POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelor Semester – Fall Year : 2005
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
1. a) What is an information system? Define the terms data, information 7
and knowledge.
b) How do you define global competition and changing workforce? 8
2. a) Describe Information Architecture. 5
b) What is a Database Management System (DBMS) and what are the 5
components of DBMS? Explain them briefly.
c) Describe any two input devices. 5
3. a) What should be the capabilities of Information Systems? 8
b) "The people living in rural area can benefit by using information 7
system." Explain.
4. a) Show diagrammatically the cost, size and speed of the storage 7
devices.
b) What is software crisis? Explain the reason behind software crisis. 8
5. a) What is the difference between cable media and broadcast media? 7
b) Explain Any Two of the following differences: 8
i. System Software verses Application Software
ii. Centralised Database verses Distributed Database
iii. Asynchronous Transmission verses Synchronous
Transmission
6. a) What are the major Advantages of E-commerce? 5
b) What is DBMS? List the advantages. 5
c) Define Dss and Expert System? 5
7. Write short notes on (Any Two) 25
a) Management Information System
b) Intelligent Agents
c) Product and operation management.
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelor Semester – Fall Year : 2011
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
a) Explain how information technology enhances modern business
environment? Justify your answers.
b) Differentiae between data, information, knowledge and describe the
characteristics of high quality of data?
c) Define TPS, MIS, and DSS in centre to support different
organizational levels?
a) What is machine cycle in computer? State the different stages and
explain them?
b) Distinguish between primary and secondary stores along with the
dimension of speed, cost and capacity?
c) Discuss what multimedia systems are and what technology they use?
a) What is an operating system? Explain the difference between system
software, application software and enterprise software with example.
b) Explain what are the factors that have to be considered when buying a
software?
a) You are hired by Nepal Tourism Board as an information officer.
Write a proposal to setup information system through out Kaski
district and the infrastructure needed, different equipments and
manpower to make it feasible.
OR
Recently Nepal Agriculture Board had asked a proposal for taking
ICT to promote the farmers and share information and awareness.
Write a report how this can be achieved.
b) Differentiate EDI and EFT with example.
a) Explain how internet has affected our daily life? Justify its pros and
cons?
OR
What is an inter organizational information System? List and explain
it’s major type.
b) “Human Resource Management plays and important role in an
organization”, explain it with examples.
a) In context to Nepal using E-commerce in business environment is
challenging? Explain and justify your answer.
b) Distinguish Electronic commerce from E– business?
c) Explain B2C and B2G?
Write short notes any two:
a) AI in business
b) Intranet and extranet
c) Telecommunication
d) Enterprise resource planning
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelor Semester – Fall Year : 2012
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
a) What is Computer based Information System?
b) What are the basic components of Information Systems?
c) Morden Business faces various types of pressure what are they?
a) If you were to consider a career in the Computer Industry, which of
the Jobs computer people do would interest you. Why?
b) How is Microprocessor design advancing?
c) Give example of the use of super computers and handheld computers.
a) What are the functions of operating systems?
b) Explain how software has evolved and the trends of the future.
c) What is open source software and what are its advantages and
disadvantages?
a) Explain what are the main components of a database management
system?
b) Explain the terms Data Warehouse, Data mart and Data mining.
c) What is multidimensional Database Model?
a) What are the challenges faced by Internet today? Explain.
b) What is functional information system? List its major characteristics.
OR
Define a management information system (MIS) and describe its role
in an organization.
List and explain the major activities of the human resource management
department? What are the different types of inter-organizational systems?
Write short notes on any two:
a) Intelligent Systems in Business
b) B to C and B to G
c) Decision Support System (Dss)
d) Convert the decimal numbers to binary: a) 23456 b) 43562
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelors Semester –Fall Year : 2014
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
a) Define Computer based Information System? “Modern Business 10
faces various types of pressure” what are they? Discuss how
information systems help to overcome these pressures.
5
b) What are the elements of information system? Explain any two.
2. a) Describe the concept of multimedia. What are the common 8
output/input technologies required for a multimedia system? How
are they different from the normal input and output technologies?
Discuss.
b) In present scenario software purchasing is a big concern. What 7
are the criteria used for evaluating software when planning a
purchase in the current scenario? Discuss.
3. a) What is line width? Define how CPU works with help of 8
instruction execution cycle. Draw necessary figure.
b) Compare the physical and logical parameters of optic disk and 7
floppy disk
4. a) How does mainframe computer differ with microcomputer? 5
Discuss in terms of their architecture and application.
b) What is ERD? Define the logical data models with associated 5
examples.
c) What are communication media? Explain coaxial cable and optic 5
fiber with their types.
5. a) What are Intelligent Agents? What is their role in business 7
systems? Explain Decision Support System with a necessary
diagram.
b) What is the role of IT in Business Functions; explain with 8
reference to Transaction Processing, Marketing, Sales and
Production.
6. a) List and explain the important inter-organizational 7
implementation issues of an information system.
b) Define Intranet, Extranet and Internet. How can they enhance 8
organizational performance? Draw a diagram representing all
three in an organization.
7. Write short notes on any two 5x2
a) EFT and EDI
b) E-business
c) Application of telecommunication
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelor Semester – Spring Year : 2014
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
c) What are the different types of Information Systems based on the
mode of processing on the system objectives and the nature of
interaction of the system with its environments?
d) How do you define global competition and changing workforce?
Explain.
a) What is the difference between Primary Memory and Secondary
Memory?
b) What is a Database Management System (DBMS) and what are the
components of DBMS? Explain them briefly.
c) What factors affect the speed of a microprocessor?
c) You are hired by Pokhara University as Information Consultant.
Write a proposal to setup information system throughout all
constitutional and affiliated colleges, your proposal must include
the infrastructural needs
different equipment’s required
manpower requirements
d) What is open source software and what are its advantages?
c) Would telecommuting be more popular option in context to
Nepal? Justify you answer.
d) What is software crisis? Explain the reason behind software crisis.
c) What is the difference between cable media and broadcast media?
d) Explain differences among the following: (Any Two)
i. System Software verses Application Software
ii. Internet, Intranet and Extranet
iii. Asynchronous Transmission verses Synchronous
Transmission
d) Describe electronic commerce how it has evolved and the
strategies that companies are adopting to compete in cyberspace?
e) Describe natural language processing and its major benefits?
Write short notes on (Any Two) 2
d) Fuzzy logic
e) Operating system & as resource manager
f) Product and operation management.
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
Level: Bachelor Semester: Fall Year : 2015
Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Fundamentals of IT Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
d) “Information Technology is vital for modern global business to make
money”. Justify your answer.
e) What are the basic components of information systems?
f) How do you define global competition and changing workforce?
a) What is the difference between data and information?
b) Describe the role of various types of computer hardware in personal
productivity and organizational productivity.
c) Describe the main types of primary and secondary storage.
a) List the major disadvantages of artificial intelligence compared with
natural intelligence.
b) Define e-commerce and distinguish it from e-business.
c) Define a management information system (MIS) and describe its role
in an organization.
a) How would Information Technologies help the country in adverse
situation (e. earthquakes, flood, landslides etc.) what are its
advantages and disadvantages? Justify your answer.
b) Distinguish between EFT and EDI.
c) What are the services provided by the internet?
a) What factors affect the speed of Microprocessor?
b) How can groupware add strategic advantage in a business /
organization?
c) What are the major issues faced by e-tailers?
a) Convert the following decimal number to binary.
i. 7737
ii. 42.64
b) Convert the following Hexa decimal to decimal.
i. AD80C
c) What is DSS? How it is important for today’s business. Outline its
major capabilities and characteristics.
Write short notes on: (Any two)
a) Data mining.
b) Data compression.
c) G to C E-Commerce.
