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Comp 701: It And Application Management Question Paper
Comp 701: It And Application Management
Course:Masters Of Arts
Institution: Chuka University question papers
Exam Year:2013
CHUKA
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTERS IN EDUCATION, MASTERS OF ARTS, MASTERS OF SCIENCE (COMMDEV)
COMP 701: IT AND APPLICATION MANAGEMENT
EAPE 707: COMPUTER AND DATA MANAGEMENT/COMP 601: COMPUTER
STREAMS: - as above - TIME: 3 HOURS
DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 17/4/2013 8.30 AM – 11.30AM
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
• Marks are awarded for clear and concise answers
• Note that if you answer more than 3 Questions, only the first THREE questions will be marked (questions one included)
SECTION A: COMPULSORY
Question One (30 Marks)
(a) Explain the role played by the following components within a computer software.
[4 Marks]
(i) Antivirus
(i) Web browser.
(b) List FOUR types of secondary memory storage. [4 Marks]
(c) Name any FOUR components of Microsoft word window. [4 Marks]
(d) While giving examples in each differentiate between a spreadsheet programme and a word processor. [4 Marks]
(e) Explain the role played by the following components within computer hardware;
(i) Random Access Memory (R.A.M). [2 Marks]
(ii) C.P.U [2 Marks]
(f) (i) Give FOUR reasons why an organization may want to network their computers.
[4 Marks]
(ii) Give THREE limitations of a computer network. [3 Marks]
(g) Briefly discuss THREE advantages of internet if adopted by the government in provision of services. [3 Marks]
SECTION B (ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION)
Question Two (15 Marks)
(a) One important application of internet in education sector is e-learning.
(i) Briefly describe what elearning is. [2 Marks]
(ii) Give THREE advantages of e-learning over classroom interaction between a
learner and a teacher. [3 Marks]
(iii) Briefly describe at least THREE key features of Moodle that make it a very
powerful e-learning platform. [6 Marks]
(iv) What is the role of the following in an e-learning environment such as Moodle. [4 Marks]
(i) Student
(ii) Teacher
Question Three (15 Marks)
(a) A word processor is an application program for manipulating characters, words and sentences to make them attractive and presentable. It incorporates very powerful formatting features. In writing research dissertations, this application is very crucial.
(i) Give THREE special features of a word processor that are of important to a
researcher. [3 Marks]
(ii) How is the feature “insert comment” in Microsoft word relevant during research work of a post graduate student? [3 Marks]
(b) How can ICT be used to;
(i) Reduce corruption on the roads. [3 Marks]
(ii) Enhance national cohesion and integration [3 Marks]
(iii) Enhance free and fair elections. [3 Marks]
Question Four (15 Marks)
(a) While giving an example, briefly explain the role of a search engine in research.
[2 Marks]
(b) You are doing a research on factors that contribute to spread of AIDS in rural Kenya.
(i) What would you type on the google search bar to search for very specific content (i.e content with the exact key words) on this topic. [2 Marks]
(ii) How would you use the site operator to extract this very specific content form the education sites only (i.e. edu domains) [2 Marks]
(iii) What would be the difference in the search results if you type the following phrases in a google search engine’s search bar. [2 Marks]
“Laptops, Tablets” Vs “Laptops and Tablets”
(c) You are required to submit a research paper for peer reviewing and consequently
publication. The paper must be sent in PDF format and as an email attachment.
(i) Give a detailed procedure of sending an email that has an attachment.
[3 Marks]
(ii) Why is it necessary to send the research papers in form of PDF format.
[2 Marks]
(iii) Which application program will the reviewers require to be installed in their computers to enable them access the PDF document. [2 Marks]
Question Five (15 Marks)
(a) You have been invited to present a paper on “Role of ICT in vision 2030”. You are supposed to prepare a Power Point presentation. Briefly discuss FIVE characteristics of a good Power Point presentation that you would factor as you prepare this presentation. [5 Marks]
(b) Recently, a number of learning institutions have abandoned use of blackboard and chalk and in place adopted use of PowerPoint presentation or a combination of both in delivering content to the learners. Justify this adoption. [5 Marks]
(c) Microsoft excel is a powerful computer tool used by researchers. Give FIVE features of Microsoft excel application that is of interest to a researcher. [5 Marks]
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