HICT131_ASSIGNMENT.pdf

ACAD20 ____________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSMENT : ASSIGNMENT MODULE DESCRIPTION : ICT FUNDAMENTALS 131 MODULE CODE :...

ACAD20 ____________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSMENT : ASSIGNMENT MODULE DESCRIPTION : ICT FUNDAMENTALS 131 MODULE CODE : HICT131 FACULTY : FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES QUALIFICATION : HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN ICT USER SUPPORT QUALIFICATION CODE : HCICT DUE DATE : 09 MAY 2024 (12H00 MID-DAY) TOTAL MARKS : 100 PAGES : 4 (Including the cover page) ADDENDUMS : NONE EXAMINER/S : MR. RP NDHLOVU MR. SC NDLOVU MODERATOR/S : MR. A MAKOME INSTRUCTIONS: THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF THREE (4) QUESTIONS.  READ THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER STRICTLY AS INDICATED.  NUMBER ALL QUESTIONS CLEARLY AND CORRECTLY.  INCORRECT NUMBERING AND ILLEGIBLE WRITING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MARKING.  WRITE NEATLY AND CLEARLY.  WRITE YOUR NAME AND STUDENT NUMBER CLEARLY ON ALL ANSWERING PAPERS  10% DEDUCTION FOR LATE SUBMISSION PER DAY  THE ASSIGNMENT SHOULD TYPED AND PRINTED ( SUBMIT A HARD COPY)  THE GENERAL UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RULES PERTAINING TO WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS APPLY TO THIS ASSESSMENT. DO NOT TURN THE PAGE BEFORE TOLD TO DO SO ASSIGNMENT 2024 MODULE CODE: HICT131 Question 1 (25 Marks) Suppose you a computer technician and a client brought overheats and keep on restarting due to the excessive amount of heat caused in the motherboard. You checked the power supply with a power supply tester, the tester shows that power supply is OK. However, when you check the temperature of the CPU, you notice that the CPU is at 67 degrees Celsius. Use this information to answer questions 2.1. 1.1 What are two(2) devices would you change or upgrade to correct the temperature of the (2) CPU 1.2 What does the term CPU stands for? (1) 1.3 What are two(2) major brands of CPU in the market today? (2) 1.4 A CPU has five(5) major units responsible data processing, describe what each unit (10) performs 1.5 Explain the differences between RAM and CPU cache. (4) 1.6 List Three (3) IT Roles. (3) 1.7 List Three (3) qualities of a good technician. (3) Question 2 (26 Marks) 2.1 List four (4) types of printers (4) 2.2 Discuss the differences between the printers you listed in question 4.1 (8) 2.3 What is the difference between application software and operating system software (4) 2.4 Explain the difference between a local and a network printer. (4) 2.5 Discuss three (3) ways in which a wireless printer can be connected. (6) Page 1 of 3 ASSIGNMENT 2024 MODULE CODE: HICT131 Question 3 (29 Marks) Use the below picture to answer the questions that follow. 3.1 Mention the name of the green board? (1) 3.2 List eight(8) internal components that are missing in the green board for making a (8) complete internal computer components 3.3 Explain the purpose of each of the components that you mentioned in question 5.1.1) (16) 3.4 List any four (4) qualities of a good technician. (4) Page 2 of 3 ASSIGNMENT 2024 MODULE CODE: HICT131 Question 4 (20 marks) 4.1 What are the differences between hardware and firmware? (4) 4.2 Explain two (2) factors that make UEFI different from BIOS. (4) 4.3 Explain two(2) types of hard disk technology in the market today (4) 4.4 Mention any two (2) main functions of all Operating Systems (2) 4.5 Discuss three(3) options in which a Microsoft Operating System can be (6) installed ____________________________________END___________________________________ Page 3 of 3