Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of:

A Batch processing

B Real-time processing

C Time-sharing

D Offline processing

E None of the above

ANS:A - Batch processing

Computerized batch processing, since the 1964 introduction of the IBM System/360, has primarily referred to the scripted running of one or more programs, as directed by Job Control Language, with no human interaction other than, if JCL-requested, the mounting of one or more pre-determined input and/or output computer tapes.