Computer interview questions – page 33

The main difference in operation between an if statement and a while statement is that the

1. Conditional expression following the key board is evaluated differently
2. While loop body is executed
3. Body of the while statement may be executed many times, the body of the if statement only once
4. All of these

Declaring variables is advantageous because it

1. Simplifies the writing of very short programs
2. Helps the liner work efficiently
3. Avoids error from misspelled variable names
4. All of these

Which among the following accomplish legal and historical record-keeping and gathers information for the planning and control of business operations.

1. Accounting information systems
2. Online accounting system
3. Order processing
4. Online HRM systems

Provide ad hoc, interactive for decision making. The best fit will be

1. Decision support systems
2. Management information system
3. Management support systems
4. Enterprise collaboration systems

Includes acquisition testing, training and conversion to a new system

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Implementation process
4. Computer industry

Strategic is planning should develop a blueprint for information technology in a company that specifies a technology platform applications portfolio, data resources, and IT organization structure is

1. Application
2. Information technology architecture
3. Business systems planning
4. Critical success factors

The most difficult problem with co-processors is

1. Keeping all processors busy
2. Managing shared resources
3. Finding suitable applications
4. Cost

Opportunity for misuse when

1. Program written by one user and used by another user
2. Program written by one user
3. Program used by another user
4. None of these

Main motto of CAP system is

1. System provides him with no library of procedures to be used
2. Use of software capability has allowed them to relative considerable economics in formulating and implementing protection policies
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

Resources are managed

1. By sophisticated locking mechanisms
2. More easily with multiple processors
3. By only one processor
4. With each processor equally

Control-unit busy

1. Can be prevented with more devices
2. Can be prevented by reducing the paging rate
3. Shows the availability of the path of devices
4. Is the same as device busy

Multiple processor configurations

1. Are very efficient, but only on some applications
2. Work equally well on all applications
3. Are less efficient than scalar configurations
4. Are more efficient than scalar configurations

Applications

1. Must usually be re-complied to use multiple processors
2. Can always be made efficient on multiple processors
3. Immediately run on multiple processors
4. Cannot run on multiple processors

Seeks analysis is

1. Only shown on real-time displays
2. Used for analyzing control-unit busy problems
3. Used for analyzing device busy problems
4. Used for analyzing paging problems

The most common security failure is

1. Depending on passwords
2. Carelessness by users
3. Too much emphasis on preventing physical access
4. Insufficient technology used to prevent breaches

Trojan-Horse programs

1. Usually are immediately discovered
2. Really do not usually work
3. Are hacker programs that do not show up on the system
4. Are legitimate programs that allow unauthorized access

To protect system, there is how many levels of security level?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Lowest level of security system is

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

The security of a system can be improved by

1. Audit log
2. Threat monitoring
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of these

How many capabilities in CAP?

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

CAP is

1. Simple and greater power than that of hydra
2. Complex and less powerful than that of hydra
3. Simpler and less powerful than that of hydra
4. None of these

Managers now have a lot of information, processing power, and responsibility for information systems

1. Impact of IT on management
2. Impact of IT on organization
3. Information systems
4. Operations and management

Intranets use Web browser and servers, TCP/IP client/server networks, hypermedia databases at networked web sites, and so on. The best fit will be

1. Applications of intranets
2. Intranet technology resources
3. Intranets
4. Extranets

Information systems can help a business develop electronic links its customers and suppliers in

1. Value chain
2. Inter organizational information systems
3. Building a strategic IT platform
4. Developing a strategic information base

Replacing mainframe-based systems with client/server network. The best fit will be

1. Downsizing
2. Legacy systems
3. Network computing
4. Ethical dimensions of IT

Maintenance, conversion, training and business position are examples. Select one answer

1. System testing
2. Conversion methods
3. End user resistance
4. IS service

Extranets can facilitate and strengthen the collaboration between a company and its business partners are

1. Applications of extranet
2. Business value of extranets
3. Business value of intranets
4. Calendaring and scheduling

Global telecommunications networks like the internet more data across the national boundaries is example of

1. Transborder data flows
2. Systems development
3. System flows
4. All of these

Include management information, decision support, and executive information systems. The best fit will be

1. Decision support systems
2. Management information system
3. Management support systems
4. Enterprise collaboration systems

Analyzing the effect of changing variables and relationship and manipulating a mathematical model. The best fit will be

1. Sensitivity analysis
2. Goal-seeking analysis
3. What if analysis
4. Analyzing modeling