Fundamentals of Information Technology (FCFS100)
Faculty of Economics and Management Science (FEMS)
Semester: Resit
Level: 200
Year: 2019
Section A: (30marks)
1. Integrated circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computers? a. first
generation b. second generation c. third generation d. fourth generation
2. Which of the following is not an input device? a. Barcode reader b. optical
scanners c. voice recognition device d. plasma screen
3. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from? a. primary
memory b. control section c. external memory d. cache memory
4. The two kinds of main memory are? a. primary and secondary b. random and
sequential c. ROM and RAM d. all of them
5. Which of the keys section on the keyboard will you find the end key? a. function
keys b. arrow keys c. control keys d. keypad
6. Which combination of keys is pressed to switch between open programs on the
desktop? a. Alt and Ctrl b. Alt and Shift c. Ctrl and Shift d. Alt and Tab
7. What’s the speed range of an SDRAM? a. 133MHz-265MHz b. 266MHz-400MHz
c. 533NHz-667MHz d. 66MHz-133MHz
8. Which is an example of an impact printer? a. inkjet printers b. laser printers c. dot
matrix printer d. none of the above
9. The internal memory of CPU is called? a. cache b. Rom c. Register d. none of
them
10. The technology used in writing or reading information on a CDROM Drive is? a.
mechanical b. electromechanical c. optical d. fiber optical
11. Signals can be analog or digital a computer that processes the both type of signals is
known as: a. analog computer b. digital computer c. hybrid computer d.
mainframe computer
12. Which of the following is the most powerful computer? a. Mainframe computer b.
minicomputer c. Microcomputer d. super computer
13. Which of the following is not an example of an operating system? a. Unix OS b.
MAC OS c. Linux operating system d. internet operating system
14. Which of the following is an example of low level language: a. Assembly b. visual
basic c. java d. C++
15. What is the shape of the symbol used to indicate a decision on a flowchart? a.
parallelogram b. rectangle with rounded corners c. diamond shape d. none of
them
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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Resit Course: Fundamentals of Information Technology
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Section B: (40 marks)
1) Explain how a computer functions base on the block diagram shown below. ( 20
marks)
2) Computerization has improved business activities and speed up the level of efficiency.
Discuss. (20 marks)
Memory unit
kontroom
Control unit
Arithmetic/logic unit
Input device
Output device
Central processing unit
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