Bmit 126: Business Application Software Question Paper
Bmit 126: Business Application Software
Course:Business Application Software
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This question paper has FIVE questions
2. Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a. Define the term Business Application Software. 2 marks
b. Differentiate between system and application types of software. 4 marks
c. Explain two types of classification of operating systems. 4 marks
d. Define the terms as used in user interface design
i. Modality and give two examples. 4 marks
ii. Mode 2 marks
e. Define the term Software engineering 2 marks
f. State three advantages of using a database package 3 marks
g. Define the term Management Information Systems. 2 marks
h. Expand the following terms
i. EDI 2 marks
ii. EFT 2 marks
i. Define five controls used in Visual Basic. 3 marks
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a. When evaluating a current user interface, or designing a new user interface, which
important experimental design principles do you have to keep in mind? 6 marks
b. Explain three types of services provided by business computing. 6 marks
c. Explain five menu editor options that enable you to create a menu. 4 marks
d. Give the menu naming guidelines when creating menus in Visual Basic.4 marks
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a. Explain the relationships in Ms-Access. 6 marks
b. Explain the action queries in Ms-access 4 marks
c. Define the following components as used in computer networks.
i. Network Interface Card 2 marks
ii. Repeaters 2 marks
iii. Hub 2 marks
iv. Switches 2 marks
v. Routers 2 marks
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a. Define the term client-server computing. 2 marks
b. Explain four types of servers that can be used in client server computing. 8 marks
c. Define five data types used in Microsoft access. 5 marks
d. Give the steps that you would take to connect Visual Basic with Microsoft Access.
5 marks
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
a. State five types of networks commonly available. 5 marks
b. Give an example of Information Systems and the level in which it is used.3 marks
c. Explain three common applications related to e-commerce. 6 marks
d. Design a simple application using Visual Basic and give the code that will be used to
run it. 6 marks
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