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QUESTION PAPER NO: 1

451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

1. A consultancy firm keepsits details in a computer database. The information below contains
details obtained from two tables of the database. Study the tables and answer the questions that
follow.
EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE DEPARTMENT JOB SALARY
ID NAME TITLE
7369 Mark Koech Research Clerk 48,000
7499 7521 Philip Meme Sales Sales Salesman 16,000
7566 7698 Mohamed Ali Research Salesman 12,500
7782 7788 Kennedy Operating Manager 39,750
7821 Simiyu Operating Manager 38,500
David Kamau Accounting Manager 34,500
Titus Ole Research Analyst 30,000
Simiani Operations Analyst 25000
John Onyango
Patel Shah

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 Department table
DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATION
CODE NAME
10 Accounting Nairobi
20 Research Nakuru
30 Sales and marketing Mombasa
40 Operations Kisumu

Required
(a) Create a database that can be used to store the above data and save it as ALMAC in the
disk provided. (l0mks)
(b) Using appropriate key and foreign keys, create a relationship between the two tables.
Enter referential integrity between the tables. (4mks)
(c) Validate the primary key entry to exactly four and two character for the employee ID
and dept code fields respectively. (4mks)
(d) Create a form for each table and use it to enter records shown in the tables above. Save the
form as employee form and depart form respectively. (8mks)
(e) It is required that the dates on when the employees were hired be included in the database.
Koech was hired on 10/6/98, Merne in 15/8/96, Muhammed in 16/3/96, Onyango on
9/3/03, the rest were hired on 13/3/04. Insert a new field name it date of hire in the
employees table and enter the records. (8mks)
(f) (i) Create a query that displays employees who were employed after year 2000. Save
the query as LATEST EMPLOYEES. (8mks)
(ii) Sort latest employees query in ascending order using the employee’s name. (2mks)
(g) Create a report that dispays the employee name, job title, department, name and salary,
grouped according to location. Save the report as EMPLOYEES REPORT. (4mks)
(h) Print
(i) Employees and department tables designs
(ii) Employee and department forms
(iii) Latest employees query
(iv) Employees report. (2mks)

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2. Thefollowing is an extract of soil samples collected from a given agricultural station in
kilograms (KG)

Figure 1

(a) Type the data as it is and save it as KILOGRAMS (7mks)

(b) (i) Insert two blank rows at the top of the worksheet and type the heading “Soil in
Kilograms (KG) in the first blank row. (3mks)
(ii) Type the heading “Soil in Kilograms (KG)” into cell B10 (lmk)
(iii) Merge the cells containing each of the headings (4mks)
(c) (i) Copy the names of the stations into cells A13 down the column (3mks)
(ii) Copy the days of the week Mon, Tue... Sun into cells B12 along the row (2mks)
(d) Type 32 and 18k into cells B20 and B22 respectively and use them as cell reference to
compute the tones (T) values using the formula T 32 + 18k where k is the soil samples.
(11mks)
(e) Convert all the soil values to one decimal place. (6mks)
(f) (i) Compute the average soil values for each station in both in kilograms (KG) and in
Tonnes (T) in column I
(ii) Convert the average soil to two decimal places.
(iii) Save the worksheet as soil all. (3mks)
(g) Create a pie chart showing the stations and average soil in kilograms (KG). (4mks)
(h) Print soil all and the pie chart. (2mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 2
451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
Paper 2
(PRACTICAL)
Time 2 ½ HOURS

1. The following data is an extract of data obtained from Chai company records. Study the data
and answer the questions that follow.

Area Producer Name Quantity Gross Transport Deduction Net pay

id delivered (kg) pay cost
101B 115 John Kamau 4562
79A 145 Mathew B 1254
79A 012 Kanuga 235
Symon
79A 561 Ann Wangige 8954
101B 016 Joseph 9658
Kaitano
20Z 123 Namachanja 7895
Esther
20Z 458 Kerobo Betty 456
101B 654 Flo Ngina 421
20Z 758 Mary 7895
Nguriareng’

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a) Enter the data shown above into a spreadsheet giving it an appropriate title centre and bolded
across the worksheet. Save the workbook as CHAT 001. And rename the worksheet as June
records (10mks)
b) Copy the data to a new worksheet and add the details of producer James Kirega of area
1O1B, id 452 with quantity of produce of 2,700kg in an appropriate row. (1mk)
c) Insert borders after every cell and every row. (2mks)
d) Use a function to calculate the gross pay for the producer with id number 115 given that
the price per KG of the produce is Sh.41 .00 (2mks)
e) Use the formula for gross pay obtained for producer John Kamau to calculate the gross pay
for all the farmers (2mks)
f) Use if function to Calculate transport cost for all the producers given that transport is
charged per Kg is as follows (5mks)
AREA Price per kg
101B 5.00
20Z 3.50
79A 4.00
g) Insert the value 20% in cell E14. Using absolute cell referencing calculate Deductions
given that the deduction is 20% of the cost. (4mks)
h) Using a function calculate the net pay given that Net pay is Gross pay — deductions and
transport cost (4mks)
i) Format the columns containing currency values to currency with 2 decimal places and
prefix Ksh. Rename the worksheet PRODUCE PAY and save it as CHAI 002 (3mks)
j) Arrange the records in ascending order of the producer id (2mks)
k) By applying suitable filter condition, display records for all producers except those from
area 79A. Save it as CHAT 003 (4mks)
1) Use subtotals function to calculate subtotals for the quantity delivered, gross pay and net
pay from each area. (3mks)
m) Create an embedded pie chart showing the total quantity of produce delivered for each
area the chart should have the following details.)
a. Chart title Area Total produce delivered
b. Legend Position Right
Save it as CHART 1 (5mks)
n) Print CHAT 001, CHAI 002, and CHART 1 in landscape orientation. (3mks)

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2. TechBit Computer College and Consultancy centre have set up a special advertising campaign
to market its course. As a DTP expert, you have been appointed to assist the marketing team in
designing a brochure. The rear page of the brochure is given in the next sheet
The fonts, borders and graphics used should be relevant to the publication as may be available
in your software
a) Prepare a publication with the following specifications:
i) Paper size set to A, landscape (2mks)
ii) Set margins to 10mm (0.4”) all round (2mks)
iii) Set the publication to be in three columns measuring 88mm, 84mm and 93mm
respectively (2mks)
iv) Set the space between columns to 6mm (2mks)
b) Key in the text as shown in columns 1-3 in the sample provided. Save your work as sample 1
(8mks)
c) In column (title pane), format the various items as follows:
i) Set the transparency of the fill colour to 25% (2mks)
ii) Bold and italicize the mission statement heading (2mks)
iii) Italicize and centre the mission statement (2mks)
iv) Set the vertical alignment of the text box bearing the words The Best College for
You to middle (1mk)
v) Apply blue and green fill to stars on your left and right respectively as shown in
the sample (3mks)
vi) Place the clipart and word art appropriately as shown in column 3 of the sample.
(4mks)
vii) Save your work as sample 2 (1mk)
d) In column I (Liaison offices), format the text as follows;
i) Apply shadow to the title Liaison Offices and set the font size to 20 (2mks)
ii) Apply double underline to each of the telephone numbers (2mks)
iii) Set the colour of the names of the buildings to blue (2mks)
iv) Insert the footer: Registration and enquiries at our head office (1mk)
v) Apply blue outline to the textbox bearing the title Liaison Offices (1mk)
(e) Create a mailing coupon as it appears in column 2 (2mks)
(f) Format the mailing coupon as follows:
i) Bolden and centre the address as shown in the sample (2mks)
ii) Draw and enter Place stamp here caption at the top right corner (2mks)
iii) Save your work as sample 3 (1mk)
(g) Print Sample 1, Sample2 and Sample 3 (3mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 3

451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 2½ HOURS

Question 1
Munjiru is a secretary for the Entrepreneurs Club. She has been told to use a Database
Management System (DBM) to help the club maintain records on the club’s members.
Perform the following operations just like Munjiru would.
(a) (i)Create a database table (or file) that has the following fields of data for each member
last name, first name, membership number, date of registration, membership fee paid,
age, telephone number and a memo field status. (4mks)
(ii)Make the membership number record identifier (the primary key) (2mks)
(iii)Index on membership number. (1mk)
(iv)Save table as ClubI. (1mk)

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 (b)Input the following data to the above table: (10mks)

Last First Membership Date of Membership Age Telephone Status

name name number registration fee paid number
Munjiru Margaret Yec/002 11.08.93 5000.00 45 573223 Fully paid
Founder
Member
Salim Said Yec/101 15.07.98 5000.00 50 568880 Fully paid
Ordinary
Member
Kamau John Yec/007 01.01.94 2000.00 65 443311 Senior citizen
Member with
concessionary
rates
Onyango Victor Yec/031 10.02.96 4000.00 37 747419 Ordinary
Member to pay
1500.00
Ali Majid Yec/055 19.10.96 3500.00 32 720122 Ordinary
Member to pay
1500.00
Katiku Peter Yec/067 15.05.97 0.00 25 71710 Ordinary
Member
Defaulter
Korir Kelvin Yec/098 05.03.98 5000.00 38 767822 Ordinary
Member, fully
paid
Wafula Joyce Yec/023 23.04.95 5000.00 43 500655 Ordinary
Member, fully
paid
Kikoto Mary Yec/048 09.06.96 2000.00 28 543421 Temporary
Member for 6
Month only
Vijhu Machu Yec/074 29.11.97 1000.00 55 811015 Honorary
Member

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(c)(i) Insert the field called “more than 4000” that will accommodate Y for Yes and N for No.
(3mks)
(ii) Indicate in these new fields those members who have paid more than
sh.4000.00 with Y otherwise N. (3mks)
(iii)Save table as Club2. (1mk)
(d)(i) Create a query that contains the field Membership Number, Last Name,
Date of registration, Membership fee paid and status for all members who have paid less
than sh.4000.00 and registered after 15/4/1995 or are above 35 years of age. (9mks)
(ii) Write on the paper provided the query expression you used. (2mks)
(iii)Save the query as ClubQ. (1mk)
(e)(i)Excluding the status field, create a report for all members and give it the title:
ENTEREPRENEURS CLUB. (12mks)
(ii) Save the report as ClubR. (1mk)

2.The following is a worksheet extracted from business partner’s vendors. They have
come together to do a business of selling computer accessories.
PARTNER’S VENDORS
Names Cost Sales Gross Expenditure Reserves Net Remarks
profit profit
Samson Too 700 350 450
Victor Onyango 400 700 50
James Ahenda 200 950 250
Peter Kimaiyo 300 650 300
Alice Visaho 100 300 100
Salome Nyarago 400 550 50
Joseph Opiyo 650 600 40
Sonia Wambui 555 885 55
Mary Wayudo 250 850 70
Leah Wanjera 500 360 54
Joy Maelo 700 350 45
Mohammed Dida 900 1000 180
Kevin Momanyi 850 950 25
Michael Karanja 110 700 50
Hilda Njeri 350 800 150

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 Additional information
(i) Reserves is 10% of Gross Profit.
(ii) Net profit = Gross profit – (Expenditure + Reserves)
(a) Create a workbook and enter the details as above. Save as Vendor. (20mks)
(b) Keep the title of the workbook to be PARTNER’S VENDORS and
format it to be bold, font size 14 and align at 45°. (3mks)
(c) Format the figures in sale column to 2 decimal places. (2mks)
(d) Use appropriate formulae/function to calculate:
(i)Gross profit for each member. (3mks)
(ii)Reserves for each member. (3mks)
(iii)Net profit for each member. (3mks)
(e) Use “IF function” and net profit to analyse the vendors, taking the
following remarks: (6mks)
(i) If net profit > = 500, then “V.good vendor”
(ii) If net profit >400, then “Good vendor”.
(iii) If net profit < = 300, then “Dormant vendor”.
(f) Use names of the vendor and cost to insert line graph, keep the title of the graph to be
PRODUCTIVE ANALYSIS, format it and place it in a separate sheet. (5mks)

(g) Print the “PARTNER’S VENDOR” and “PRODUCTIVE ANALYSIS” chart. (4mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 4
451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 2½ HOURS

1.(a)Using a Word Processing package, type the congratulatory note below as it

appears and save it as CONGRATS in a disk provided. (15mks)
Kenya Pipeline Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 5678
Nanyuki
(Insert today’s date)
<<First Name>> <<Last Name>>
<<Address>>
Dear<<First Name>>
RE: CONGRATULATIONS (Georgia Font type Bold)
Due to your hard work and sacrifices you made this year, the Kenya Pipeline
Fraternity wishes to congratulate you for being voted the best <<Top Title>>
of the year. Please keep up the spirit. Enclosed is a cheque worth <<Amount>>
as appreciation for four excellent service.

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Mahinda
PERSONNEL

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(b) Create a data source with the following details and use it with the note you have
just typed to generate personal notes to the company’s named personnel.
Save it as Details in your disk. (15mks)

George Nyaundi Carlos Odongo Henry Matara

P. O. BOX 5678 P. O. BOX 5678 P. O. BOX 5678
Nanyuki Nanyuki Nanyuki
Driver Health Officer Gateman
Ksh.2500

Monica Akinyi Benta Moraa Beth Wangoi

P.O. BOX 5678 P. O. BOX 5678 P. O. BOX 5678
Nanyuki Nanyuki Nanyuki
Typist Secretary Accountant
Ksh.2000 Shs.3000 Shs.4500

(c) Insert data fields in main document and generate the notes for the employees. (14mks)
(d) Print the notes. (6mks)
(e) Generate envelope labels for these notes with the fields of names and address. (9mks)
(f) Print the labels. (6mks)

2. A firm keeps its details in a computer database. The information below contains details obtained
from two tables of the database. Study the tables and answer the questions that follow.
Employees table
EmployeeID EmployeeName Department Job Title Salary
7369 Mark Koech Research Clerk 48000
7499 Philip Meme Sales Salesman 16000
7521 Mohamed Ali Sales Salesman 12500
7566 Kennedy Simiyu Research Manager 39750
7698 David Kamau Operations Manager 38500
7782 Titus Ole Simian Accounting Manager 34500
7788 John Onyango Operations Analyst 30000
7821 Patel Shah Operations Analyst 25000

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Department Table
DeptCode Department Location
10 Accounting Nairobi
20 Research Nakuru
30 Sales & Marketing Mombasa
40 Operations Kisumu

Required:
(a) Create a database that can be used to store the above data and save it as
MACAL in the disk provided. (10mks)
(b) Using appropriate primary and foreign keys create a relationship between
the two tables. Enforce referential integrity between the tables. (4mks)
(c) Validate the primary key entry to exactly four and two characters for the
EmployeeID and DeptCode fields respectively. (4mks)
(d) Create a form for each table and use it to enter the records shown in the
tables above. Save the forms as EmployForm and DepartForm respectively. (6mks)
(e) It is required that the dates on which the employees were hired be included in the
database. Koech was hired on 10/06/1998. Meme on 15/08/1996. Mohamed on
16/03/1996, Onyango on 09/03/2003, the rest were hired on 13/03/2004. Insert a new
field, name it Date of Hire in the Employees table and enter the field. (5mks)
(f) Create a query that displays employees who were employed after year 2000, save the
query as LatestEmployees. (4mks)
(g) Create, a, Report that displays the Employee Name, Job title Department name and
Salary, grouped according to location. Save the report as Employee Report. (4mks)
(h)(I)Create a query to display the employees and their job description.
Save it as EMPTYPE. (4mks)
(II) Create a pie chart based on the query in h(a) above to display the proportions of
employees in various job descriptions. Save the report as CHART. (4mks)
(i)Print:
(i)Employees and Department table designs.
(ii)Employee and Department forms.
(iii) LatestEmployees Query.
(iv) EmployeesReport.
(v) The Chart

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 5
451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
Paper 2
2 ½ hours
1. (a) Create a folder named Harper. Type the document below exactly as it appears using
a word processing package and save it as MOCKING_BIRD in the folder created. (8mks)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
To Kill a Mockingbird is primarily a novel about growing up under extraordinary circumstances
in the 1930s in the Soutern United States. In To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses
memorable characters to explore civil rights and rasism in the segregated Southern United States
of the 1930s.

Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who
hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo
Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

The Three Most Important Aspects Of To Kill A Mockingbird:

The title of To Kill a Mockingbird refers to the local belief, introduced early in the novel and
referred to again later, that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee implies that it’s unjust and
immoral.

The events of To Kill a Mockingbird take place while Scout Finch, the novel’s narrator, is a
young child. But the sophisticated vocabulary and sentence structure of the story indicate that
Scout tells the story many years after the events described, when she has grown to adulthood.

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To Kill a Mockingbird is unusual because it is both an examination of racism and a
bildungsroman. Lee examines a very serious social problem. Lee seamlessly blends these two
very different kinds of stories.

To Kill a Unjust &

Mockingbird Immoral

(b) Save a copy of the document created above as “MOCKING_BIRD 2” in the folder created
in (a) above and use to answer parts (c) to (e). (1mk)
(c) (i)Insert a drop cap to the first letter of the first paragraph, dropping it by two lines.(2mks)
(ii) Apply bullets to the paragraphs under the second heading. (3mks)
(iii)Change the first paragraph under the first heading to three columns. (3mks)
(iv) Format the heading “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” as follows: (4mks)
- Alignment: Right
- Font type: Arial black
- Font size: 18
- Font style: Underline
(v) Proofread the document to correct spelling mistakes (1mk)
(vi)Set the page to A4 size, with the following margin specifications: (3mks)
- Top: 0.63”
- Bottom: 0.6”
- Left: 0.6”
- Right: 0.63”
(vii) Set the line spacing of the last two paragraphs starting with “To Kill Mockingbird is
unusual...” to 2.0. (2mks)
(viii)Insert a header bearing your name and admission number. (2mks)
st
(ix) Move the 1 paragraph under the second heading to come below the drawing.(2mks)
(x) Set a hanging indent to the 2nd paragraph which starts with “To Kill a
Mockingbird is unusual…” (2mks)
(xi) Replace all words written “racism” with “racial discrimination” (2mks)

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 (xii)Set the 1st paragraph which starts with “To Kill a Mockingbird is primarily a…” so
as the text is aligned to the right. (1mk)
(e) Automatically paginate the document using the format “page x of y” (1mk)
(f) Apply a page border to the whole document with the following formats: (3mks)
 Style: Double line
 Border color: Blue
 Border width: 2¼pt
(g) (i) Create a table at the end of the document created in (b) above and enter the following
data (3mks)
BOOK _NO BOOK_TITTLE AUTHOR PRICE
B0-02 In Cold Blood Truman capote 875.00
B0-09 Roman Holiday Gregory Peck 955.00
B0-03 The catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 650.00
(ii) Insert the title “RELATED BOOK NOVELS” as the first row of the table. Align the
title to the center (2mks)
(iii) Apply borders to the whole table (1mk)
(iv) Using a formula, calculate the average cost of books in the table. (2mks)
(h) Print the documents; MOCKING_BIRD and MOCKING_BIRD 2 (2mks)

2. The tables below, STUDENT, SUPERVISOR and SUPERVISIONS are extracts of records
kept in MOKASA UNIVERSIRY for project supervisions.
Student Number Name Gender Project Fee Paid
C001 Ken M 32000
C002 Joy F 27800
C003 Lero M 18900
C004 Moth F 42700
C005 Ben M 45000

Table 1 STUDENTS TABLE

Supervisor Number Name Department
L220 Alex Mechanical
L230 Sakaja ICT
L240 Roy Electronics
L250 Mati Education
L260 Joy Human Resource

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Table 2 SUPERVISOR S’ TABLE
Supervision Supervision Student Supervisor Project
Number Date Number Number Title
100 12/03/2015 C001 L220 Java
200 22/03/2015 C003 L230 Website
300 17/03/2015 C004 L240 Robotics
400 02/03/2015 C001 L220 Java
500 18/03/2015 C002 L240 Robotics
600 12/03/2015 C004 L230 Java
700 11/03/2015 C002 L250 Database
800 12/03/2015 C003 L220 Java
900 12/04/2015 C005 L250 Database
1100 12/04/2015 C002 L250 Database
Table 3 SUPERVISIONS TABLE
a) Using a database application software, create a database file named PROJECT (1mk)
b) Create three tables named STUDENT, SUPERVISOR and SUPERVISIONS as shown
above. (9mks)
c) Set the primary key for each table. (3mks)
d) Create relationships among the tables. (2mks)
e) Enter the data in the table STUDENT, SUPERVISOR and SUPERVISIONS as shown
above. (9mks)
f) Create a form for each table above. (3mks)
g) Create a query named BALANCE to display student name, Gender, project fee balance per
student, given that the total project fee is Ksh.50000. (4mks)
h) Create a query named BALANCE2 to display students’ Names, project title whose fee
balance is above Ksh.20000. . (4mks)
i) Create a bar chart based on question (h) to display students Name and balance. Save as
BALANCE CHART. (3mks)
j) Create a report named SUPERVISION to display Students Names, Project Title, names of
supervisor, and supervision Dates. The records in the report should be grouped by students’
Name and the number of supervisions by each student should be displayed. (5mks)
k) Title the report as supervision per lecturer. (2mks)
l) Print the following:
 Tables: STUDENT, SUPERVISOR and SUPERVISIONS (2mks)
 Queries: BALANCE and BALANCE2 (2mks)
 REPORT: SUPERVISIONS (1mk)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 6
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
TIME: 2HOURS
1. a) Kipto’smilling company limited has given you the details below to be used in calculating
expenses incurred during two quarters of the year as indicated. Use a spreadsheet package to
enter the details, and save your work as Expenses 1. (10mks)

A B C D E F G
1
2
3 First quarter Second quarter
4 January February March April May June
5 Production cost 15642 14687 18741 19457 15412 15441
6 Transportation 1564 1469 1874 1946 1541 1544
7 Warehousing 1125 1056 1347 1398 1107 1109
8 Promotion 2564 2407 3071 3188 2525 2530
9 Salary 4525 4248 5420 5626 4456 4465
b)i)Copy the details of Kipto’s milling company limited to sheet 2 of your worksheet. (2mks)
ii)Add a column called “Total” and calculate the Total production cost of the two Quarters.
(4mks)
iii)Use relative referencing to calculate the total for the other expenses. (4mks)

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c)i)Calculate the total expenses for each month so as to give the results as “Total expenses”
on row 10. (4mks)
ii) On the paper provided, write the formula used to calculate the expenses for the month of
April. (2mks)
d)i)Use absolute referencing to calculate the cumulative total expenses for the two quarters
in cell H10. (4mks)
ii)Write the formula used to get the cumulative total on the paper provided. (2mks)
iii)Calculate the percentage of total expenses of the respective months and display the results
on row 11 as “percentage of total expenses”. (4mks)
iv) Write the formulae used to get the percentage of May. (2mks)
v) Draw a line graph to illustrate the percentage of the total expenses for the six months
indicating the months. Save your work as Expenses 2. (10mks)
vi)Print Expenses 1 and Expenses 2. (2mks)

2. a)A hospital uses a database to maintain data about its employees. Create a database file named
EMPLOYEE. (1mk)
b) Create a table called EMPLOYEE 1 with the following fields and hence enter data into it as
shown in fig 1 below. NB: Choose an appropriate primary key. (14mks)
 EMP NO
 NAME
 DATE OF BIRTH
 DEPARTMENT
 BASIC PAY
Fig 1
Emp Name Date of birth Department Gross pay
01 John Kirui 16/2/1972 Computer 28000
02 Margaret Wairimu 2/2/1960 Medical 30000
03 Jane Cherono 2/5/1970 Management 15000
04 Victor Oduor 8/12/1981 Accounts 25000
05 Harry Wanyama 23/6/1983 Medical 30000
06 Jacob Kiprono 19/4/1973 Management 45000
07 Ali Mohammed 1/1/1969 Medical 30000
08 Daniel Omondi 3/5/1983 Accounts 25000
09 EverlyneKitune 11/3/1971 Medical 20000
10 Nancy Kerubo 22/9/1980 Medical 20000

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 c)i) Insert two new fields to hold the employee’s profession and deductions. (4mks)
ii) Data for included fields is as follows;
Profession
Mohammed, Wanyama and Wairimu are Doctors. Oduor and Omondi are accountants.
Kiprono isan Administrator, Kirui is a systems analyst and Cherono is a secretary.
Deductions
Emp no Amount
07, 05, 02 8,000
04, 08 7,500
06 10,000
01 12,000
03 3,500
09, 10 4,000
Enter the above data into the respective fields. (6mks)
iii) Sort the records in ascending order based on the name field and save as EMPLOYEE 2.
(3mks)
d)i) From EMPLOYEE 2, extract a list of employees who were born between 1960 and 1972 both
years inclusive and are accountants, nurses or doctors. Write down on paper provided the query
expression you used to extract the data. Save the extracted list as LIST1. (8mks)
ii) Remove the date and occupation criteria on LIST 1. Add a calculated field to calculate the Net
pay of all employees as Gross Pay - Deductions. Save as LIST 2. (5mks)
e) Generate a columnar report based on LIST 2 with the following fields; Emp no, Name,
Department and Net Pay. Sum up the Net Pay for all employees in the report. Save your report
as REPORT. (6mks)
f) Print EMPLOYEE1, EMPLOYEE2, LIST1, LIST 2 and REPORT. (3mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 7
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
2 ½ HOURS
1.(a) Create and enter the data as in the following spreadsheet for form3N students in Bright Star
School in Baringo County and save it as BSSBC.(14marks)
A B C D E F G H I
1 Name English kiswahili maths Biology pyhsics C/Studies Total Average
2 Sally 60 76 42 76 66 77
3 Jane 56 45 53 65 45 72
4 Philip 65 58 47 64 65 46
5 George 56 66 30 85 48 60
6 Mary 74 68 59 83 36 57
7 James 80 72 45 74 54 70
8 Tina 78 55 37 71 63 56
9 Subject
average

Using the above information,

(b)Enter appropriate formulas to compute the Average mark in each subject (3mks)
(c)Enter the total marks for each student (3mks)
(d)Enter the Average marks for each student (3mks)
(e) Format the table as follows:
.Set the direction of the labels to 45 degrees (2mks)
.Centre vertically all the records (2mks)
(f)Create an embedded bar chart for average mark per subject (8mks)

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 (g) Add a column of marks for Chemistry and enter the following data for each student
:78, 56 ,67, 81, 72, 68, 53 starting from Sally down to Tina (4mks)
(h)Filter the data using the Biology column and display only those rows with marks less than 80
(6mks)
(i) Rank the students starting from those with the highest total mark (3mks)
(j) Print the worksheet, and the graph (2mks)

2. (A) Type the following passage using a word processing package and save as
Network software. Answer the questions that follow. (26mks)

NETWORK SOFTWARE

A Computer netwok is a group of computers and other devices connected together by a suitable
media. The computer networks have evolved from simple linking of computers on a common
transmission media to highly managed and optimized data and information transfer systems. This
means that apart from data comunications, the focus is now squarely on how best to utilize
network resources.
C

O
Network software can be classified into two main groups namely:
M
1. Network operating systems
M
2. Network protocol
U

N
Advantages of computer Networks I
 Multiple users can communicate, exchange and share information
C
 Resource sharing including program, data base, hardware etc. is possible
A

T
By definition comunications refers to the transfer of information from one place to another
I
between two individuals using agreed symbols, signs or even human behavior such as nodding.
O
Exchange of information relies on a communication system to convert, amplify and send signal
N
through a common medium. Message, Sender, Medium and Receiver are the essential
components of communication systems.
If a system is extended by cascading more communication systems, it is called networked
systems.

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In case communication involves the sending of information over a significant distance, it must
use telecommunications as an aid. By definition, telecommunications refers to the transmission of
information between distant locations by some electromagnetic means.
Data communications is defined as the interchange and processing of encorded (digital that is, 1s
and 0s) information between distant locations using telecommunications.
Data communications is regarded as the collection and distribution of the electronic
representation of information which can be text, voice, graphics or image, from and to remote
computing facilities. As information can only be carried to the remote site provided that the
information carrier supports that particular type of data transmission, information may undergo
data conversion processes if the nature of data signal is incompatible with the characteristics of
the signal carrier.

PROTOCOLS
This are set of rules and procedures that govern communication between two different device or
people . In computer networking, protocols refer to the rules and technical procedures that govern
communication between different computers.
How protocol work
The data transmission process over network has to be broken down into discrete systematic steps.
At each step certain action takes place and each steps has its own procedures as defined by
network protocol. The co-ordination of protocols must be co-ordinated so that there are no
conflicts.
COMPARISON AMONG DIFFERENT TOPOLOGIES
Below are the advantages and disadvantages of various LAN topologies.

Type Advantage Disadvantage

Star Failure of central node causes
Simple and easy to identify fault
Topology disaster
Mesh Immunity to bottleneck and Expensive to provide an
Topology failure problems alternative routing
Only a single communications
Bus
Simple to control traffic flow channel is required to service all
Topology
the nodes
Ring One channel is required to
Simple to implement
Topology service all

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(B) :
i. Centre and double underline the title Computer Software (2mks)
ii.Convert the paragraphs beginning with “By definition communications…..” to the end
Into hanging indent. (4mks)
iii. Move the paragraph under protocols and paste after the table (2mks)
iv.Insert and center your name, index number and the name of your school as a footer so as to
appear © name ,index number, and the name of your school. (4mks)
v. Find and telecommunications and replace with Telephones. (3mks)
vi. Insert a picture of a computer and wrap the picture behind the table (4mks)
vii. Spell check your data for grammatical errors (1mk)
viii. Save the data as computer communication (2mks)
ix. Print the document network software and computer communication (2mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 8
451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
Paper 2
(Practical)
Time: 2 ½ Hours

1. Jumia sales and marketing company sells products J, K, L. The table below shows an extract
of a spreadsheet for the company`s salespersons and their respective sales in shillings for
each product.
A B C D E F G H
1 SALES PRODUCT PRODUCT PRODUCT TOTAL POINTS CATE TOTAL
PERSON J K L SALES GORY PAY
2 Jackline 4,000.00 6,230.00 7,500.00
3 Mary 4,500.00 6700.00 8,000.00
4 Cantona 5,678.00 10,000.00 7,800.00
5 Janeth 3,200.00 4,000.00 9,600.00
6 Maxwell 8,000.00 7,005.00 8,900.00
7 Nambwa 9,800.00 9,670.00 10,000.00
8 Kedeki 2,700.00 3,400.00 2,300.00
9 TOTAL

(a)i) Using a spreadsheet package enter the above information and save it as
SALES_TABLE. (9mks)
(ii) Format the worksheet to appear as it is. (4mks)

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(b)(i) Type a formula:
I At cell B9 to compute the total sales for product J; (1mk)
II At cell E2 to compute the total sales for Thomas . (1mk)
(ii) Apply the formulae to the appropriate cells. (2mk)
(c)A Salesperson earns points for the sales of each product based on the following criteria;
 1 point for every shs. 50 for product J,
 2 points for every shs.65 for product K
 3 points for every shs.40 for product L
(i)Type a formula in cell F2 to compute the total points earned by Thomas; (3mks)
(ii)Apply the formula in (c) (i) to the rest of the salespersons. (1mk)
(d)A salesperson is categorized based on points earned as follows.
POINTS RANGE CATEGORY
Over 1300 Gold
1101-1300 Silver
Up to 1100 Bronze
Those salespersons attaining a Gold category earn a promotion.
(i) Type a formula in G4 to determine Cantona’s category. (5mks)
(ii) Apply the formula in (d) (i) to other appropriate cells. (1mk)
(iii) Type a formula at G10 to determine the number of Sales who will earn a
promotion (4mks)
(e)Each salesperson earns a total pay of Shs 20,000 plus 2% commission of their total
sales. Using absolute referencing, determine the total pay for each salesperson if
the value 2 is entered in cell B12. (5mks)
(f)Create a bar chart showing product J and L sales person. Insert appropriate labels
on the chart. (9mks)
(g)Rename the worksheet containing the data as SalesData and the chart sheet as
SalesChart. (2mks)
(h)Print the following: (3mks)
(i) SalesData;
(ii) SalesData showing the formulae;
(iii) SalesChart.

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2. ERICK owns houses for rent. The Table below is a record of his tenants’ rent payments.
Tenant ID Tenant House Month Amount(Ksh)
Name Number
2019 Maureen A1 January 3,000
2022 Wekesa A2 January 4,000
2038 Mary B1 January 4,500
2059 Mark B2 January 4,500
2070 Matildah C1 January 4,000
2090 Maureen A1 February 3,000
3030 Wekesa A2 February 4,000
3040 Mary B1 February 4,500
3025 Matildah C1 February 4,000
3050 Alice C2 February 3,500
3055 Wekesa A2 March 4,000
3090 Alice C2 March 3,500

(a) Create a database file that can be used to store the above data.
Name the file Rent. (2mks)
(b) Create two tables, one to store tenant details and another to store tenant rent
payments. Name the tables ‘Tenants’ and ‘Payments’ respectively. (9mks)
(c)Create a relationship between the two tables. (3mks)
(d)Design a form to be used to enter data into each of the two tables. (7mks)
(e)Enter the information given into the two tables. (9mks)
(f)Create a report showing the amount Erick received from each tenant, the total for
each month and the total amount he received over the three months. The report
should be title ‘Rent income’. Save the report as ‘Income’. (8mks)
(g)(i) Create a query named ‘Statement’to extract Wekesa’s records of rent payment.(3mks)
(ii) Create a report ‘Tenant Statement ‘showing Wekesa’s rent payment
history.The report should be title ‘Tenant Statement’. (4mks)
(h)Print the two tables and the two reports (4mks)

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 9

451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
(PRACTICAL)
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
1. The table below shows the admission numbers and names of five students and their scores in
six subjects in a mock examination.
ADM.NO. Name English Maths Biology Chemistry Physics History
2020 Victor 77 68 75 35 58 80
Mutiso
2032 Zablon 44 77 80 42 60 73
Onyango
2037 Pauline 68 59 91 39 59 75
Nafula
2040 Naom 55 80 89 48 38 66
Cherop
2044 Jameleck 69 62 83 43 44 70
Kioko
a) Enter the above data into a worksheet and save the file as ‘mock results’ (13mks)
b) Using a formula, calculate the; (4mks)
i) Total score for each students
ii) Mean score for each student
c) Use a function to obtain the mean for each subject (3mks)
d) A student is awarded a ‘pass’ if their mean score is 60% or more. Use a function to
determine the number of students who are awarded ‘pass’ (2mks)

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 e) Format the worksheet as follows
 Borders : single line
 Subject heading : align 90°
 Marge the cells above all the subjects headings so that the text ‘SUBJECT’ is
above them.
 Mean score : One decimal place (4mks)
f) Copy the contents of the worksheet to a blank worksheet and insert a blank column after
every subject.Label the new columns as Eng B, math B, Bio B, Chem B, Phy B, and Hist B
respectively. On the inserted columns, compute the grades using IF function based on the
following criteria. (10mks)
Mean score Grade
score≥75 A
60 ≤ score <75 B
50≤score < 60 C
45 ≤score <50 D
Score < 45 E
g) Hide all the columns containing score values and save the worksheet as “Mock results 2”
(2mks)
i)Create a bar chart to compare students mean score and label the chart accordingly.(10mks)
j) Print the two worksheets and the bar chart (4mks)

2. The data in the table was extracted from a survey data on employment.
Table 1: EMPLOYEE TABLE
Name Year of Employee ID Employer Job
birth NO. ID category
DAISY 1980 13144 01 GK4
DAVID 1970 11100 04 GK3
DOREEN 1984 14010 02 GK1
DAVIN 1976 12110 05 GK1
ALLAN 1973 11410 03 GK2
KATE 1968 10570 04 GK3
ZEDDY 1990 11040 05 GK3
PIUS 1998 15978 03 GK2
ZION 1992 17192 02 GK4
BOB 1993 18965 05 GK4

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Table 2: EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Job Category Job Description
GK1 Casual
GK2 Temporary
GK3 Contract
GK4 Permanent

Table 3: EMPLOYER TABLE

EMPLOYER EMPLOYER
ID NAME
01 ONYANGO
02 WAMBUA
03 OSHIRO
04 KATANA
05 AWINJA

a)i) Create a database named “STAFF” to store the above (14mks)

ii) Create relationships between the tables (4½mks)
iii) Use forms to enter data into the tables (10½mks)

b)i) Generate a report to display the name year of birth, age and employer’s name for the
employees who will be over 30years old by the year 2015 (10mks)
ii) Compute the mean age of employees on the report you created in b(i) above. (2mks)

c)i) Create a query to display the employees and their jo description. Save the query
as “STAFF TYPE” (3mks)
ii) Create a pie chart based on the query in c(i) above to display the proportion of employees
in various job description.
Save the report as CHART

d)Print i)Three tables

ii)Two reports
iii)Output of query results for STAFF TYPE.

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QUESTION PAPER NO: 10

451/2
COMPUTER STUDIES
PAPER 2
TIME:2 ½ HOURS
Question 1
Type the following passage exactly as it appears in to a word processor and save is as
A:DOCA
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONN AND DATA
Geographical data is spatially reference data which can be displayed graphically as map images.
That is the attitude of a location represented on a map. These data could be either quantitative
(like elevation temperature) or qualitative (like land use in the location).In addition the attribute
could be temporal. A lot of geographic attribute change with time of day, month, season, solar
cycle and even over the ages. This information can be displayed on a map in four different forms.

(i) Point data:-This could represent the location of a city ,a hospital, a police station etc
(ii) Line data: Items normally represents on a maps as a line include railway
line,roads,coastline,borderline,rivers etc
(iii) Polygon data:-These represents the boarders of specific regions such as
seas,counties,city etc
(iv) Surface data:-This is information over region such as country,province,district,lake
,ocean, forest e.t.c

Functionally GIS should at least consist of a geographical data process subsystem, geographical
data analysis subsystem and a geographical use subsystem, a geographical data analysis
subsystem and geographical information use subsystem.

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A few examples of GIS users land surveyors
Planners, resources forecasters and managers, public
Protection and security officers, property developers
And investors, education and transport managers
This list expanding day as GIS systems are becoming more affordable.

Hardware trends affecting GIS

The most important hardware activity that will affect GIS is cheapening or processor cost.With
falling cost of the high speed microprocessors,Graphical workstations are now available for less
than three thousand pounds sterling.This means that there are graphic based computer systems
being used by more and more users. (26mks)

(b)(i) Search and replace the passage with word information except in all of those occurrences in
bold type face.
(ii) Capitalalize the first character of all occurrences of the word geographical Save the
passage as A :DOCB
(c)(i)Reformat the paragraph starting with ‘ A few example “ so that the left and right margins
are the same as those of the paragraph above it.
(ii) Save the passage as A:DOCC (6mks)
(d) Re-order the section labeled (i),(ii),(iii) and (iv) such that the original iii becomes (i)
,original (iv) becomes (ii) ,original (ii) becomes (iii) and original (i) that order and retain the
formatting style (6mks)
(e)(i) Change the paper orientation to landscape
(ii) Save the passage as A:DOCD (6mks)
(f) Print DOCA, DOCB,DOCC and DOCD (6mks)

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