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Comp 101 :Introduction To Computer Applications Question Paper

Comp 101 :Introduction To Computer Applications 

Course:Introduction To Computer Applications

Institution: Egerton University question papers

Exam Year:2014



1.)Define and contrast between the following pairs of terms:
a)Application software versus system software
b)Information versus data
c)Hardcopy output versus softcopy output
2.)Give 4 examples of application software
3.)Utumishi kwa wote University has recently opened a new campus in kigali,Rwanda.What category of a computer network must they implement to connect their Nairobi main campus to the Kigali one
4.)During the last general elections the IEBC website experienced security breach.Explain the following as applied in computer security
a)SQL injection attacks
b)Spyware
c)Key loggers
5.)Discuss the 5 moral dimensions of the information age
6.)Convert the following numbers as appropriate:
a)89.25 base 10 to binary
b)1010011.101 base 2 to decimal
c)A3C.2 base 16 to binary
7.)Explain the following types of transmission directions
i)Simplex
ii)Half duplex
iii)Full duplex
8.)Distinguish between intranet and extranet
9.)Explain the meaning of the following topologies
i)Ring
ii)Bus
iii)Star
10.)Briefly explain the work of a control unit and the arithmetic logic unit in any CPU
11.)Explain the concept of multiprocessing as used in computers.
12.)Explain the process of loading word in windows XP






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