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F%"4AME"TA&$ OF "FORMATO" TEC'"O&O

1. a. What is an information source$ (1 mar5)

b. %dentify &%' information sources. (2 mar5s)

c. &tate (N) advanta"e and (N) disadvanta"e of any *W( of the %nformation &ources identifiedin art +a, above. (6 mar5s)

d. )-lain the imortance of data and information in ma!in" decisions by a medical health centre.

Feel free to include data uality/ nature and structure of information in your discussion.

(3 mar5s)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

2. 0ata can be reresented in many ways/ and so is information.

a. Provide a descrition of *)) named ways of reresentin" information. (1 mar5s)

b. &tate how effectively one way of reresentin" data can be used to assist ersons who aretravellin" on or under the sea. (1 mar5s)

c. Presentin" information in tables and "rah are useful. &u""est how these maybe used by 0ata

esearchers. (3 mar5s)

d. 0istin"uish between Manual and utomated %nformation &ystems with at least *W(

aroriate e-amles. (6 mar5s)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

3. %nformation rocessin" refers to the transformin" of data into information throu"h the use of

comuters and other technolo"ies.

a. %nformation *echnolo"y +%*,ae it 2515 aer 2 6uestion 1/ 2

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"FORMATO" TEC'"O&O $$TEM$

4. Mr. Fran! nthony/ rincial a rominent hi"h school/ is notified by the )ducation Ministry that it

will rovide funds to assist in the settin" u of a comuter networ!. Mr. nthony is aware that

there are several hysical layouts +toolo"ies, that could be used for the networ!.

a. 0efine the term 7comuter networ!8. (2 mar5s)

. 0escribe (N) toolo"y/ other than the bus toolo"y/ that Mr. nthony can use for the comuter

networ!/ hi"hli"htin" its rimary advanta"e ( disadvanta"e. (6 mar5s)

c. 0raw a labeled dia"ram of the toolo"y discussed in uestion 1 +b, above. (6 mar5s)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

#. *he use of comuters for transferrin" information is "rowin". &o much so that there are many

challen"es but ossibilities that arises.

a. 0istin"uish between the )-tranet and %ntranet/ with aroriate e-amles bein" used.

(6 mar5s)

b. Provide the list of e-amles of *)) wireless and *)) wired communication methods.

(3 mar5s)

c. 0escribe (N) wired and (N) wireless method of communicatin". (1 mar5)

d. 0efine the term 7otsot8 as used in %nformation *echnolo"y and "ive a clear e-amle of itsuse. (1 mar5)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

9. &oftware develoment has come a far way since the 1:;5s/ when very oor uality software was

develoed. &o much so/ that &oftware )n"ineerin" is now advance and e-tensive field of comuter

studies.

a. What is the field of study that sea!s to how rocedures we follow to effectively create

software$ (1 mar5)

. With a list/ rovide &%' e-amles of tools that are used in the different sta"es of &oftware

creation. (3 mar5s)

c. Provide a clear descrition how any *)) of these tools in art +b, above are used at

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;. *he =obs in comutin" have certainly e-anded in the last 1# years. With newer technolo"ies/ more

wor!ers are needed and universities now offer a wide ran"e of courses. %n order to oerate/or"ani>ations must have the ri"ht erson/ with the ri"ht ualifications and certification and the other

reuired s!ills in order to comlete the tas!s for oeratin" a successful or"ani>ations.

a. With use of a table/ list *)) %* rofessionals. %n the second column/ comlete *))

secific core functions they erform. &tate *W( ieces of ualifications and certification theywill reuire to ta!e u these =obs. (1 9 39 1 ) (8 mar5s)

. )-ress the si"nificance of *W( named features of %nformation *echnolo"y &ystems.

(6 mar5s)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

?. (ur comuters today come with so many 7thin"s8 to wor! and erform such "reat and fantastictas!s.

a. %dentify and e-lain the relationshi between the four ma=or comonents of %nformation*echnolo"y &ystems. (6 mar5s)

. )-and the abbreviation 7%8 and rovide a descrition of this term as used in %*. (2 mar5s)

c. 0emonstrate with e-amle how *W( user characteristics are adative to a named tye of %.

(6 mar5s)

Tota+ 10 mar5s

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