Answer Scheme Section A

Name
IC No Form:
Question
No.
Candidates Answer Marks
1. i. C 1
ii. B 2
iii. A 3
2. Bit
3. C !
. C "
!. C #
". $ %
#. $ &
%. A 1'
&. $ 11
1'. B 12
11. C 13
12. B 1
13. $ 1!
1. i. A ( $ 1"
ii. $ ( A 1#
iii. C ( ) 1%
i*. ) ( C 1&
*. B 2'
1!. S+eaker 21
,C$ +ro-ector 22
1". In.ormation 23
1#. B/te 2
1%. 0+eratin1 S/stem 2!
A++2ication So.tware 2"
3ti2it/ 4ro1ram 2#
1&. 4rimar/ Stora1e 2%
2'. 5ord 4rocessin1 2&
4resentation 3'
6ra+hic 31
21. 7rue 32
22. 7rue 33
23. 7ue 3
2. Fa2se 3!
2!. 7rue 3"
707A, MA89S
SECTION B
(20 marks)
28 a) Computer theft is defined as the unauthorised use of another persons property ith the intention to
deny the oner the ri!htfu" possession of that property or its use#
E$amp"es of %omputer theft in%"ude&
transfer of payments to the ron! a%%ounts
tap into data transmission "ines on data'ase at no %ost
di(ert !oods to the ron! destination

') )a%kin! is a sour%e of threat to se%urity in %omputer# It is defined as unauthorised a%%ess to the
%omputer system 'y a ha%ker.
E$amp"es of %omputer ha%kin! in%"ude&
(irus*
Tro+an horse
"o!i% door
trapdoor and 'a%kdoor
orm
many others.
2, a) -irus . a pro!ram that %an pass on the ma"i%ious %ode to other pro!rams 'y modifyin! them#
Tro+an )orse . a pro!ram hi%h %an perform usefu" and une$pe%ted a%tion#
') /Insta"" 0nti(irus
/Insta"" 1irea"" to pre(ent i""e!a" a%%ess
/ Insta"" 0nti spyare
/ 2estri%t a%%ess to data
30# a) - 4irated %opy C5
/ I""e!a" don"oadin! (any materia")
/ Sa"e a pirated item
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') i 5ata 'a%kup
ii# Crypto!raphy
36# 1et%hin! / the pro%ess of o'tainin! a pro!ram instru%tions from memory
5e%odin! / the pro%ess of trans"atin! a pro!ram instru%tion into si!na" that the %omputer
e$e%ute#
E$e%utin! / the pro%ess of imp"ementin! the instru%tions in a pro!ram
Storin! / the pro%ess of ritin! the resu"t to the stora!e7memory
32# a) i# 8 . System Softare
ii 9 . 0pp"i%ation Softare
') i# 4 / 0nti(irus7S%reen Sa(er7:in;ip and any re"e(ant ansers
ii < / :ord 4ro%essin!7=i%rosoft ord* Spreadsheet7e$%e"* 4resentation74oerpoint
SECTION C
(14 marks)
QUESTION 33

a) < >Stora!e
:>4ro%ess7 C4?7 4ro%essor
') : >
Contro" a%ti(ities ithin the system
E$e%ute mathemati%a" and "o!i%a" operation
Trans"ate a pro!ram instru%tion into si!na"
2etrie(e data or instru%tion from memory#
%) Store7 ho"d pro!rams and data permanent"y (state on"y)
5ata or pro!ram %an 'e used for "ater time#
Non/ (o"ati"e . ho"d the pro!ram data and pro!ram hen the %omputer is turned off#
<uestion 3@
a i) Keyboard
ii) Printer
b) Diskette / floppy disk /pen drive / thumb drive / hard disk / cd rom / dvd rom
:AN; 750 0F S)C0N$A8; S708A6)<
%) To se%urity measures that %an 'e %onsidered 'y 0"i&
i) Insta"" anti(irus / 0nti(irus pro!ram must 'e updated and he must s%an his %omputer
freAuent"y#
ii) 5ata 'a%kup . 0"i needs to 'a%kup his data usin! any se%ondary stora!e de(i%es and he
must keep the 'a%kup in a safe "o%ation#

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<uestion 3B
a#
'# Input is any data or instru%tions that e enter into the %omputer system for pro%essin!#
Cey'oard* mouse* s%anner* 'ar%ode reader and di!ita" %amera are some e$amp"e of input
de(i%es#
=eanin! . 6 mark
E$amp"e . 6 mark
%#
4rimary stora!e Se%ondary stora!e
It stores data and pro!rams that %an 'e
a%%essed dire%t"y 'y the pro%essor#
It stores data and pro!rams for future use#
20= is (o"ati"e hi%h means the pro!rams
and data in 20= are "ost hen the %omputer
is poered off#
It is non/(o"ati"e* hi%h means that
it does not need poer to maintain
the information stored in it#
6 5ifferen%e . 6 mark
Tota" . 2 marks
IN4?T
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STO20DE
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O?T4?T
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