UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL PUNJAB

UCP Business School

Faculty of Management Sciences
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER
Course Title: Applications of Information and Communication Technologies
Course Code: ICT101-S25-BBA-F24-BB2C
Course Instructor: ASMAFinal Term Examination
Section: BB2C 
Program: BBA Day and Date: Monday, 4/08/2025
Objective Subjective Practical
Time Allowed: 20 Minutes Venue: CL 403 Marks: 15

Program Learning Outcomes: Course Objectives: Course Learning Outcomes:

PLO2 CO2, CO3 CLO3, CLO4

Instructions for students:
a) Each question has four options. Select the most appropriate answer.
b) Avoid overwriting or marking multiple answers for a single question unless directed.
c) Your paper will be marked as ZERO, if involved in any kind of cheating.
d) Question Paper is compulsorily to be returned, attached on top of the Answer Sheet.
To be filled-in, by the student
Student’s Full Name: Student Registration number:

Student’s Signature: Attached Answer Sheet number:

To be filled-in, by the administration

Vetted and approved:

Signature of Course Instructor Signature and Stamp/Head of Department

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Question # 1: Circle the correct option. (15 Marks)
1. You need to store a large dataset of customer details in Excel, ensuring each entry is
unique. Which feature would help you enforce this?
a) Conditional Formatting
b) Data Validation with A Custom Rule
c) Sort & Filter
d) None of Above
2. In Excel, what does the "Merge & Center" feature do?
a) Combines multiple cells and centers the text
b) Moves text to the center of a single cell
c) Deletes the contents of multiple cells
d) Combines rows into a single row
3. Which of the following tools allows you to organize and summarize data in Excel?
a) Conditional Formatting
b) Data Validation
c) Sort & Filter
d) Pivot Table
4. Which formula calculates the total of cells A1 through A10?
a) =COUNT(A1:A10)
b) =TOTAL(A1:A10)
c) =SUM(A1:A10)
d) =ADD(A1:A10)
5. Which Excel feature allows you to create forecasts based on historical data?
a) Forecast Sheet
b) Data Validation
c) Scenario Manager
d) Conditional Formatting
6. What is the main purpose of Copilot in Microsoft 365?
a) Automating email responses
b) Providing cloud storage
c) Assisting users by integrating AI capabilities into Microsoft Office tools
d) Managing data validation

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7. Which of the following improves the quality of responses from ChatGPT?
a) Using short, unclear prompts
b) Crafting clear, specific prompts
c) Repeating the same prompt multiple times
d) Including unrelated information in prompts
8. What will be the output of the formula =IF(A1>A2, A1-A2, "Value is less or equal")
if A1=15 and A2=20?
a) 5
b) 5
c) "Value is less or equal"
d) Error
9. What is the primary benefit of using prompt engineering for tools like ChatGPT?
a) It ensures that the AI generates accurate and relevant responses.
b) It ensures that the AI generates accurate and relevant responses.
c) It reduces the size of the model used by AI.
d) It simplifies the interface of AI tools.
10. Which of the following best describes the role of AI in business?
a) Enhancing data entry speed
b) Automating repetitive tasks and providing insights
c) Replacing all human employees
d) Limiting innovation to a single industry
11. What does AI stand for?
a) Automated Information
b) Artificial Intelligence
c) Advanced Input
d) Augmented Interaction
12. In Excel, a slicer is used with which tool?
a) What-If Analysis
b) Conditional Formatting
c) Pivot Table
d) Data Validation

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13. Which Excel function is used to find the largest value in a range of cells?
a) AVERAGE
b) MAX
c) SUM
d) MIN
14. Which Excel tool is used to test different scenarios by changing input values?
a) Conditional Formatting
b) Goal Seek
c) Scenario Manager
d) Data Validation
15. ChatGPT provides incorrect information in a response. What should you do?
a) Immediately discard the tool.
b) Restart the AI model
c) Provide a more detailed and precise prompt to correct the output.
d) Use the response as-is.

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 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL PUNJAB
UCP Business School
Faculty of Management Sciences
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER
Course Title: Applications of Information and Communication Technologies
Course Code: ICT101-S25-BBA-F24-BB2C

Final Term Examination

Objective Subjective  Practical
Course Instructor: ASMA

Section: BB2C Program: BBA Day and Date: Monday, 4/8/2025

Time Allowed: 60 Minutes Venue: Marks: 45

Program Learning Outcomes: Course Objectives: Course Learning Outcomes:

PLO2 CO2, CO3 CLO3, CLO4

Instructions for students:
a) Question Paper is SELF EXPLANATORY. Understanding the Question Paper is part of
Solution. Solve subjective part on the answer sheet provided separately.
b) Your paper will be marked as ZERO, if involved in any kind of cheating.
c) Question Paper is compulsorily to be returned, attached on top of the Answer Sheet.
To be filled-in, by the student
Student’s Full Name: Student Registration number:

Student’s Signature: Attached Answer Sheet number:

To be filled-in, by the administration

Vetted and approved:

Signature of Course Instructor Signature and Stamp/Head of Department

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Question # 2: Short Answer Questions (15 × 3 = 45 Marks)
a) Describe two common uses of Excel in business data.
b) List three formatting options in excel used to enhance worksheet appearance?

c) Explain the difference between IF and nested IF statements in Excel and their usage
d) Explain the concept of conditional formatting in Excel.
e) What is the purpose of LOOKUP’S in Excel, describe the functions that’s exists and the difference
between them?
f) How can relative and absolute references be used in formulas?
g) How does data validation improve data accuracy?
h) What is the role of What if analysis in Excel. Describe its function and their purposes.
i) Provide two advantages of cloud based spreadsheets over desktop version
j) How do charts enhance data visualization? Provide an example.
k) How can AI tools like ChatGPT can be integrated into everyday business tasks?
l) Explain Consider the following formulas in Excel:
a. =A1 + B1
b. =$A$1 + B1
c. =A$1 + B$1

d. Question:

e. What type of cell reference is used in each formula?

f. If you copy these formulas from row 1 to row 2, how will the references change in
each case
m) What is the purpose of Google Gemini?
n) What is Artificial Intelligence, and why is it significant in business?
o) List two benefits of using Microsoft Copilot

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 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL PUNJAB
UCP Business School
Faculty of Management Sciences
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER
Course Title: Applications of Information and Communication Technologies
Course Code: ICT101-S25-BBA-F24-BB2C

Final Term Examination

Objective Subjective Practical 

Course Instructor: ASMA

Section: BB2C Program: BBA Day and Date: Monday, 7/7/2025

Time Allowed: 70 Minutes Venue: Marks: 30

Program Learning Outcomes: Course Objectives: Course Learning Outcomes:

PLO2 CO2, CO3 CLO3, CLO4

Instructions for students:
a) Question Paper is SELF EXPLANATORY. Understanding the Question Paper is part of
Solution. Solve subjective part on the answer sheet provided separately.
b) Your paper will be marked as ZERO, if involved in any kind of cheating.
c) Question Paper is compulsorily to be returned, attached on top of the Answer Sheet.
To be filled-in, by the student
Student’s Full Name: Student Registration number:

Student’s Signature: Attached Answer Sheet number:

To be filled-in, by the administration

Vetted and approved:

Signature of Course Instructor Signature and Stamp/Head of Department

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Question # 3: Spreadsheet Basics (30 Marks)

Instructions:
Step 1: Enter data
o Open Microsoft Excel
o Create a new spreadsheet and name it "Sales Data"
o Add the following columns:
 Product Name
 Unit Sold
 Unit price
 Revenue
 Discount
 Final Amount
o Enter sample data for at least 8 products, with at least 2 products in each category.
o Save the file as sales_data_regid.xlsx.
Step 2: Apply Formula and Formatting
o Revenue = Unit Sold * Unit Price
o Final Amount = Revenue – (Revenue * Discount %)
o Format Revenue and Final Amount as currency
o Apply conditional formatting to:
 Highlight rows where units sold > 100 (green fill)
 Highlight rows where discount > 20% (red fil
o Perform the following:
 Center-align the column name.
 Apply bold formatting to all column headers.
 Merge the first row to create a title: "Sales Data" and apply a colored fill.
Step 3: Sorting and Custom
o Sort the data by Final Amount in descending order.
o Add a new column labeled Tax (10%) using relative references.
o Create a Net Amount coloum and fill in data as
o Net Amount = Final Amount - Tax
Use relative references to calculate tax for all rows.
Step 4: Visualizations
o Insert a column Pie Chart for Product vs Revenue
Step 5: Pivot Table and Slicer
o Insert a pivot table from your dataset on a new sheet
 Show Category in Rows
 Show Product name in Columns
 Show total revenue and total Fianl Amount in Values
o Add a slicer for category to filter between different categories
o Add a slicer for Product name to change jump to any product row across all categories.

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Q1: Data Import, Cleaning, Analysis & Visualization (10 Marks)
Instructions:
You are working as a data analyst at a retail analytics firm. Your manager wants you to load external sales
data, clean it, perform transformations, analyze trends, and present a clear visual and summarized report.
https://people.sc.fsu.edu/~jburkardt/data/csv/hw_200.csv
Step 1: Import Data from Web
Step 2: Clean and Transform Data
Load the data and transform the data according to the following
o Any empty rows or irrelevant columns
o Duplicate records if any
o Apply consistent formatting to all columns
Create new calculated columns:
o BMI = Weight (kg) / (Height (m))² (ensure correct unit conversion if height is in inches and
weight is in pounds)
o Category using IF formula:
 BMI < 18.5 → "Underweight"
 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 → "Normal"
 25 ≤ BMI < 30 → "Overweight"
 BMI ≥ 30 → "Obese"
Step 3: Visualize the Data
Create the following charts on a new sheet called Charts:
o A Histogram or Column Chart showing the distribution of BMI Categories
o A Scatter Plot of Height vs. Weight
o A Pie Chart for percentage share of each BMI Category
Add:
 Data labels
 Axis titles
 Chart title for each chart
 Legend (where applicable)

Step 4: Summary with Pivot Table

Create a sheet called Summary_Analysis.
Insert a Pivot Table to show:
 Rows: BMI Category
 Values:
o Count of records
o Average Height
o Average Weight
o Average BMI
Insert a Slicer for BMI Category.
Apply filters to interactively explore the results.

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