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Bmit 116: Introduction To Information Technology December 2008 Question Paper

Bmit 116: Introduction To Information Technology December 2008

Course:Bachelor Of Business Management And Information Technology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2008

COURSE CODE: BMIT 116
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
STREAM: Y1S1

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This question paper has SIX questions
2. Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions
QUESTION ONE (40 MARKS) COMPULSORY
(a) Explain the meaning of the following terms
i. Miniaturization
ii. Expansion slot
iii. Intranet
iv. Plug and play
v. Plagiarism (10mks)
(b) Distinguish between the following giving an example of each
i. Parallel and serial ports
ii. Analog and digital computers
iii. Absolute and relative cell referencing in spread sheet application (9mks)
(c) Write the following in full
i. MB
ii. RAM
iii. OLE
iv. SVGA
v. GUI
vi. USB
vii. WWW
viii. CAD
ix. PCI
x. DOS (5mks)
(d) Give any four examples of search engines (2mks)
(e) Differentiate between peer-to-peer and client-server networks (3mks)
(f) Explain any five types of utility programs (5mks)
(g) Discuss two drawbacks of new software (6mks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS) ELECTIVE
(a) What is information technology? (2mks)
(b) Distinguish between data and information giving an example of each (3mks)
(c) State the difference between the second and third computer generation (5mks)
(d) Consider the paragraph below that starts with the character ³ and ends with ”.
³Main memory is divided into two types: 1. RAM (Random Access Memory) which can be altered
by the CPU (read and write), 2. ROMð (Read Only Memory) which the CPU can only read from
(not write to)´
i. List and explain five types of data characters (5mks)
ii. Determine the capacity of the above text in bits (5mks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS) ELECTIVE
(a) Distinguish between buffer and cache memory (2mks)
(b) List four types of pointing devices (2mks)
(c) Describe point, click, double click, right click, drag and drop operations as used
in mouse operation. (6mks)
(d) The following is an extract of an advert on computer sale
Intel Celeron P4 3.01 Ghz/256MB RAM/80 GB HDD/17´VGA TFT/Multimedia
What does each part of the advert mean? (10mks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS) ELECTIVE
(a) What is an operating system (2mks)
(b) Give any six examples of operating systems (3mks)
(c) Identify and explain any nine functions of and operating system (9mks)
(h) Discuss command-line, menu based and graphical user interfaces (6mks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS) ELECTIVE
(a) Define application software (2mks)
(b) Give six examples of productivity application software (3mks)
(c) Distinguish between close and exit commands of a software (2mks)
(d) Describe any five features common to most applications software (10mks)
(e) Model the ER for the following scenario: A STUDENT can take only one
COURSE and a COURSE is taken by many STUDENTS (3mks)
QUESTION SIX (20 MARKS) ELECTIVE
(a) What is computer networks (1mk)
(b) Explain five advantages and five disadvantages of computer networks (10mks)
Discuss LAN, MAN and WAN networks (9mks)

Bmit 116: Introduction To Information Technology December 2008 Question Paper

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