UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL

College of Information Technology

PROGRAM PELAJAR CEMERLANG FAST TRACK

WRITTEN TEST ANSWER SCHEME

TRIMESTER 2 2010/2011
COMPUTING SKILLS FOR ENGINEERS
(CMPF 112)

February 2011

Time allowed: 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Please write your name and student ID at the top right corner of the question paper.
2. The total marks for this test is 65 marks.
3. There are THREE (3) SECTIONS to this paper: Section A, Section B, and Section C.
4. Answer ALL questions in this question paper.

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS PAGE

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SECTION A: TRUE / FALSE (10 QUESTIONS, 10 MARKS)

Instruction: Indicate whether each of the following statement is True (T) or False (F)
1. A + A = 2A is example of information.

2. Central Processing Unit is also called a processor.

3. A GUI is a graphical component, or control, that the user interacts with, such as a

window or a text box.

4. One way to start Task Manager is CTRL + ALT + ESC.

5. Microsoft Windows is the most popular Operating System for microcomputers.

6. Items deleted from network locations are not stored in the Recycle Bin and cannot be

restored.
7. There are 4 default icons which are placed on a standard Windows desktop and come

with the Windows OS package which are My Computer, My Document, My Desktop

and Recycle Bin.
8. Operating system functions; manage how to divide the program is referring to T
multitasking OS.
9. You can use Calculator in Normal view to do simple calculations, or in Scientific view

to do advanced scientific and statistical calculations.

10. In Ms Word, Clipboard is use for temporary storage for cut or copy item(s).

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SECTION B: FILL IN THE BLANKS (8 QUESTIONS, 10 MARKS)

Instruction: Fill in the blanks with options given.
Storage Device

Program

network

Client

Hardware

Backup

System Software

Disk Restore

Central Processing Unit

Server

Software

Application Software

Storage Media

RAM

Communication Device

Modem

Disk Defragmenter

Windows-R

Disk Cleanup

F2

1. Storage device records and retrieves items to and from a storage media.
2. Communication device is hardware component that enables a computer to send and receive data,
instructions, and information.
3. Software consists of a series of instructions that tells the computer what to do. It is also called a
program.
4. A server manages resources on network. Client access the resources on network.
5. A short cut key to rename the selected object is F2.
6. Windows OS are accompanied with several utility programs including backup, Disk Cleanup and
Disk Defragmenter.
7. Operating System serves as intermediary between hardware and applications software.
8. Disk Cleanup process will frees up valuable disk space and improves system performance.

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SECTION C: SHORT ANSWERS (3 QUESTIONS, 30 MARKS)

Instruction: Please attempt all questions in this section.
Question 1 (19 marks)
a) What is a computer? Support your answer with diagrams. (6 marks)
Electronic device which operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory.

(Module 1, slide no. 4)

b) List down 3 basic component of a computer? (3 marks)
Input device
Output device
System Unit
(Module 1, slide no. 6,7 & 8)
c) There are two main components on motherboard.

CPU
The electronic component that interprets and
carries out the basic instructions that operate
the computer

Briefly describe both of them.

(6 marks)

Memory
Consist of electronic components that store
instruction waiting to be executed and data
needed by these instructions.

(Module 1, Slide no. 9)

d) Define what is system software and application software. Give one example for each. (4 marks)
System Software
Program that control or maintain the operations
of the computer and its devices
E.g. OS, utility programs

Application Software
Program that perform specific task for users
E.g. word processing, Excel Spreadsheet,
Presentation Graphics
(Module 1, Slide no. 27 & 28)

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Question 2 (16 marks)

a) Define A, B, C, D & E.

ABCDE(5 marks)
b) List 4 (FOUR) ways to Move & Copy Files / Folders. (8 marks)
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

By dragging and dropping with the right mouse button

By dragging and dropping with the left-mouse button
By copying and pasting or cutting and pasting
By using the Send to command
(Module 2, Part I, Slide no. 4 & 5)

b) GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. (3 marks)

(Module 2, Part II, Slide no. 3)

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Question 3 (10 marks)

a) When creating a document, you may need to emphasize particular words or phrases by bolding,
underlining, or italicizing. You may bold, underline, or italicize using four different methods.
What are the methods? (4 marks)
(i) using the launcher
(ii) the Ribbon
(iii) the Mini-toolbar/context menu
(iv) and the keyboard
b) What is the step to Bold the words or phrases with the Dialog Box Launcher? (4 marks)
(i) Choose the Home tab.
(ii) Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box
appears.
(iii) Click Bold in the Font Style box.
(iv) Click OK to close the dialog box.
c) In Ms Word, we Press Ctrl+b to Bold words with keys. To remove the Bold, we can press Ctrl+b
again. We can also remove the formatting by pressing CTRL+SpaceBar. (2 marks)

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