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JANUARY – APRIL 2020 TRIMESTER

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND LIBRARY SCIENCE

REGULAR PROGRAMME

CMT 102: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

Date: APRIL 2020 Duration: 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions

Q1. a) i) Define the term Computer (2marks)

ii) Explain FOUR Functions of a computer based system (4 marks)
iii) Describe FOUR application types of Internet of Things (4 marks)

b) i) Explain the THREE Types of System Software (3marks)

ii) Differentiate between a Database and Database management system

(DBMS) (2 marks)
iii) Identify the THREE types of translator Language programs
(3 marks)

c) i) Explain the TWO classifications of Primary Memory (4 marks)

ii) Explain the TWO types of Commands (4 marks)
iii) Explain the TWO goals of file Organization (4 marks)

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Q2. a) Explain the FIVE Levels/Generations of programming Languages.
(5 marks)

b) Briefly discuss FOUR uses of application software (4 marks)

c) Differentiate between the term INTERNET and WORLD WIDE WEB.

(5 marks)
d) Explain the THREE Internal Hashing Techniques (6 marks)

Q3. a) Explain the THREE types of cloud computing. (6 marks)

b) Identify THREE difference between Human and Machine Intelligence

(4 marks)

c) Briefly discuss FOUR fundamental components of Internet of Things

system (4 marks)
d) Explain the THREE types of file organization (6 marks)

Q4. a) Discuss FIVE Objectives of fourth generation languages. (5 marks)

b) What is the difference between Word Processing Software and

Spreadsheet Software?
(5 marks)
c) Describe TWO goals of Artificial Intelligence (4 marks)
d) Discuss SIX benefits of cloud computing (6 marks)

Q5. a) Discuss FOUR fields where applications of Artificial Intelligence has

dominated. (4 marks)

b) IoT solutions are widely used in numerous companies across industries.

Explain the FOUR benefits of IoT technology (4 marks)

c) What are the SIX main phases of the Data Science Lifecycle
(6 marks)
d) Explain the FOUR types of cloud services (6marks)

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