Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises the Form 2 Computer Studies Term 2 Opener Exam 2025 with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The exam paper contains 24 questions. The exam is 2 hours long.

  The exam paper covers the following topics:

  • Computer-related health problems and solutions
  • Types of computers classified by functionality
  • Uses of computers for entertainment
  • Characteristics of first-generation computers
  • Harmful effects of smoke and dust particles on computers
  • Reasons for connecting computers to a stable power supply
  • Causes of fire in a computer laboratory
  • Advantages of using a mouse over a keyboard
  • Functions of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) elements (Control Unit, Arithmetic and Logic Unit, Main Memory)
  • Computer buses (data bus, address bus, control bus)
  • Characteristics of ROM
  • Examples of flat-panel monitors
  • Differences between impact and non-impact printers
  • Examples of non-impact printers
  • Advantages of a plotter over normal printers
  • Differences between system software and application software
  • Units for measuring computer specifications (clock speed, RAM size, Hard Disk size, monitor size)
  • Differences between formatting and partitioning a disk
  • File properties displayed by an operating system
  • Functions of the operating system (error handling, job scheduling)
  • Advantages of standard software over in-house developed software
  • Examples of solid-state storage devices
  • Word processors
  • Differences between overtype and insert mode in word processing
  • Editing features of a word processor (find and replace, undo and redo, thesaurus, autocorrect)
  • Document formatting
  • Text alignment features
• File Size:

  23.38 KB
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 2
• Subject:

  COMPUTER STUDIES
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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