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Hi,

I graduated with a degree in IT engineering from an engineering college affiliated to University Of Pune, India in 2009. While still in college I did not have any job offer from any IT companies visiting our campus, all due to low grades and poor academic performance. I managed to get a job off campus where I was hired as an Trainee Software Developer in a start-up IT company. I started working there but my job was more of QA where I would test the mobile games that are being developed and port them from J2ME to Android to some extent.

After studying 4 years of engineering, I realized that I am not interested working much into technology as working on the business side. So i made up mind and resigned from the job after 5 months.As I was more keen on getting broader business experience before pursuing a full time career in any industry & becoming an expert in that field, so I started doing research about Strategy Consulting and dreaming working in MCKinsey/BCG/ Bain. I applied for above three and a few other but all in vain as I never got through, as I realized it is highly impossible to get into these companies with such low grades and no work experience. Also these companies mostly hire IIT graduates.

My academic performance is very average with very little extra curricular.

10th- 66.8%
12th- 55%
Graduation (B.Tech) (average of 4 years)- 52.4%, I flunked once in graduation. During that 1 year gap in engineering I worked for 7 months as an IT Support Engineer in the IT department of an construction company where my work was to troubleshoot hardware/software/LAN/WAN problem, installing & updating software packages/LAN/WAN, and conducting a review of the configuration of computers in the organization.

After 6 months of gap since resignation from the first job after graduation I managed to get a job of an Analyst from one of the Big 4 for their Risk Advisory services. Here my work revolves around AUTOMOBILE/MANUFACTURING companies, where I help my team members in creating Standard Operating Procedures, Internal Audit, conducting business process reviews and formatting word documents & PPT, creating minutes of meetings in Microsoft office 2007.

As I have very less interest in programming and my programming skills are also average, I took up this job which pays me over Rs.15,000/- a month. Its been more than 1 month since I took up this job. Most of the people in my team (15) are Chartered Accountants except for my manager who is an MBA graduate and is a Mechanical Engineering degree undergraduate. Also I came to that people working at this designation as me (Analyst) are mostly 99.99% commerce graduates, just out of their colleges .

My future plan is to pursue an MBA from an international B-school, 2-3 years from now. I am not expecting to get an admit in to Harvard or London Business school but I am aiming for an globally recognized institute. I took up this job because I thought the name of Big 4 on my resume would fill up the gaps due to poor academic performance during engineering. I am planning to work here for 2 years (1 at least) & I am thinking of trying again for Business Analyst position at McKinsey after 1 year. But this feeling of me being an IT engineer working with commerce undergraduates and doing Internal Audit is not letting me focus on my daily work hence my productivity is getting hampered.

I am really CONFUSED whether or not I have taken a right decision. I am wondering what impact this decision will have when I would be applying to top 20 b-schools in UK/US/France ?? Also does working in this area as an Analyst helps you getting a job in strategy consulting firms like McKinsey & Co, BCG etc ??

Is Internal Audit/ Standard Operating Procedures/Business Process Review meant only for Chartered Accountants ??

Can anyone please give me a detail explanation for my above queries, I am worried and feeling insecure at this point of time.

Thanks in advance.

Do an outstanding job where you are. Gain as much experience as possible
and consider keeping the job and attending school at the same time. You become
more valuable to your employer and you show your stability and determination.

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25. The sound recorder allows you to record up to a maximum of how many seconds? (1 point)
45 seconds
120 seconds
90 seconds
60 seconds
26. The ___________chip controls the most basic functions of a computer. Every time you turn on your computer, this chip runs a self check and gives commands to the hardware and Operating System to start. (1 point)
BIOS
BOIS
IDE
BSID
27. The speed of the bus is measured in (1 point)
Megahertz
Gigawatts
Kilometers
Electrahertz
28. The AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port) is where you would connect your ___________ to the computer system. (1 point)
Modem
Monitor
Printer
Processor
29. Which of the following is NOT an example of what a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot would be used for? (1 point)
Video card
Sound card
Modem
Mouse
30. What choice below would be the best reason that form factors come in many different shapes and sizes? (1 point)
People like variety in looks and models of computers.
Computer systems vary in the different components within the system, therefore the shape and size will vary.
Computer manufacturers want to separate the computers look from their competitors
None of the above
31. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a LCD monitor? (1 point)
They are more energy friendly then the CRT monitor.
They are easier on the eye then the CRT monitor.
They are bulkier then the CRT monitor.
They have been in existence longer then the CRT monitor.
32. VGA connections use what type of signals to communicate from the video card to the monitor? (1 point)
Digital signals
Analog signals
Light signals
Traffic signals
33. A resolution setting of 800 x 600 means that the screen is set to which of the following choices? (1 point)
The display is 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.
The display is 600 pixels wide by 800 pixels high.
The display is 800 inches wide by 600 inches high.
The display is 800 mm wide by 600 mm high.
34. The inkjet printer works by using a tiny _______of ink that applies precise dots of ink to the paper to produce an image? (1 point)
ball
rectangle
circle
pin
35. Many printer manufacturers today are offering ______compatible printer connections which make the printers easier to plug and play. (1 point)
parallel port
serial port
USB port
BUS port
36. Michael is a video editor at the local news channel. He has been searching for a new computer to help improve his productivity. Which of the following ports below would Michael look for to help improve the speed of his data transfer from his digital camera to his computer? (1 point)
Parallel port
FireWire port
Serial port
USB
37. Which external device would not use a parallel port to connect to the computer? (1 point)

Mouse
Printer
Scanner
External Hard Drive
38. Which of the following is NOT an example of hardware? (1 point)
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Microsoft Windows
39. The purpose of this type of hardware is to provide the user with the ability to view the information that is being inputted by the user and produced by the computer. An example would be a printer. (1 point)
Output
Input
Storage
Processing
40. Which program can be found in Windows Accessories feature? (1 point)
Word
Notepad
Excel
My Documents
41. When buying a new memory for your computer it is important to ________. (1 point)
match the brand name of the existing memory
match memory speed of the existing memory
Excel
None of the above
42. The common memory found in most computers is _____________. (1 point)
DDR
RDRAM
VRAM
SDRAM
43. A modem allows a computer to _________________. (1 point)
send print messages through a parallel port to a printer
access software programs
connect to other computers
store data
44. A useful tool for navigating to places on a computer is _____________. (1 point)
System Information
Backup
HyperTerminal
Windows Explorer
45. A useful tool for locating a file or folder on a computer is ____________. (1 point)
Search
Find and Replace
Run
Synchronize
46. Before turning off the power to a computer, it is important to ____________? (1 point)
turn off the monitor
shut down
turn off the surge protector
unplug the network cable
47. Basic information about a computer is found in ___________________? (1 point)
System Properties
Accessories
Search
Documents
48. To customize many features of a computer, it is helpful to use ___________. (1 point)
the Start menu
the Accessories tool
the Programs menu
the Control panel
49. If a file or folder is accidentally deleted, which of the following is possible? (1 point)
the data is deleted immediately and permanently
the deleted data can be retrieved from Disk Cleanup
the deleted data can be retrieved in the Recycle Bin
none of the above
50. The earliest form of removable storage was _____________. (1 point)
magnetic
optical
virtual
paper

25 not enough info (varies by computer)
26 BIOS
27 Megahertz
28 Monitor
29 Mouse
30 None of the Above (available size varies ex. desktop vs. laptop)
31 They are bulkier than CRTs
32 Analog
33 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels high
34 ball
35 USB port
36 FireWire
37 Mouse
38 Microsoft Windows
39 Output
40 Notepad
41 None of the above
42 DDR
43 connect to other computers
44 Windows Explorer
45 Search
46 shut down
47 System Properties
48 the Control panel
49 the deleted data can be retrieved in the Recycle Bin
50 paper