Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Computer Studies Paper 1 End Term 3 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This examination delivers balanced coverage of hardware peripherals, word processing, spreadsheet applications, data representation, programming algorithms, and internet technologies. It is ideal for end-of-year school-based national assessment preparation towards the end of the term, and can also be effectively administered as a mid-term assessment for schools that have completed the syllabus early at the beginning of the term.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 100 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 20 Questions (1 – 20)
  • Structure: Section A (Questions 1 – 15, 40 Marks; compulsory) and Section B (Questions 16 – 20, 60 Marks; Question 16 compulsory, answer any other three questions)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Operating concepts, screen scrolling, and functions of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units
    • Document management using flash drives and paragraph alignment options in word processing
    • Computer laboratory safety, ergonomics, and proper ventilation requirements
    • Hardware, software, and communication requirements for telecommuting and internet access
    • Spreadsheet operations: manual vs. electronic sheets, sorting, filtering, formulas, functions, labels, and values
    • Keyboard special keys (Esc, Enter, Tab) and desktop publishing terminology (Group, Rotate, Crop, Skew)
    • Data collection methods, data processing errors, characteristics of real-time systems, and low-level programming languages
  • Section B:
    • Algorithm design, flowchart development for eligibility systems, program control structures, and high-level language limitations
    • Word processing editing features: cut/copy actions, AutoComplete, AutoCorrect, line spacing, and Save As scenarios
    • Data representation: two's complement subtraction, binary arithmetic, octal, hexadecimal, and base-10 conversions
    • Data processing cycle stages, transcription errors, and data integrity factors
    • Internet services, networking terminology (blogs, surfing, browsers, portals), email advantages/disadvantages, and domain name extensions
• File Size:

  38.41 KB
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  Computer Studies
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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