Scheme - ICT Mid Year Form 4 2008

Section A
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. True
12. False
13. True
14. False
15. False
16. True
17. i. C ii. A ii. D
18. i. doc ii. xls iii. ppt iv jpeg v. .pub
19. utility, virus
20. digital, analogue
21. control unit, arithmetic logic unit
22. Computer security
23. Operating system
24. Computer network
25. i. Expansion slots ii. CPU slot iii. RAM slots
Section B
1. a) is a source of threats to security in computer. It is define as unauthorized
access to the computer system by a hacker.
b) Computer are threatened by natural such as flood, fire, earthquakes etc.

2. a) i. input – any data or instructions that you enter into a computer

ii. output – is the result of data processing activity when its presented external
to the system.
b)
RAM ROM
Data and program Stores during and after Stored by manufactured
processing
Content Stores information Stores instructions
temporarily permanently
Processing time Very fast Fast
Volatility Volatile Non-volatile

3. a) is a set of program that coordinates all the activities among the computer
hardware devices.
b) i. command line
ii. graphical user interface
iii. menu-driven interface
4. a) hacking
b) – informations can be exposed by others
- any possible answers

5. a)

Word processing Spreadsheet

Is Office applications that enables users Is a program that processes
to create, edit, format and print textual information in the form of grid of
documents columns and rows.
- mathematical formulas

b)

File Management File Compression

software used to manage files on a disk.
It provides functions to delete, copy.
move, rename and view files as well as
create and manage folders (directories).
a utility that removes redundant
elements, gaps and unnecessary data
from a computer’s storage space so
that less space is required to store or
transmit data
Section C
1. a)

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

STORAGE

b)
Types Usage of application software
Spreadsheet A program that process information in the form of tables.
Tables can hold values or mathematical formula
An application software that allows a user to create visual
Presentation aid for presentation to communicate ideas, massages and
other information to a group
Graphic A program that can edit digital representation or non text
editing informations such as drawing or photograph.

c)

COMPUTERIZED NON-COMPUTERIZED

•Used computer to do something or •Manually

their work.
•Such as input data, surf internet.
•Easy to search information
•Use file to put a document
•Very difficult to find old document
or data.

•E-learning, E-Commerce •File

2. a) RAM – RAM slots
Network card – PCI slots / Expansions slots / ISA slots
b)
Primary storage Secondary storage

Random-Access Memory Magnetic Medium

TYPE Optical Medium
Read-Only Memory Flash Memory
( RAM , ROM)

RAM -store programs and data

A computer uses RAM to for future use
hold temporary instructions
and data needed to -It is non-volatile, It will store
complete tasks the information until it is
ROM erased
FUNCTION Many complex functions,
such as start up operating
instructions, translators for
high-level languages and
operating systems are
placed in ROM memory

c) Pervasive computing means the technology that is gracefully integrated in our

everyday life. The user is no longer aware of this embedded technology.
Pervasive computing uses web technology, portable devices, wireless
communications and nomadic or ubiquitous computing systems.

- any related answers

3. a)
Proprietary Software Open source Software

Proprietary software is also called Open source software is software

closed source software.
The closed source software or
proprietary software offers a stable
system with support if the software fails
or malfunctions.
provided for use, modification and
redistribution
Any programmer can download from
the Internet for free and modify with
suggested improvements.

The only qualification is that changes

can't be copyrighted,
 Presentation Software using
Microsoft Powerpoint
Free software
Not allow to save swf format
tools for recording available
several dozen templates.
Any possible answers
b)
Presentation Software using
OpenOffice Impress
copyrighted software
has a feature which allow
users to save the file in “.swf
format “ as a presentation
show
Impress has no tools for
recording sounds or narration
and for playing CD tracks.
Impress offers only a few.