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1. Distinguish computer hardware from computer software.

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2. The following are some factors to consider when choosing an online data storage. Which statement is not true?

A. Vendor popularity

B. Cost & uptime

C. Security & ease of interface with service

D. Level & responsiveness of support

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3. TRUE OR FALSE: Unlike Tablets, Notebooks often lack the full QWERTY keyboard and have a touchscreen interface

A. True

B. False

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4. Which of the following statements about using email as means of communication is true?

A. It is difficult to interpret emotions and this may does cause misinterpretations of the emotion behind the email, leading to hurt feelings, anger, resentment and many more emotions.

B. It provides a convenient way of making important correspondence easily portable without lugging around unwieldy file folders.

C. Emails are vulnerable to loss (i.e. through hard drive crash) and to hackers.

D. All of the above

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5. Describe the term knowledge-based systems in the context of information systems and provide two examples.

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6. TRUE OR FALSE: Open source code is usually stored in a public repository and shared publicly ,and anyone can access the repository to use the code independently or contribute improvements to the design and functionality of the overall project.

A. True

B. False

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7. Information system can be classified into tactical management, operational management & strategic management. Technical management is ________

A. Used by executives, handles unstructured data, and includes the decision support system and executive support system.

B. Used by business unit managers, handles semi-structured data, and includes management information systems.

C. Used by workers and employees to streamline daily operations

D. Used by casual employees to make unstructured decisions.

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8. TRUE OR FALSE: Social networking sites are linked to an increased risk of mental health problems like depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

A. True

B. False

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9. Outline five data security risks.

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10. A multi user operating system handles and controls multiple users attached to a single computer. Which of the following statements is true about a multi user operating system?

A. Each user can access same document on own personal computer as well as share same printer

B. Sometimes sharing data becomes dangerous for one when private data also gets shared.

C. If one computer is infected a virus, then other also gets affected.

D. All of the above

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11. TRUE OR FALSE: An app is a piece of software designed for a single purpose or a single function, whereas, an application is a piece of software that performs a variety of related functions.

A. True

B. False

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12. Hight three elements of a computer file.

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13. Highlight four advantages Digital two-way radio technologies such as Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) have over analogue systems.

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14. Distinguish between a modem and a multiplexer as used in computer networks

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15. Highlight four differences between mainframes and supercomputers.

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16. TRUE OR FALSE: If you create an ad-hoc network between two computers in windows 7 or 8, you create a peer-to-peer network between them.

A. True

B. False

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17. Define the following terms:

i.Video conferencing
ii.Teleworking
iii.Remote working

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18. Highlight six basic types of ecommerce.

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19. Auxiliary storage is any storage that is made available to the system through input/output channels Which of the following is not an auxiliary storage device?

A. Flash drives

B. CDs, DVDs & Blu-ray

C. Cache memory

D. Floppy disks

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20. The fraudulent acquisition and use of personal identification details or financial details of another person to use their identity to commit fraud, such as making unauthorized transactions or purchases is referred to as ___________

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21. Highlight six (6) services provided by the Operating System to the users?

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22. The (a) ____________generation computers used machine language, whereas the (b).___________generation computers could understand high level languages such as COBOL

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23. Provide five examples of m-commerce application.

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24. TRUE OR FALSE: ICT enhances the quality of care, increases the patient security and data protection and reduces operating & administrative cost in the healthcare sector.

A. True

B. False

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25. The main function of the control unit is to __________

A. Performs arithmetic and logical operations (decisions).

B. Fetch and execute instructions from the memory of a computer.

C. Store small amounts of data that are needed during processing.

D. Send control signals and data between the processor and other components.

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26. In Network topology, ____________ network topology consists of a parent-child hierarchy in which star networks are interconnected via bus networks, and nodes branch out linearly from one root node, and two connected nodes only share one mutual connection.

A. Hybrid

B. Tree

C. Star

D. Mesh

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27. Differentiate between data security and data privacy.

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28. Which of the following statements is false about computerized accounting systems?

A. The person who has created the specific programme can easily defraud by tampering with the original records.

B. The danger of a system crashing due to some failure in hardware can lead to subsequent interruption of work.

C. Computers have the capability to judge or detect unanticipated errors in the system.

D. Is faster gives more accurate results and is more economical than paper-based accounting.

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29. Virtual reality in education is being adopted to give students a fresh perspective and real-life experience of the things they are studying without even being there directly.Highlight three applications of virtual reality in education.

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30. TRUE OR FALSE: Information technology (IT) can be defined technically as a set of interrelated components that collect, process, store, and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization.

A. True

B. False

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