UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2015/2016
EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS/ INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
DBIT303 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS
DATE: AUGUST 2016 TIME: 1½HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Any THREE Questions.
QUESTION ONE
(a) Describe five features of high level programming languages (10 Marks)
(b) Distinguish between the following terms as applied in programming providing an example in
each case:
(i) Relational operators and arithmetic operators
(ii) User defined function and inbuilt function (6 Marks)
(c)Define the following terms as used in programming: – (4 Marks)
(i) Header file
(ii) Comments
(iii)Variable
(iv)Function
QUESTION TWO
(a)Differentiate between a structure and a union (2 Marks)
(b)List and briefly describe three types of errors in programming giving a suitable example in
each case (6 Marks)
(c) Describe two types of documentation in programming (4 Marks)
(d) (i)Using an example, give the syntax of declaring a one dimension array (3 Marks)
(ii) The following matrix represents DBIT 303 Exam scores for 2 students in 4 units:
Required:-initialize the above scores in a two dimensional array (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a)The Marks obtained by a student in 4 different subjects are input through the keyboard. The
average score is then calculated. The student gets a grade as per the following grading criteria:-
Mark Grade
Note: any average below 0 or above 100 is wrong
Required: Write a program using && logical operators to determine and display the grade
obtained by the student (10 Marks)
(b) List and briefly explain the seven steps involved while developing C programs (7 Marks)
(c) Outline three factors that make C program popular amongst many computer programmers
(3 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a)Write appropriate C statements for:-
(i) Incrementing a variable number by 1 (2 Marks)
(ii) Setting up a constant PIE as 3.14 using the define preprocessor (2 Marks)
(b) Explain the role of the following functions in C programming:-
(i) main() (2 Marks)
(ii) printf() (2 Marks)
(iii)scanf() (2 Marks)
(c) List and briefly explain five factors you would consider while selecting a programming
language (8 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
(a) Write a pseudocode algorithm for a program to read the values firstnumber, secondnumber
and thirdnunmber and display the value of Y
Given that Y=firstnumber x secondnumber x thirdnumber. (6 Marks)
(b) Using examples, explain the difference between a while loop and a do while loop. (6 Marks)
(c) Write a C program that prompts the user to enter His/ Her first name, second name and last
name. The program should then display the user entered three names (8 Marks)
