MBA 601 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔New cars come with an onboard computer that controls anti-lock brakes, air bag
deployment, fuel injection, etc. The software is known as ____. - ✔✔an embedded
system
✔✔To develop software you need all these except ________. - ✔✔personal application
software
✔✔A global positioning system (GPS) device uses a(n) _____ to help people find their
way around town or more remote areas. - ✔✔embedded system
✔✔_____ is IBM's first 64-bit enterprise operating system that is capable of handling
very heavy workloads - ✔✔z/OS
✔✔One of the disadvantages of proprietary software is that ______________. - ✔✔it
can take a long time and significant resources to develop the required software features
✔✔_____ is an example of a popular general purpose software suite for personal
computer users. - ✔✔Microsoft Office
✔✔_____ is a personal application software that includes a wide range of built-in
functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time
calculations. - ✔✔Spreadsheet
✔✔You cannot boot a computer from ____________. - ✔✔a wireless network
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one of the common types of utility programs?
a.spreadsheet application
b.tracking computer programs being run
c.file compression
d.merge and sort data - ✔✔spreadsheet application
✔✔With _____, a software engineer drags and drops graphical objects such as buttons
and menus onto an application form. - ✔✔visual programming
✔✔The use of middleware to connect disparate systems has evolved into an approach
for developing software and systems called _____. - ✔✔service-oriented architecture
, ✔✔One of the advantages of off-the-shelf software is that ________________. - ✔✔the
initial cost is lower because the software firm can spread the development costs over
many customers
✔✔Suppose a business wishes to move away from hosting its own applications, the
recommended solution is to use ______. - ✔✔cloud computing
✔✔The _____ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical
processes. - ✔✔kernel
✔✔An information system that operates in the _____ sphere of influence supports two
or more people who work together to achieve a common goal. - ✔✔workgroup
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about a mainframe computer?
a.A mainframe computer offers users high performance and excellent system
availability.
b.A single computer with a single user is
typical of a mainframe computer.
c.A mainframe computer provides the computing and storage capacity to meet massive
data processing requirements.
d.A wide range of application software has been developed to run in the mainframe
environment. - ✔✔A single computer with a single user is
typical of a mainframe computer.
✔✔All of the following are examples of activities performed by an operating system
EXCEPT ________.
a.allowing a user to manage system memory
b.allowing a user to manage files
c.allowing a user to do word processing
d.allowing a user to control common computer hardware functions - ✔✔allowing a user
to do word processing
✔✔A friend's computer came with Windows 8 operating system. Which of the following
years was the computer most likely bought in? - ✔✔2012
✔✔Which of the following statements is true of a database?
a.
It provides an essential foundation for an organization's knowledge management and
artificial intelligence systems.
b.
It is a collection of unstructured data.
c.
It is accessed primarily for use by an organization's database administrator and data
administrator.
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔New cars come with an onboard computer that controls anti-lock brakes, air bag
deployment, fuel injection, etc. The software is known as ____. - ✔✔an embedded
system
✔✔To develop software you need all these except ________. - ✔✔personal application
software
✔✔A global positioning system (GPS) device uses a(n) _____ to help people find their
way around town or more remote areas. - ✔✔embedded system
✔✔_____ is IBM's first 64-bit enterprise operating system that is capable of handling
very heavy workloads - ✔✔z/OS
✔✔One of the disadvantages of proprietary software is that ______________. - ✔✔it
can take a long time and significant resources to develop the required software features
✔✔_____ is an example of a popular general purpose software suite for personal
computer users. - ✔✔Microsoft Office
✔✔_____ is a personal application software that includes a wide range of built-in
functions for statistical, financial, logical, database, graphics, and date and time
calculations. - ✔✔Spreadsheet
✔✔You cannot boot a computer from ____________. - ✔✔a wireless network
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one of the common types of utility programs?
a.spreadsheet application
b.tracking computer programs being run
c.file compression
d.merge and sort data - ✔✔spreadsheet application
✔✔With _____, a software engineer drags and drops graphical objects such as buttons
and menus onto an application form. - ✔✔visual programming
✔✔The use of middleware to connect disparate systems has evolved into an approach
for developing software and systems called _____. - ✔✔service-oriented architecture
, ✔✔One of the advantages of off-the-shelf software is that ________________. - ✔✔the
initial cost is lower because the software firm can spread the development costs over
many customers
✔✔Suppose a business wishes to move away from hosting its own applications, the
recommended solution is to use ______. - ✔✔cloud computing
✔✔The _____ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical
processes. - ✔✔kernel
✔✔An information system that operates in the _____ sphere of influence supports two
or more people who work together to achieve a common goal. - ✔✔workgroup
✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about a mainframe computer?
a.A mainframe computer offers users high performance and excellent system
availability.
b.A single computer with a single user is
typical of a mainframe computer.
c.A mainframe computer provides the computing and storage capacity to meet massive
data processing requirements.
d.A wide range of application software has been developed to run in the mainframe
environment. - ✔✔A single computer with a single user is
typical of a mainframe computer.
✔✔All of the following are examples of activities performed by an operating system
EXCEPT ________.
a.allowing a user to manage system memory
b.allowing a user to manage files
c.allowing a user to do word processing
d.allowing a user to control common computer hardware functions - ✔✔allowing a user
to do word processing
✔✔A friend's computer came with Windows 8 operating system. Which of the following
years was the computer most likely bought in? - ✔✔2012
✔✔Which of the following statements is true of a database?
a.
It provides an essential foundation for an organization's knowledge management and
artificial intelligence systems.
b.
It is a collection of unstructured data.
c.
It is accessed primarily for use by an organization's database administrator and data
administrator.
