1.

Batch processing
A. Is not used by most businesses because it reduces the audit trail.
B. Processes individual transactions as they occur.
C. Allows users to inquire about groups of information contained in the system.
D. Accumulates transaction records into groups for processing against the
master file.

Transaction processing systems frequently support the inquiry of online database

users. Inquiry processing includes all of the following characteristics except that
A. Either batch or real-time processing may be used.
B. It is dependent on the use of telecommunication networks and database
management query languages.
C. Responses are in a prespecified format display on the end user’s terminal.
D. End users are allowed to make changes to the records retrieved.

Which one of the following systems best characterizes a decision support system
(DSS)?
A. Interactive system.
B. Transaction processing system (TPS).
C. Database management system (DBMS).
D. Spreadsheet system.

Microsoft Windows is an example of which component of information systems?

What was invented first, the personal computer or the Internet?
The Internet was activated in 1969; the personal computer was introduced in 1975.

Suppose that you had to explain to a member of your family or one of your closest friends the
concept of an information system. How would you define it? Write a one-paragraph
description in your own words that you feel would best describe an information system to your
friends or family.

We all interact with various information systems every day: at the grocery store, at work, at
school, even in our cars (at least some of us). Make a list of the different information systems
you interact with every day. See if you can identify the technologies, people, and processes
involved in making these systems work
Classify the following into hardware and software?

i). Spread Sheet ii). Mouse iii). Data base iv). Scanner

B. What is hardware?

physical, tangible parts or components of a computer,

List out any two application of computers in business

The CPU can also be thought of as the _____________ of the computer.

List the following in increasing order (slowest to fastest): megahertz, kilohertz, gigahertz.

Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable
format?
a) Memory Unit
b) Arithmetic & Logic Unit
c) Input Unit
d) Output Unit
The only language which the computer understands is ______________
a) Assembly Language
b) Binary Language
c) BASIC
d) C Language

The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________

a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Bit
d) KB

What does the COMPUTER stand for?

a) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
b) Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
c) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
d) Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

Which of the following is not a function of the Input Unit?

a) It reads instructions and data from the outside world
b) It converts the data into computer acceptable format
c) It makes the data into user understandable format
d) It supplies the data and instructions to the computer for further processing

Label the parts 1 and 2:

a) 1.ALU 2. MU
b) 1.Output unit 2.Input Unit
c) 1.MU 2. ALU
d) 1.Input Unit 2.Output Unit
The process of producing useful information for the user is called ___________
a) Controlling
b) Outputting
c) Inputting
d) Processing

The output unit converts the data entered by the user into computer understandable form.
a) True
b) False

9. Which of the following is not a function of the Output Unit?

a) It produces results that can be easily understood by the user
b) It accepts the results produced by the computer
c) It supplies the data and instructions to the outside world
d) It supplies the data and instructions to the computer for further processing

____________ is the raw material used as input and __________ is the processed data obtained as
output of data processing.
a) Data, Instructions
b) Instructions, Program
c) Data, Program
d) Program, Code

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?

a) Diligence
b) I.Q.
c) Accuracy
d) Versatility

The ‘heart’ of the processor which performs many different operations _____________
a) Arithmetic and logic unit
b) Motherboard
c) Control Unit
d) Memory

ALU is the place where the actual executions of instructions take place during the processing
operation.
a) True
b) False

Saving data and instructions to make them readily available is the job of __________
a) Storage Unit
b) Cache Unit
c) Input Unit
d) Output Unit

The two basic types of memory in a computer are ________

Which of the following is non-volatile storage?

a) Backup
b) Secondary
c) Primary
d) Cache
 A non-erasable disk that stores digitized audio information is _____
a) CD
b) CD-ROM
c) DVD-R
d) DVD-RW

Cache memory, also called CPU memory. Computer microprocessor can access more
quickly than it can access regular random access memory (RAM). This memory is typically
integrated directly into the CPU chip.
The purpose of cache memory is to store program instructions and data that are used
repeatedly in the operation of programs or information that the CPU is likely to need
next.The computer processor can access this information quickly from the cache rather than
having to get it from computer's main memory. Fast access to these instructions increases the
overall speed of the program.
As the microprocessor processes data, it looks first in the cache memory. If it
finds the instructions or data it's looking for there from a previous reading of
data, it does not have to perform a more time-consuming reading of data from
larger main memory or other data storage devices. Cache memory is
responsible for speeding up computer operations and processing.
It holds frequently requested data and instructions so that they are immediately available to
the CPU when needed.

Cache Memory is a special very high-speed memory. It is used to speedup and

synchronising with high-speed CPU. Cache memory is costlier than main memory or
disk memory but economical than CPU registers. Cache memory is an extremely fast
memory type that acts as a buffer between RAM and the CPU. It holds frequently
requested data and instructions so that they are immediately available to the CPU when
needed.
Cache memory is used to reduce the average time to access data from the Main
memory. The cache is a smaller and faster memory which stores copies of the data
from frequently used main memory locations. There are various different independent
caches in a CPU, which stored instruction and data.