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Yr 9 Ict Exam

[DOCUMENT]: Exam for Year 9 ICT class at Mahanaim International High School in June 2020. The 2 hour exam consists of questions testing knowledge of: 1. Virtual reality equipment, application software, and common operating systems. 2. Input and output devices that could be used for designing a textbook, and reasons for their use. 3. Emerging trends like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and robotics. 4. Advantages and disadvantages of tablets, smartphones, and desktop computers. 5. The difference between system software and application software.

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Yr 9 Ict Exam

[DOCUMENT]: Exam for Year 9 ICT class at Mahanaim International High School in June 2020. The 2 hour exam consists of questions testing knowledge of: 1. Virtual reality equipment, application software, and common operating systems. 2. Input and output devices that could be used for designing a textbook, and reasons for their use. 3. Emerging trends like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and robotics. 4. Advantages and disadvantages of tablets, smartphones, and desktop computers. 5. The difference between system software and application software.

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MAHANAIM INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOO

PERIODICAL EXAMINATIONS 2020

NAME: ………………………………………………………………………………………

DATE: ……………………

ICT

YEAR 9

JUNE 2020

TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 Write your Name and Index Number in the spaces provided above.
 Answer questions as instructed
 All answers should be written in the spaces provided in the question paper

This paper consists of 5 Printed pages.

Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the

Papers are printed as indicated and no questions are missing

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1. List THREE virtual reality equipment (3 marks)

2. List four examples of application software widely used in the market today. (4mks)

3. List Three examples of common operating systems used (3 marks)

4. A publisher wants to design a text book,

(a) Name TWO input devices that could be used for this work (apart from a keyboard and
mouse), stating in each case why they are used. (4 marks)

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b) Name TWO output devices that could be used for this work stating in each case why they are
used. (4 marks)

5. Name FOUR body parts used in Biometrics authorization (3 marks)

6. Explain the following emerging trends (6 marks)


a) Artificial intelligence

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b) Virtual reality

c) Robotics

7. Study the table below and fill it (10 marks)


Type of computer Advantages Disadvantages

Tablet 1. Do not have USB and


1. HDMI Ports

2.

Smartphone 1.
1.

2. 2.

Desktop computers 1. 1. Huge in size

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2.

2.

8. Differentiate between system software and application software (2marks)

9.

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