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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2013/2014

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE IN:


BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FOOD & BEVERAGE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING
CII 1104 0104- Fundamentals Of Ict First Semester 2014

Date: Monday, 8th December 2014 Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
Question One (30mks)
a) What is a computer? (2mks)
b) Distinguish between data and information. (2mks)
c) Name four examples of peripheral devices. (4mks)
d) State five advantages of using computers. (5mks)
e) Distinguish between hardware and software. (4mks)
f) Outline four uses of presentation application. (4mks)
g) Distinguish between a worksheet and a workbook as used in spreadsheet applications.
(4mks)
h) Highlight five areas where computers are used today. (5mks)

Question Two (15mks)


a) State five disadvantages of 1st generation computers. (5mks)
b) Describe three pointing devices that can be used for data input into a computer.(6mks)
c) Describe two softcopy output devices. (4mks)

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Question Three (15mks)
a) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E of a word-processing application window.
(5mks)

B
A

E
b) Explain the following terms as used in word-processing. (5mks)
(i) Mail merge
(ii) Thesaurus
(iii) Drop cap
(iv) Text alignment
(v) Cropping
c) Explain five advantages of using word processors. (5mks)

Question Four (15mks)


a) Explain the following terms as used in spreadsheets. (5mks)
(i) Cell
(ii) Label
(iii) Value
(iv) Formula
(v) Automatic recalculation

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b) Use the sample worksheet below to answer the questions that follow.
A B C D E F
1 NAME ICT MATHS COMMUNICATION HIV/AIDS TOTAL
SKILLS
2 STEVE MWAURA 78 71 50 80
3 JOHN KETER 53 69 71 75
4 MONICA NEKESA 61 50 76 49
5 PETER OYOO 75 41 49 80
6 NANCY MORAA 91 40 61 48
7 MARY KORI 65 31 56 57
8 TOTAL
(i) Identify the data held in A5, C6, E7, B3. (2mks)
(ii) Use a function to calculate the total marks for Steve Mwaura in F2 (2mks)
(iii) Use a function to determine the number of scores that are greater or equal to 70
for ICT in B9. (3mks)
c) Name three types of charts that one can use to represent data graphically using a
spreadsheet application. (3mks)

Question Five (15mks)


a) Explain five benefits of using computer networks. (5mks)
b) Outline four internet connectivity requirements. (4mks)
c) Explain the following terms as used in internet and email. (6mks)
(i) Website
(ii) Webpage
(iii) Hyperlink
(iv) Web browser
(v) Search engine
(vi) E-commerce.

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