IPM THEORY CHALLENGEQUIZ NUMBER 1

Q1 - We are able to place organisations into which of the following categories based on their prime purpose

A. Profit and LossB. Small, Medium and LargeC. The number of customers they

haveD. Profit and Non Profit

Q2 - An organisational objective to reduce the time it takes to process orders would be..

A. An effectiveness objectiveB. An efficiency objectiveC. Both an efficient and effective

objectiveD. Neither it falls into the category

of tactical decisions

Q3 - An organisational objective to produce more accurate reports would be ..

A. An effectiveness objectiveB. An efficiency objectiveC. Both an efficient and effective

objectiveD. Neither it falls into the category

of strategic decisions

Q4 - The College LAN is an example of a..

A. Knowledge Management SystemB. Business Support System C. User Productivity SystemD. Transaction Processing System

Q5 - A car mechanic workshop has an electronic testing and diagnostic system. It is an example of a

A. Knowledge Management SystemB. Business Support SystemC. Enterprise Computing SystemD. User Productivity System

Q6 - Access and MYOB are examples of

A. Utility softwareB. Application softwareC. Desktop publishing softwareD. System software

Q7 - Interviewing people and filling in a form typically occurs during which stage of the Information Processing steps

A. Input B. ValidationC. AcquisitionD. Retrieval

Q8 - Which of the following is not one of the Information Processing steps

A. CommunicationB. StorageC. SuitabilityD. delete

Q9 - Which of the following choices is not a criteria for checking the compatibility of hardware When buying new software

A. Hard disk spaceB. The operating system typeC. Memory capacity (RAM)D. Whether it is a laptop or desktop

Q10 - Which of the following statements is correct?

A. GIF is a lossy data compression technique suited to illustrations

B. GIF is a lossy data compression technique suited to photographs

C. GIF is a lossless data compression technique suited to illustrations

D. GIF is a lossless data compression technique suited to photographs

Q11 - This type of data validation technique is used to check that a value is not above or below a certain value

A. Limit checkB. Range checkC. Existence checkD. Reasonableness check

Q12 – Which of the following statements is true

A. JPG is a lossy data compression technique that is used to store photos with some loss of data

B. JPG is a lossless data compression technique that is used to store photos without loss of data

C. JPG is a lossless data compression technique that is used to store photos at high compression values

D. JPG is a lossy data compression technique that is used to store photos at low, medium or high compression values

Q13 – Information that is free from bias and error free has the attribute of

A. AccuracyB. RelevanceC. TimelinessD. completeness

Q14 – Claire tries to withdraw $1200 from the ATM at her bank but the request is denied what type of data validation is being used

A. Limit checkB. Range checkC. Existence checkD. Reasonableness check

Q15 – What file format would you recommend for a logo for a website

A. DocB. GIFC. BitmapD. HTML

Q16 – What file format would you recommend for a music track for a school intranet

A. xlsB. Html C. Jpg D. MP3

Q17 – Resolution refers to

A. The number of colours used in a pixel

B. The size of the pixelC. The density or number of pixels in

an imageD. Interpolating by filling in the gaps

of pixels

Q18 – Which of the following file types would allow for simple animations

A. JPGB. GIFC. TIFFD. PNG

Q19 – There are two main categories of graphic images

A. Bitmap and Web basedB. Cross platform and software

specificC. Web safe and cross platformD. Bitmap and Vector

Q20 – During which stage of the Information Processing Steps does the transfer of information to a user occur

A. Communication B. Output C. Disposal D. Presentation

ANSWERS

1. D2. B3. A4. C5. A6. B7. C8. C9. D10. C

11. B12. D13. A14. A15. B16. D17. C18. B19. D20. A