KABARAK UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
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SECOND SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

DCOM 113 DIGITAL SYSTEM

STREAM: Y1S1 TIME: 11:00-1:130PM

EXAMINATION SESSION: JAN. -APRIL DATE: 8/04/2021

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer Question 1 and any other two questions in the answer booklet provided.
2. Do not write on your question papers. All rough work should be done in your answer booklet.
3. Clearly indicate which question you are answering.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5. Edit your work for language and grammar errors.
6. Follow all the instructions in the answer booklet

SECTION A (COMPULSORY) TOTAL MARKS FOR THIS SECTION IS 30.

1. Define the following term :
a) Analog System (2 Marks)
b) Digital System (2 Marks)
c) Read Only Memory (2 Marks)
d) Random Access Memory (2 Marks)
e) logic gate (2 Marks)
2. Draw the analog and digital signals symbols and state at least four difference between the two
(4 Marks)
3. Convert the following from Decimal to Octal and Hexadecimal Respectively
a) 232 (3 Marks)
b) 501 (3 Marks)
 4. Define what is an input device and an output device and for each give at least four examples
(4 Marks)
5. Draw truth table of EXOR gate (2 Marks)
6. Convert the following from Decimal to Hexadecimal
a) 2343 (2Marks)
b) 512 (2 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
1.
a) Draw the computer architecture (5 Marks)
b) Briefly discuss the main components of the computer architecture (5 Marks)

2. State the functions of the following

a) Central Processing Unit (2 Marks)
b) Control Unit (2 Marks)
c) Arithmetic and Logic Unit (2 Marks)
d) Memory (2 Marks)
e) Computer Bus (2 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
1. Draw a NAND gate symbols and its equivalent Truth Table (4 Marks)
2. Explain the following types of Boolean Laws
a) Commutative Law (2 Marks)
b) Distributive Law (2 Marks)
c) Associative Law (2 Marks)
d) Inversion (2 Marks)
e) Or Law (2 Marks)
3. Using a Truth table and their equivalent symbols show the difference between NAND and XOR gate
(6 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
4. Discuss at least eight applications of computers in different fields (7 Marks)
5. State at least EIGHT advantages and EIGHT disadvantages of a computer (7 Marks)
6. State the following Theory
a) De Morgans Theory (3 Marks)
b) K-Map (3 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20MARKS)
1. Discuss the categories of computer according to size and also types (6 Marks)
2. State at least FOUR difference between RAM and ROM (4 Marks)
3. Differentiate between primary storage and secondary storage and give at least three examples for each
(4 Marks)
4. Convert the following from hexadecimal to decimal
a) 15816 (3 Marks)
b) 61F16(3Marks)