Examination Paper of Semester IV
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IIBM Institute of Business Management
Semester-IV Examination Paper MM.100
Computer Fundamentals
Section A: Objective Type (30 marks)
This section consists of Multiple Choice questions & Short Answer type questions.
Answer all the questions.
Part One questions carry 1 mark each & Part Two questions carry 5 marks each.
Part One:
Multiple Choices:
1. Number system is of
a. 1 type
b. 2 types
c. 3 types
d. 4 types
2. A logic gate operate on
a. 1input signal to produce output
b. 1 or more input signals to produce output
c. Memory
d. None of the above
3. Cache memory is
a. Small memory
b. Volatile memory
c. Extremely fast
d. Both (a) & (c)
4. Secondary storage of a computer system is
a. Volatile
b. Non-volatile
c. Reliable
d. Non-reliable
5. Magnetic disk is
a. Memory device
b. Indirect-access storage device
c. Direct-access storage device
d. None of the above
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6. Linker is a software tool that takes
a. Decision
b. Execution
c. Multiple object program files of any software
d. Both (a) & (b)
7. Computer network is a network of computer that
a. Are geographically distributed
b. Programe wise distributed
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of the above
8. Topology refer to
a. Way in which the programs are links
b. Way in which the network’s nodes are linked together
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of the above
9. WWW refers to
a. World wide web
b. World wise web
c. World wild web
d. World west web
10. Media center computer is
a. General purpose electronic equipment for homes
b. General purpose electronic equipment for offices
c. General purpose electronic equipment for Theaters
d. None of the above
Part Two:
1. Write a short notes on “The OSI Model”?
2. Write short notes on “Touch screen”?
3. What is “Open Source Software”?
4. Write short notes on “Laser printers”?
END OF SECTION A
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Section B: Caselets (40 marks)
This section consists of Caselets.
Answer all the questions.
Each caselet carries 20 marks.
Detailed information should form the part of your answer (Word limit 200 to 250 words).
Caselet 1
Over the past two years Linux has spread like wildfire through corporate data centers. Companies
once dependent on expensive proprietary systems from Sun, IBM, or Hewlett-Packard have replaced
them with dirt-cheap Dell or no-name servers that are Intel powered and loaded with the Linux
operating system. Linux now runs almost 15 percent of all servers and is growing at about 23 percent
a year. And even mainframe systems have joined in, with IBM estimating that over 10 percent of its
mainframe sales are for running Linux applications.
Though PC users haven’t switched to Linux – less than 1 percent of all computers run Linux – a
2002 survey by CIO magazine found that almost 30 percent of chief technologists were considering
moving their companies’ PCs to a Linux PC operating system like Lindows. Wal-Mart, which began
selling Lindows-ready PCs on its website in September 2002, had such success with that offering
that by Christmas it was having trouble meeting demand. Almost every major PC electronics maker,
from HP in printers to Epson in scanners, is making sure it has Linux-compatible offerings. And Sun
has poured millions of dollars into its Star Office software suite, which gives Linux users programs
that work like – and more important, are compatible with – Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Backed by technology titans such as Intel, IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Dell, Linux is just now
going mainstream. From DaimlerChrysler to Tommy Hilfiger – not to mention just about every
major brokerage on Wall Street – Linux is gaining ground. Coming from near zero three years ago,
Linux grabbed 13.7 percent of the $50.9 billion market for server computers in 2002. That figure is
expected to jump to 25.2 percent in 2006, putting Linux in the No. 2 position, according to market
researcher IDC. And get this: Starting in 2003, No. 1 Microsoft’s 59.9 percent share in the
backwards. Even the surprise but shaky assault on Linux by SCO in its suit of IBM is not expected
to slow the steady growth of Linux.
Meanwhile, Linux is finding its way into countless consumer-electronics gizmos, including Sony
PlayStation videogame consoles and TiVo TV-program recorders. “Has Linux come of age? The
answer is absolutely, positively, unequivocally yes,” says Steven A. Mills, group executive for IBM
Software.
How did Linux make the jump into the mainstream? A trio of powerful forces converged. First,
credit the sagging economy. Corporations under intense pressure to reduce their computing bills
began casting about for low-cost alternatives. Second, Intel Corp., the dominant maker of processors
for PCs, loosened its tight links with Microsoft and started marking chips for Linux; at the same time
a resurgent IBM made a $1 billion investment in Linux compatibility across its entire product line.
This made it possible for corporations to get all the computing power they wanted at a fraction of the
price. The third ingredient was widespread resentment of Microsoft and fear that the company was
on the verge of gaining a stranglehold on corporate customers. “I always want to have the right
competitive dynamics. That’s why we focus on Linux. Riding that were will give us choices going
forward,” says John A. McKinley Jr., executive vice-president for global technology and services at
Merrill Lynch Co., which runs some key securities trading applications on Linux.
Using open-source software like Linux is a no-brainer for many companies. It’s stable and can be
fixed easily if bugs appear, and you can’t beat the price. But some companies and government
organizations are taking their commitment to open source a step further by actively participating in
the open-source community that develops Linux. When their developers write patches, modifications
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or new implementations of open-source software for in-house use, these organizations are releasing
that new code back to the open-source community, thereby assisting in the software’s ongoing
development.
What’s the payoff? It makes for better software. “If we find a bug or a problem, we’re interested
fixing that problem. We’re also interested in not fixing it again in the next version,” explains Robert
M. Lefkowitz, director of open-source strategy at Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York.
This is why Merrill Lunch sent the fixes it made to open-source software during one of its
projects back to the open-source community. “The way a typical open-source project works is that
there is a core team in the open-source community with direct access to modifying the code on its
central website,” Lefkowitz says. “People who want to contribute to that community submit their
code, which is looked at by a core team and integrated if found appropriate.”
For all contributions, Lefkowitz emphasizes the importance of creating a corporate policy with
help from the departments that could be affected by open-source involvement. At Merrill Lynch, an
eight-member Open-Source Review Board determines when contributing is appropriate.
1. Should businesses continue to switch to the Linux operating system on servers and mainframes?
Why or why not?
2. Should the IT departments of companies like Merrill Lynch contribute their software
improvements to the open-source community for products like Linux? Explain your reasoning?
Caselet 2
Ram construction and company’s manager like to determine the appropriate specification for a new
computer. The marketing department will use new computer to create multimedia presentations for
organization’s sales force. The marketing department will make these presentations available to
users both on the Internet and through DVDs.
Company manager had also informed Director that company’s information technology (IT)
department will support only PC-based computers and the Adobe Premiere Pro video editing DVD
designing software package. Company’s manager insists that Director specifications conform to
these standards in order to minimize long-term training and support costs.
1. Would you recommend Adobe’s minimum hardware specifications to company’s manager?
Why or why not?
2. Describe how the business needs shaped the hardware needs in this problem
END OF SECTION B
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Section C: Applied Theory (30 marks)
This section consists of Long Questions.
Answer all the questions.
Each question carries 15 marks.
Detailed information should form the part of your answer (Word limit 150 to 200 words).
1. What do you understand by Computer languages and state its importance?
2. Explain in brief, what do you understand by “Application Software Packages.” Provide details
about “Spread Sheet Package”.
END OF SECTION C
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IIBM Institute of Business Management
Semester-IV Examination Paper MM.100
Computer Fundamentals
Section A: Objective Type (30 marks)
This section consists of Multiple Choice questions & Short Answer type questions.
Answer all the questions.
Part One questions carry 1 mark each & Part Two questions carry 5 marks each.
Part One:
Multiple Choices:
1. Number system is of
a. 1 type
b. 2 types
c. 3 types
d. 4 types
2. A logic gate operate on
a. 1input signal to produce output
b. 1 or more input signals to produce output
c. Memory
d. None of the above
3. Cache memory is
a. Small memory
b. Volatile memory
c. Extremely fast
d. Both (a) & (c)
4. Secondary storage of a computer system is
a. Volatile
b. Non-volatile
c. Reliable
d. Non-reliable
5. Magnetic disk is
a. Memory device
b. Indirect-access storage device
c. Direct-access storage device
d. None of the above
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6. Linker is a software tool that takes
a. Decision
b. Execution
c. Multiple object program files of any software
d. Both (a) & (b)
7. Computer network is a network of computer that
a. Are geographically distributed
b. Programe wise distributed
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of the above
8. Topology refer to
a. Way in which the programs are links
b. Way in which the network’s nodes are linked together
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of the above
9. WWW refers to
a. World wide web
b. World wise web
c. World wild web
d. World west web
10. Media center computer is
a. General purpose electronic equipment for homes
b. General purpose electronic equipment for offices
c. General purpose electronic equipment for Theaters
d. None of the above
Part Two:
1. Write a short notes on “The OSI Model”?
2. Write short notes on “Touch screen”?
3. What is “Open Source Software”?
4. Write short notes on “Laser printers”?
END OF SECTION A
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Section B: Caselets (40 marks)
This section consists of Caselets.
Answer all the questions.
Each caselet carries 20 marks.
Detailed information should form the part of your answer (Word limit 200 to 250 words).
Caselet 1
Over the past two years Linux has spread like wildfire through corporate data centers. Companies
once dependent on expensive proprietary systems from Sun, IBM, or Hewlett-Packard have replaced
them with dirt-cheap Dell or no-name servers that are Intel powered and loaded with the Linux
operating system. Linux now runs almost 15 percent of all servers and is growing at about 23 percent
a year. And even mainframe systems have joined in, with IBM estimating that over 10 percent of its
mainframe sales are for running Linux applications.
Though PC users haven’t switched to Linux – less than 1 percent of all computers run Linux – a
2002 survey by CIO magazine found that almost 30 percent of chief technologists were considering
moving their companies’ PCs to a Linux PC operating system like Lindows. Wal-Mart, which began
selling Lindows-ready PCs on its website in September 2002, had such success with that offering
that by Christmas it was having trouble meeting demand. Almost every major PC electronics maker,
from HP in printers to Epson in scanners, is making sure it has Linux-compatible offerings. And Sun
has poured millions of dollars into its Star Office software suite, which gives Linux users programs
that work like – and more important, are compatible with – Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Backed by technology titans such as Intel, IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Dell, Linux is just now
going mainstream. From DaimlerChrysler to Tommy Hilfiger – not to mention just about every
major brokerage on Wall Street – Linux is gaining ground. Coming from near zero three years ago,
Linux grabbed 13.7 percent of the $50.9 billion market for server computers in 2002. That figure is
expected to jump to 25.2 percent in 2006, putting Linux in the No. 2 position, according to market
researcher IDC. And get this: Starting in 2003, No. 1 Microsoft’s 59.9 percent share in the
backwards. Even the surprise but shaky assault on Linux by SCO in its suit of IBM is not expected
to slow the steady growth of Linux.
Meanwhile, Linux is finding its way into countless consumer-electronics gizmos, including Sony
PlayStation videogame consoles and TiVo TV-program recorders. “Has Linux come of age? The
answer is absolutely, positively, unequivocally yes,” says Steven A. Mills, group executive for IBM
Software.
How did Linux make the jump into the mainstream? A trio of powerful forces converged. First,
credit the sagging economy. Corporations under intense pressure to reduce their computing bills
began casting about for low-cost alternatives. Second, Intel Corp., the dominant maker of processors
for PCs, loosened its tight links with Microsoft and started marking chips for Linux; at the same time
a resurgent IBM made a $1 billion investment in Linux compatibility across its entire product line.
This made it possible for corporations to get all the computing power they wanted at a fraction of the
price. The third ingredient was widespread resentment of Microsoft and fear that the company was
on the verge of gaining a stranglehold on corporate customers. “I always want to have the right
competitive dynamics. That’s why we focus on Linux. Riding that were will give us choices going
forward,” says John A. McKinley Jr., executive vice-president for global technology and services at
Merrill Lynch Co., which runs some key securities trading applications on Linux.
Using open-source software like Linux is a no-brainer for many companies. It’s stable and can be
fixed easily if bugs appear, and you can’t beat the price. But some companies and government
organizations are taking their commitment to open source a step further by actively participating in
the open-source community that develops Linux. When their developers write patches, modifications
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or new implementations of open-source software for in-house use, these organizations are releasing
that new code back to the open-source community, thereby assisting in the software’s ongoing
development.
What’s the payoff? It makes for better software. “If we find a bug or a problem, we’re interested
fixing that problem. We’re also interested in not fixing it again in the next version,” explains Robert
M. Lefkowitz, director of open-source strategy at Merrill Lynch & Co. in New York.
This is why Merrill Lunch sent the fixes it made to open-source software during one of its
projects back to the open-source community. “The way a typical open-source project works is that
there is a core team in the open-source community with direct access to modifying the code on its
central website,” Lefkowitz says. “People who want to contribute to that community submit their
code, which is looked at by a core team and integrated if found appropriate.”
For all contributions, Lefkowitz emphasizes the importance of creating a corporate policy with
help from the departments that could be affected by open-source involvement. At Merrill Lynch, an
eight-member Open-Source Review Board determines when contributing is appropriate.
1. Should businesses continue to switch to the Linux operating system on servers and mainframes?
Why or why not?
2. Should the IT departments of companies like Merrill Lynch contribute their software
improvements to the open-source community for products like Linux? Explain your reasoning?
Caselet 2
Ram construction and company’s manager like to determine the appropriate specification for a new
computer. The marketing department will use new computer to create multimedia presentations for
organization’s sales force. The marketing department will make these presentations available to
users both on the Internet and through DVDs.
Company manager had also informed Director that company’s information technology (IT)
department will support only PC-based computers and the Adobe Premiere Pro video editing DVD
designing software package. Company’s manager insists that Director specifications conform to
these standards in order to minimize long-term training and support costs.
1. Would you recommend Adobe’s minimum hardware specifications to company’s manager?
Why or why not?
2. Describe how the business needs shaped the hardware needs in this problem
END OF SECTION B
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Section C: Applied Theory (30 marks)
This section consists of Long Questions.
Answer all the questions.
Each question carries 15 marks.
Detailed information should form the part of your answer (Word limit 150 to 200 words).
1. What do you understand by Computer languages and state its importance?
2. Explain in brief, what do you understand by “Application Software Packages.” Provide details
about “Spread Sheet Package”.
END OF SECTION C
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