CONTROL ASSESSMENT OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF HARDWARE AND

SOFTWARE

INSTRUCTIONS: Attempt all questions. You are reminded of the necessity for good English and
orderly presentation in your answers.

I. CIRCUIT THEOREMS
1) In the circuit of Figure 1,Find the current io using nodal analysis. (15 mks)

2Ω v1 4Ω v2
Figure 1

+
io
30 V _
3io 3Ω 2A

2) Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit of the circuit shown in Fig. 2, to the left of the
terminals a-b. Then find the current through RL  6
II. Hardware and Software maintenance
1. What makes a computer a computer?
2. Differentiate between input and output device giving an example each
3. Define the following:
i. Hardware
ii. Software
iii. Firmware
3) What is the significance of the following abbreviations? 10 marks (1 mark each)
a) CPU
b) UPS
c) USB
d) ROM
e) EPROM
f) SMPS
g) BIOS

4. Which of the following is not true of software?

a. Software provides instructions to tell the computer’s hardware what to do
b. An operating system is a form of software.
c. Software can be touched and physically handled.
d. Applications are a form of software.

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