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Tutorial Activity 2 2025

This document outlines an activity for students to familiarize themselves with various computer software, including applications and utilities. It includes a series of steps for exploring the desktop environment, identifying software, and answering discussion questions related to computer functions and components. Additionally, it covers topics such as computer storage, RAM, and input methods, providing a comprehensive overview of basic computer concepts.

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Tutorial Activity 2 2025

This document outlines an activity for students to familiarize themselves with various computer software, including applications and utilities. It includes a series of steps for exploring the desktop environment, identifying software, and answering discussion questions related to computer functions and components. Additionally, it covers topics such as computer storage, RAM, and input methods, providing a comprehensive overview of basic computer concepts.

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April 2, 2025 ~ April 8, 2025: Tutor – Mr.

Riziki, A

ACTIVITY 02: COMPUTER SOFTWARE

This exercise aims to acquaint you with the various computer software installed on our lab PCs.
You will learn to distinguish between software applications and utilities, comprehend their
functions, and acknowledge their significance in functional computer systems.
Consider the following steps.
1. Ensure your lab PC is powered on and ready for use, restart it
2. Wait for the operating system to reboot and observe the process on the desktop
3. Explore the desktop environment and start the menu
4. Observe and note any software icons, shortcuts, or menu items visible on the desktop or
start menu.
5. Identify and list the names of software applications and utilities you have recognized.
6. Navigate through your computer and interact with the software you identified in (5) above
to determine its purpose and functionality.
7. Identify Software categories such as productivity tools, multimedia applications, system
utilities, internet browsers, and security software.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Q1. Regarding Computer;


a) Define a computer from your understanding of what a computer is.
b) Give reasons why organizations and individuals use computers in their operations.
c) State what could be the use of the following parts of a computer: Monitor,
keyboard, and mouse
Q2. Differentiate between a computer and a computer system
Q3. Draw a well–labelled diagram showing the functional units of computer hardware
Q4. What are the five basic computer operations?
Q5. What are the four categories of computers?
Q6. Mr. Ponera, a Tanzanian teacher, used the speech method to store students' oral answers to
an exam on a computer.
a) What is a speech input?
b) State two advantages and two disadvantages of using this method of data input
Q7. Regarding computer storage;
a) Give two reasons why there are many forms of computer storage devices
b) State three different examples of auxiliary storage devices
c) Using examples, distinguish between the following computer storage disks;
i. Primary and secondary, and
ii. Fixed and removable.
Q8. Regarding Random Access Memory (RAM)
a) Define RAM
b) Outline three characteristics of RAM
c) Name the two types of RAM and state their differences

ITU_07205 Business computer application: BEF1BG1, BEF1DG2, BEF1DG4, BEF1DG1, BEF1AG1, BEF1AG3
SPU_07212 Business computer application: BSP1AG3, BSP1AG2, BSP1AG1 ACU_07211 Business computer application: BAcc1BG3
BFU_07211 Business computer application: BBF1BG4, BBF1BG2, BBF1BG1, BBF1BG3

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