Accounting 2nd year IS mid exam

Rift valley university laga xafo campus accounting 2nd year fundamental of information
system mid exam time given 40”

Name ____________________________________ ID No_____________ devision _________

I. Say true if the statement is correct and false if the statement is incorrect.(1pt each)
1. Information is streams of raw facts representing events occurring in organizations.
2. Information system is not support an organization.
3. One person’s information is another person’s data.
4. The entire program used in the computer to perform specific task is called software.
5. The validity of the information relates to the purpose of the information.
6. Cohesion is a measure of the internal strength of a module.
II. Choose the letter with correct answer. (1pt each)
7. Which one is not the component of information system?
A. Hardware B. software C. people D. network E. all
8. Transistor circuitry used in ________________
A. First generation B. second generation C. third generation D. all
9. _____________ is the protection of information from theft or damage.
A. Computer security B. IT security C. Threat D. A and B
10. Which one is odd?
A. Plotter B. scanner C. joystick D. none
11. The following are system software except?
A. Unix/Linux B. compiler C. interpreter D. micro soft word
12. __________ is the information needed by top most management for long term decision
making.
A. Managerial information C strategic information
B. operational information D. none
13. Which one of the following is not secondary storage ?.
A. Zip disc B. USB memory stick C. ROM D. all E. none
14. ______________ are knowledge representation describes the way an expert would
approach to solve the problem
A. Expert System and Artificial Intelligence B. TPS C. MIS D. DSS

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15. ___________self explanatory , A report is said to be of good quality if it does not require
further analysis by the recipients for decision making.
A. Completeness B. explicitness C. timelines D. validity
III. Short answer (2pt each)
16. Write the three types of CPU and their function.
17. Write the difference b/n ROM and RAM.
18. Define the application software and system software with example.
19. Write and explain the information system activities.
20. Write and explain at least four character of a system.

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