COMPUTERS - FAQ

How computerisation will help your department to perform efficiently for better analysis, planning
and decision taking ****

Internet technology and electronic commerce has brought the manufacturer and customers very
close to each other, this should result in better customer relationship management and supply
chain management. Explain. *

How IT contributes towards increasing productivity – marketing- finance- HR- purchase *****

Primary functions of marketing, HR, finance- how IT can help different departments in
organisation interact

A manufacturing company is computerising its operations. You are required to train shop floor
people about basics of computers. You are planning to teach the components of a computer
system initially. Discuss functionality of various components of a computer system

Describe the required configuration of a standard desktop PC. Justify the selection of a
components described in the configuration maintaining the balance between cost and
performance

How does one specify a typical configuration for a desktop computer system, keeping cost and
performance in mind, when it is required to be purchased for personal use? For office at use? Give
details.

Database management DBMS- types of data base-functions-advantages *******

Basic functions of relational database model and discuss importance to designers and users

Advantage of database management system over file management system *

Normalisation- advantages

Operating system – functions-types ********

Stages of system development life cycle SDLC- activity in each stage ******

Types of data processing

When batch processing preferred

Networking and 3 essential conditions without which networking cannot be formed **

Different services provided by networking *

Networking benefits *

Local area network and wide area network

Open system interconnect layers OSL and TCP/IP

Different OSI layers *

Topology in networking- different topology – their advantages and disadvantages ********

Programming language – features of programming language – names ***

Language processors
Different generation of programming languages -evolution from machine to natural
language ****

Different generations of computer evolution ******

Why is feasibility analysis necessary before designing a system- explain terms economics,
technical and operational feasibility *

Feasibility study

System analyst- Role of system analyst – what technical and other attributes are required by an
analyst ***

Highlight difference between application designed for web / internet vis-à-vis conventional
application

Why internet called the network of network – how it works

Purpose and principle of working for- router, modem, browser, hub

Explain wrt internet – HTML***, URL***, homepage*, search engine, FTP, E-mail

System software and application software- various system and application software which you
have come across –explain basic functions **

Compilers and Interpreter *

Convert decimal no 25 to binary

Decimal no 36 to hexadecimal

E-commerce and e-business

Type of knowledge and websites

Management information system MIS

Points to be taken care of at the time of designing MIS

Different types of reports in your functional area of your organisation

Numbering system

Storage devices

Internet- different services provided by internet-how does it works- uses in business **

Functions-assembler, interpreter and compiler

Types of software

Online systems

Electronic spreadsheet

Distributed processing

Security of data, software & hardware

Graphic user interfere

Website & portal

Types of connectivity options

Router **

Data warehousing **

WEB **

Email

ERP

CRM *

SCM

E-CRM

Modem *

Online processing

Booting

Macros

compilers

Extranet

Input devices

First generation computers

Second generation computers

Motherboard

Supercomputers

Channels of communication

EDI **

Multitasking

IP address

E-commerce *

Impact printers

True or false-
Modem converts only digital signals to analog

Gateway translates addresses between dis-similar networks

User involvement in a system design is not very important

VSAT works on a network technology

Real time processing is different from online processing

Intranet is same as internet

Difference between –
Compilers Vs. Interpreter *****

hub Vs. switch *

intranet Vs. extranet *****

intranet VS internet

E-commerce Vs. E-business

Batch processing Vs. online processing *******

System software Vs. application software

Browser Vs. search engine

Centralised Vs. distributed processing ***

Fibre optic cable Vs. copper cable/ structured copper cable **

DBMS Vs. RDBMS

Laser printer Vs. dot matrix printer *

LAN Vs. WAN ***

RAM Vs. ROM **

Impact VS non-impact printer

Character interface VS graphical user interface

Analogy Vs. digital computers *

Multiprogramming Vs. multitasking

Microcomputer Vs. mainframe computers

Online transaction processing system Vs. batch processing system