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JuSPE CS Qnpaper

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Centre

Index No.
IC No.

TO BE COMPLETED
BY CANDIDATE

STUDENT PROGRESS EXAMINATION


(SPE 2009)

COMPUTER STUDIES
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your Centre, Index Number and Identity Card Number (IC No.) in the box
provided.

2. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

3. This booklet contains THREE sections. Answer ALL questions. Section A


consists of 10 multiple choice questions, Section B consists of 15 short
questions and Section C consists of 6 structured questions.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The allocation of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each section, or each
question or part of the question. The total marks for this paper is 100.

FOR THE USE OF MARKERS ONLY

MARKS
SECTION A
SECTION B
Marker’s Code No.
SECTION C
Checker’s Code No.
TOTAL
SECTION A (10 marks)

Answer ALL questions in this section

Choose the CORRECT ANSWER, then write its letter (A, B, C, D) in the
answer box.

1. Which term best describes all of the following:


disk drive, printer, mouse and scanner?
A. input device
B. output device
C. storage device
D. peripherals

2. What is the display on a monitor called?


A. Desk copy
B. Hardcopy
C. Printout
D. Softcopy

3. Which classification of computers do personal computers and notebooks


belong to?
A. Mainframes
B. Microcomputers
C. Minicomputers
D. Super computers

4. Which of the following list has the correct order arranging from biggest
measurement to the smallest?
A. 1GB, 1MB, 1KB, 1 Byte.
B. 1GB, 1KB, 1 MB, 1 Byte.
C. 1 KB, 1MB, 1GB,1 Byte.
D. 1 Byte, 1KB, 1GB, 1 MB.

5. Which is an input device in a washing machine?


A. heater
B. keypad
C. motor
D. powder drawer

6. Which software would be best for setting out a complex page, with text
and graphics?
A. computer-aided design software
B. desktop publisher
C. graphics software
D. word processor

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7. Which icon in the word processing window below will Fauziah use to
preview the document which she has typed using a word processor.

A. Icon A
B. Icon B
C. Icon C
D. Icon D

8. What is the name of the software that is used to display web pages?
A. Browser
B. Graphics viewer
C. Internet
D. Search engine

9. What unit is used to measure the speed of a processor?


A. bits
B. bytes
C. dots
D. hertz

10. Which feature cannot be controlled in running a computer slide show?


A. Charting
B. Fade effect
C. Sequencing
D. Timing

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SECTION B (30 marks)

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

1. State two functions of an operating system (OS).

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

2. Name two components of a computer system.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

3. List any two personal safety rules to be followed in a computer laboratory.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

4. Name a suitable device needed to produce:

(a) an artist painting in digital form: __________________________


(b) a large piece of house plan: _____________________________ [2]

5. State two advantages of using ready made application software.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

6. Give two advantages of using email.


(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

7. Describe two ways of taking care of CD-ROMs.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

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8. Describe how you would change the paper size of a document from “A4”
to “Legal” from the [Page Setup] window below?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ [2]

9. Give two benefits of using CAD software rather than drawing by hand.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

10. Describe two advantages of using the Internet.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

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11. List two spreadsheet applications.
(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

12. An embedded computer is a single chip that contains all of the elements
that are essential for any computer. Name two devices that contain an
embedded computer.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

13. Describe two health problems that may arise when using computers over
a long period of time.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

14. Explain what is a cashless society?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ [2]

15. Give two reasons why computers are considered as environment-


unfriendly.

(a) ___________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________ [2]

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SECTION C (60 marks)

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

1. DOS commands are hard to remember and graphical user interface (GUI)
programs had been developed to make computing easier and more
interesting. Windows is an example of GUI programs.

(a) Give two selection items in Windows program.

(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________ [2]

(b) Give two reasons why windows programs are more popular than DOS
programs.

(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________ [2]

(c) The diagram below shows a windows desktop. Name part A and part B.

(i) Part A: ____________________________________________


(ii) Part B: ____________________________________________ [2]

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(d) Describe briefly (with reference to the window below) how you would create
a shortcut icon of “1_SPN21” on the desktop.

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]

(e) Describe briefly (with reference to the window below) how you would
create a sub-folder for folder “1_SPN21” with filename: ICT

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]

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2. A computer uses two types of storage, main memory and secondary
storage. The main memory is divided into RAM and ROM and the
secondary storage can be internal or external.

(a) What do the following short forms stand for?

(i) RAM: ______________________________________________


(ii) ROM: ______________________________________________ [2]

(b) What is the difference between RAM and ROM?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________ [2]

(c) Hard disk is the internal secondary storage and diskette is one of the
external secondary storage. Give two reasons why diskette is becoming
unpopular among computer users nowadays.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

(d) A software company distributes its products on CDs. Give two reasons
why CDs are suitable for this purpose.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

(e) Suggest two other external secondary storage media (excluding CD) that
can hold large amount of data.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

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3. The spreadsheet below shows the results of student progress assessment
(SPA) of core subjects for some year 8 students in a school.

(a) Write down a cell address which contains

(i) a label: ____________________________________________


(ii) a date: _____________________________________________ [2]

(b) Write a function to calculate the following:

(i) In E9: Highest mark for Science: ____________________________


(ii) In C9: Lowest mark for Malay: ______________________________ [2]

(c) What is the formula used to calculate the following:

(i) Total in G2: ________________________________________


(ii) Average in H2: ______________________________________ [2]

(d) The display in cell H2 appears as ‘######’

(i) What does this mean?


________________________________________________________
(ii) How would you overcome this problem?
________________________________________________________ [2]

(e) Describe how you would copy the formula from G2 to G3:G7.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

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4. Presentation is the process of presenting a topic to an audience. It can be
anything from presenting a lesson to students about Brunei history to
presenting the school mission statements to a group of teachers.
Although there are various software applications available to create
presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint is the software the majority are
familiar with using.

(a) Give two reasons why Microsoft PowerPoint has made it such a popular
choice to use when giving a presentation.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

(b) While you are working on your PowerPoint slides, you will see the View
icons at the bottom-left of the screen as shown below.

Which icon (A, B or C) should you click in order to display the following
views?

(i) Slide Sorter View: ____________________________________


(ii) Slide Show View: ____________________________________ [2]

(c) The master slide determines the overall formatting of the slides in
PowerPoint presentation. Give two advantages of using a master slide.

(i) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

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(d) You can easily select the various slide layouts displayed in the Task Pane
to the right of the PowerPoint screen as shown below.

If the task pane had not been displayed, state clearly what you should do
in order to display the Slide Layout task pane again.

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]

(e) A student wants to add animation to the WordArt (SPN-21) shown in the
slide above. State clearly what he had done to bring out the drop down
menu as shown below.

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]

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5. As the internet has grown and millions of people are online, so has the
development and attacks of computer viruses, worms and Trojan horses.

(a) Give the definitions for the following:

(i) Virus: _____________________________________________


____________________________________________________________ [2]
(ii) Worm: _____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ [2]

(b) Describe two effects that viruses can cause.

(i) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

(c) It is important to safeguard computers from virus. Name two precautions


to prevent virus attack.

(i) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

(d) Briefly describe how you can get rid of the viruses from an infected pen
drive.

(i) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

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6. Most personal computers today have good multimedia features. These
multimedia computers consist of many peripherals and software
packages.

(a) What is multimedia?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ [2]

(b) Give two examples for each of the following types of peripherals.

(i) audio peripherals: ____________________________________


____________________________________________________ [2]
(ii) video peripherals: _____________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

(c) List two multimedia software packages.

(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________ [2]

(d) Multimedia interactive educational software are very popular and widely
use today. Give two advantages of using such software.

(i) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ [2]

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