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COMPUTER
PRATICAL
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 ½ hours

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)

Computer
Paper 2

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
• Answer All questions
• All answers must be saved in your diskettes! Removable device
• Insert your name and index number as headers on all your documents
• Make a print out of the answers on the answer sheets provided
• Hand in the print outs and the diskette

This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all papers are printed as indicated and that no questions are
missing

Answer question one (compulsory)

1. (a)Type the following table and save as LIST.DOC in the diskette provided: Adjust your font type to
Times New Romans, font size 12. Use the auto sum feature to get the sum in the fees column.
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 Name Box Number Town Form House Fees
Wanjala Naswa 132 Namalala 2W CHUI 8575
Abdalla Ali 100 Bamburi 3R NDOVU 9250
Mulwa Norr 50 Matuu 1W SIMBA 11500
Mwangi Mama 500 Kairuthi 4R CHUI 10500
Kiptoo John 100 Tindinyo 2R NDOVU 8575
(20 Marks)
(b) Using the third row entries in the tables provided in (a) above, type the following letter. Include all the
formatting features in the letter. Justify the first paragraph of the letter. Save as LETTER.DOC in the
diskette provided.
Kula Mawe High Schol,
P.O Box 1000,
Kula Mawe.

30th November 1998.

……………………………………
P.O Box…………………………..
……………………………………

Dear…………………..
RE : ADMISSION
We are pleased to offer you a place in this school in form……………………. Your house will be
………………The amount of fees required is Ksh………………………. The school opens on
5th January, 1999.
You are required to bring the following items:
Beddings Stationery
1. 1 mattress 1. Text books
2. 2 blankets 2. Exercise books
3. 2 bed sheets 3. 1 mathematical set
4. 1 bedcover 4. 1 ruler
5. 2 pillow cases 5. 1 Bible/Koran

Yours faithfully.

Henry Mkubwa
(PRINCIPAL) (30 Marks)

(c) Print both LIST.DOC and LETTER.DOC.

Answer either question 2 or 3

KOROGOCHO ACADEMY
FORM THREE END YEAR EXAM MARKS
STUDENT NAME ENGLISH KISWAHILI MATHEMATICS HISTORY
Ayuku Aseka 70 60 40 50
IrunguWambua 50 70 60 40
Khalifa Mudigo 80 40 50 60
Nosieta Soita 30 75 60 50
Onyango Otieno 40 55 70 60
2. (a) (i) Create a worksheet with the following entries:
(ii) Adjust column width where necessary to display all entries in detail. Validate the cells to accept
ONLY numerals between 0—100 and return a comment “Please enter a number between 0 and
100” whenever an out of range error occurs. Save the worksheet as MARKS1. (11 Marks)
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 (b) Obtain the following:
(i) total score for each student
(ii) mean score for each student
(iii) highest score per subject
(iv) standard deviation per subject
(v) rank for each student
(vi) the grade for each student based on the following information.

On the paper provided write the formula for each activity above.
Save your worksheet as MARKS 2. (22 Marks)
(c) Insert a new row for Chege Kisilu between Ayuku Aseka and Irungu Wambua. Enter his scores as 60.
50, 80, and 20. Save your worksheet as MARKS 3. (3 Marks)

(d) Format the ranges with values for mean score and standard deviation to display results to 3 decimal
places. Save your worksheet as MARKS 4. (4 Marks)

(e) Select a free cell and enter 10%. Use the value entered to increment the mean score of
each student. Save as MARKS 5. (10 Marks)

(f) Print MARKS 2, MARKS 3, MARKS 4 and MARKS 5.

3 Database
A Jua Kali Association in Nairobi created a database file for their members. In addition to entering a
members’ numbers and names, each record contained a date of registration of each member,
membership fees paid and title of the activity.
(a) Create a database file structure called JUADAT1 using the information given in Table 1. The field
names should match those of the data provided. Choose an appropriate primary key. Save the table
as JKALI. (15 Marks)
(b) Append the data in Table 1 on the structure created in (a) above (10 Marks)

(c) Sort the records in JKALI on the fields you have defined for activity and name in
ascending order. Save the table as JKALI2. . (4 Marks)

(d) Create a report of the records in JKALI. The report should contain the following fields: Names, date
of registration, and title of the activity. The report should sum up all the fees paid. The page title of
the report is “JUA KALI REGISTRATION”. Save the report as JUAREPORT.
(15marks)

(e) Use the data from JKALI to create a query file to extract all the records whose activity is
“Blacksmith”. Call the query JUAQUERY. (6 Marks)

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 Write the query on the paper provided
(f) (i) Print the structure of the table JKALI
(ii) Print the records in JKALI, JKALI2 and JUAQUERY

MEMBERSHIP NAMES REGISTRATION REGISTRATION ACTIVITY

NUMBER DATE FEES
97PO3 16 Fondo Maianda 12/20/97 100.00 BLACKSMITH
93PO464 Kori Blanda 08/21/93 50.70 SEWING
95PO218 Issa Munir 03/11/95 120.30 POTTERY
94PO177 Alvin Kanga 05/24/94 200.00 BLACKSMITH
97PO010 Adam Ayaila 09/08/97 150.00 PAINTING
95PO849 Valji Patel 10/28/95 240.00 WIRING
96PO748 Kamau Nderi 02/14/96 300.00 WIRING
92PO100 Otieno Omuka 04/18/92 124.50 BLACKSMITH

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