Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Computer Studies 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 exam assesses foundational computer architecture, peripheral hardware selection, data communication systems, network topologies, software algorithms, and structured programming concepts. 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 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 19 (Questions 1–19)
  • Structure: Section A (20 Marks), Section B (40 Marks), Section C (40 Marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Computer generations, CPU functional components, input/output peripheral devices
    • Primary and secondary memory storage types, operating system roles, and lab safety
    • Data transmission modes and basic programming syntax rules
  • Section B:
    • Computer hardware evolution and the fetch-decode-execute processing cycle
    • Operating system management functions and laboratory hardware specifications
    • Data communication elements, transmission media, and star network topology
  • Section C:
    • Stages of the program development life cycle and algorithmic logic design
    • Programming identifiers, variables, constants, operators, and conditional selection structures
    • Data structures including lists/arrays and dictionaries
    • User-defined functions, modular programming, parameters, and arguments
• File Size:

  269.85 KB
• Length:

  5 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  Computer Studies
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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