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1. (a) Output devices – allow messages to be sent out of the computer system.
A device that will convert data stored in an electronic format on the computer to any
available media format.
(b) Output devices - printer, plotter, monitor and speakers
2. (a) Two types of software that allow the computer to work effectively are:
Operating System software
Application software
(b) An operating system (OS) is a special programme that manages the other
programmes on the computer as well as the computer hardware.
It acts as an interface between the user and the computer
Allows the management of files; run, switch between and close other programs
Application software is the name given to the programmes that perform specific tasks for
users.
Common operating systems: Mac Os, Windows, MS-DOS, Linux, Unix
Application software: Spreadsheet software, CADD, Word Processing software,
Presentation software
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3. (a) The tasks involved in setting up an electronic filing system (EFS) are:
Decide what information you want to organize electronically
Organise your files into folders
Copy, move, delete and rename files and folders
See what files are on a particular disk
Find out information about the files
Create sub folders
(b) File extensions:
(i) Document - .doc
(ii) Photograph - .jpg
(iii) File containing codes - .exe
4. (a) Punctuation marks that are used in documents are:
Full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, hyphen, quotation marks,
colon, semi colon
(b) Manuscript signs
Spaced caps
Stet --------
Delete σ
Transpose
Insert
Indent
5. Documents to be circulated before a meeting:
Notice of a meeting
Agenda
Chairman’s Agenda
Document after the meeting: Minutes of the Meeting
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6. Organisation chart
The Beacon Organization
President
Secretary
OfficeManager
Accounts
Clerk
7. (a) Spreadsheet software (Excel) that may be used to do tabulations
(b) Financial statements that can be prepared using Excel are
Balance Sheet
Income Statements
Cash book
Cash flow statements
(c) Types of headings used in advanced tabulations: Oblique, Vertical
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8. (a) Two types of laws that can be implemented to address the problem of music piracy are:
Implement copyright laws
Use Licenses agreement
(b)(i) Plagiarism is using another person’s work without acknowledgement of the
author.
(ii) Guide lines to avoid plagiarism are:
Cite
Educate the students
Learn to Paraphrase
Use your own words
9. Other than the arrow keys the other keys used to navigate within a document on the computer
monitor are:
Page up, Page down, Home, End and Shift and F5
10. Four steps when creating a shortcut are:
i. Right click on the desktop
ii. Select New from the menu
iii. Select shortcut
iv. Name Shortcut