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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

COMPOSITE EXAMINATION 2008

Computer Science Paper I

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 30

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read each question carefully.

2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. Do NOT write your answers on the
question paper.

3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.

4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid Mark the
box for your choice as shown below.

Correct Way Incorrect Way

1 A B C D 1 A B C D

2 A B C D

3 A B C D

4 A B C D

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely before blacking out a
new box.

6. Do NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.

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1. Which computers are rare because of 6. An intelligence agency records a

their size and cost? person’s telephone conversation to
identify him as a leader of a criminal
A. Servers gang they wish to find. Which device
B. Supercomputers are they using for the purpose?
C. Minicomputers
D. Microcomputers A. A microphone
B. A voice synthesizer
2. A set of communication lines or wires C. A speech recognizer
in computer systems is called a D. A speech synthesizer

A. bus. 7. A printer which does NOT produce

B. port. carbon copies of a document is
C. cord.
D. cable. A. an inkjet.
B. a dot matrix.
3. A set of communication links which C. a daisy wheel.
carries messages about where data is to D. a drum printer.
be found is called
8. Application program files and data
A. a data bus. which are stored on the magnetic disks
B. an address bus. are read on to
C. an ALU register.
D. an address register. A. RAM.
B. ROM.
4. The CPU is the brain of the computer. C. a CDROM.
Which of the following statements D. a hard disk.
describes it best?
9. What is the picture below used for?
A. It is responsible for calculation.
B. It is a complex set of electronic
circuitry.
C. It controls all the functions in a
system.
D. It controls only the input/output
devices.
A. To seek help from an application
5. RAM is faster because software.
B. To search for a particular file.
A. it is volatile.
C. To search a topic on the web.
B. it is a part of the CPU.
D. To share folders with others.
C. each of its cells has an address.
D. it is placed very close to the CPU. 10. If Ctrl-Alt- Delete keys are pressed, the
computer system will

A. hang.
B. restart.
C. cold boot.
D. shut down.

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11. A mode of shutdown process that 17. A major problem arising from the use of
consumes less power while the computers is
computer remains on is
A. reduction in jobs.
A. log off. B. reduction of students in schools.
B. restart. C. ineffective communication.
C. shut down. D. repetitive strain injury.
D. stand by.
18. The effect of replacing a manual system
12. In graphical user interface work is done with a computer system is
on
A. opening of new jobs.
A. a split window. B. retraining of staff.
B. an active window. C. a decrease in salaries of staff.
C. a highlighted window. D. an increase in work load on staff.
D. a maximised window.
19. A personal computer can be used for
13. Which of the following will be used to global communication with
shift a paragraph from one place in a
document to another? A. local networking.
B. a large capacity memory.
A. Undo typing C. a wireless satellite connection.
B. Find and paste D. a modem and telephone line.
C. Cut and paste
D. Office clipboard 20. In order to receive data, a computer can
be connected to a keyboard through
14. Which key when pressed in MS Word
erases a character but the position of the A. a modem.
insertion point remains in place? B. a data cable.
C. a serial port.
A. Delete D. an address bus.
B. Home
C. Space bar 21. A computer can be protected from a
D. Backspace virus infection by

15. The function which allows us to arrange A. formatting a hard disk.

data in a worksheet is known as B. running Mcfee software.
C. restarting the computer.
A. sorting. D. avoiding the internet connection.
B. formula.
C. argument. 22. One of the activities that a computer
D. cell reference. virus is designed to perform is to

16. A firewall is a system that is designed to A. copy itself on another program.

prevent unauthorized access to or from B. increase the computer speed.
C. scan the entire hard disk.
A. a program. D. boot the system.
B. the modem.
C. the network.
D. the system.

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23. The BASIC statement which sends the 27. From the given array N(X), choose the
output of a program to the printer is combination of elements that have a
sum of 61
A. PRINT.
B. LPRINT. N(X)
C. GOPRINT. 45 30 16 9
D. SCREEN PRINT.
A. N(1) + N(2)
24. Which of the following BASIC
B. N(1) + N(3)
statements will generate a syntax error?
C. N(1) + N( 4)
A. LET Num12 =12 D. N(2) + N( 3)
B. Num =12
28. The largest decimal number represented
C. DIM Num=12
by a three bit binary number is
D. DIM Num(12)
A. 5.
25. A color statement does NOT work on
B. 6.
A. screen 1. C. 7.
B. screen 2. D. 8.
C. screen 1,0.
29. The sum of 11012 and 10012 is
D. screen 1,1.
A. 101112.
26. A one dimensional array is indexed by
B. 101102.
A. a variable. C. 110112.
B. two variables. D. 100102.
C. a real number.
30. Which of the following is TRUE for the
D. a double integer.
Commutative Law of Boolean algebra?

A. x+y=y+x
B. (x – y) = (x + y)
C. x–y=y–x
D. x/y=y

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