Examination Paper of Semester IV
IIBM Institute of Business Management 1
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
……………………
3. What is “Open Source Software”?
4. Write short notes on “Laser printers”?
END OF SECTION A
Examination Paper of Semester IV
IIBM Institute of Business Management 3
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
…………………………….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
……………..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
Examination Paper of Semester IV
IIBM Institute of Business Management 5
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
---------------------------------------------------------------- ***- -------------------------------------------------------
IIBM Institute of Business Management 1
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
……………………
3. What is “Open Source Software”?
4. Write short notes on “Laser printers”?
END OF SECTION A
Examination Paper of Semester IV
IIBM Institute of Business Management 3
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
…………………………….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
……………..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
Examination Paper of Semester IV
IIBM Institute of Business Management 5
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
---------------------------------------------------------------- ***- -------------------------------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment