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Computer Studies SG Grade 10 - 2004

Last updated 25 May 2004

Theory examination May 2004 - Answers

Question 1 - Multiple-choice questions - 1 mark each - 10 marks

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4

Question 2 - Matching columns - 1 each - 5 marks

  1. 15
  2. 3
  3. 6
  4. 16
  5. 2

Question 3 - Matching columns - 1 each - 10 marks

  1. Jeff Bezos
  2. Sergey Brin and Larry Page
  3. Carly Fiorina
  4. Steve Jobs
  5. Christopher Sholes
  6. Steve Jobs
  7. Bill Gates
  8. Steve Jobs, Douglas Englebart
  9. Linus Torvalds
  10. Ken Kutaragi

Question 4 - True or False - 1 mark each - 5 marks

  1. You can get a virus by reading extracting e-mail attachment. - FALSE
  2. TCP/IP is the communication protocol on which the Internet is based. - TRUE
  3. Software Hardware is/are the physical components of a computer such as the CPU and LCD. - FALSE
  4. The Internet developed from ARPANET, a network of the Amercian Defence Department. - TRUE
  5. Text can be scanned using OCR. - TRUE

Question 5 - 60 marks

  1. Pointing devices  [13]
    1. Rolling mechnism dirty, Mouse dirty {1)
    2. I loooked at the answer  to see if it was meaningful - many diferent possible answers(2)
    3. needs a good reason applicable to the type of mouse (2)
    4. quickly moves graphics cursor, used with games (2)
    5. joystick, trackball, touchpad, roller ball (3)
    6. USB port, PS/2 port, serial port, infra red, Blue Tooth  (3)
  2. Keyboard  [7]
    1. Qwerty - places the most frequently used keys under the strongest fingers (2)
    2. USB, infra red, Blue Tooth, PS/2 - press on keyboard, coordinates transmitted to the CPU and interpreted (2)
    3. Dragon dictate, teach program to understand your instructions. (3)
  3. Scanners and digital cameras  [6]
    1. bar, hand held (1)
    2. the angle does not matter  (1)
    3. needs a good applicable answer (2)
    4. needs a good applicable answer. (2)
  4. Printers:    [5]
    1. ink jet  (1)
    2. laser (1)
    3. plotter  (1)
    4. dot matrix  (1)
    5. colour laser  (1)
  5. Monitor  [8]
    1. pixels, resolution, dot pitch, refresh rate (3)
    2. make sure it is cold, use a damp cloth (2)
    3. large, LCD as it uses less space, high colour depth, many pixels (3)
  6. Internet  [17]
    1. needs a good applicable answer.  (1)
    2. needs a good applicable answer.  (2)
    3. Kalahari.net, Pick n Pay, Woolworths (2)
    4. mweb, Iafrica.com, Xsinet, Absa, Telkom. (4)
    5. Must have 4 examples  (4)
    6. Network devices, communication channels, network interface cards, network software (4)
  7. General  [4]
    1. driver, correct connector  (1)
    2. Very poorly answered - wanted it to be very personal - how they use the application to make their life easier  (3)

[60]

Question 6 - 10 marks

  1. 80GB (1)
  2. no (1)
  3. yes  (1)
  4. DVD/CDRW Combo Drive  or 16 x DVD ROM Drive / 52x CDRW Drive  (1)
  5. MS Windows XP Home Edition  (1)
  6. 17" (1)
  7. 56K (1)
  8. Intel(1)
  9. jacks, ports, network, 10/100 Ethernet Network Port, poorly answered   (2)

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