PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION.
⫸ Why do organizations implement virtual machines? Ans:
Organizations implement virtual machines in an effort to reduce the
number of physical servers needed to provide the necessary services to
users. This reduction in the number of physical servers also reduces the
demand for electricity to run and cool the physical servers.
⫸ What languages are used to develop web pages? Ans: HTML and
JavaScript
⫸ Closed source. Ans: The source code is not made available to others.
Business model of restrictive software licensing which required payment
for software, a model that is still dominant today
⫸ Computer hardware. Ans: The physical components of information
technology—the equipment that you can physically touch, including
computers, storage devices, networking equipment, and other
peripherals.
,⫸ Examples of Operating Systems. Ans: Windows, Mac OS X, and
Linux
⫸ Examples of Applications. Ans: Microsoft Office, Oracle, EA
Sports/Madden NFL
⫸ Graphical user interface (UI). Ans: Items like scroll bars and menus,
which are displayed on the hardware of the computer display
⫸ Firmware. Ans: Control programs stored on chips
⫸ Embedded systems. Ans: Special-purpose computer systems designed
to perform one or a few dedicated functions, and are frequently built into
conventional products like cars, air conditioners, and elevators. The
software programs that make up embedded systems are often stored as
firmware too.
⫸ Desktop software. Ans: Typically designed for a single user.
Applications installed on a personal computer—your browser, your
Office suite (e.g., word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software),
photo editors, and computer games are all desktop software.
⫸ Enterprise software. Ans: Applications that address the needs of
multiple, simultaneous users in an organization or work group. Most
companies run various forms of enterprise software programs to keep
, track of their inventory, record sales, manage payments to suppliers, cut
employee paychecks, and handle other functions.
⫸ An ERP system with multiple modules installed can touch which
functions of a business? Ans: Sales, Inventory, Manufacturing, Human
Resources, Purchasing, Order Tracking, Decision Support
⫸ Supply chain management (SCM) systems. Ans: Help a firm manage
aspects of its value chain, from the flow of raw materials into the firm
through delivery of finished products and services at the point-of-
consumption
⫸ Business intelligence (BI) systems. Ans: Use data created by other
systems to provide reporting and analysis for organizational decision
making
⫸ Database management system (DBMS). Ans: Stores and retrieves the
data that an application creates and uses.
⫸ Popular categories of enterprise software. Ans: ERP (enterprise
resource planning), SCM (supply chain management), CRM (customer
relationship management), and BI (business intelligence) software,
among many others.