NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: EDA 842 (2 CU)

ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS

TIME: 2 HOURS

      1. a)    What is the rationale for the application of Management Information System in   Nigerian schools?

b) What are the factors that must be considered in the design of Management Information System by school administrators?

c) In a tabular presentation discuss the challenges and solutions to Management Information System in Nigerian schools?

       2. a) With the aid of a labelled diagram describe in details the functional parts of a Central Processing Unit.

            b) i. Describe the term input devices

                ii. Mention and describe any FOUR input devices.

3. a)  Write short notes on the following: i) Hard disks ii) Software iii) Data processing

iv) Text formatting v) Microsoft Excel.

b) What are the steps to take in order to align a text?

4. a)  Explain the concept of Data Base Management System.

     b) Describe data base and highlight its different components.

     c) In a sequential order indicate the steps that must be taken in order to present the following students scores in different subjects on  a pie chart: Physics 60, Biology 69, Chemistry 55, Geography 70, Mathematics 80, English Language 78, Commerce 48, Economics 50