School of Computing and information Systems
PROGRAMMES: ABC, BIDA & CSE
CIS 112 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Year 1 Semester1
FINAL EXAMINATION
Date: 15 November 2016
Time: 09:00
Total Marks: 100
Duration: 2hrs
Instructions to candidates
1. Candidates must attempt any four (4) questions.
2. Candidates attempting to gain unfair advantage or colluding in any
way whatsoever are liable to be disqualified.
3. Do NOT open the question paper until you are told to do so.
4. Candidates
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copy, collude or plagiarize the examinations
Question 1
a. A computer system consists of hardware and software components. Software is the
operating system and programs.
i) Differentiate between System software and Application?
[ 4]
ii) Briefly discuss any four (4) functions of the operating system in the computer?
[8 marks]
b. State any three operating system categories that you know. [3
marks]
c. List any three mobile Operating systems. [3 marks]
d. Describe the process of buffering or spooling in computer. [3 marks]
e. Amazon echo is one of the latest products \on the market which uses operating system.
State any two features found in this device. [2 marks]
f. Briefly discuss how drones use an operating system. [2 mar..
Total [25
marks]
Question 2
a. What is a computer network? [1 mark]
b. A physical topology defines the way in which computers, printers, and other devices are
connected to a network. Discuss the following network topologies.
i) Bus [2
marks]
ii) Ring [2
marks]
iii) Star [2
marks]
c. i) What is Virtual Private Network (VPN)?
[1 marks]
ii) Give any two advantages of using VPN. [2
marks]
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d. Computer networks usually vary in size and coverage areas, briefly describe the
following types of computer networks.
i)LAN. Local area network is a network that is limited to/confined to a relatively
small area such as school, office, building e.t.c
[2
marks]
ii) WAN wide area network is a network that is limited to/ confined to a relatively
large area such as city, and or town.
[2marks]
iii) MAN metropolitan area network is a network that is limited to confined to a
relatively several buildings in the same City or town.
[2marks]
iv) PAN [2marks]
e. Differentiate between a peer-to- peer network and client-server network. [4
marks]
f. i) What is communications protocol? [1 mark]
ii) List any two-protocol used for communication. [2 marks]
Total [25
marks]
Question 3
a. With aid of examples briefly describe the following.
i. Internet Services Providers (ISPs). [3 marks]
ii. Internet Content Providers. [3 marks]
iii. Applications Services Providers. [3 marks]
b. State any three (3) Myths about the internet. [3 marks]
c. Describe the characteristics of each of the following four (4) types of Internet Access
connections
i. Dial-up [2 marks]
ii. Direct [2 marks]
iii. Fixed wireless [2 marks]
iv. Satellite [2 marks]
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d. Briefly explain how search sites such as google work. [3 marks]
e. What is a web conference? [2 marks]
Total [25
marks]
Question 4
a. You have been hired as a computer sales engineer where you are required to explain
the following in very simple terms to your non-technical friends
i. Explain the term Computer. [2 marks]
ii. Give an example of the computer category you know. [1 marks]
b. Explain the following computer processing terms:
i. Multiprocessing [2 marks]
ii. Parallel processing [2 marks]
iii. Multithreading [2 marks]
c. Name THREE (3) common file systems used on Windows Systems [3 marks]
d. Explain how the following application can be used at a workplace:
i. Microsoft office word [1
mark]
ii. Microsoft office excel [1
mark]
iii. Microsoft office access [1 mark]
iv. Microsoft office outlook [1 mark]
e. Describe what Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is and provide three applications
where this technology is used. [5 marks]
f. List the four (4) critical steps in database design. [4 marks]
Total [25
marks]
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Question 5
a. In Serial transmission data is sent one bit at a time, one after another, along a single
path. Describe the following ways of timing Serial transmission.
i. Synchronous transmission [2 marks]
ii. Asynchronous transmission [2 marks]
iii. Isochronous transmission [2 marks]
b. i. What is telemedicine? [2 marks]
ii. List three way telemedicine is used to improve delivery in health care System. [3
marks]
c. List any three Windows operating systems used for personal computer. [3 marks]
d. Differentiate between the following terms as used in computer technologies.
i. Intranet and extranet. [4 marks]
ii. Mainframe computer and Supercomputer [4 marks]
e. State any three (3) challenges that one is mostly likely to experience with a new
personal computer. [3
marks]
Total [25
marks]
Question 6
a. Compare graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with command line interfaces. [4 marks]
b. Explain why the width of a data bus can affect the overall performance of a computer.
[4
marks]
c. Define telecommuting and state at least THREE (3) of its advantages. [5 marks]
d. What does remote storage refer to? [2 marks]
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e. State some common types of remote storage. [2 marks]
f. i. The acronym RAID stands for? [2 marks]
ii. Explain to the standard computer users in very basic terms the concept of RAID.
[2 marks]
ii. Discuss two examples of RAID implementation [4 marks]
Total [25
marks]
End of Exam
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