Fundamentals of Information Technology (FCSC100)
Faculty of Economics and Management Science (FEMS)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2015
Instructions: answer all questions in the answer booklet. For MCQ, write out the question
number and the selected letter. For section B, write the question number and the answer.
Duration: 2 hours
Section A.
1.
Abacus was the first.
a) Electronic computer b) mechanical calculator c) electronic calculator d) mechanical
calculator
2.
What was the computer invented by Antanasoff and Clifford?
a) Mark 1 b) ABC c) Z3 d) none of the above
3.
An entire program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
a) Interpreter b) simulation c) compiler d) commander
4.
A computer program that translate one program instructions at a time into machine
language is called
a) Interpreter b) CPU c) compiler d) simulation
5.
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation of computers
a) First Generation b) Second Generation c) Third Generation d) fourth Generation
6.
The ALU of a computer responds to commands coming from
a) Primary memory b) control section c) external memory d) cache memory
7.
Programs designed to perform specific task are known as
a) System software b) application software c) utility software d) operating software
8.
A factor which would strongly influence a business to adopt a computer is its
a) Accuracy b) reliability c) speed d) all of the above
9.
Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
a) Non-volatile b) permanent c) control unit d) temporal
10.
In which language is source program written
a) English b) symbolic c) high level d) temporary
11.
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
a) To produce results c) to compare numbers
c) to control flow of numbers d) to do math’s work
12.
Which of the following characteristics are general features of the computer?
a) Speed b) versatility c) accuracy d) all of the above
13.
What’s the speed range of an SDRAM?
a) 66MHz-133MHz b) 266MHz-400MHz c)533MHz-667MHz d) non-of the above
14.
The term gigabyte refers to
a)1024-byte b) 1024 kilobyte c) 1024-megabyte d) 1024 gigabyte
15.
Which of the following the most powerful computer
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a) Main frame b) minicomputer c) microcomputer d) super computer
16. Each model of a computer has a unique
a) Machine language b) assembly language c) high level language d) all of the above
17. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer
a) RAM b) ROM c) ERAM d) RW/RAM
18. Which computer is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry
a) Motorola b) IBM c) Intel d) AMD
19. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed
by the CPU
a) Mass memory b) internal memory c) non-volatile memory d) PROM
20. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine
code is called
a) Mnemonics b) symbolic code c) gray code d) opcode
21. The first electronic computer in the world was
a) UNIVAC b) EDVAC c) ENIAC d) all of the above
22. Of line device is
a) A device which is not connected to CPU b) an I/O device c) a direct access storage
device d) a device which is connected to the CPU
23. The term MODEM is a composite word that refers to
a) Modulator; demodulator b) design c) preliminary investigation d) development and
documentation
24. 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
25. A diagrammatic representation of an algorithm is also called
a) A binary tree b) a pseudo code c) a character d) a flowchart
26. The technology used in writing or reading information on a CDROM driver is
a) Mechanical b) electromechanical c) optical d) fiber optical
27. Which of the following is an example of a low level language?
a) Assembly b) visual basic c) java d) C++
28. What is the full meaning of CRT?
a) Current ray tube b) current ray technology c) cathode ray tube d) cathode ray
technology
29. Modulator-demodulator is a device that converts
a) Digital into analogue signals b) analogue into digital signals c) both a and b d) none
30. What is the generic name for the address for the address of a computer on the internet?
a) Email address b) communication address c) IP address d) computer address.
Section B
1)
What is a modem? (3marks)
2)
Identify the main difference between the following:
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a) A computer and a calculator (3marks)
b) Data and information (3marks)
c) Hardware and software (3marks)
d) System software and application software (3marks)
3)
Explain how a computer functions base on the block diagram shown below(10marks)
4) Give the full meaning of the following acronyms
a) SDRAM b) DDRRAM c) EPROM d) EEPROM (5marks)
5) List five advantages of high level language. (5marks)
6) What is a computer virus? List any five of them. (5marks)
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