RIVERTON ACADEMY

MATHEMATICS AND TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT :

FORM 1 COMPUTER SCIENCE

MID YEAR EXAMINATION: TIME : 2 hours [65 MARKS]

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all the Questions on a separate answer sheet provided. You are reminded of the need
for clear presentation of work

1. Name the following devices marked A, B, C and D. Use the names given below:
Desktop computer Dot Matrix Printer Graphic plotter Hard disc
Inkjet Printer Laptop Computer Optical Disc Tracker ball

[4]

2. Name the method used to represent information on A, B, C and D using the words
Bar code Chip DVD ROM Flash Memory
Graphics Tablet Light Pen Magnetic stripe Optical marks

[4]
3. Sensors are used at the finishing line to identify the number of competitors who finish the race.
Identify two different sensors that could be used to identify the number of competitors [2]

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4. (a) Many computers have an input device and an output device. State what is meant by
i) An input device
ii) An output device [2]

(b) Give an example of (i) An input device

(ii) An output device [2]

(c) Nadia’s printer uses a toner rather than liquid ink.

(i) State the type of printer that Nadia uses [1]
(ii) Give two benefits of using this type of printer [2]
(iii) Give one drawback of using this type of printer [1]

5. Nadia uses several types of computer storage for her homework and other projects. Five
examples of computer storage are given.
Copy and complete the table by ticking the appropriate box to indicate whether the storage is
Primary, Secondary or Offline

[5]
6. An advertisement in a magazine displays this barcode

(i) Identify this type of barcode [1]

(ii) Give two differences between this type of barcode and a normal barcode [2]
7. A factory uses a security system to control a security light. The system uses a sensor and a
microprocessor. Explain how the security system makes use of the sensor and the
microprocessor to control the security light. [6]
8. Give the three different types of touchscreen [3]

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9. (a) Complete the truth table for the following logic circuit below

[4]

(b) Write the logic statement which corresponds to the following logic circuit below

[3]

(C) Draw the logic circuit which corresponds to the following logic statement

X = 1 If ((A IS NOT 1 OR B IS 1) AND C IS 1) OR(B IS NOT 1 AND C IS 1) [6]

10. Five storage devices are described below. Give the name of the storage device that suits the
given description

(a) Optical media which use one spiral track; red lasers are used to read and write data on the
media surface; makes use of dual-layering technology to increase the storage capacity.

(b) Non-volatile memory chip; contents of the chip cannot be altered; it is often used to store the
start-up routines in a computer (e.g. the BIOS)

(c) Optical media which use concentric tracks to store the data; this allows read and write
operations to be carried out at the same time

(d) Non-volatile memory device which uses NAND flash memories (which consist of millions of
transistors wired in series on single circuit boards).

(e) Optical media which use blue laser technology to read and write data on the media surface; it
uses a single 1.1 mm polycarbonate disc [5]

11. Complete the paragraph below by choosing six correct terms from the list

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Optical On-Line RAM HDD Primary
SSD Secondary ROM Offline.

A computer has two different types of memory. ……………… Memory is directly accessed by the
CPU. It allows the processor to access data and instructions that are stored in this memory. Two
examples of this memory are …………. And ………………… The second type of memory is
………………. Memory. This memory is not directly accessed by the CPU, but allows the user to
store data that can easily be accessed by applications. Two examples of this type of memory are
…………………… and ……………………. [6]

12. A stopwatch uses six digits to display hours, minutes and seconds. The stopwatch is stopped
at:

An 8-bit register is used to store each pair of digits.

(a) Write the 8-bit binary numbers that are currently stored for the Hours, Minutes and
Seconds.

[3]
(b) The stopwatch is started again and then stopped. When the watch is stopped, the 8-bit
binary registers show

Write the denary values that will now be shown on the stopwatch.

[3]

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