CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND

EVALUATION
MODULE 6
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
DATE: AUGUST 2018 TIME: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
1. This paper carries 5 questions.
2. Answer Any 4 questions.
3. Each question carries 25 marks.
4. The marks for each question are indicated in square [] brackets.
Question 1

A. Define the following terms

I. Information and communications technology (ICT)
II. Artificial intelligence
III. Expert systems
IV. Decision support systems
V. E-commerce
VI. E-business
VII. Database [21]
B. In MS Project, you use the Tracking Gantt diagram to show the critical path in red
and you can see the PERT diagram by looking at the Network view. How do you
construct the Gantt diagram in MS Project [4]

Question 2

A. Explain any three types of database [15]

B. What are the uses of excel [5]
C. Functions are Excel-defined formulas. They take data you select and enter, perform
calculations on them, and return value(s). where do we find fomulas in excel [3]
D. In excel where a Row and columns intersect is called a ? [2]

Question 3

A. Discuss three applications of cloud computing [15]

B. Draw any three data flow diagrams symbols [10]

Question 4

A. What is a Data Flow Diagram? [5]

B. What are the uses of uses of ICT in marketing [20]

Question 5

What are the six stages in the data processing cycle [25]