Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Form5 : Exercises 25Jun2009

1. What is an Information System (IS)?

2. Define the meaning of data

Bit
Byte
Field
Record
File

3. Select a correct term from the option given which suitable the statement below.

I. A group of usually eight bits that a computer operated on as a single unit.
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II. A group of characters such as a name or number.
………………………..

III. The smallest unit of data that a system can handle.
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IV. A set of related data grouped together.
……………………….

4. Define the meaning of hardware as one of the information system components.

5. Give the meaning of software as one of the information system components.

6. Identify the generations under low-level of programming languages with examples

7. State two differences between compiler and interpreter

8. State the definition of computer programme

9. State the definition of programming language

10. Ali wants to produce a multimedia presentation entitled “ Patriotic Month”. He need to insert real assembly scene, principal speech and pictures scanned from the school magazines. State three hardware needed to carry out this task.

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