062-MIS105-QUIZ01

 

True/False

 

1. Basic working principles of Humans and Computers are very similar.

ANS: T

 

2. A problem which computers can solve is at least composed of 3 components.

ANS: T

 

3. An information system is not supposed to read new information.

ANS: F

 

4. The information system without computers is expected to be more secure as compared with a computerized information  system.

ANS: T

 

5. A spreadsheet of numbers created in Microsoft Excel is an example of ‘Software’ component.

ANS: F

 

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

1. Which two of the following components of Information Systems are very similar in nature?

  1. Data-People
  2. Procedures – Software
  3. Software – Hardware
  4. None of the above

ANS: B

 

2. A complete information processing cycle is composed of at least______ steps.

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. None of the above

ANS: B

 

                        3. Suppose a computer is solving a simple averaging problem (taking an average of three numbers). What represents a software in this particular example?

A.     Three numbers

B.     The result of the average

C.     The averaging formula

D.     None of the above

ANS: C

 

4. Which of the following document file can be created with Notepad program?

A.     A document having pictures

B.     A document having text and numbers without any heading styles or colors

C.     A document having text and numbers with heading styles or colors

D.     None of the above

ANS: B

 

5. Which of the following is an example of a specialized application program?

A.     Microsoft Word

B.     Microsoft Visio

C.     Microsoft Internet Explorer

D.     Microsoft Outlook

ANS: B

 

6. CBT is an emerging approach for learning and training. The full form for CBT is ___________

A.     Computer Based Training

B.     Computer Based Tutorials

C.     Computer Based Text

D.     None of the above

ANS: A

 

7. Which one of the following is the biggest disadvantage of Web based applications?

A.     Your data can easily be lost

B.     You are much dependant on your Internet connection

C.     Your hardware can easily be destroyed

D.     Your data privacy is affected

ANS: D

 

                        8. Some popular browsing software, available in the market can be named as ____________

A.     MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint.

B.     MacOS, Windows 98, Windows NT.

C.     Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Hot Java.

D.     None of the above.

ANS: C

 

9. _________ allows for a simpler and cheaper computing system.

A.     Big size hard disks

B.     Web based applications

C.     Applications locally installed on the hard disk

D.     Very high speed processors

ANS: B

 

10. The software class which directly satisfies the end-user needs is termed as __________

A.     Application Software

B.     Specialized System Software

C.     System Software

D.     all of the above

ANS: A