I.T. July 2013
I.T. July 2013
9. These people are responsible for the day-to-day data processing in the average
business:
A. Management B. Clerical C. Professional D. Consultants E. Technical Workers
workers and workers
service
workers
13. A technique for quickly building a functioning model of the information system using
rapid application development tools is called:
A. modeling B. information C. querying D. transactions E. prototyping
system processing
activities
14. The following storage units are listed in order of increasing size.
16. The process of creating small stable data structures from complex groups of data
when designing a relational database called __________________________.
A. Data Structure B. Normalization C. Tables
17. Data that has been manipulated so it is useful to someone by telling them something
they don't already know or confirming something that they suspect is called:
A. Data B. data flow C. information
18. Which of the following is a simple horizontal bar chart that depicts project tasks
against a calendar?
A. PERT chart B. Bar chart C. Project D. Line chart E. Gantt char
chart
21. The on-going maintenance of a system(s) after it has been placed into operation,
including program maintenance and system improvements is called:
A. systems B. systems support C. systems D. systems
planning design implementation
22. Which of the following fact-finding techniques provides the systems analyst with the
greatest opportunity to probe for more feedback from an individual?
A. Observation B. questionnaires C. Interviews
24. The process of converting a message into meaningless text for security is called ___.
A. Encoding B. Encryption C. Decryption
25. The use of digital technologies such as electronic funds transfer, credit cards, smart
cards, debit cards and internet-based payment systems to pay for products and
services electronically called _______________.
A. E-commerce B. E-banking C. E-solution
Q4. (a) What is object oriented programming? How does it differ from conventional
software development? 5
(b) What criteria should be used when selecting software for the organization? 5
Q6. (a) What is the relationship between bandwidth and the transmission capacity of
a channel? 5
(b) What are intranets and extranets? How do they differ from the Web? 5
Q8. (a) What is outsourcing? Under what circumstances, should it be used for
building information system? 5
(b) What do we mean by information system failure? 5
(c) What is a decision-support system (DSS)? How does is differ from a
management information system (MIS)? 5
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