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FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION: 2019/2020
DEPT. OF OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT INFORNIATION SYSTEMS
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BA/BSc. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UGBS 303: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN MANAGEMENT (3 CREDITS)
TIIVIE ALLOVVED: 2 HOURS-30 MINUTES
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (100 marks)
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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Write your STUDENTS ID and the CAMPUS (City or Main) in the spaces provided
at the header of each page.
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You are required to answer all questions in the blank spaces provided
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QUESTION 1
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a)
‘
, also called a
, is a set of instructions and associated
documentation that tells a computer what to do or how to perform a task.
[4 marks]
b) Sets of programs designed to operate, control, and extend processing capabilities of the
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computer is known as a
c)
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use special software robots known as
build lists of the words found on millions of Web pages.
d) An expression that returns a value in Microsoft Excel is termed as
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to
[5 marks]
[3 marks]
are all Boolean words that allow someone to refme their search and are
powerful words for searching.
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[3 marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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QUESTION 2
Wanda borrowed $3,000 from a bank at an interest rate of 12% per year for a 2-year period.
Allocating Excel Cell A1 to the loan amount, A2 to the interest rate and A3 to the period (time),
answer the following questions:
a) Write an appropriate Excelfunction (PMI) to calculate the monthly payment.
[6 marks]
b) Using cell B2 for the monthly payment in a(i), write an appropriate Excel frmction to
calculate the interest paid at the end of the 2 years.[4
marks]
c) Write an appropriate Excel function to calculate the future value Mw) at the end of the 2
years.
[6 marks]
QUESTION 3
a) A waste management company in Accra is planning to upgrade from the traditional file
management system to a database management system. As a student who has studied
database systems, you are called upon to provide expert advice on the implementation of
the database management system. You are required to answer following questions:
i.
Distinguish between database and database management system.
[4 marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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Student H):
Campus (City or Main):
ii. State and briefly explain the THREE Q3) components of Microsoft Access database
management system.
[6 marks]
iii. State and explain FOUR Q4) functions of relational database management system.
[8 marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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Campus (City or Main):
Student ID:
b) Using defmitions and appropriate examples, compare and contrast the following terms as
used in database systems?
i.
Entities and Attributes as applied in database systems
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ii. Fields and Records as applied in database systems
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[3 marks]
iii. Primary keys and Foreign keys as applied in database systems
[3 marks]
iv. Relationshqrs and Referential Integrity as applied in Microsoft Access database
[3 marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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Student H):
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QUESTION 4
The spreadsheet table below shows the ICT scores for students at ABC high school in Ghana.
The columns, represented by Term 1, Term 2, Term 3 and Term 4 are the scores for each of the
term. Using the spreadsheet table, you are required to answer the subsequent questions that
follow:
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a) Write an Excel formula/function in cell F6 to compute the total yearly score of Nada.
[4 marks]
b) Write an Excel formula/function in cell G12 to compute Ahmed’s Average score.
[4 marks]
c) Write an Excel formula/function in cell G11 to count (COUNT) the termly scores of
all the students in the spreadsheet table.
[4 marks]
d) Write an Excel formula/function in cell G12 to coimt all the scores which exceed 20
from cell range B2:ElO.
[4 marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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Campus (City or Main):
QUESTION 5
a) Explain the following cell referencing strategies and give ONE (1] example each to reflect
your understanding of cell referencing.
i.
Relative cell reference
[5 marks]
ii.
Absolute cell reference
[5 marks]
iii.
Mixed cell reference
[5 marks]
b) As part ofthe effort to motivate sales agents to improve their daily sales, MaesTec Business
Solutions have decided to remunerate their agents based on their daily sales. Using cell A1
as the referencing cell for the daily sales, write an IF function to allocate the reward based
on the following conditions:
— Allocate 10 cedis
if an agent makes daily sales < 200 cedis
- Allocate 20 cedis if an agent makes daily sales from 200 - 299 cedis
- Allocate 30 cedis if an agent makes daily sales from 300 - 399 cedis
- Allocate 40 cedis if an agent makes daily sales >=40O
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[S marks]
Examiners: Dr. Acheampong Owusu and Dr. Emmanuel Awuni
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