INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Multiple Choices:

Q1. Computer crime is defined by:

1. AITP

2. SWAT

3. Both (a) & (b)

4. None of the above

Q2. Prototyping is sometimes called:

1. ASD

2. RSD

3. RAD

4. None of the above

Q3. Virtual reality is also called:

1. Computer-simulated reality

2. Neurons

3. Software robots

4. Telepresence

Q4. A trackball is a stationary device related to the:

1. Keyboard

2. Joystick

3. Mouse

4. All of the above

Q5. Hand-held microcomputer devices known as:

1. Personal digital assistance

2. Super computers

3. Both (a) & (b)

4. None of the above

Q6. KMS stands for:

1. Knowledge memory systems

2. Knowledge making system

3. Knowledge management systems

4. None of the above

Q7. A basic system component of information systems is:

1. Memory

2. Processing

3. Storage

4. All of the above

Q8. How many characters uses the MICR system?

1. 15 characters

Qb. 18 characters

1. 24 characters

2. 14 characters

Q9. EBCDIC stands for:

1. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

2. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Instruction Code

3. Extended Binary Coded Data Interchange Code

4. Electronic Binary Coded Data Interchange Code

5. The smallest element of data is called:

6. Byte

7. Bit

8. Giga byte

9. None of the above

Part Two:

1. Write a note on ‘Cache Memory’.

2. What do know about ‘Assembler’?

3. Write a note on ‘Optical Character Recognition’.

4. Explain the term ‘Electronic commerce’.

5. Why has eBay become such a successful and diverse online marketplace? Visit the eBay website to help you answer, and check out their many trading categories, specialty sites, international sites, and other features.

6. Why do you think eBay has become the largest online/offline seller of used cars, and the largest online seller of certain other products, like computers and photographic equipment?

7. Why have developments in IT helped to increase the value of the data resources of many companies?

8. How can companies use IT to meet the challenges of data resources security?

1. What potential security problems do you see in the increasing use of intranets and extranets in business? What might be done to solve such problems? Give several examples.

2. Suppose you are a manager being asked to develop e-business and e-commerce applications to gain a competitive advantage in an important market for your company. What reservations might you have about doing so? Why?