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Novan HazardKENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
DLM ASSIGNMENT
Trimester : 3rd Trimester 2015
Course code : COMP 100
Course Title : Computer Applications
Date Due : Wednesday, November, 5 th 2014
Instructor : Winnie Kirimi
Contacts : (0724 660 675, [email protected])
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL questions
2. Your work should be TYPED in New Times Roman-font size 12 and 1.5 spacing page Justified.
UNTYPED WORK WILL NOT BE MARKED
3. Give references of your work; use Harvard Style both in-text and at the end of the document
4. Present Question 2, 3 & 4 in a CD with your name, student registration number, and course code written
on the CD.
5. Question One should have a Cover Page with information such as name of University; School/Faculty &
Department, your name, student registration number, and course code, title, due date and the name of
the lecturer as indicated on the assignments.
6. Spiral bind your work and put the CD in the booklet
7. Cut and paste/plagiarized work will not be graded
8. LATE Assignment will NOT be ACCEPTED for marking
9. ALL Assignments should go through the ODLM office.
QUESTION 1: 30 Marks
1. Use a diagram to illustrate the basic functional units of a computer and discuss their use in a
computer system. (10 Marks)
2. Discuss the Differences between 64-bit and 32-bit Operating System and List the Advantages and
disadvantages of 64bits over 32bits Operating System. (5 Marks)
3. Define the Following terms and explain their use in a computer System.(5 Marks)
a) Virtual Memory
b) Cache Memory
c) Registers
d) Utility Programs
e) File system
4. Define Computer Networks. List the benefits of networking and briefly explain 5 types of network.
(10Marks)
QUESTION 2; MS EXCEL (30 Marks)
1) Create the following worksheet and pay-sheet below. (15 Marks)
THE MINING COMPANY
PAYSHEET OVERTIME SALARY ALLOWANCE GROSSPAY OVERTIME PAYE NHIF NET
HRS SALARY
SHARON E 16 24000 12000
JESSY 5 17000 12000
FRIDAH 23 20000 12000
JONES 3 34000 12000
NICK 16 25000 12000
TELEWA 5 22000 12000
EDITH 16 17000 12000
BETTY 14 15000 12000
PETER 10 19000 12000
PAYE 32%
NHIF 6%
OVERTIME KSHS
PAY 20/HR
a. Complete the above worksheet and format it to the best standards
b. Format all the figures to a currency symbol of your own. Absolutely refer to PAYE & NHIF rates
when calculating.
c. A 10% of salary bonus pay is given to all employees whose overtime hrs is more than 15. (Use the
IF function to determine this pay).
d. Rename the worksheet as paysheet.
2) Insert a new worksheet and complete the following invoice delivery note. (15 Marks)
INVOICE DELIVERY NOTE
ITEM TITLE ORDERED SUPPLIED COVER DISCOUNT EXTENDED VAT
NO PRICE
1. Shaka 65 65 679
2. Science II 550 550 110
3. Maths 800 800 160
4. Our world 320 320 350
5. Maths II 430 430 640
6. History 755 755 395
7. Euro history 200 200 1500
8. Japan history 490 490 990
9. War II 540 540 1150
10. Daily star 79 79 420
11. The people 60 60 750
TOTALS
Note:
22% discount will be given if the item bought costs Kes.650 or more, other items costing
less than Kes.650 gets a 13% discount. (Use the IF function to determine this).
Extended is the cost of items purchased after discount has been given.
VAT is 16% of the cover price.
a. Format the cover price, discount, extended and VAT to dollar currency with two decimal places.
b. Rename the worksheet as Invoice.
QUESTION 3; MS POWERPOINT (30 Marks)
The following article is a short description of the importance of computers:
Importance of computers
By Sammy Bogita
Almost a century ago, a spate of inventions ushered in the first industrial revolution. Within a
short span of time, many countries became industrialized. Now, we are in the beginning of
another industrial revolution. The major cause of the second revolution is the invention of
computers. Man has invented many electronic devices but the computer has made a greater
impact on society than any other single device. They have made a potentially significant
contribution to the society during the last three decades.
The spate of innovations and inventions in computer technology during the last decade has led to
the development of micro and personal computers. They are so versatile that they have become
indispensable to engineers, scientists, business executives, managers, administrators, accountants,
teachers and students. They have strengthened man's powers in numerical computations and
information processing and thereby increased the effectiveness of organizations.
Modern computers possess certain characteristics and abilities peculiar to them. They can:
1. Perform complex and repetitive calculations rapidly and accurately.
2. Store large amounts of data and information for subsequent manipulation.
3. Hold a program of a model which can be explored in many different ways.
4. Assist in making decisions.
5. Provide information to the user.
6. Automatically correct and modify.
7. Draw and print graphs.
8. "Converse" with users through terminals.
Required:
i. Prepare a l0 slide presentation on the importance of computers. Your presentation should
include use of Clip Art to represent these areas of application (insert appropriate clip art where
necessary). (15 marks)
ii. Add appropriate headers and footers to all the slides. (3 Marks)
iii. Insert your name and other identification details on the first page of your slide.(2 Marks)
iv. Add transitions between slides (5 Marks)
v. Apply entrance and exit animation effects to bullets of text (5 Marks)
QUESTION 4: Ms. Word (10 Marks)
Open a New Blank Word document and type the following letter as show below, Save As Jane Doe and
make it a read only document.
b). The letter you have typed has many mistakes. Some of the words are underlined with Red or Green
lines. These lines are only there to help you when you are typing, they will not appear on the paper
when you print your document. Give the meaning of the Underlines.
c). Copy the letter and paste it on Page two of the same document and make the following changes.
Highlight the top name and address. Change the address font to Arial and the font size to 14.
Make it Bold. Then Align the address to center.
Highlight the date and align right .
Use the Enter key to make spaces between the lines as required in a formal letter.
Change the font of all the text below the top address and set font size to Arial 12pt.
d). Underline the words May 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.
