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Introduction To Information Technology Question Paper
Introduction To Information Technology
Course:Bachelor Of Business Management & Information Technology (Bmit)
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2009
KABARAK
UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COURSE CODE: BMIT 116
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
STREAM: Y1S1
DAY: WEDNESDAY
TIME:
2.00
–
5.00
P.M.
DATE: 18/03/2009
INSTRUCTIONS:
Ø Section A is compulsory and has 20 (marks)
Ø Attempt any TWO questions from Section B. Each question has 15 (marks).
PLEASE TURN OVER
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SECTION A
QUESTION 1 (20 MARKS)
(a) As an administrator most of the time you are involved in uploading and downloading of files.
Highlight
four
objectives
of
any
file
transfer
protocol?
(2
marks)
(b) With the aid of a diagram explain the difference between the bus topology and the tree topology.
(4 marks )
(c) Many people use MS-word as their default word processor. What is the work of the Format
Painter
as
used
in
MS-word?
(
2
marks)
(d) You have been appointed to design the university’s web site, giving a code example Explain the
use
of
the
HTML
preformatted
text
tag
(3
marks)
(e) Though outdated bridges are still being used in different networking environment.
(i)
What
do
you
understand
by
the
term
bridge?
(1
mark)
(ii)
Explain
the
three
basic
types
of
bridges.
(3
marks)
(f) You have been appointed as the IT manager of Zain Company; briefly, explain the advantages of
networks
to
newly
employed
staff.
(5
marks)
SECTION B
QUESTION 2 (15 MARKS):
(a) Briefly
explain
the
process
of
inserting
a
table
into
MS-word.
(3
marks)
(b) Computer can not do anything without an operating system. Differentiate between multitasking
and
multithreading
operating
systems
giving
examples.
(4
marks)
(c) All networking activities will always depend on protocols. What are the typical features of
protocols?
(4
marks)
(d) Write a HTML code to display the table information below on any web browser. (4 marks)
NAME MARKS REMAKS
DAN 78
PASS
WAWERU 38
FAIL
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QUESTION 3 (15 MARKS):
(a) (i)
What
do
you
understand
by
the
term
network?
(2
marks)
(ii) Briefly explain the following network terminologies.
(i)
Intranet.
(1
marks)
(ii)
Extranet.
(1
marks)
(b) Being the system administrator at Kabarak University, list any six functions of the operating
system.
(6
marks)
(c) Define the term protocol giving examples of any two protocols used in networking.
(3 marks )
(d) Many people use the computer but may not understand much about the same. How would you
differentiate between Middleware and Firmware in computer software?
(2 marks)
QUESTION 4 (15 MARKS):
(a) The computer has different components associated with it. Briefly, explain the following:
(i)
Bus.
(1
mark)
(ii)
Bays.
(1
mark)
(iii)
Ports
(1 m
ark)
(b) Define a computer and explain any three characteristics of computers.
(5 marks)
(c) In relation to web servers explain the following:
(i)
HTTP.
(1.5
marks)
(ii)
Logging.
(1.5
marks)
(d) As a network engineer explain the difference between WAN and GAN.
(4 marks)
QUESTION 5 (15 MARKS):
(a) As a newly employed software developer at the Nairobi stock exchange Explain in detail the
three
major
types
of
software
(6
marks)
(b) Briefly explain the differences between minicomputers and mainframe computers (4 marks)
(c) The processor is sometimes considered as the brain of the computer. What is the use of registers
inside
the
processor?
(1
mark)
(d) A network without hardware components may be considered dead. What is the difference
between
a
hub
and
a
switch?
(4
marks)
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