26

Subject: Basic Computing

Year: 5
Code:0059
Series: June 2026
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.

● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.

● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 60.

● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

For Official Use Only

Subject Teacher: Chrispine Okumu

 Section A: Computational Thinking Questions 1–3 [10
marks]

1 Write the correct Computational Thinking term next to each definition. Use the word
bank.

Word Bank: Decomposition | Abstraction | Pattern Recognition | Algorithm

Definition Computational Thinking

Term
Identifying similarities, trends, or repeated features
across different problems.
Breaking a large, complex problem down into smaller,
easier-to-manage parts.
Removing unnecessary details to focus only on what is
important for solving a problem.
A precise, step-by-step set of instructions designed to
solve a problem.
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2 A student wants to build a simple school clubs timetable using a computer. Explain what
decomposition means in this context and write THREE sub-tasks the student must
complete.

Decomposition means: _____________________________________________________________

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Sub-task 1: ________________________________________________________________
Sub-task 2: ________________________________________________________________
Sub-task 3: ________________________________________________________________
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3 (a) The flowchart below represents an algorithm. Label each box with the correct shape
name from the word bank.

Shape names: Oval | Diamond | Rectangle

 Step What the step does Shape name
Step 1 Start
Step 2 Set score = 0
Step 3 Is score > 50?

3 (b) Study the pseudocode below.

SET score = 0
IF score > 50 THEN
OUTPUT "Pass"
ELSE
OUTPUT "Fail"
END IF

What will the program output? ___________________________________________________

Explain why: __________________________________________________________________

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Section B: Programming Questions 4–6 [10

marks]

4 Study the Scratch-style program below and answer ALL parts.

 when [green flag] clicked
set [score] to [0]
repeat (7)
ask [Guess a number 1–10:] and wait
if [answer] = [3] then
change [score] by [15]
say [Correct!] for [5] seconds
else
say [Wrong!] for [5] seconds
end if
end repeat
say (join [Your final score is: ] (score))

(a) What is the value of score at the very start of the program?

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(b) A player answers 7 correctly all three times. What is their final score? Show your
working.

Working: _______________________________________________________________________

Final score: __________________________________________________________________

[1]

(c) What does the sprite say when the player types '4'?

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(d) Name the TWO programming constructs (building blocks) used in this program. For
each, write one example from the code.

Construct name Example from the code above

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5 (a) Choose the correct data type from the box for each variable. Each type is used ONCE.

Variable Data Type

A student's full name
Whether a light is on or off (True / False)
The number of pupils in a class
The average mark scored (e.g. 17.5)
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5 (b) The pseudocode below has ONE error. Identify and correct it.

SET total = 0
FOR i = 1 TO 5
SET total = total + i
END FOR
OUTPUT totl

Error found on line: _______________________________________________________

Corrected line: ___________________________________________________________

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6 Write pseudocode that asks the user to enter TWO numbers and outputs the LARGER
one. Your solution must include a variable, an INPUT, a comparison, and an OUTPUT.

[2]

Section C: Managing Data Questions 7–9 [10

marks]

7 Use the student database table below to answer the questions.

StudentID Name Year Points Prefect

101 Amara 5 85 TRUE
102 Ben 5 60 FALSE
103 Clara 6 92 TRUE
104 Dayo 5 45 FALSE
105 Emeka 6 71 TRUE
(a) Which field is the Primary Key? Give ONE reason it is the best choice.

Primary Key: __________________________________________________________________

Reason: ______________________________________________________________________
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(b) Write the names of ALL students who are in Year 5 AND have more than 70 points.

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(c) What data type is the Points field? Tick ONE.
☐ Integer ☐ String ☐ Boolean ☐ Real
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8 A teacher records test scores in a spreadsheet.

A B C D
1 Name Test 1 Test 2 Total
2 Aiko 14 18 ?
3 Bongani 20 15 ?
4 Ciara 16 19 ?

(a) Write the formula to calculate Aiko's total in cell D2.

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[1]
(b) The teacher wants to highlight in red any total below 30. Name the spreadsheet feature
she should use.

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(c) Explain the difference between an absolute cell reference ($B$2) and a relative cell
reference (B2). Give ONE example of when you would use an absolute reference.

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Example of when to use $B$2: _________________________________________________

[2]

9 Answer these questions about how computers store numbers.

(a) Convert the binary number 1010 to denary (base 10).

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 0 1 0

Section D: Networks & Online Safety Questions 10–12 [10

marks]
10 Circle the correct answer for each question.

(a) Which device connects a home network to the internet?

A Switch B Router C Hub D Monitor

(b) What does Wi-Fi allow a device to do?

A Print without ink B Connect to a network without cables

C Store files on a USB D Turn off other computers

(c) Which of these is the weakest password?

A 123456 B password C Tr0ub@d0r#5 D myname

(d) What does HTTP tell you about a website?

A It is fast B It is colourful C It is secure D It is free

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11 Read the scenario and answer the questions.

Fatima receives an email saying she has won a prize.

The email asks her to click a link and enter her school username and password to claim
it.
The email comes from: prizes4kids_winner_2025@[Link]
The message says: "ACT NOW! Offer expires in 1 hour!"
(a) Name the type of cyber attack shown in this scenario.

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(b) Give TWO specific clues from the email that suggest it is NOT genuine. Explain why
each clue is suspicious.
Clue 1: ________________________________________________________________________
Why suspicious: ________________________________________________________________
Clue 2: ________________________________________________________________________
Why suspicious: ________________________________________________________________
[2]

(c) Explain what Fatima should do with the email and why.

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12 Draw a line to match each network device to what it does.

Device What it does

Firewall Sends data packets to the correct device on a
network
Switch Blocks dangerous or unauthorized network traffic
Router Connects two or more different networks
Wi-Fi Access Point Allows wireless devices to join a wired network

[2]
 Section E: Computer Systems Questions 13–15 [10
marks]

13 Write each item in the correct column of the table.

Devices: Mouse Monitor Webcam Hard Drive Printer USB Stick Microphone
Speaker
Input Output Storage Input AND Output

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14 Complete the table by writing the role of each CPU component.

CPU Component Role

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Control Unit (CU)
ROM
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15 (a) State ONE SIMILARITY between RAM and ROM.
RAM: ___________________________________________________________________________
ROM: ___________________________________________________________________________
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15 (b) A school is considering replacing exercise books with tablets and cloud storage for
student homework. Give TWO benefits AND ONE drawback of this change. Justify each
Point.

Benefit 1:
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Justification:
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Benefit 2:
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Justification:
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Drawback:
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Justification: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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