September 3, 2022

KCSE Past Papers 2021 Business Studies Paper 2 1. (a) Explain five circumstances under which a producer may sell goods directly to the consumer. (10 marks) (b) Explain each of the following terms of sale as used in international trade: (10 marks) (i) Ex-works (ii) Cost and Freight (iii) FOB (iv) Landed (v) In Bond 2. (a) Explain five factors that may discourage entrepreneurship in Kenya.(10 marks) (b) Explain five demerits of indirect taxes.(10 marks) 3. (a) Explain five errors that may not be detected in a trial balance.(10 marks)   (b) Explain five documents prepared by the seller after receiving an order up to the point of delivery. (10 marks) 4. (a) Explain five reasons that may make a firm operate on a small scale.(10 marks) (b) The following information was extracted from the books of Ushirika Traders as at 31st December 2020.(10 marks)   Details Ksh Gross profit 94,000 Commission Received 32,000 Carriage Outwards 8,000 General Expenses 15,000 Discount Received 29,000 Total Fixed Assets 1,100,000 Insuarance 17,000 Capital 490,000 Drawings 37,000 Long Term Liabilities 610,000 Discount Allowed 12,000 Commission Allowed 4000 Current Liabilities 162,000 Current Assets 192,000 Salaries 22,000 5. (a) Explain five reasons that make it necessary for the Government to train business people.( 10 marks) (b) Explain five problems that the Kenyan Government may experience when implementing the Vision 2030. (10 marks) 6. (a) Explain five advantages of written communication. (10 marks) (b) Use the transaction given below to prepare Patel Traders Two Column Cash Book fOr the month of February 2020. (10 marks) 1st Feb. : Had Ksh 1,200 cash in hand and a bank overdraft of Ksh 1000 2nd Feb. : Used cash to pay water bill Ksh 200, electricity Ksh 100 and wages Ksh 400 3rd Feb. : Received a cheque of Ksh 14,000 from Daisy. 5th Feb. : Sold goods worth Ksh 7,000 in cash. 7th Feb. : Paid for goods bought for resale worth Ksh 5,000 by cheque. 9th Feb. : Received a cheque of Ksh 10,000 from the Cooperative Society as earning from dividends. 10th Feb.: Withdrew Ksh 2,000 from the bank for family use 13th Feb.: Received a cheque of Ksh 10,000 from Petro. 15th Feb.: Deposited Ksh 1,000 from the office into the business bank account. 17th Feb.: Paid Manu by cheque Ksh 1,000 27th Feb.: Used the money in the bank to purchase furniture leaving only a balance Ksh 2,000    

KCSE Past Papers 2021 Business Studies Paper 1 1. State four characteristics of a successful entrepreneur.(4 marks) 2. List four types of business activities.(4 marks) 3. Outline four challenges that may be faced in the satisfaction of human wants.(4 marks) 4. Match four factors of production with their corresponding rewards.(4 marks) 5. Highlight four factors that may be considered when choosing a means for transporting cash.(4 marks) 6. State four ways in which the government may be involved in business.(4 marks) 7. Outline four benefits of a partnership.(4 marks) 8. List four mailing services that facilitate communication.(4 marks) 9. On the diagram below, show the effects of increased demand.(4 marks) 10. Outline four factors that may influence firm’s decision on the type of goods to produce.(4 marks) 11. Highlight four benefits of localisation of firms.(4 marks) 12. Write the bookkeeping equation for the business whose transactions are given below.(4 marks) Started a business with Ksh 10,000 in cash.  Acquired a loan of Ksh 50,000 which was directly banked.13. Outline four channels for distributing locally manufactured products to local consumers.(4 marks) 14. Outline four limitations of barter trade 15. State four features of an efficient tax system.(4 marks) 16. Identify the book of original entry prepared from each of the following source documents: STATEMENTS RETAILERS Sells goods by displaying them along the streets Moves from   one place to another   on foot selling   their goods Dispenses goods   with the use of coin operated   machines Meet on designated days in open   grounds to sell their goods 17. List four types of capital in a business.(4 marks)18. 18. Record each of the following transactions into their relevant ledger accounts.(4 marks)   2nd March 2021; started a business with Ksh 10,000 in cash. 3rd March 2021; Bought goods worth Ksh 12,000 on credit from Mawa Enterprises19. Outline four reasons that would make an organisation prefer a landscape office over enclosed office layout.(4 marks) 20. The following information was extracted from the books of Adow Traders on 3lst December.2020.(4 marks)   Details Ksh 5   year loan 256,700 land 120,000 cash 24,600 Creditors 37,400 buildings 430,500 Prepare Adore Traders Balance Sheet as at 31st December, 202121. Jane decided to take an insurance cover for her car against theft from Serufi Insurance Ltd. It was valued at Ksh 600,000 and she was required to make monthly payments of Ksh 6,000. Identify the appropriate insurance term for: (4 marks) (a) Ksh 600,000 (b) Jane (c) Serufi Insurance Ltd (e) Theft 22. Outline four difficulties that a country with a young population may experience.(4 marks) 23. Identify the retailers described in the statements given below.(4 marks) 24. Highlight four benefits of in8ation to an economy.(4 marks) 25. Outline four benefits enjoyed by countries that participate in international trade.(4 marks)  

Computer Studies Paper 2 (451/2) 1 a (i) Creating a database named PATIENTSINFO Caps Table 1 ii) Creating and naming the table (Patients) 1 mark Creating and naming fields (underscored or joined or spaced) 4 fields Table 2 Creating and naming the table (Doctors) Creating and naming fields Table 3 Creating and naming the table (Consultations) Creating and naming fields 5 @ 2 mark each (iii) Primary keys Table 1: Patients number Table 2: Doctors number Table 3: Consultation number (iv) Two relationships (correct fields) (b) (i) Creating data entry forms (forms with all fields) (ii) Data entry – 18 records (C) (i) Display of patient names and gender Naming query – Patient Age Computation age column Age(Year[consultation date]-[year of birth]) (ii) Selecting conect fields – Name Ailment Consultation date 2 mark, Criteria – Beatrice 2 Doctor name = “Beatrice” Saving the query – Beatricedetails d) (i) Selection of tables patients and doctors Selection of fields 4 (Names. Consultation date, ailment, names of doctors) Grouping (patient name) Grouping total (count of number of consultations) (ii) Saving the report – Consultations Report title – Consultations per patient (c)(i) Printing 3 tables (ii) Printing 2 queries (iii) Printing 1 report (iv) Printing l form (consultation) 2 (a) Margin – page layout 4 Orientation (order/arrangement of back/spine/front) Paper size Saving (Book Cover) Fit of the three parts – back, spine and front FRONT COVER (b) Authors / Rectangle Text typing I mark text either case Text box positioning/text position at centre lnsertion of Rectangle/text-box Fill type (gradient shading)/gradient centre Positioning the rectangle Size Inserting textbox/thick outline border Book title text typing (capital) text + title case positioning in relation to the front cover Computer Position of the computer Drawing four polygons Filling polygons 4 penalise for wrong shading Stars Six sided star 5 sided and 8 sided No outline Fill pattem Copying and pasting star Positioning star 1 and star 2 Lower rectangle Positioning 77′ Sizing _ Outline (bigger) Filling (fill) different from the border Revised edition triangle Right angled triangle Positioning Fill (white) – no shade Text typing 1 mark ) Textbox rotation Quick revision guide Typing text (text & caps + initial) Background colour of the textbox Positioning of textbox Nyota Publishing Press Typing Text Positioning of textbox Spine Typing of text (text & case) Rotating Positioning of text box Background (fill pattem) Fitting in between Sta: Spine star Resizingl I star fitting inside the spine Shading Copying star/existence of the star Positioning Positioning star 2 BACKEAGE Big rectangle Outline (thick border) Fitting _ Filling/any fill Rounded rectangle Outline (none) Filling (no fill)/ white Positioning/placement Sizing/fitting proportional to the rectangle Correct shape Text in rounded rectangle Typing text 4 paragraphs (existence and completeness Bullets (style & character) Paragraphing (spacing) title case -last paragraph ISBN rectangle Text ISBN 2145 Bars varying thickness Position of ISBN and Bars No fin ISBN and bars Text at bottom Copyright symbol Text and case Positioning Printing

KCSE Past Papers Computer Studies 2013 5.9.1 Computer Studies Paper 1 (451/1) 1. (a) CAD – Computer aided design. (b) DVD – Digital video disk digital versatile disk. (c) WORM – Write once read many. (d) POS – Point of sale/point of sale terminal.   2. – Indexing becomes easier. Minimises on memory used. Ease of data entry. Reduces redundancies/double entry. Speedy searches due to shortened comparisons Simplifies validation  3. In cc, all the recipients of the mail are able to see other recipients of the same mail. Bcc: In Bcc, all recipients of the mail are not able to see other recipients. 2 marks 4. – Risk of electric shocks to the users. Risk of fire outbreaks in the laboratory. Risk of tripping and injuries.5. List two career opportunities associated with computer networking. Network administrators Network engineers – Network technicians6. (a) Row 1 or 1 (b) = D2 * E2; = product (D2. E2) OR = Product (D2: E2) 2 marks 7. – Customised to suit business needs of the organisation. It can be upgraded as needed by the organisation. The organisation can have a module that the competitors don‘t have. The organisation develops only the modules needed/memory eptimization. or storage/space.2 marks (a) Hybrid topology/tree/hierarchical (1 mark) (b) Star and Bus topologies (line/linear) (2 marks) 9. (a) The implementation strategy is:   phased change-over/modular(1 mark) (b) Reasons for partial approach.   It gives employees opportunity to learn Organization can revert to old system in case of failure. Reduces resistance by employees.  l0. (a) Importance of disk partitioning.   Disk partitioning enhances logical management of files since files can be grouped into partitions based on their roles. Enhances disk maintenance since partitions can be formatted, deleted or modified individually without affecting files stored in other partitions. Partitioning helps in virus management. This is done by keeping system files in one partition with limited access rights. Viruses would therefore lack access to the system files. Enables installation of more than one operation system. (2 marks)(b) Difference between pull-down and pop-up menus A pull-down menu is a list of commands that appears as a list from the menu bar going down which is invoked by the click or alt key whereas a pop-up menu is a list that appears anywhere on the screen when there is a click. (2 marks) 11. Negative social impact of ICTs   lntemet addiction Privacy violation Exploitation (sexual) through Ponography Crime – fraud on the intemet Cyber terrorism Recuirtment to drug trafficking/drug abuse  12. Explanation of DTP preference over word processor in designing a publication. DTP is designed with facilities to support and manipulate graphics that are not found in traditional wordprocessors. eg. the facilities are such as page layout, colour libraries and object layering. (2 marks) 13. Possible causes of Hard disk blinking. Virus executing itself. Updating of some software applications. Network access taking place.(2 marks) 14. Compatibility factors on computer choice. Compatibility with available software. Being able to have the available software installed. Having the available peripherals in the market being able to be connected.. (2 marks) 15. Appropriate output devices (i) Carbon copies – impact printers e.g.dot matrix. (ii) Architectural design – plotter (iii) Visual impairment – speakers brailles. 16. (a) (i) Output from the flow chart if:   (l) when X = 5,output = I5 (2 marks)   (b) Language translators  Assemblers Compilers Interpreters  SECTION B l7 (a) Validation checks u   Range checks: checks that data lies within a range of values. Presence checks: checks that data is there and has not been missed out. Length checks: checks that fields are of the right number of characters. Type checks: checks that the data is of the right type. Format checks: checks whether data is in the correct format.Any 3 x 2 (b) Methods to prevent unauthorised access:   Password: A secret word; a string of characters known only to a restricted group for authentication. User Access levels: A case where each group is granted different levels of BCCCSS User Access rights: An individual is granted access or denied access to (c) (i) (I) Real-time  ln a real-time processing, there is a continual input. process and output of data instantaneously upon receipt of command. (11) Interactive processing   A computer processing in which the user can modify the operation appropriately while observing results at critical steps. (ii) Application area for real-time mode Airline booking. medical system, car tracking system, hotel booking system, banking system. Definition of a laptop computer 12 (a) (i) ls a portable computer small enough to be used on laps. (evidence of portability, mobility, small size) l7″ screen (ii) Diagonal length of the screen. An indication of the size of the screen. (mention of size only 1 mark) (b) Advantages of the following: (i) modem   For internet connectivity Converts analog signal to digital signals and vice versa. It is wireless technology of internet at any point. (ii) USB Most peripheral devices are connected to the computer via USB ports. Has high speed rate. Supports both power and data transmission. One USB can support 127 devices at a time.(iii) Free suite: The user is not required to buy a licence for use of the software. (several software packed as one) (c) Package suitability (i) Computing budgets – spreadsheets. (ii) Creating documents – word processor. (iii) Designing brochures < DTP. (iv) Records management – Databases/spreadsheet. (d) (i) Three advantages of using a computer for designing an advert such as the one in fig. 4 Advert can be stored for future use. Modification of the advert is easy. Ease of design due to tools and template availability advantages/does not require an expert. Ease of upload. Can be electronically sent. (ii) 2 benefits of Intemet advertising as in figure 4. Wider coverage. Feedback from viewers/ visitors can be received instantly. Service is throughout. cost is low.  19. (a) E-mail: – used to send and receive electronic documents to/from the office.   receive instructions from the supervisor or co-workers. (any e-mail related work)