KIBULI SECONDARY SCHOOL
END OF TERM 1 EXAMS S5
SUBSIDIARY ICT PAPER I
(Application of ICT Knowledge)
Duration: 1:30 hours
SENIOR
FIVE (5)
MARKING
GUIDE
1. (a) What is a computer?
(2 Marks)
A computer is an electronic device that accepts user input, stores, processes the
input based variable instructions (programs) and gives an output.
(b) List two input and output computer devices
INPUT DEVICES
(4 Marks)
OUTPUT DEVICES
Keyboard
Monitor
Cameras
Printers (all types)
Keyboard
Plotters
Joystick
Projector
Microphone
LCD Projection Panels
Scanner
Computer Output Microfilm (COM)
Touchpads
Speaker(s)
Whiteboards
Monitor
Printers (all types)
(c) State the difference between data and information

(4 Marks)
Data is raw, unrecognized facts that need to be processed, for example, each
student's test score is one piece of data while information is processed or
analyzed data (it now gives meaning), for example, the class' average score
or the school's average score is the information that can be concluded from
the given data.
2. Briefly describe one way how ICT can be applied in each of the following areas.
(a) Education
(2 Marks)
 Computer Aided instruction a d learning which improves both teacher and
student performance
 Research dissemination and development
 School management systems
 Online education and: lowers cost of education, increases convenience
(b) Health
 Use of ICT in mass sensitization
(2 Marks)

Diagnosis (internet clicks and search engines)

Improved diagnosis and research (scans etc)

Health unit management systems (patient data analysis and record
management)
(c) Business
(2 Marks)
 Office use (office applications - word processing packages, databases to hold
human resource records, stock details and so on and the use of spreadsheet
packages for statistical record keeping and analysis)
 Ease of communication lowering costs of production
 ICT in marketing eg text messaging
 E-commerce and e-business (buying and selling of goods and services
online)
 ICT in manufacturing or production (CAD)
 Research (market research)
(d) Security
 Intelligence gathering and analysis

Cyber warfare

Record management

Better training with the help of simulators
(2 Marks)
(e) Politics and governance
(2 Marks)
 E-government ; leading to improved service delivery and accountability
3. (a) A computer is a system of many components working together. The physical
devices are collectively known as HARDWARE while software refers to
SOFTWARE
( 3 Marks)
(b) Given the image below, answer the questions that follow:
B (i) Name the parts
 A: Primary button (Left Button) (1 Mark)

B: Scroll (1 Mark)

C: Secondary button (Right Button) (1 Mark)
(c) Define left clicking….. Which letter does the process? (2 Marks)

To left click on an item, point to the item and press the left button (primary
button) once or release. Clicking is used to select or mark an item or to open
a menu.
(A)
(d) Define the Drag and drop operation….. Which letter executed the operation?
(2 Marks)
You can move items (folders and files) on your computer by clicking and
dragging from one location to another. This is a three step process;

Move the pointer to the item or object you want to move

Click the left or primary button. Keep your finger on the button

Move or drag the pointer to a different location on the screen. Release
the primary button.
(A)
4. Explain five advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of ICTs in society
(10 Marks)
Positive Impact of ICT to society

Increase access to Information

Improved access to education (e.g. access to remote learning resources)

New tools and employment in all sectors of society

Faster and lower communication costs

Social networking

Entertainment

Equality for disadvantaged people

Paper-less society

Better security initiatives eg data encryption and management (of course
ICT usage is associated with some security related issues). ICT enables
physical security systems such as
fingerprint, iris or facial
recognition
Negative Impact of ICT to society

Information overload

Moral or cultural erosion

Health related problems associated with the use of ICT eg bad posture,
eyestrain, physical and mental stress

Fraud and identity theft

Pornography

Hacking

Cost: A lot of ICT hardware and software is expensive, both to purchase and
to maintain. These extra costs should be offset by the poitive effects of using
ICT, but if an organization gets its cost-benefit analysis wrong it may lose
money.

Causing a digital divide.

Reducing levels of education and understanding.
5. (a) What is booting? (2 Marks)

Booting is the process of starting or switching on a computer system
(b) As I went to be yesterday, I left the power socket that feeds power to my computer
turned on, and after a long period of inactivity, my laptop went into the sleep mode.
Early in the morning, I turned my computer on, only to find out that some of my
drivers hadn’t been loaded. I decided to restart my computer so as to load all the
functionality……
(i). What type of booting is this
(2 Marks)

Warm booting
(ii) On windows XP operating system, what key combination can I press
(simultaneously) to achieve my goal?
(2 Marks)

CTRL + ALT + DELETE
(b) We all know that there are two types of booting, the one in b (i) above and
another. Explain the other type of booting
(4 Marks)

Cold Booting: stating the computer from a state of no power supply
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