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Computer Application In Information (Theory) November 2014 Question Paper

Computer Application In Information (Theory) November 2014

Course:Craft Certificate In Information Studies

Exam Year:2014

THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CRAFT CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION STUDIES
Computer Application in Information (Theory)
November 2014

1 hour

Answer all questions in this paper

1. (a) State four examples of microcomputers used in organizations (2 marks)

(b) Distinguish between merge cells and merge and center feature as used in spreadsheet programs. (2 marks)

2. (a) Explain the term drag and drop as used by computers. (2 marks)

(b) The Management of Tome Company Ltd. intends to improve the security of computers.
Outline two types of security measures it has to address. (2 marks)
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3. (a) Outline two roles of a computer technician in an organization. (2 marks)

(b) Jemima has been instructed to use Bee while sending emails. Explain one benefit of the feature. (2 marks)
4. (a) Explain one advantage of using fax as an automated service in an organization. (2 marks)
(b) Josephine intends to insert a new page between pages of a won document. Outline the procedure she is likely to use to achieve her goal. (2 marks)

5. (a) State four examples of operating systems from different families used in organizations. (2 marks)
(b) The Principal of Treetop Institute intends to use a presentation document during orientation of new students that should take 15 minutes. Outline the procedure that he could use to ensure that the slide show is set to 15 minutes. (2 marks)
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6. (a) Explain the term computer security breach as used in computers. (2 marks)
(b) Joshua intends to place some slides prepared in a presentation document out of sight.
Describe the feature he could use to achieve his goal. (2 marks)

7. (a) Employees of Mashuu Company Ltd. were facing challenges with the emerging trend of software. Explain one way in which the employees could cope. (2 marks)

(b) Morris intends to replace a word that he had misspelt severally in a spreadsheet document, Outline the procedure he could use to achieve his goal. (2 marks)

8. (a) Nichole intends to explain the term computer hardware to a group of managers in a workshop. Provide the possible explanation she could have used. (2 marks)

(b) Explain one circumstance under which tables could be used in a word document. (2 marks)
9. (a) Voinovich intends to procure a computer keyboard for his desktop. Outline two examples of categories she is likely to acquire. (2 marks)
(b) During a database lesson the instructor required the trainees to create an interface that could be used to capture data. Explain the feature they are likely to use. (2 marks)
10. (a) ACB supermarket intends to automate its information services. Outline two services that are likely to be implemented. ''(2 marks)
(b) Figure 1 shows features in a typical word processing program. Explain the function of the part labelled (i). (2 marks)

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