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Cms 103: Computer Applications Software Question Paper

Cms 103: Computer Applications Software

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
FIRST YEAR STAGE 2 EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CMS 103: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE (SATURDAY)
DATE: DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and Any other TWO Questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Explain how computer application’s software can be used in schools to accomplish learning,
teaching, management, collaboration and communication functions (10 Marks)
b) Write short notes on the following
i) Disk formatting
ii) Transfer rate
iii) Rotational waiting time (6 Marks)
c) Discuss two advantages and two limitations optical disks (4 Marks)
d) Electronic cards and their associated readers offer a means of direct data entry into a computer
system.
i) Define the term ‘electronic card’ (2 Marks)
ii) List two uses of electronic cards (2 Marks)
e)
i) What are data scanning devices? (2 Marks)
ii) Explain two ways in which these devices help in improving input data accuracy as
compared to keyboard devices? (4 Marks)
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QUESTION TWO
a) Differentiate between a drum plotter and a flat bed plotter (4 Marks)
b) Identify three uses of speech synthesizers (6 Marks)
c) Identify four resources managed by the operating system (4 Marks)
d) Discuss three common job scheduling schemes using the operating system. (6 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Using a diagram, describe the different information systems as used at different organizational
levels. (10 Marks)
b) Write short notes on:
i) Tele work
ii) Out sourcing
(4 Marks)
c) Elucidate three reasons why organisations use computer-based Information Systems
(6 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Discus five ways in which office automation has enabled a smooth running and better execution of
administrative functions of a business (10 Marks)
b) Perform a comparative study between the hierarchical data model and relational data model.
(6 Marks)
c) Discuss the differences between the following file organizations
i) Serial
ii) Index- sequential (4 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Differentiate between the following terms as used in a database
i) Primary Key and Foreign Key
ii) Database utility and Data redundancy
(4 Marks)
b) Identify five areas in which office management systems
i) Support personal information management (5 Marks)
ii) Support organization information management (3 Marks)
c) Identify and discuss four ways in which modern information technology has become part of the
economy (8 Marks)

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