Observation

The expected answers were:

 (a)Ways music file can be organized in the storage medium

1. Random/Direct Accessing
2. Sequential Accessing/in sequence
3. Serial Accessing/in series
4. Indexed-Sequential Accessing
5. indexed

                                                                                                       
(b)   Basic operations on computer file

- file naming
- file creation
- file deletion
- file retrieval
- file copying
- file renaming
-search
- overwriting a file
- update a file
- opening a file
- closing a file
- view file property
- View earlier version of file
-view content of a file
-insert
-move
-export
-load
-read
-sort
-append
-truncate
-locate
-write
-replace
-share

(c)  (i) Computer file

isa collection or group of digital/electronics records stored in a computer storage device. For example, excel file, CorelDraw file, database file, image file, video file, audio file, graphics file, text file and PowerPoint file

OR

Computer file is a smallest meaningful unit of data representation within a computer. For example, excel file, CorelDraw file, database file, image file, video file, audio file, graphics file, text file and PowerPoint file.                                                                              

(ii) Record

A record is a collection/ group of logically related fields/attributes/data items which together can be treated as a unit that describes an entity in a computer. For example student’s record, staff/personnel records, health record, birth record and death record.

OR

A record describes an entity and it runs from left to right in a database table.For example student’s record, staff/personnel record, health record, birth record and death record.

The question tested candidates’ knowledge on computer files.

The Chief Examiner reported that the candidates lacked good knowledge of the area tested.