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Gurupada Das

Sample Questions of the paper

COMPUTER APPLICATION / COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
for B.Com., M.Com. and BBA

1. What is the full form of GUI? Graphical User Interface

2. What is CLI? Command Life Interface
3. What do you mean by CGI? Common Gateway Interface
4. What is the full form of NLI? Natural Language Interface
5. Define the term Data.
6. Define the term Information.
7. What do you mean by Computer Network?
Ans: It is an interconnection of autonomous computers connected
together using transmission media.
8. What do you mean by MODEM?
Ans: Modem stands for MODulatorDEModulator.
It is a device that can concert an analog signal into digital signal and vice
versa.
9. What is Bandwidth?
Ans: Bandwidth is the range of frequencies that is available for the
transmission of data. Wider the bandwidth of a communication
channel, the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.
10. What is the full form of BPA? Business Process Automation
11. What is IT? Information Technology
12. What do you mean by FTP? File Transfer Protocol
13. What is the full form of WWW? World Wide Web
14. What is URL? Uniform Resource Locator
15. What is the full form of EDI? Electronic Data Interchange
16. What is NFS? Network File System
17. What is the full form of IoT? Internet of Things
Ans: Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles,
home appliances and other items implanted with electronics, software,
sensors et which enables these devices to connect and exchange data,
resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit that
minimizes human intervention. The term IoT was surfaced by KEVIN
ASHTON, an entrepreneur in 1999.

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18. What is URL? Uniform Resource Locator

19. What is the full form of ISP? Internet Service Provider
20. What do you mean by DNS? Domain Name System
21. What is HTML? Hyper Text Mark-up Language
22. What do you mean by Hyper Text?
Ans: Hyper Text is simply a text highlighted with links and by clicking on
the links the users can get detailed information regarding the particular
topic from the document corresponding to the link.
23. What do you mean Intranet?
Ans: It is the internal network within an organization which connects
the internal members only. The internal members are authorized to
share information and use databases through this network within the
organization.
24. What is Extranet?
Ans: It is the network that shares the organization’s information and
resources with the authorized outsiders along with the internal
members of the organization.
25. What do you mean by Internet?
Ans: It is a worldwide system of computer networks. It is a network of
networks in which users at any one computer can connect to any other
computer all over the world.
26. What is TELNET? Ans: Telnet is a standard Internet Protocol for remote terminal
connection service. It is a facility by which a user can sit on a local
computer and access emote computers provided he has a valid user id
and password of the remote computer.
27. What is Web page?
Ans: A webpage is a document commonly written in HTML which can be
accessed through the Internet or other network using an Internet
Browser. It is a document which may consist of texts, graphics and links
to other pages on the WWW.
28. What do you mean by Website?
Ans: It is the collection of related web pages located under a single
domain name which may contain multimedia contents. A website can
be accessed via a public Internet Protocol (IP) network, such as Internet,

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or a private Local Area Network (LAN), by providing a reference of a

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that identifies the site.
29. What do you mean by E-MAIL?
Ans: E-mail or Electronic Mail is one of the most popular applications of
the internet. With e-mail a user can send / receive messages from other
users on different networks provided he has access to the internet.
30. What is the full form of TCP/IP? Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
31. What is UDP? User Datagram Protocol
32. What do you mean by HTTP? Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
33. What is FTP? File Transfer Protocol
34. What is the full form of PPP? Point to Point Protocol
35. What is ISO? International Standardization Organization
36. What is OSI? Open Systems Interconnection
37. What is IP Address?
Ans: An Internet Protocol (IP) Address is a numerical address assigned to
each device connected to a network that uses the Internet Protocol for
communication. An IP Address helps in identifying the location of a
device on the internet for data transfer.
38. What do you mean by Ethical Hacking?
Ans: For prevention of unethical hacking, one needs to enter into the
system to know the loopholes. It is called Ethical Hacking. It is the
process of seeking counter measures to restrict the unethical
exploitation and malicious actions.
39. What is Cloud Computing?
Ans: Cloud computing system consists of hardware, software, network,
storage, interfaces that provides computing services like storage,
databases, networking, software, analytics and more through internet
without storing anything in the computer from which the service is
being used. The service can be accessed from anywhere through
internet. The term Cloud here means storage in internet.
40. What do you mean by Mobile Computing?
Ans: It is a technology that allows transfer of data, voice and video via
computers or any other wireless and mobile devices like Laptops, Smart
Phones, Tablets etc. without being connected to a fixed physical link. In
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or they can take advantage of WI-FI wireless technology by connecting

via a Wireless LAN (WLAN) to transfer data.

41. What is Search Engine?

Ans: A search engine is a collection of programs that gathers
information from the web, indexes it, and puts it in a database so that it
can be searched. Search engines contain a computer program called
‘spider’ or ‘crawler’ or ‘bot’ or ‘robot’ which is responsible for building
up the database attached with each search engine.
42. What do you mean by Domains?
Ans: Domains divide WORLD WIDE WEB sites into categories based on
the nature of their owner and they form part of a site’s address, or
uniform resource locator (URL). Common top-level domains are –
.com – commercial enterprises
.org – organization site (non-profit etc.)
.net – network
.edu – educational site (universities, colleges, schools etc.)
.gov – government organization
43. What is Routers? Ans: Routers are commonly used to interconnect those network
segments of large internet works that use the same communication
protocol. They are particularly useful in controlling traffic flow by
making intelligent routing decisions.
44. What do you mean by Firewall?
Ans: A Firewall is a hardware or software installed to provide security to
the private networks connected to the internet. They can be
implemented in both hardware and software or a combination of both.
All data entering or leaving the Intranet passes through the firewall
which allows only the data meting the administrators’ rules to pass
through it.
45. What do you mean by Digital Signatures?
Ans: Digital signature is an attachment to an electronic message used
for security purpose. It is used to verify the authenticity of the sender.
46. Define E-Commerce.
Ans: Electronic Commerce (e-commerce) is any business activity that
can be conducted over the web.
47. Define Mail-Merge in case of Word Processor.

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Ans: In case of Word Processor, mail merge is the system where same
text can be sent to more than one person by adding common text with
data.
48. What do you mean by Macro in case of Word Processor?
Ans: A Macro is a character or word that represents a series of
keystores. The keystrokes can represent text or commands. The ability
to define macros allows one to save a lot of time by replacing common
combination of keystrokes.
49. What types of charts can be prepared by Spreadsheet?.
Ans: By using a spreadsheet different charts can be prepared – BAR
CHART, PIE CHART, LINE CHART etc.
50. What is the full form of DBMS? Data Base Management System
51. What is accounting software?
Ans: Accounting software helps store, report, and analyze business financial data.
Whether it is a hundred transactions or thousands of transactions, accounting
software makes it easy to record and derive useful information from that data
due to its automation capability. It makes accounting faster, easier, and efficient
as it eliminates manual errors. As no physical space is required for recording all
transactions and financial information, it helps cut business costs, reduces errors,
and saves considerable time as all the data is in one place. Accounting software
allows quick financial information to be pulled out when needed and enables you
to make smart financial decisions through thorough reports.
52. What are the different types of Accounting Software?
53. What are the advantages of Accounting Software?
54. What is the full form of ERP Software?
Ans: Enterprise Resource Planning Software.
55. What is the full form of CRM?
Ans: Customer Relationship Management Software
56. What is the full form of RCM? Ans: Reverse Charge Mechanism
57. What is the full form of TDS? Ans: Tax Deducted at Source.
58. What is the full form of BoM? Ans: Bill of Materials.
59. What is the full form of ODBC? Ans: Open Data Base Connectivity
60. What is the full form of POS? Ans: Point-of-Sale
61. What is the name of the company who offer Tally ERP software?
Ans: Tally Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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62. What are the different menus of the START-UP WINDOW page?
Ans: TITLE BAR, HORIZONTAL BUTTON BAR, INFORMATION PANEL,
GATEWAY OF TALLY, BUTTONS TOOLBAR.
63. What is the process to EXIT from Tally ERP Window?
Ans: Press ESC button and then Y button for YES or
Press CTRL+Q
64. What is the process to CREATION or LOADING of a company in Tally ERP?
Ans: Open Tally ERP > Gateway of Tally > Press F3 > Select CREATE COMPANY
Or, Open Tally ERP > Gateway of Tally > ALT+K > Select CREATE COMPANY
65. What is the function of F11 key in Tally ERP?
Ans: To enable or disable any features related to accounting, Inventory,
Taxation, Online Access, Payroll F11 KEY is used.
66. What do you mean by Tally Vault?
Ans: For the purpose of safeguarding data Tally Valult offers a data
encryption option. A user cannot access data without entering the proper
password.
67. What are the List of Masters in case of Tally ERP?
Ans: 1) Accounts Masters: It includes menus like GROUP, LEDGER,
CURRENCY, BUDGET, SCENARIO, VOUCHER TYPE, CREDIT LIMITS
2) Inventory Masters: It includes STOCK GROUPS, STOCK CATEGORIES,
STOCK ITEM, UNIT and GODOWN.
3) Statutory Details: In includes GST DETAILS and PAN / CIN Details.
68. What is a GROUP in case of Tally ERP?
Ans: A Group is a collection of ledgers in homogeneous nature. There are 28
pre-defined groups which consists of 15 primary and 13 sub-groups. Out of
the in-built 15 primary groups, 9 groups are CAPITAL IN NATURE which
appears in the Balance Sheet and 6 are REVENUE IN NATURE which appears
in Profit & Loss Account.
Apart from 15 pre-defined primary groups, a user can create his primary
group based on the four given fundamental classifications such as ASSETS,
LIABILITY, INCOME and EXPENDITURES.
On the other hand, if a user wants to create any group other than primary
then it can be created under any of the 28 pre-defined groups.
Finally, one can create ledgers under the appropriate group. All voucher
entires are passed through ledgers.
69. How a GROUP can be deleted in Tally ERP?

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Ans: Gateway of Tally >>Press A (i.e. Alter) > Group >

Select the name of the group > Alt+D > yes

70. What is Ledger in case of Tally ERP?

Ans: A ledger acts as an accounting head to record transaction through
accounting vouchers.
71. What are the DEFAULT LEDGERS in Tally ERP?
Ans: 1) Cash Account under CASH-IN-HAND GROUP
2) Profit & Loss Account under PRIMARY GROUP
72. What is PURCHASE ORDER in case of Tally ERP?
Ans: It is a reference voucher for purchasing stock items from supplier. It
actually keeps tracking the number of orders that has been made by the
purchasing organization.
73. What is DEBIT NOTE VOUCHER in case of Tally ERP?
Ans: If goods are found an inferior quality, or somehow it is rejected by the
purchaser after the final purchase bill prepared, then DEBIT NOTE VOUCHER
needs to be created.
74. What is CREDIT NOTE VOUCHER in case of Tally ERP?
Ans: If goods are rejected by the buyer after receiving final sale bill from the seller
then seller adjust this return with actual sale by passing CREDIT NOTE VOUCHER.
75. What is MEMORANDUM VOUCHER?
Ans: A non-accounting voucher which does not have any effect on our books
of accounts in known as MEMORANDUM VOUCHER.
Actually, it is stored in a separate memorandum register.
76. What is the full form of GOT? Ans: Gateway of Tally
77. What is the full form of MIS Report? Ans: Management Information System Report.
78. What are the Components of MIS?
Ans: The major components of a typical management information system are;
 People – people who use the information system
 Data – the data that the information system records
 Business Procedures – procedures put in place on how to record,
store and analyze data
 Hardware – these include servers, workstations, networking
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 Software – these are programs used to handle the data. These

include programs such as spreadsheet programs, database
software, etc.

79. What are MIS reports in Tally?

Ans: MIS Reports are reports required by the management to assess the
performance of the organization and allow for faster decision-making.
80. What are the types of MIS Reports?
i) Summary MIS report. As a summary of the company performance, across
various divisions, it makes top management understand the performance of
their investment.
ii) Cash flow statement MIS report.
iii) Profit MIS report.
iv) Accounting MIS report.
81. What is ERP software?
Ans: Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software is a software package
used to manage the everyday activities of a business in an integrated
fashion. ERP enables all the business processes to be connected so they can
be managed well, thereby allowing effective business management.
For example, an organization has a number of different departments. ERP
software helps to connect all these systems, even if they are running on
different software and provides key insights to business owners so the
business can be run efficiently.
ERP is not just a standalone software solution but consists of numerous
modules that work together and allow for information to be passed onto a
central database from which decisions can be made. A robust ERP solution
allows for integrations with a plethora of tools and other software, for this
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82. What are the differences between ERP software and Accounting Software
ERP Software Accounting Software
Functionality
ERP software is an all-encompassing software Accounting software is a standalone software
package that consists of modules that integrate package that focuses on just the accounting
with the different aspects of a business. aspects of a business solely. It has comprehensive
Accounting is a part of what ERP offers. ERP features that deal with the financial part of any
includes various other modules such as business only. While it is required to manage the
operations, CRM, procurement, manufacturing, financial part of the business, it does not
production, and so on. An ERP is generally offered integrate with the other processes of the business
as a customized solution that integrates systems in the way that an ERP usually does.
based on the business.
Pricing
As ERP software is extensive, it costs more when Accounting software is provided as a whole
compared to an accounting software package. package that enables businesses in any industry
While this can vary depending on the modules to manage their accounts and all the nitty-gritty
involved and the size of the business, ERP details of their finances. It gives a microscopic
software requires a longer time to be set up. Due view of all the transactions whenever needed and
to this, it may take longer for employees to all the details pertaining to those transactions.
understand the true capabilities of the software Accounting software can automate all accounting
and how it can benefit them, although today such tasks and is cheaper than an ERP solution.
tools have become easier to comprehend.
Business functions
ERP software provides valuable insights into the Accounting software gives detailed information
overall performance of a business rather than a about the financial health of the business. While
single aspect. For example, ERP software doesn’t this is important, it is not as comprehensive as an
only tell you about how efficiently the supply ERP. Accounting software can help you
chain operations are taking place. It speaks of understand your current business position in
where problems occur in the entire business and terms of profits and losses. It helps you
where processes are taking place smoothly. ERP thoroughly understand whether your business is
software is larger in scope and provides an in- doing well financially or not.
depth view.
Utilization
ERP software enhances collaboration between Accounting software helps improve collaboration
employees in various departments because it is between people who are in charge of the financial
used by all the employees to share information aspect of the business and the stakeholders.
across departments. This can help increase Accounting software can help stakeholders get a
transparency across departments and thereby view of the entire financial health of the business
inculcate a culture of trust in the business. The and this can help them make changes that can
user adoption rate is likely to be higher because help cut costs and improve business revenue.
everyone is working on the same foundation.

83. Define E-Commerce.

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Ans: . The term commerce is defined as trading of goods& services through internet. The definition
of e–commerce is defined as trading of goods, services, information or anything else of value
between two entities over the internet.

84. What are the characteristics of E-Commerce?

Ans. Characteristics of e-commerce are -
 Establishment of B to B relationship.
 Electronic payment.
 E–distribution of products & services.
 Exchange of information.
 Pre and post – sales support.
 Customer relationship management.

85) What are the advantages of E-Commerce?

Ans. Advantages of e-commerce are -
 Facilitates the globalization of business
 Provides increased purchasing opportunities for the buyer
 Lowering staffing cost
 Market based expansion
 Increased profits
 Increased customer service & loyality
 Increase speed & accuracy
 Reduction of paper storage.
 Increased response times.

86) What are the limitations of E-Commerce?

Ans. The limitations of E-Commerce can be grouped into two categories which are:
i) Technical limitations and
ii) Non-technical limitations

87) What are the technical limitations of E-Commerce?

Ans. The technical limitations of E-Commerce are as follows:
• There is a lack of s stem security, reliability, standards and communication protocols.
• There is insufficient telecommunication bandwidth.
• The software e development tools are still evolving and changing rapidly.

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• It is difficult to integrate the Internet and E-Commerce software with some existing
applications and databases.
• Vendors may need special Web servers and other infrastructures in addition to the network
servers.
• Some E-Commerce software might not fit with some hardware or may be incompatible with
some operating systems or other components.
• As time passes, these limitations will lessen or be overcome; appropriate planning can
minimize their impact.

88) What are the non-technical limitations of E-Commerce?

Ans. The non-technical limitations of E-Commerce are as follows:
 Lack of awareness
 Lack of infrastructure
 Lack of confidence
 Skeptic attitude
 Credit Cards Frauds
 Absence of Tax Laws
 Cyber Laws
 Stock Dilemma
 Lack of true strength
 Lack of skills and expertise
 Internet outrange
 absence of cyber brand image
 Inadequate Government Role
 Preferring foreign sites
 Inactive Indian Software Houses
 Cyber competition
 Difficulty of reengineering
 Blocking and censorship

89) What are the different Business models of E-Commerce?

Ans. Different business models of E-Commerce are –
 Merchant Model
 Brokerage Model
 Advertising Model
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 Info-mediary Model
 Subscription Model

90) What are the differences between traditional commerce and e-commerce?
Ans. Differences between traditional commerce and e-commerce are –
Traditional Commerce E- Commerce
i) Customer can easily identify & authenticate a i) It is not easy in this case.
merchant by seeing directly to him.
ii) Customers can directly talk to merchant. ii) Customer can only see the representation & can
Communication in the hands of a third party. only is not see the webpages
iii) Customers can interact with other customers and iii) Customer cannot interact with other customers.
gain feed back about merchant from other customers
iv) It is not available all the time. iv) It is always available 24* 7*365 hours.
v) It is slow method. v) It is fast method.
vi) Customers just give cash to merchant & there is no vi) Customer have to give their personal information
need to give their name or address. So there is no to purchase the product.
worry about
personal information.

91) What are the different types of E-Commerce?

Ans. There are different types of E-commerce:
 Business - to - Business (B2B)
 Business - to - Consumer (B2C)
 Consumer - to - Consumer (C2C)
 Consumer - to - Business (C2B)
 Business - to - Government (B2G)
 Government - to - Business (G2B)
 Government - to - Citizen (G2C)

92) What are the Factors contributing to the growth of the E-Commerce industry in India.
Ans. Different factors contributing to the growth of the E-Commerce in India are -
i) Rising income levels
 Increasing purchasing power of people
 Increasing disposable income of the urban youth
ii) Changing socio-economic environment
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 Rising middle class incomes

 Changing demographics (close to 50 per cent of the population is below 25 years of age)
 Global exposure (increasing penetration of global brands in India)
iii) Changing technology landscape
 Rise in internet usage (growing at 20 per cent) and 3G penetration
 Increasing smartphone users with availability of internet on mobile phones
 Delivering high quality user experience (detailed product catalogue, website performance)
iv) Changing consumer behaviour
 Less time to spend in traveling to places and shopping
 Increase in expenditure for luxury items
 Increased availability of global products making Indian customer conscious of quality along
with price
v) Changing mindset and outlook of Indian customers
 Indians becoming more aware and embracing the idea of online shopping

93) What do you mean by Social Commerce?

Ans. Social Commerce, synonymous with the term “social shopping,” simply refers to the integration
of social media into traditional online shopping. For consumers, social commerce is the equivalent of
shopping from the comfort of your home with the added wisdom and honest opinions of family,
friends, and experts.

94) What do you mean by Digital Marketing?

Ans. Digital marketing is the use of digital channels to market products. Also known as online
marketing, digital marketing promotes brands and connects them to potential customers via the
internet. It takes many forms, including:
i) Search engines ii) Websites
iii) Social media iv) Email
v) Mobile apps vi) Text messaging
vii) Web-based advertising

95) Define Mobile Commerce or M-Commerce.

Ans. M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through
wireless handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets. M-commerce is a form of e-
commerce that enables users to access online shopping platforms without the use of a desktop
computer.

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96) Define Debit Card.

Ans. A debit card is a payment card that deducts money directly from your checking account. Also
called “check cards” or "bank cards," debit cards can be used to buy goods or services or to get cash
from an ATM. Debit cards can help you reduce the need to carry cash, although using these cards
can sometimes entail fees.

97) Define Credit Card.

Ans. A credit card is a line of credit that can be used to borrow money to make purchases, transfer
balances and get cash advances, with the agreement that you'll pay back the money borrowed —
plus any interest you owe on it — at a later date. There are two main types of credit cards: secured
cards and unsecured cards.

98) Define Smart Card.

Ans. A smart card is a plastic card that contains a microprocessor and a memory chip or just a
memory chip. The microprocessor card has the ability to add, delete and manipulate information on
the card.

99) What do you mean by e-money?

Ans. Electronic money (e-money) is broadly defined as an electronic store of monetary value on a
technical device that may be widely used for making payments to entities other than the e-money
issuer.

100) What do you mean by E-Wallet?

Ans. E-wallet stands for electronic wallet. It is a type of electronic card which is used for transactions
made online through a computer or a smartphone. The utility of e-wallet is same as a credit or debit
card. An e-wallet needs to be linked with the individual's bank account to make payments.

101) Define Digital Signature.

Ans. A digital signature is an electronic, encrypted stamp of authentication on digital information
such as messages. The digital signature confirms the integrity of the message.

102) What are the examples of Digital Signature?

Ans. Examples of electronic signatures
 Digital certificates issued by a certificate authority.
 Token. ...
 Identification and signing using biometric data.

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 Username and password authentication (in either one or two steps).

 A digitized handwritten signature.

103) What are the advantages of Digital Signature?

Ans. Digital signatures are 99.9% effective in preventing fraud and ensuring document authenticity.
Digital signatures make it possible for users to sign papers remotely without being present in person.
This speeds up the signing process for critical documents and saves time.

104) What is payment gateway?

Ans. In simple terms, a payment gateway is a network through which your customers transfer funds
to you. Payment gateways are very similar to the point-of-sale terminals used at most brick and
mortar stores. When using a payment gateway, customers and businesses need to work together to
make a transaction.

105) What is online-banking?

Ans. Online banking allows you to conduct financial transactions via the Internet. Online banking is
also known as Internet banking or web banking. Online banking offers customers almost every
service traditionally available through a local branch including deposits, transfers, and online bill
payments.

107) What are the importance of Online-banking?

Ans. One of the key benefits of internet banking is that it is available 24x7. This allows users to
access their accounts and perform transactions at their convenience anytime, anywhere. This
provides flexibility and accessibility, especially for users who may not have easy access to physical
bank branches.

108) What is Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)?

Ans. An electronic funds transfer (EFT), or direct deposit, is a digital money movement from one
bank account to another. These transfers take place independently from bank employees. As a
digital transaction, there is no need for paper documents.

109) What is the meaning of e-payment?

Ans. Electronic payments, or e-payments, are a way of making transactions or paying bills online or
through an electronic medium, without the use of physical checks or cash.

110) What are the electronic payment types?

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Ans. Common types of electronic payments include credit and debit cards, mobile payment apps
such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, online banking transfers, cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin etc.),
digital wallets (PayPal), direct debits, and gift cards.

111) What is the full form of UPI?

Ans. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single
mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund
routing & merchant payments into one hood.

112) What do you mean by Cloud Computing?

Ans. Cloud computing is on-demand access, via the internet, to computing resources—applications,
servers (physical servers and virtual servers), data storage, development tools, networking
capabilities, and more—hosted at a remote data center managed by a cloud services provider (or
CSP).

113) Who is the father of cloud computing technology?

Ans. The answer is American computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider.
In the late 1960s, he envisioned a world where everyone would be connected with the ability to
access specific programs and data regardless of where the access point was located.

114) Who uses cloud computing?

Ans. For example, healthcare companies are using the cloud to develop more personalized
treatments for patients. Financial services companies are using the cloud to power real-time fraud
detection and prevention. And video game makers are using the cloud to deliver online games to
millions of players around the world.

115) What is the full form of AWS?

Ans. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud,
offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.

116) Which language is used for cloud computing?

Ans. Python has emerged as one of the leading languages for cloud computing due to its ease of use,
performance, open-source development, third-party integrations, and popularity among developers.
Python developers can quickly automate workflows and implement headless computing because of
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117) What is a cloud architect?

Ans. A cloud architect is responsible for an organisation's cloud computing system. They work with
cloud technology to develop cloud adoption plans, determine cloud application design, and create
systems for managing, monitoring, and maintaining the cloud system.

118) What is the meaning of cloud storage?

Ans. Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that enables storing data and files on the internet
through a cloud computing provider that you access either through the public internet or a
dedicated private network connection.

119) What are advantages to adopting cloud computing?

Ans. Cloud-based solutions offer advantages such as lower costs, faster implementation, scalability,
seamless upgrades, improved security, better document control, multiple service options,
environmental benefits, and efficient disaster recovery.

120) What are the ddisadvantages of cloud computing?

Ans. Following are the disadvantages of cloud computing –
 data loss or theft.
 data leakage.
 account or service hijacking.
 insecure interfaces and APIs.
 denial of service attacks.
 technology vulnerabilities, especially in shared environments.

121) What is a cloud-based accounting software?

Ans. Cloud-based accounting software is hosted online, so you don't need to buy a program to install
it on your computer. Unlike other software programs that needed to be installed with individual
licenses on each computer, access to the cloud is available on a web browser or mobile app where
you can log into the account.

122) What are examples of cloud-based accounting?

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Ans. Cloud accounting is a similar concept where you manage all of your accounting tasks but that
software is run through remote servers. Xero and Quickbooks Online (QBO) are the most notable
examples in the world of cloud accounting.

123) What are the five examples of cloud computing?

Ans. Here are the most popular cloud computing examples that you might be using every day:
 Netflix. ...
 Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant. ...
 Email, Calendar, Skype, WhatsApp. ...
 Microsoft Office 365, Google Docs. ...
 Social Media.
 Online Storage.

124) What are the examples of cloud-based accounting software?

Ans.
 Overall cloud accounting software. QuickBooks Online. 5.0. NerdWallet Rating.
 Business performance tracking. Xero. 5.0. NerdWallet Rating.
 Scalability. Zoho Books. 4.5. NerdWallet Rating.
 Freelancers and self-employed professionals. FreshBooks. 4.5. NerdWallet Rating.

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