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Semester I Examinations 2010
Exam Code(s) 1BF
Exam(s) First Year BSc in Business Information Systems
Module Code(s) MS
Module(s) Information System Technology
Paper No. 1 Repeat Paper
External Examiner(s) Dr. Danail Ivanov Internal Examiner(s) Dr. Tom Acton Mr. S. Hill
Instructions: Candidates are required to answer Section A AND any THREE questions from Section B.
Section A consists of 10 multiple-choice questions. Unanswered questions score a mark of zero. Answers are to be written only on the ‘MCQ Answer Sheet’ provided, along with your examination details – do not write the answers to this section on the main examination paper
All questions carry equal marks. Duration 2 Hrs No. of Answer books
Requirements : Handout MCQ X Statistical Tables Graph Paper Log Graph Paper Other Material No. of Pages Department(s) Accountancy and Finance
SECTION A - MCQ
Question 1
Q1. The bus width and bus speed together determine the bus’s ____ or bandwidth; that is, the amount of data that can be transferred via the bus in a given period of time.
a. clock speed b. throughput c. machine cycle d. memory
Q 2. A USB ____ is a device that plugs into your PC’s USB port to convert one port into several USB ports.
a. hub b. module c. bus d. connector
Q 3. ____ is a method of storing data on two or more hard drives that work in combination to do the job of a larger drive.
a. Storage Area Networks (SANs) b. RAID (redundant arrays of independent disks) c. Network Attached Storage (NAS) d. Holographic Storage
Q 4. A ____ is a separate piece of hardware containing multiple high-speed hard drives.
a. storage server b. storage drive c. storage client d. storage base
Q 5. A(n) ____ uses charged liquid crystals located between two sheets of clear material to light up the appropriate pixels to form the image on the screen.
a. organic light emitting diode (OLED) display b. gas plasma display c. Digital television (DTV) d. liquid crystal display (LCD)
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SECTION B
Question 2.
(a) In relation to the System Unit describe briefly each of the following.
i. The Motherboard ii. RAM iii. ROM iv. Flash Memory v. Buses
(15 Marks)
(b) In relation to the System Clock describe the Machine Cycle
(10 Marks)
Question 3
(a) With regard to Hard Disk Drives discuss each of the following:
i) Disk access time. ii) Disk Cashing. iii) Partitioning. iv) Hybrid hard drives
(16 Marks)
(b) In relation to computer storage, briefly outline where Flash Memory Systems are most often used
(9 Marks)
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Question 4
(a) Outline how Processing Techniques are used to increase computing efficiency
(18 Marks)
(b) Briefly describe the functions of an Operating System
(7 Marks)
Question 5
(a) Convert the binary number 100011 to decimal.
(6 Marks)
(b) In relation to software types, define system software and application software.
(4 Marks)
(c) With regard to software ownership rights outline the various ownership options available. (15 Marks)
