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SLIATE SRI LANKA INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
(Established in the Ministry of Higher Education, vide in Act No. 29 of 1995)
Higher NationalDiploma in Business Administration/ Business Finance/
Project Management
First Year, First Semester Examination - 2020
BA1105/ BF1105/ PM1106 - Information Technology I
No. of questions 06
Instructions for Candidates:
No. of pages :04
Answer five (05) questions only Time :Three (03) hours
PART A
Question 01
Suppose that you are working asa Finance Manager in a large shopping complex running based
on Information Technology.
(). Define the term "Information Technology". (03 marks)
(ii). State down three (03) personal technologies used to perform online activities in the
shopping complex? (03 marks)
(ii). What are three (03) irections of computer development and explain one of them.
(04 marks)
(iv). Information Technology has created a cashless society". Justify this statement with
examples. (04 marks)
(v). Briefly explain three (03) key threats to computers and communication systems?
(06 marks)
[Total 20 marks]
Question 02
(i), Define the term the Internet"? (02 marks)
(ii). State down four (04) types of high-speed internet connection modes used in a large
shopping complex to connect the Internet. (04 marks)
(iiü). What is the difference between "instant messaging" and "email '"? (04 marks)
(iv). What are the protocol types used in wired and wireless conneçtivity and briefly explain
them? (04 marks)
(v). Briefly deseribe three (03) main network types differing primarily in their geographic
range. (06 marks)
[Total 20 marks]
Question 03
(i). What is meant by the "processing speed of the CPU? and state down its current
measuring units. (03 marks)
(iü). Differentiate the main functions of input devices and output devices. (04 marks)
(iii). State down three (03) future developments in processing & Storage devices. (03marks)
(iv). What is meant by "Ergonomic"? and state down three (03) principal health and
ergonomic issues relating to computer use. (04 marks)
(v). Briefly explain three (03)major categories of storage devices with a special feature for
each category. (06marks)
[Total20 marks]
PART B
Question 04
(). What is the main purpose of Presentation Graphics Software? (02 marks)
(ii). Briefly explain the "File Management" and "Task Management" of operating systems.
(04 marks)
(ii). What is the difference between "Commercial Software" and Public-Domain Sofrware"?
(04 marks)
(iv). What is meant by "formatting" of the word document and state down two (02) types of
formatting features in MS Word software? (04 marks)
(). Compare and contrast "custom animation" and "transition" in MS PowerPoint
presentation. (06 marks)
[Total 20 marks]
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Question 05
(i). What is the basic element in a spreadsheet? and briefly explain about the element.
(03 marks)
(ii). Spreadsheet package is used to create analytical graphics or charts. What is meant by
analytical graphs? and give two (02) examples. (04 marks)
(ii). Use following weekly payroll report to answer the questions from (a) - (d) given below.
A C D
1
Weekty Payroll Report
Reg. OT
Employee Rate Hours Hours Reg Pay JoT Pay Total Pay Taxes Net pay Grade
3Gunapala eleealelg
Rs100.00 40 5 Rs0.00
Dhame Rs120.00 40 3
5Somapala Rs100.00 40
6 Rathna Rs130,00 33
7 Bodhi Rs150.00 40 4
8 Kalu Rs180.00 40
9 Pale Rs200.00 39
10 Rs0.00 Rs0.00 Rs0.00
Use following criteria to fill E3, F3, G3, H3, I3 and J3.
Reg Pay = Rate * Reg. Hours,
OT Pay = Rate * OT Hours
Total Pay = Reg Pay + 0T Pay
Taxes = Total Pay * 10%
Net Pay Total pay- Taxes
(a). Count the total no of employees in the payroll report and display in cell B10.
(02 marks)
(b). Find the average OT hours of the employees and display in cell D10. (02 marks)
(c). Writeappropriate formulas in cell E3, F4, G4, H4 and 14 separately. (05 marks)
(d). Find the grades of cach employee according to the criteria given below and display
then in the column J. (04 marks)
Criteria Grade
Total Pay >7500 High
3500 < TotalPay <7500 Middle
Total Pay <3500 Low
[Total 20 marks]
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Question 06
Suppose that you want to develop a database system for a middle scale food city in your area.
(i). What is meant by Database Management System?
(03 marks)
(ii). Give three (03) examples for Database models and explain one of
them. (05 marks)
(iii). "A foreign key has to refer a prinmary key in another table"
justify your answer by using
an example.
(04 marks)
(iv). Use the following customer table in the Food City database to
answer questions (a), (b)
and (c) given below.
Customer table
customer
Qust CustNatne Address
1 Sarath
City TelephoneNo creditlimit a
Piliyandala ColombO 0112221111 ? 25,000.00
2 Nimal Nugegoda Colombo 0112223333 {3,00,000.00
3 Ajith Kottawa Colombo 0112224444
4 Kamal
*4,00,000.00
Katugesthota Kandy 0812225555 330,000.00
S Sunimal Watapuluwa Kandy 0812226666 2,30,000.00
6 Viraj
7 Kapila
Saliyapura Anuradhapura 0252227777 *3,05,600.00
Mihinthale Anuradhapura 0252228888
8 Nuwan {45,500.00
Kanthale Tricomalee 0262229999
+
9 Surath
12,000.00
Nikawaratiya Kurunagala 0372221212 {45,000.00
10 Janaka
Kuliyapitiya Kurunagala 0372222323 27,000.00
Query design
Field
Table:
Sort
Show:
Criteria:
or
Use the above query design in MS Access to answer the
following questions.
(a). List full details of customers who are in
Colombo city. (02 marks)
(b). List CustNames and creditlimit of
customers who live in Colombo and whose credit
limit is less than 1,00,000.
(c). List CustNames and creditlimit of (03 marks)
customerswhose credit limit is less than 100000
and more than 50,000.
(03 marks)
[Total 20 marks]
HNDBA / HNDBF I/ HNDPM I- Information 4
Technology -2020 .semester
