Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) MCQs
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) MCQs
The following Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) MCQs have been compiled by our experts through research, in order to test your knowledge of the subject of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). We encourage you to answer these 30 multiple-choice questions to assess your proficiency.
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1: What is the THREE PDF formats commonly used in Data Capture/Data Entry Operation?
A. PDF Formatted Text, PDF searchable image, PDF Image Only
B. PDF Acrobat Reader, PDF Acrobat Writer, PDF Scanner
C. PDF to Word Conversion, Word to PDF Conversion, PDF to Image Conversion
D. All of the above
2: The BPO sector will provide ________ jobs at the end of 2011 and make a contribution of ____% of GDP.
A. 15,000 & 5%
B. 20,000 & 6%
C. 29000 & 5%
D. 15,000 & 8%
3: In Data Capture/Data Entry Operation, which of the following statement is FALSE
A. Data Capture BPO are usually specialized in capturing Data whereas Data Entry BPO transform the Data into meaningful information.
B. Data Capture and Data Entry are both Low End BPOs
C. Accurate Data Capture is as important as Accurate Data Entry
D. Data Capture is the input process of Data Entry operations
4: Which one of the following is a TRUE statement about Near-Shore Outsourcing characteristics
A. Use of providers in one's home country or region, typically a high skill, high cost country.
B. Use of providers in a different country or region, but with similar time-zone, culture or language skills.
C. Use of providers in a distant location with a different time-zone, culture or language skills.
D. All of the above
5: The AT Kearney Global Business Location index report 2009 has classified Mauritius as
A. 25th in its ranking as an attractive BPO destination out of 50 countries
B. To be relatively poor in terms of skills & competencies in BPO domains
C. As a country which has made no improvement as compared to the 2008 ranking
D. All of the above
6: How can you classify the government intervention to ensure adequate supply of skilled workforce in BPO in a specific country
A. Exogenous
B. Semi-Exogenous
C. Endogenous
D. All of the above
7: The most common data conversion options are
A. Converting raw data into Microsoft Office (Missed)
B. Convert from PDF to Word (Missed)
C. Convert an audio file into text
D. All of the above
8: Stages in the Growth Life Cycle in the BPO Sector can be categorised as:
A. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3: Competence Accumulation > Stage 4: Third Party Service
B. Stage 1: Third Party Service > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3: Competence Accumulation > Stage 4: Start Up
C. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Value Addition > Stage 3: Third Party Service > Stage 4: Competence Accumulation
D. Stage 1: Start Up > Stage 2: Competence Accumulation > Stage 3: Third Party Service > Stage 4: Value Addition
9: What are the factors which have an impact when deciding on a BPO destination?
A. Reliable telecommunications infrastructure
B. Cost of labour
C. Strong regulatory framework
D. All of the above
10: The main characteristics of Knowledge Process Outsourcing are
A. Process are not easily codified
B. The agent has to interpret the information
C. The agent is expected to exercise judgement
D. All of the above
11: Mauritius is positioning itself as a challenging BPO destination due to the following factors: Choose all that apply
A. Reliable Infrastructure (Missed)
B. Workforce easily scalable
C. Relatively cheap l+0abour (Missed)
D. Strategic location (Missed)
12: What is the number of companies operating in the BPO/ITES Sector in Mauritius?
A. 350
B. 250
C. 150
D. 330
13: The Mercantile Bank in the United States has contracted out its IT services to a company called Mercantile Technology Inc in Philippines and owned by Mercantile Bank USA. Mercantile Technology Inc could be categorized as:
A. Offshore Outsourcing
B. Captive Center
C. Bank Technology Center
D. All of the above
In terms of cost characteristics, re-arrange the following outsourcing location decision from low cost to high cost.
(a) Nearshore,
(b) Onshore,
(c) Offshore
A.
a, b, c
B.
b, a, c
C.
c, a, b
D.
b, c, a
15: What do you think is the most important justification for a company to consider offshore decision?
A. Overall cost reduction
B. Productivity improvement
C. Efficiency/Effectiveness
D. All of the above
16: Which of the following statement best describes Mauritius as a cost effective destination:
A. Mauritius has a large pool of global BPO talents working at a relatively low salary
B. The cost of telecommunication in Mauritius is much lower than in India
C. The cost of a specific BPO worker is 8 times lower than a similar worker which would work in a similar BPO company in the USA
D. All of the above
17: A TRUE statement between Low End and High End BPO is
A. Both Low End and High End BPO are mainly Call Centers
B. Low End BPOs offer relatively much higher salary than High End BPO
C. High End BPO have more ruled based processes than Low End BPO and therefore require more skilled manpower
D. People working in Low End BPO companies usually stay much longer in that company than those working in High End BPO
18: BPO companies involved in transcription normally
A. Capture data and translate it into text
B. Listen to a conversation on-line and translate it into text
C. Transforming an audio file into text
D. Translate from one language into a different language
19: A BPO company specializing in image processing may provide the following services
A. Image Scanning
B. Image Conversion
C. Archiving
D. All of the above
20: PECS Data, a Mauritian based company is involved in transcription services for a US institution and recruiting local transcription agents. PECS Data is therefore
A. A captive center
B. A Transcription BPO Vendor
C. An Offshore Outsourcing Center
D. All of the above
21: Jenny was employed as Data Entry Operator at "Star Data Ltd". Last year Jenny was offered the same position but with a salary increase of MUR 2,000 at "Super Data Ltd", a company dealing with similar activities as "Star Data Ltd". In BPO, we usually refer to this situation as
A. Attrition
B. Poaching
C. Changing Job
D. Work Placement
22: Outsourcing decisions by customers are influenced by whether to go on-shore, near-shore or offshore. Which ONE of the following dimensions is true about this statement
A. Offshore > Low Cost but High Control
B. Nearshore > Low Cost but High Control
C. Onshore > High Cost but High Control
D. Homeshore > Low Cost but Low Control
23: The main outsourcer is __________ and the main BPO destination is _________
A. France, Mauritius
B. USA, Mauritius
C. Europe, India
D. USA, India
24: Atom Finance BPO is a local company engaged in Finance Process Outsourcing. It specialises in billing and invoicing services and doing work for a US Global FMCG company and for other companies involved in the MFCG activities. Which of the following therefore best describes Atom Finance business category?
A. Atom Finance is a Captive Outsourcing center for the US Global FMCG sector.
B. Atom Finance is operating in the Financial sector but specialises in the invoicing and billing operations
C. Atom Finance could be categorized as Low end BPO
D. All of the above
25: In order to improve its global attractiveness index in BPO coming years, Mauritius should leverage on its:
A. Telecom Infrastructure
B. Skills and competencies of its BPO Workforce
C. Improving national competencies into global talents
D. All of the above
26: In terms of cost characteristics, which of the following are outsourcing location decisions from low cost to high cost
A. Overall cost reduction
B. Productivity improvement
C. Efficiency/Effectiveness
D. All of the above
27: When working for a BPO company which is involved in Portal Management. It is critical that this company should:
A. Have on-line access for the BPO agents
B. Have off-line access for the BPO agents
C. Have confidentiality access for the BPO agents
D. All of the above
28: Which of the following statement regarding Low End BPO and High End BPO is false?
A. Low End BPO is Data Entry whereas Call Center is High End BPO
B. Both Low and High End BPO focus on Domain Expertise
C. Telemarketing of Cellular Phones is Low End whereas Data Entry of Supermarkets receipts for consumer behavior is High End BPO.
D. None of the Above
29: Most commonly used databases for making data entry is
A. Microsoft SQL Server, ASP, Ms Access, Oracle
B. My SQL, FoxPro, ASP, Ms Access
C. Oracle, My SQL, FoxPro, Visual Basic
D. All of the Above
30: What is BPO?
A. Business Process Outsourcing
B. Business Process Outsource
C. Business Project Outsourcing
D. Business Product Outsourcing
31: _____ is a scripting language that allows web authors to design interactive sites.
A. HTML
B. Visual Basic
C. Java
D. JavaScript
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