Open University of Mauritius

BSc (HONS) APPLIED INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY WITH SPECIALISATION [OUbs017]

EXAMINATIONS FOR: May/June 2014 – Semester 1

MODULE: Advanced Office Automation [OUbs017113]

DURATION: 2 HOURS

READING TIME: 10 Minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 6 questions
2. Answer ANY FOUR questions
3. Always start a new question on a fresh page.
4. Total marks: 100.

This question paper contains 6 questions and 3 pages.

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 ATTEMPT ANY FOUR (4) OUT OF THE SIX (6) QUESTIONS.

All questions carry equal marks (25 marks).

Question 1

Microsoft has recently introduced its latest Office Software known as Microsoft Office
365.

(a) Elaborate on the characteristics of this new software.

[10 marks]

(b) Mention three advantages that you consider a business would get with the
software. Elaborate on these points.
[3 x 5 marks]

Question 2

(a) PivotTables constitute an important element in spreadsheet processing. Elaborate

on four improvements now available in the latest Microsoft Excel Software
regarding PivotTables.
[10 marks]

(b) Picture editing tools are now also available in Excel. Elaborate on three features
of such tools that are present in the latest Microsoft Excel Software.

[3 x 5 marks]

Question 3

(a) What does Visual Basic Script (VBScript) mean?

[5 marks]

(b) Elaborate on five differences between JavaScript and VBScript.

[5 x 4 marks]

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Question 4

(a) What are the general objectives of Cloud Computing?

[10 marks]

(b) Elaborate on three service models of Cloud Applications

[3 x 5 marks]

Question 5

(a) There exist different types of clouds’ infrastructure. Describe three such types.

[3 x 4 marks]

(b) (i) What is a backup strategy/policy?

[3 marks]

(ii) What are the features of a good backup strategy?

[4 marks]

(c) In planning backups what are the three criteria to consider?

[6 marks]

Question 6

(a) How is the utility software different from the other software?
[5 marks]

(b) Elaborate on 4 different types of utility software.

[4 x 2 marks]

(c) Elaborate on the difference between a Disk Compression software and a Disk
Defragmenter Software.
[12 marks]

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