1

marks: 1
considering the information systems careers, which of the following comes under
systems development?
choose at least one answer.
a. programming staff
b. systems analysts
c. web developers
d. financial assistant
e. data entry operator

2
marks: 1
the competitive forces that shape the structure of competition in its industry
typically include:
choose at least one answer.
a. bargaining power of customers
b. bargaining power of suppliers
c. threat of new entrants
d. technology development
e. speed of production of products

3
marks: 1
following statements are based on instruction processing. select the correct
statement(s) from them.
choose at least one answer.
a. registers hold data and instructions that the cpu is currently working
with.
b. the control unit controls the flow of information and instructs the
computer how to carry out program instructions
c. logical operations include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division
d. the control unit directs the movement of data and instructions between
the registers and the arithmatic logic unit( alu)
e. execution of an instruction takes place during a machine cycle

4
marks: 1
which of the following statements is/are true with respect to distributed
databases?
choose at least one answer.
a. a distributed database is a database in which the data may be spread
across several databases connected through telecommunications devices.
b. the user needs to have knowledge about the physical location of the
database.
c. distributed databases give more complexity to the process of database
organizing.
d. distributed databases sometimes create difficulties of controlling the
access and changes to data.
e. to ensuring that the data in an organisations distributed databases are
consistently and concurrently updated, some organizations build a replicated
database.

5
marks: 1
what will be the steps followed when a call is made from a mobile (say mobile 1)
to another mobile (say mobile 2) within the same cell.
choose at least one answer.
a. the call will be transmitted from mobile 1 to the base station which in
turn will transmit it to mobile 2.
b. the call is transmitted from mobile 1 directly to mobile 2.
c. the call will be transmitted from mobile 1 to the base station which in
turn will transmit it to another base station before being transmitted to mobile
2.
d. mobile 2 will request the transmission from mobile 1 before (a) above
happens.
e. mobile 2 will request the transmission from the base station before (a)
above happens.

6
marks: 1
what are the factors which affect the processing speed of a processor?
choose at least one answer.
a. bytes
b. microcode
c. wordlength
d. bus line width
e. byte codes

7
marks: 1
identify components of a central processing unit (cpu) from the followings.
choose at least one answer.
a. control unit
b. register
c. arithmetic logic unit
d. memory
e. ram

8
marks: 1
consider the following six statements.
1.external - various user views exist and each of these views gives a user-
oriented description of the data elements and relationships of which the view is
composed. these views are defined using sub schema data definition language.
2.external - a logical description of some portion of the database that is
required by a user to perform some task and these are defined using data
manipulation language.
3.logical - the result of the conceptual design, which involves analysis of all
users� information needs and data definitions of data items.
4.logical - the result of the logical design, which involves analysis of important
users� information needs.
5.physical - the precise physical structure and the exact physical location of the
database, which is defined by the database administrator using data definition
language.
6.physical - the precise physical structure and the exact physical location of the
database, which is defined by the database administrator using data manipulation
language.
which of the above statements best describe the external, logical and physical
levels?
choose at least one answer.
a. 2, 3, 5
b. 1, 3, 5
c. 1, 4, 5
d. 2, 4, 6
 e. 1, 3, 6

9
marks: 1
which of the following is a/are wired data transmission medium/media?
choose at least one answer.
a. fiber-optic cable
b. twisted-pair cable
c. coaxial cable
d. bluetooth
e. microwave

10
marks: 1
computer literacy involves knowing how to:
choose at least one answer.
a. send an e-mail
b. develop a presentation
c. make an entry to a database
d. use reports to improve sales function
e. operate the computer to prepare a document