Chapter – 4 [Applications And Use Of Computer]-Short Questions And Answers

Q. What is the use of computer in Marketing?

            Marketing is the process by which goods are sold and purchased. The aim of marketing is to acquire, retain, and satisfy customers. Marketing applications help managers to develop strategies that combine the four major elements of marketing

i.e. Product, Promotion, Place and Price.

Q. What is the use of computer in Stock Exchange?

     Computers are used in stock exchange to keep the track of sale and purchase of shares. Computers are also used to maintain the accounts of share holders. Brokers submit and receive their bids using computers. On the computers brokers match buyers with sellers. In this way, neither trading floor nor slips of paper are necessary for trading.

Q. What is the use of computer in Banks?

            Computers are used to maintain the records of account holders, their transactions, loan information and payments. A computerized system in a bank offers various advantages:

• It is easy for cheque processing, saving deposits, profit sharing, stock and bond management and trust accounting. The cheques are also read by MICR.
• A customer can access his/her account through an ATM.
• A credit card having a unique PIN allows the bank customer to view his current account status, deposit cash or withdraw cash amongst other operations.
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Q. What is the use of computer in Departmental Store?

            Computers are used in departmental stores to maintain the inventory and stocks. Computers are also used to maintain the sales record. Bar codes of products are read by bar code readers and the price of a particular item is set within the store’s computer and appears on the sales-clerk’s point of sale terminal and on our receipt.

Q. What is the use of computer in Offices?

            Computers are used in offices to maintain office record. Now a day concept of paperless environment is very common and it is only possible because of computers

Q. What is office automation?

Office automation refers to the movement towards automating office tasks. Advance computer technologies are used to perform various tasks in an office e.g. DMS software is used in office automation. Fax, e-mail, Voice mail etc. are used to transfer data; Groupware are used for office support systems.

Q. What is Document Management System (DMS)?

            DMS includes word processors and Spread sheets are used to create edit documents like letters, proposals, reports, newsletters, brochures and tables that are used for keeping record of expenses, profits and loses. Reprographic is the process of reproducing multiple copies of a document. Image processing allow document to be scanned and stored in image oriented databases.

Q. What is the Message Handling System?

It enables to send messages or documents from one location to other through facsimile (fax), electronic mail (e-mail), Voice mail etc.

Q. What are Office Support Systems?

It enables to coordinate and mange the activities of work group. Groupware and desktop organizers are some examples of office support systems.

Q. What is E-commerce?

Electronic commerce is known as e-commerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.

Modem electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web. A small percentage of e-commerce is conducted entirely electronically for “virtual” items such as access to premium content on a website, but most electronic commerce eventually involves physical items and their transportation in at least some way.

Q. What is M-commerce?

The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown dramatically since the wide introduction of the Internet Mobile Commerce (also known as M­ Commerce) is the ability to conduct commerce, using a mobile device e.g. a mobile phone ( or cell phone), a PDA, a smartphone while on the move, and other emerging mobile equipment, like desktop mobile devices.

Q. What is email?

E-mail is a store and forward method of composing, sending and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for email and email method is applied to intranet systems allowing users within one organization to e-mail each other. Often these workgroup collaboration organizations may use the Internet protocols for e-mail service.

Q. What is the use of computer shopping?

Electronic Shopping (E-Shopping)-Many business now have website that allow internet users to buy their goods. Shopping can take place using a computer at home or from work 24 hours a day. It is called online shopping.

Q. What is the use of computer in Cyber Banking?    

An electronic banking is also known as cyber banking or online includes various banking activities conducted from home or business. In cyber banking we can see our accounts and transfer money form one account to another.

Q. What is Video Conferencing?

Video conferencing is a type of conferencing in which video cameras and microphones capture sight and sound transmission over networks. It can speed up business process and procedures in the same way that the fax and the e-mail have revolutionize the way we share information. The most obvious quantifiable saving is the cost of travel and the cost of the time wasted during travel.