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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
CMPF 112 BASIC COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS
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. T
2. Central Processing Unit is also called a processor. T
3. A GUI is a graphical component, or control, that the user interacts with, such as a
window or a text box.
F
4. One way to start Task Manager is CTRL + ALT + ESC. F
5. Microsoft Windows is the most popular Operating System for microcomputers. T
6. Items deleted from network locations are not stored in the Recycle Bin and cannot be
restored.
T
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.
F
8. Operating system functions; manage how to divide the program is referring to
multitasking OS.
T
9. You can use Calculator in Normal view to do simple calculations, or in Scientific view
to do advanced scientific and statistical calculations.
F
10. In Ms Word, Clipboard is use for temporary storage for cut or copy item(s). T
CMPF 112 BASIC COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS
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.
CMPF 112 BASIC COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS
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. Briefly describe both of them. (6 marks)
CPU Memory
The electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer
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 Application Software
Program that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices E.g. OS, utility programs
Program that perform specific task for users E.g. word processing, Excel Spreadsheet, Presentation Graphics
(Module 1, Slide no. 27 & 28)
CMPF 112 BASIC COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS
Question 2 (16 marks)
a) Define A, B, C, D & E.
A - B - C - D - E -
(5 marks)
b) List 4 (FOUR) ways to Move & Copy Files / Folders. (8 marks)
i. By dragging and dropping with the right mouse button
ii. By dragging and dropping with the left-mouse button iii. By copying and pasting or cutting and pasting iv. 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)
A
B
C D
E
CMPF 112 BASIC COMPUTING FOR ENGINEERS
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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