BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE

FATEHGARH SAHIB
(Dept. CSE & I.T)
Branch: C.S.E Subject: IBS
ONLINE QUESTION BANK
Section -A
1. What is the benefit of using REWRITE statement in file organization.
2. What is a user interface in COBOL.
3. What is report writer in COBOL.
4. List out storage devices used in Business. Explain briefly any two of them.
5. Define electronic and manual data processing.
6. List out various output devices. Explain briefly any two of them.
7. Explain the properties integrity and redundancy in DBMS with examples.
8. List out various symbols used in ER model.
9. What are the characteristics of OSS.
10. Explain the context diagram in DFD with examples.
11. Define OLTAP systems and OLAP systems.
12. What are the aims of software engineering.
13. Explain about the working principles of laser printer.
14. Explain about the recording process of DVDs.
15. Discuss the silent features of COBOL.
16. What are the different modes of access of files in COBOL.
17. What is the need of a filler of data name?
18. What are various types of printers?
19. What is Data store and External entity?
20. Give the structure of OPEN statement in COBOL.
21. What are the conventions used in ER model?
22. What are ERP integrates?
23. What are the various components of MIS.
24. What do you understand by a memory of a computer system?
25. Define the term data , database,DBMS,database catalog.
26. What are the Database schemes and instances?
27. What is physical data independence?
28. What are delimiters in COBOL?
29. What is the usage of JUSTIFIED clause in data division of a COBOL program?
30. Name any two spreadsheet softwares.
31. What is the function of identification Division in a COBOL program?
32. What is software testing
33. What are the different modes of interfacing with FoxPro?
34. Can you use the term ERP systems and information systems interchangeable.
justify your
answer.
35. Write the six forms for the DISPLAY command in foxpro.Explain each of the
forms.
36. How do you promote and demote a paragraph in Ms-word.
37. Can you use the term model,method and methodology interchangeable? Justify
your answer.
38. What do you mean by business information systems39. What do you mean by
source data automation?
40. In a COBOL ,list all PICTURE clauses which describe data items which may be
used in
computation. List those which may be used only for display.
41. How do you superscript and subscript a text in MS-word ?
42. What are the templates and wizard?How are these helpful in MS-WORD.
43. What is the purpose of REPLACE and UPDATE: command in FOXPRO')
1Ilustrate with an
example.
44. What is the role of EDI ( electronic data interchange) in data processing systems?
45. What are the three generic phases of software engineering.
46. Can you say that non-impact category of printers are better than impact category
of printers?
Justify your answer.
47. Indicate the error ,if any, in the following.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT INDEX-FILE ASSIGN TO DISK
ORGANIZATION IS INDEXED
ACCESS MODE IS SEQUENTIAL
RECORD KEY IS INDEX-KEY.
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PROCEDURE DIVISION.
OPEN OUTPUT INDEX-FILE.
READ INDEX-FILE RECORD AT END GO TO END-PARA.
48. Software design is both a process and a model.justify your answer.
49. What are the purposes of I/O devices like plotter,joystick,OCR etc.
50. What is CASE?
51. What is the difference between indexing and sorting in foxpro?
52. What are the different sections in data division of a COBOL program? What is the
purpose of
each section.
53. Explain about the mail -merge facility in the MS-word software package.
54. What is the role of data modeling in the development of business information
system.
55. Explain about direct access storage device.
56. What do you mean by product aspect and process aspect or software development
methodology?
57. What happens to the contents of database when the ZAP COMMAND is used in
FOXPRO
DBMS package?
58. Explain about the working principles of inkjet printer.
59. Define MIS.
60. What do you understand by by the term software process?
61. What do you understand by data processing?
62. What do you understand by ERP management?
63. Define LIST and DISPLAY command of foxpro.
64. Give the syntax of ADD command of a COBOL.
65. How many divisions are there in COBOL program? Indicate the order in which
these divisions
appear in the program.
66. Define index file and a relative file.
67. What is DFD.
68. What are the advantages offered by COBOL in handling various types of files.
69. What are non-impact printers?ls laser printer fall under category of non-impact
printers?70. What are cylinders and sectors w.r.t. a disk?
71. In which section/division of a COBOL program declaration about screen settings
is made?
72. What is a sequential file ?Discuss any two applications where such type of files
are suited?
73. How a typewriter is inferior to a word processor?
74. How spread sheets are better than calculators?
75. What is DFD and the commonly used symbols in DFDS?
76. Define the following terms:
(i)documentation (ii)implementation
77. What are the advantages of ERP systems?
78. What are impact printers?Does DMP fall under category of impact printer?
79. How are data and information different?
80. Why is COBOL preferred as Business oriented language?
81. What is a system?
82. What is an indexed sequential file?Discuss few applications where such type of
applications are
most suited?
83. What are the important features of any electronic spreadsheet?
84. What are knowledge based systems?
85. How is Internet helpful in promoting business?
86. What are the constraints in implementing DSS?
Section B
87. What are the different categories of data in COBOL?
88. Discuss the file control entries for sequential files?
89. What is data management package?Explain the benefits of using it
90. Write short notes on:
(a) Data capturing
(b) Data verification and validation.
91. What are various processes design issues in system implementation?
92. Explain about SEI-CMM in detail.
93. Distinguish between MRP-II systems and Accounting Information Systems.
94. What is the function of each of the division which every Cobol program consists
of?
95. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of batch processing over real time
processing. Illustrate
with an example.
96. Consider the following Worksheets:
ABC DEF
1
2 Sales statement
3 Item 1996 1997
4 Chair 13000
5 Table 5000
6 Stool 3400
The worksheet contains the sales figure for I996.The projected sales for 1997 is
10% more than that for 1996.
(a) Write down the formula for the sales of table for" 1997" in cell C4.
(b) Copy this formula to other cells in column C.
(c) How would you format the range C4:C7 to display "Rs" in front of figures in this
range?
97. What are the advantages of ERP systems over Business Information Systems?
98. Explain about advantages and disadvantages of Indexed Sequential File
organization overRelative File Organization.
99. Explain in brief about RAD process model.
100.What is file updation?Write the process involved in file updation. Suppose the
master file
contains the following fields: Subscriber number,name and address.The transaction
record
contains the following fields:Subscriber number,transaction code, name and
address.Write a
FOXPRO program to update the master file.
101.List out the different input and output devices with their functions in brief.
102. How can you model a static view and functional view of an information systems
to be
modelled?lIIustrate with an example.
103.What are the components of Decision Support Systems?Explain with the help of
a neat
diagram.
104.What are the benefits of ERP systems over business information systems?
105.Explain about the Bohem Spiral Process Model.
106.What are the different section in Data Division?What is the purpose of each
section?
107.List various storage devices and explain their operation briefly.
108.What is a software?Describe different steps taken in designing of a software.
109.Identify the characteristics of a good software design.Using these characteristics
how would
you select the best among several designs?
110.Write syntax of all PERFORM statement of the Cobol.
111.Suggest the application where sequential file organization will be preferred in the
organization.
How do you update sequential file?Explain with an example.
112. Discuss at least principle working, application and usefulness of one device in
each category:
(a) Input device
(b )Output device
(c )Storage device
(d)Input Output device
113.How Indexed sequential files are different from sequential files?
114. What are the bottlenecks of implementing decision support systems?
115.What is DFD?What is the role of it in Analysis and Design phase while going for
design of
information systems?
116.Differentiate between Data and Information. Disccss their importance in
developing an MIS.
117.What are the advantages of ERP systems?What are the bottlenecks in
implementing of ERP
models?
118.Differentiate between the following in FOXPRO.
(a)LIST and DISPLAY command
(b)EDIT and BROWSE command
(c)Sorting and indexing
119.Differentiate between MIS and DSS
120.What is meant by Word Processing?Discuss the major features of a good word
processing
package.Explain
121.What are levels of DFD?Explain with example.
122.What is the purpose of working storage section.
123.Explain the difference between impact and non impact printers with suitable
examples.
124.Discuss the responsibilities of DBA in a DBMS environment.
125.Discuss the structure of DATA DIVISION with suitable help of suitable code
fragments.
126.Draw an ER diagram for a banking system.Indicate strong and weak entities in
the diagram.
127.Write a program in foxPro to demonstrate the use of data functions.
128.Name the basic storage devices popularly available on PC platform and explain
their functions
in brief.129.Discuss the importance of information and data in developing an MIS.
130.How can DFD help in deciding about various files to be used in system?
131.What are the advantages of ERP systems?What are the bottlenecks in
implementation of ERP
models?
132. What are the various application where relative files are most preferred?
SECTION-C
133.(a) What is the need of a working storage section?Why you need level 77 and
level 88
entries?Give examples.
(b) Briefly explain how can the programming language be selected based on the
development
project at hand?How such choice can affect a software product development effort?
134.(a)Discuss the main features of dbase package?
(b)List important features of word processor.
135.Write short notes on the following:
(a)DSS
(b )ERP
(c) SAP
(d) ER model.
136.Differentiate between the following:
(a) ZAP and ERASE
(b) CANCEL and RETURN
(c) STORE and RELEASE
( d) AVERAGE and CALCULATE
(e) SET TALK OFF and CLEAR ALL
137.Describe the indexed and relative file organisation. Write a program to create
relative file.
138.(a) Draw a DFD for generating a telephone bill.
(b) Draw an ER-model for University Database.
139. What do you mean by a software design?Software design is both a process and a
model.
Justify it and explain about the basic software design principles that enable the
software
engineer to navigate the software design process.
140..(a) List all the business information systems and also explain about the Devision
Support
System(DSS) with the help of diagram.
(b) Write the description of an input file in a COBOL, whose records contains the
following
information:
Serial NO.:5 digits
Identification NO.3 alphabets 3 digits
Name: 25 characters
Pay:maximum salary RS.9999.
Tax:Minimum 50% of salary rounded to rupees.
Other deduction: upto Rs. 9999
141.Answer the following:
(a) Distinguish between distributed data processing and centralized data processing.
(b) What are the advantages of database systems over. a paper based record system?
142. What are the components of Devision Support Systems?Explain with the help of
a diagram.
143. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sequential file organization over
relative file
organization.
144.(a)What is DFD?Draw a DFD for a Hospital Management System.Make suitable
assumptions.(b)List and define Simon's three phase of decision-making process.
145.(a)Develop DFD for generating salary slip of university employee.
(b)Develop ER model for banking system.
146.Describe RECON(); EOF(); DATE(); LOCK; REPLACE;
147.Explain about the different phases of software development life cycle(SDLC)
demonstrating an
analogy between a house and software.
148.Write a program in Foxpro to print all the prime numbers between I to n;n may be
the value
specified by the user.
149.What is sequential file handling. Write a COBOL program to explain the usage of
sequential
file processing with variable length records.
150.Discuss the major features of SAP.