WOLAITA SODO UNIVERSITY
Department of Computer Science
final exam for economics(II)
Course: Basic skills of Microsoft application
Prepared by: Bereket B. Max Weight: 40 % Allowed Time: 2 hr.
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PART I PART II PART III TOTAL
Part II: Choose the correct answer from the given (2pts each)
1. What digits are used to store numbers, letters, etc.?
A. 1-9 B. 0-5 C. 3-4 D. 0-1
2. What is a bit?
A. 8 bytes B. Binary digit and a single 1 or 0 C. 1024 bytes D. 10 kilobyte
3. How many different characters can ASCII represent?
A. 54 B. 128 C. 1024 D. 90
4. Physical or logical arrangement of network is __________
A) Topology B) Routing C) Networking D) Control
5. Which network topology requires a central controller or hub?
A) Star B) Mesh C) Ring D) Bus
6. _______ topology requires a multipoint connection.
A) Star B) Mesh C) Ring D) Bus
7. Data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole world is
A) LAN B) WAN C) MAN D) PAN
8. In TDM, slots are further divided into __________
A) Seconds B) Frames C) Packets D) Bits
9. A topology that is responsible for describing the geometric arrangement of components that
make up the LAN.
A) Hybrid B) Physical C) Logical D) mesh
10. The participating computers in a network are referred to as:
A) Clients B) Servers C) Nodes D) peer’s
PART II: Explain briefly (2pts each)
1. What is NIC?
2. List and explain transmission media?
3. What is a Network?
4. What is Network Topology?
5. What is the difference between Hub, Switch, and Router?
6. Define protocol
7. 1111 + 11101 + 11011 (show all necessary steps for question 7 - 10)
8. 1100 – 1010
9. Convert 0.375 to binary
10. Convert: a) (234)8 to decimal
b) (AIB)16 to decimal