BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ICT WITH EDUCATION

PROMOTIONAL EXAMS

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

ICT 230 EMERGING TRANDS

Time: 3HOURS Total Marks: 80

Pass Mark: 50

Instructions to Candidates

1. There are FIVE questions in this paper

2. Answer any FOUR questions
3. All questions carry equal marks

Cell phones and programmable gadgets are not allowed in the examination room

QUESTION ONE
 a. ICT has of late being shaping the way we perceive and education used to be the coming
in of Computers has made education interesting and amazing. Discuss any 5 Global
trends in ICT and education. [5 marks]
b. Great Impact on teaching, learning and attainment. ICT not only transforms teaching but
also the learning processes. The transformation gets to increase learning gains
for students that provide learners an opportunity to develop creativity, communication
skills, and other thinking skills. Discuss five positive impact of ICT in education. [5
marks]
c. Explain five ways in which you can use ICT technology to your advantage and benefit
the learners in your classroom, give practical examples. [5 marks]
d. Mention any 4 Factors affecting technology integration in Teaching and Learning [5
marks]

QUESTION TWO

a. E-governance or electronic governance is the application of information and

communication technology (ICT) for delivering government services, exchange of
information, communication transactions. Give 4 strategies and tactics for
implementation of E-governance. [8 marks]
b. E-commerce (electronic commerce) refers to all forms of business transactions which are
carried out through electronic processing and transmission of data including texts, sound,
and visual images. Briefly explain some of the benefits of e-commerce to the Zambian
business industry [8 marks]
c. Discuss the four major types of e-commerce and give a practical example of each [4
marks]
QUESTION THREE

a. What are cloud computing characteristics? [5 marks]

b. Hardware virtualization also known as hardware-assisted virtualization or server
virtualization runs on the concept that an individual independent segment of hardware or a
physical server, may be made up of multiple smaller hardware segments or servers,
essentially consolidating multiple physical servers into virtual servers that run on a single
primary physical server. Differentiate between different types of virtualization? [ 4 marks]
c. What are the fundamental requirements for cloud application architecture? [6 marks]
d. List down the properties of cloud computing. [3 marks]
e. State the advantages of cloud service deployment. [2 marks]

QUESTION FOUR

a. You have been employed by kabwe institute of technology as their business IT Specialist,
the principle has noticed that the institute can develop by integrating much of ICT
technology activities such as having a school management, eLearning system etc. How
would you use SWOT analysis as a tool to evaluate on how it would positively apply to
the institution growth? [ 10 marks]
b. Discuss Five emerging trends to drive tech innovation for the next decade [10 marks]

QUESTION FIVE

a. During the period of Covid-19, a number of schools and institutions brought in the new
way of learning while you are home (eLearning). eLearning was a unique way that
schools made it possible to continue with education of their students, what do you think
could be the major draw backs of eLearning?