a) \(\left| q \right| = \left| {\frac{1}{2}} \right| < 1\)
b) \(\begin{array}{l}{S_n} = {u_1} + {u_2} + ... + {u_n} = {u_1}.\frac{{1 - {q^n}}}{{1 - q}} = 1.\frac{{1 - {{\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)}^n}}}{{1 - \frac{1}{2}}} = 2 - 2.{\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)^n}\\ \Rightarrow \lim {S_n} = \lim \left[ {2 - 2.{{\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)}^n}} \right] = \lim 2 - 2\lim {\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)^n} = 2\end{array}\)