Introduction TO Computers EXAM
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FAIRDEAL COMPUTER COLLEGE
FINAL EXAM: 2hrs INTRODUCTION
TO COMPUTERS
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1. Clearly define the term Computer. (2 marks)
2. Apart from using computer for Communication and information storage, give other
five functions of the Computer in the daily life (5 marks)
3. List 5 importance’s of computer (5 marks)
4. Give one reason why a computer is referred to as an electronic device (1 mark)
5. Discuss the following terms as used in the introduction to computers (6 marks)
a) RAM
b) ROM
6. Explain how you can create a folder on the desktop and how you can delete the same
folder and later restore it back to the desktop (8 marks)
7. What do you understand by the term ‘Computer hardware’ and ‘Computer software’. (3
marks)
8. How can you restrict the use of computers from un authorized users? (1 mark)
9. Define the term booting as used in Computer and state the two types of booking
as discussed on introduction to computers. (3marks)
10. Define the following terms and give 3 examples in each. (9 marks)
a) Input device
b) Output device
c) Storage device
11. State five factors to consider when buying or describing a Computer. (5 marks)
12. Differentiate between peripheral devices and internal hardware devices. (3 marks)
13. State four functions of operating system. (4marks)
14. Identify 2 devices that can be used as both input and output devices. (3 marks)
15. State five applications of computers (5marks)
16. List two categories of computer Software and state there use. (4 marks)
17. What is the name given to the computer's short-term memory that is lost when
the computer is turned off? (1 mark)
18. Another name for computer programs is? (1 mark)
19. A program that controls a computer's basic functions is called? ( 1 mark)
20. Give two reasons why there are many forms of computer storage devices (2 marks)
21. Open a Wordpad program and type the following paragraph and answer the
questions provided at the end. (10 marks)
Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element
in "The Republic" (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written
around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children
from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating
children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that
they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that
education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music and art.
Plato believed that talent and intelligence is not distributed genetically and thus is be
found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public
education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic
model.
a) Save it on the desktop, name it as Intro ’ ensure it has an extension of your name.
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c) Open the file Intro’ again, add the following sentence
Aristotle considered human nature, habit and reason to be equally important
forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to
produce good and virtuous citizens.
d) Save the changes
22. List five disadvantages of computers (5 marks)
23. Define the following terms; (2marks)
i. Folder
ii. Subfolder
iii. Task bar
iv. Desktop
v. Start button
24. In a computer, most processing takes place in the . 1mk
25. The first page that shows when you power on the computer is called a .
1mk
26. Which button makes alphabets/letters in uppercase and lowercase when pressed with
another button? . 1mk
27. What are the softwares frequently utilized by end users called? .1mk
28. Name 3 devices that can be connected to a CPU.
, , .3mks
29. Name 3 application softwares. , , .3mks
30. Describe what a monitor does.
3mks
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31. Discuss how you would solve the following problems on a computer (5mks)
1. You switch on the computer and nothing happens (it does not start)
2. Computer starts but colors on the screen seem strange
3. When you type on the keyboard, nothing happens
4. After the computer starts up, a blank screen appears
5. No sound appears from the speakers
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