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Bmit 116: Introduction To Information Technology March 2009 Question Paper

Bmit 116: Introduction To Information Technology March 2009

Course:Bachelor Of Business Management And Information Technology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2009

COURSE CODE: BMIT 116
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
STREAM: Y1S1

INSTRUCTIONS:
Ø Section A is compulsory and has 20 (marks)
Ø Attempt any TWO questions from Section B. Each question has 15 (marks).

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(e) Though outdated bridges are still being used in different networking environment.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
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 mark)
(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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