Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Mangu High School Computer Studies Paper 1 2026 Mock Exam with Answers (Marking Scheme). The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a Mangu High School Endterm 2 Computer Studies Paper 1 examination.

  This paper tests comprehensive theoretical knowledge in computer applications, system analysis, network engineering, data representation, programming logic, and computer security.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Number of Questions: 20 (Questions 1 to 20)
  • Structure: Section A (40 marks, compulsory short-answer questions 1-15) and Section B (60 marks, question 16 compulsory, plus any other three questions chosen from 17-20).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Database security measures against unauthorized mark alteration
    • Spreadsheet function syntax and components
    • Prototyping methodology in system development
    • Electronic publishing benefits over print media for school publications
    • Operational considerations during hardware and software requirement specification
    • Storage media comparative analysis: USB memory sticks versus optical discs
    • Software maintenance categories during the system development life cycle
    • Telecommunication repeaters in cellular networks
    • Historical manual and mechanical calculating devices
    • Desktop publishing text tools in Microsoft Publisher
    • Industrial process control systems
    • Core functions of antivirus software utilities
    • Cloud storage advantages for corporate financial records
    • Line-of-sight propagation principles in data communication
    • Higher education institutional classifications under KUCCPS placement
  • Section B:
    • Programming and Algorithms: pseudocode design guidelines, looping constructs (repeat...until versus while...do), and wage calculation algorithms for casual employees
    • Data Representation: fractional binary and octal conversions to decimal, binary arithmetic operations, two's complement 8-bit computer subtraction, and hexadecimal number applications
    • Hardware and Virtual Reality: Point of Sale (POS) input hardware, virtual reality headsets/gloves/suits, and ICT innovations in transport management
    • Data Communication and Networking: telecommuting benefits and corporate drawbacks, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), bus topology architecture, coaxial terminators, and duties of a network administrator
    • Computer Architecture, Files, and Databases: internal system bus pathways (data, address, control), transcription and transposition data entry errors, serial file organization limitations, database normalization, primary keys, and query type mismatch errors
• File Size:

  98.42 KB
• Length:

  15 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  Computer Studies
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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