IBENGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
GRADE 10 MOCK EXAMINATION ORDINARY LEVEL
COMPUTER STUDIES
7010/1
Name : _________________________________________ Class :
_______________
PAPER 1- 2025
DURATION: 1hour 20 minutes
MARKS: 50
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and class in the space at the top of this page.
2. Answer all the questions in this paper.
3. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the question paper.
4.
Present good and tidy work.
INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES
5. The intended number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Cell phones are not allowed in the examination room
DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
This document consists of 7 printed pages.
COMPUTER STUDIES 7010/1
© IGSS 2025
[Turn over
1
Four health and safety risks are shown in the table below.
Put a tick (√) in either column 2 or 3 to indicate whether the risk is a health risk or safety risk.
On column 4, describe a method of removing or reducing the risk. Give a different method for each risk.
[6]
2
A floor turtle uses the following commands:
Page 2 of 7
In the following grid, each of the squares measures 10 cm by 10 cm:
Complete the set of instructions to draw the shape shown above (in bold lines).
[6]
1 PENDOWN
2 REPEAT 2
3 ____________________________________________________________________
4 ____________________________________________________________________
5 ____________________________________________________________________
6 ____________________________________________________________________
7 ____________________________________________________________________
8 ____________________________________________________________________
9 ____________________________________________________________________
10 ____________________________________________________________________
11 ____________________________________________________________________
12 ____________________________________________________________________
13 ____________________________________________________________________
14 ____________________________________________________________________
Page 3 of 7
3
A computer system is described as having the following features;
512 Mbyte RAM
3.5 Ghz CPU speed
A4 colour scanner
(a) State the purpose of each of these.
[3]
RAM
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
CPU
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Scanner
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(b) State two other types of hardware which would be required for electronic learning.
4
[2]
1
__________________________________________________________________________
2
__________________________________________________________________________
Hackers can gain illegal access to computer systems.
[2]
(a) State two effects of computer hacking, other than changing, deleting or copying data.
1
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
(b) State two ways in which users can protect their computers against hacking.
1
[2]
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
5
(a) Explain the meaning of the term digitalisation.
[2]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Page 4 of 7
(b) Give two methods of capturing data into a computer.
[2]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give one reason why a computer cannot process analogue data.
[1]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
6
(a) Give two examples of generic application software.
[2]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
(b) Give two features that can be customised in generic application software.
[2]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
7
Convert the hexadecimal number FA7 into;
[4]
i. Binary
ii. Octal
8
(a) Explain the meaning of the term ‘Computer Aided Design’ (CAD).
[1]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Page 5 of 7
(b) State two areas where CAD is used.
[2]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Give one feature of a CAD system which makes it desirable in automobile designing.
[1]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
9
Study the flowchart diagram below.
Page 6 of 7
Write down the output for each of the following inputs:
a
INPUT
b
5
9
4
2
1
4
c
[3]
OUTPUT
7
8
2
10 Give three advantages of buying a software package rather than writing a program.
[3]
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
11 Explain, using examples where appropriate, the meaning of these computer terms;
[6]
(a) Mouse
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(b) Data collection
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(c) Data capture
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Page 7 of 7
0
