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KABARAK UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCIENCE

COMP 121: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATION


DAY: FRIDAY DATE: 29/11/2013
TIME: 4.00 – 6.00 P.M. STREAM: Y1S2
INSTRUCTIONS:

 Attempt Question ONE and Any other TWO

QUESTION ONE (30 MKS)


a) Explain how computers will help Kenya achieve Vision 2030 (5mks)
b) You have been hired at a Telecommunication company as a Computer network specialist, State and
explain the advantages of using a Computer network in an organization (5mks)
c) As a Database Administrator at Chantilly First Bank you decided to switch from current file system to
databases, briefly discuss five advantages and three disadvantages of databases (8mks)
d) HTML is a markup language for developing simple websites. Html is a language used to develop websites,
using an example explain how HTML works (6mks)
e) State and explain six unique features of Linux Operating System (6mks)

QUESTION TWO (20 MKS)

a) Explain three types of data that you can type on a Spreadsheet cell (6mks)
b) Explain the meaning of the following labels 1-6 (6mks)

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c) Using an example explain how the following functions works in Ms Excel
i. Vlookup (2mks)
ii. Hlookup (2mks)
iii. Count (2mks)
iv. PMT (2mks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MKS)
a) Define CPU and Explain three components of a CPU. (7mks)
b) Explain any three types of computers and its purposes (3mks)
c) Using example differentiate between Internet ,Extranet and intranet applications (6mks)
d) Define mail merge and state three advantages of using it (4mks)
QUESTION FOUR (20MKS)
a) One classification of Operating system is based on the type of interface Operating System
Provides for the user to work in.DOS can be termed as Character User Interface (CUI).
i) What is a DOS command? (2mks)
ii) Using Examples Explain any three Dos Commands (6mks)
b) Using an example describe how IF function is used in Excel (3mks)
c) State and explain the difference between a System software and application Software (4mks)
d) Discuss three different types of programming languages (5mks)

QUESTION FIVE (20MKS)


a) Explain the meaning of the following terms in OS
i. Linker (1mk)
ii. Kernel (1mk)
iii. Loader (1mk)
iv. Interpreter- (1mk)
b) State and explain three advantages and three disadvantages of using Computers in Business (6mks)
c) Using examples explain the following terms
i. Queries (2mks)
ii. Forms (2mks)
iii. Reports (2mks)
iv. relational Database (2mks)
d) Explain the procedure of securing a word document (2mks)
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