Bsis 113: Question Paper
Bsis 113:
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Science
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING (BSIS 113) 2ND TRIMESTER 2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : INFORMATION SCIENCE
UNIT CODE : BSIS 113
UNIT TITLE : COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS & PROGRAMMING
TIME : 2 HOURS
SECTION A (COMPULSORY – 30 MARKS)
Answer all questions.
Question One
Define the following terms: (10 Marks)
Programming Language.
Computer Programming.
Program.
Computer.
Data.
Question Two
Briefly explain how the central processing unit (CPU) executes programs.
(4 Marks)
Explain any three forms of electronic infection.
(6 Marks)
Question Three
Work out the benarry arithmetic operation below:
1101
1001
Find the Two’s Complement of 1001110.
(10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any two questions (40 Marks)
Question Four
Describe the five categories of programming languages.
(10 Marks)
Using an illustration explain the functions of various units of a computer system.
(10 Marks)
Question Five
Using illustrations and forth tables discuss AND, NAND, OR and NOR logic gates.
(12 Marks)
Describe the structure of C++ program with a suitable illustration. (8 Marks)
Question Six
Discuss the five computer generations along with their key characteristics. (20 Marks)
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