Q1. MS Excel contains —– which are used to record data in the form of rows and columns.
a. spreadsheets
b. Peer-to-peer
c. Physical topology, logical topology
d. None of these
Answer
a. spreadsheets
Q2. An operating system turns a programming language into the machine’s language.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q3. Which of the following is not a cross-platform software package?
a. Kingsoft Office
b. Microsoft Office
c. Libre Office
d. Open Office
Answer
Microsoft Office
Q4. A printer can be shared by multiple computers in a computer network.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q5. In —– network, all computers are at par with each other i.e. they are considered equal.
a. Physical topology, logical topology
b. intranet, internet
c. Peer-to-peer
d. None of these
Answer
c. Peer-to-peer
Q6. In which of the following topology, every subsequent device acts as a repeater to keep the signal strong as it travels.
a. Mesh
b. Bus
c. Star
d. Ring
Answer
Ring
Q7. For two Bluetooth devices to be able to communicate with each other they need not be Bluetooth enabled.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q8. —– deals with the arrangement of physical components in a network whereas —– deals with the path that data signals take through the physical topology
a. intranet, internet
b. Physical topology, logical topology
c. Information, data
d. None of these
Answer
b. Physical topology, logical topology
Q9. Which of the following layer is not present in TCP/IP network model”
a. Internet Layer
b. Link Layer
c. Physical Layer
d. Application Layer
Answer
c. Physical Layer
Q10. Every computer in —– and —– is recognised by a unique address called as its IP address
a. Information, data
b. valid, transaction
c. intranet, internet
d. None of these
Answer
c. intranet, internet
Q11. Vendors and suppliers of an organisation can have access to the intranet of the organization
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q12. The main difference between data and information is that information is raw whereas data is processed.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q13. —– is organised, structured, and derived by processing data collected from various sources.
a. Information
b. valid, transaction
c. Journaling
d. None of these
Answer
a. Information
Q14. Which of the following is not a type of database?
a. Multimedia database
b. Deductive database
c. Temporal database
d. Temperate database
Answer
d. Temperate database
Q15. Temporal databases can be developed depending on two timing constraints: —– time and —– time.
a. Journaling, information
b. Relations, controling
c. valid, transaction
d. None of these
Answer
c. valid, transaction
Q16. A mobile database is similar to a distributed database system, where the centralised servers are updated on the basis of two processes, namely, the replication process and the synchronised process.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q17. Physical independence of database signifies that the conceptual level can be edited without disrupting the physical level.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q18. Which of the following is not a component of DBMS?
a. Data Integrity
b. Data Definition Subsystem
c. Data Manipulation Subsystem
d. Data Administration Subsystem
Answer
a. Data Integrity
Q19. —–involves keeping a log of all the updates made to a database to avoid data loss in case of system failure.
a. Relations
b. Journaling
c. MIS
d. None of these
Answer
b. Journaling
Q20. In the relational model, data is organised and represented using tables, which are also called —–.
a. MIS
b. Relations
c. software/hardware, internal/external
d. None of these
Answer
b. Relations
Q21. The network model allows each record to have multiple parent and child records.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q22. The TPS comes under the knowledge support category.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q23. The management support category contains ESS, —– and DSS.
a. software/hardware, internal/external
b. MIS
c. Organising, controlling
d. None of these
Answer
b. MIS
Q24. Which of the following does not fall under the category of knowledge support?
a. Business Intelligence
b. Office Information System
c. KMS
d. None of these
Answer
d. None of these
Q25. The most important information processes of a TPS are gathering and storing data.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q26. Which of the following is not a feature of a TPS?
a. Rapid response
b. Reliability
c. Slow response
d. Inflexibility
Answer
c. Slow response
Q27. ECS tools consist of the Internet, groupware, different—–, and —– networks.
a. Organising, controlling
b. Financial, data
c. software/hardware, internal/external
d. None of these
Answer
c. software/hardware, internal/external
Q28. MSS enhances the decision-making power of management by checking “what if” scenarios to determine the best use of manpower.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q29. EISs are usually custom made for a particular client group keeping in mind their specific requirements.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q30. Management is the process of planning, —–, directing, and —–the resources of an organisation to obtain business objectives effectively.
a. Organising, controlling
b. Financial, data
c. Knowledge, Information
d. None of these
Answer
a. Organising, controlling
Q31. Which of the following is not a category of decision?
a. Structured/operational decision
b. Structured/managerial decision
c. Semi-structured/managerial decision
d. Unstructured decision/strategic level decision
Answer
b. Structured/managerial decision
Q32. Which of the following is not a popular functional area of a business organisation?
a. Purchase information system
b. Marketing information system
c. Financial information system
d. Human resources information system
Answer
a. Purchase information system
Q33. —– information system is a part of an organisational MIS.
a. Financial
b. Knowledge
c. Multi-module
d. None of these
Answer
a. Financial
Q34. Human resource information system delivers information on production and operation activities of an organisation.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q35. Expert systems use AI to solve problems within a specialised domain.
a. True
b. False
Answer
a. True
Q36. The summarised information on a specific subject is called —– on that subject.
a. Multi-module
b. Control
c. Knowledge
d. None of these
Answer
c. Knowledge
Q37. Which of the following methods in knowledge acquisition involves open and closed-ended questions to be answered?
a. Interview Method
b. Protocol Method
c. Questionnaire Method
d. Expert Opinion
Answer
c. Questionnaire Method
Q38. Integrated systems need not grow with the growth of an organisation.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
Q39. ERP is a —– application that integrates the activities of different departments such as production, finance, human resource, and marketing.
a. Control
b. Multi-module
c. 1970s
d. None of these
Answer
b. Multi-module
Q40. MySAP ERP is an open source ERP package.
a. True
b. False
Answer
b. False
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