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| 101. |
An example of a pointing device is |
| A. | trackball |
| B. | light pens |
| C. | digitizing tablets |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 102. |
The acronym USB stands for |
| A. | universal serial bus |
| B. | united server bus |
| C. | universal segment of bus |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. universal serial bus | |
| 103. |
The four steps CPU’s use in their operations are |
| A. | endeavour, drive, encode and serialize |
| B. | fetch, decode, execute and writeback |
| C. | copy, sever, cut and paste |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. fetch, decode, execute and writeback | |
| 104. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | dotmatrix printer |
| B. | mouse |
| C. | speaker |
| D. | laser printer |
| Answer» B. mouse | |
| 105. |
A computer has 1024Kmemory. What does the letter K stand for? |
| A. | kilo |
| B. | thousand |
| C. | 1024 |
| D. | core |
| Answer» C. 1024 | |
| 106. |
Processing power of CPU is measured in |
| A. | ips |
| B. | cips |
| C. | mips |
| D. | nanoseconds |
| Answer» C. mips | |
| 107. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | vdu |
| B. | printer |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | speaker |
| Answer» C. keyboard | |
| 108. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of LAN? |
| A. | restricted to a limited geographic coverage of a few kilometers |
| B. | transmission rate usually ranges from 1200bps to 6mbps |
| C. | fewer data transmission errors |
| D. | the most common communication links used in lans are twisted pair, coaxial |
| Answer» B. transmission rate usually ranges from 1200bps to 6mbps | |
| 109. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | uri |
| B. | www |
| C. | irc |
| D. | ftp |
| Answer» A. uri | |
| 110. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of WAN? |
| A. | a wan may extend over several thousands of kilometers |
| B. | transmission rate ranges from 10mbps to 10gbps |
| C. | error rate in wan is high |
| D. | communication links used are telephone lines, microwave links and satellite |
| Answer» B. transmission rate ranges from 10mbps to 10gbps | |
| 111. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | isdn |
| B. | dsl |
| C. | dial-up |
| D. | isp |
| Answer» D. isp | |
| 112. |
Which of the following is not true of web browsers? |
| A. | browsers are primarily used to access the world wide web |
| B. | browsers can display any kind of content that can be part of a web page |
| C. | google is a popular web browser |
| D. | web browsers retrieve web pages from www using http protocol |
| Answer» C. google is a popular web browser | |
| 113. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | yahoo |
| B. | firefox |
| C. | internet explorer |
| D. | google chrome |
| Answer» A. yahoo | |
| 114. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | wikipedia |
| B. | wikibooks |
| C. | wikimapia |
| D. | ubuntu |
| Answer» D. ubuntu | |
| 115. |
Which of the following is not true of emails? |
| A. | it is an internet service |
| B. | it was invented by ray tomlinson in 1972 |
| C. | the recipient should be online to accept an email |
| D. | e mail systems are based on a store-and –forward model |
| Answer» C. the recipient should be online to accept an email | |
| 116. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | yahoo |
| B. | bing |
| C. | internet explorer |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. internet explorer | |
| 117. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | gmail |
| B. | ahoomail |
| C. | hotmail |
| D. | outlook express |
| Answer» D. outlook express | |
| 118. |
Which of the following is not true of a WWW? |
| A. | it is a huge collection of web site |
| B. | it was introduced by tim berners-lee |
| C. | all web pages of www are static in nature |
| D. | it has a client/server architecture |
| Answer» C. all web pages of www are static in nature | |
| 119. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | firefox |
| B. | lycos |
| C. | msn |
| D. | alta vista |
| Answer» A. firefox | |
| 120. |
Which of the following is not true of wikis? |
| A. | a wiki web site operates on a principle of collaborative trust |
| B. | the first wiki application was wikiwikiweb created by ward cunningham |
| C. | wikis are the same as blogs |
| D. | wikimapia is an example of website that operate on wiki model principle |
| Answer» C. wikis are the same as blogs | |
| 121. |
Which of the following is not true of a dial-up internet connection? |
| A. | it is the oldest method of internet access |
| B. | users connect to the internet when the computer dials a phone number |
| C. | it is also called an always on connection |
| D. | its speed ranges from 2400bps to56kbps |
| Answer» C. it is also called an always on connection | |
| 122. |
Which of the following is not true of the internet? |
| A. | it is a global system of interconnected computer networks |
| B. | www is an internet service |
| C. | tcp/ip is a protocol used by internet |
| D. | it is owned by internet corporation for assigned names and numbers( icann) |
| Answer» D. it is owned by internet corporation for assigned names and numbers( icann) | |
| 123. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | encyclopedia britannica |
| B. | world book encyclopedia |
| C. | wikipedia |
| D. | google books |
| Answer» D. google books | |
| 124. |
The advantage of digital library is |
| A. | no physical boundary |
| B. | 24x7 access |
| C. | better information retrieval |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 125. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | ibiblio |
| B. | google books |
| C. | wikipedia |
| D. | bartleby |
| Answer» C. wikipedia | |
| 126. |
The main advantage of online education is |
| A. | personalized education |
| B. | better flexibility |
| C. | better accessibility |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 127. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | amazon |
| B. | google books |
| C. | barnes and noble |
| D. | alibris |
| Answer» B. google books | |
| 128. |
The shift to digital library was caused by |
| A. | information explosion |
| B. | searching problem in traditional libraries |
| C. | green computing |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 129. |
Which of the following reflects maximum ICT integration? |
| A. | electronic library |
| B. | digital library |
| C. | automated library |
| D. | hybrid library |
| Answer» B. digital library | |
| 130. |
Which of the following is not true of a virtual university |
| A. | flexibility |
| B. | cheaper |
| C. | accessibility |
| D. | enhanced technology |
| Answer» B. cheaper | |
| 131. |
Which of the following is not a virtual university? |
| A. | canadian virtual university |
| B. | intercultural open university |
| C. | ignou |
| D. | rasmussen college |
| Answer» C. ignou | |
| 132. |
The acronym CPU stands for………. |
| A. | central processing unit |
| B. | central programme unit |
| C. | computer programming unit |
| D. | computer processing unit |
| Answer» A. central processing unit | |
| 133. |
The acronym CRT stands for…………… |
| A. | computer radio technology |
| B. | cathode ray tube |
| C. | colour ray tube |
| D. | computer ray tube |
| Answer» B. cathode ray tube | |
| 134. |
The process of converting digital signal to analog form is known as……… |
| A. | modulation |
| B. | coding |
| C. | decoding |
| D. | demodulation. |
| Answer» A. modulation | |
| 135. |
The process of converting analog signal to digital form is known as……. |
| A. | modulation |
| B. | recording |
| C. | demodulation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. demodulation | |
| 136. |
The acronym AMD stands for……………. |
| A. | advanced micro devices |
| B. | amplifier modulation device |
| C. | advanced modulating device |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. advanced micro devices | |
| 137. |
The acronym ALU stands for …….. |
| A. | amplifier logic unit |
| B. | arithmetic and logic unit |
| C. | all logic unit |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. arithmetic and logic unit | |
| 138. |
The special purpose temporary storage locations in CPU are called…………… |
| A. | registers |
| B. | modulators |
| C. | amplifiers |
| D. | storage units |
| Answer» A. registers | |
| 139. |
……………… got its name in honour of King Harald the King of Denmark |
| A. | dot matrix |
| B. | daisy wheel |
| C. | orkut |
| D. | bluetooth |
| Answer» D. bluetooth | |
| 140. |
The most commonly used keyboard is the ……….. keyboard |
| A. | cvbnm |
| B. | asdfg |
| C. | qwerty |
| D. | poiuy |
| Answer» C. qwerty | |
| 141. |
The acronym DVD stands for……………. |
| A. | decoder video device |
| B. | disc video decoder |
| C. | digital video disc |
| D. | direct video disc |
| Answer» C. digital video disc | |
| 142. |
The acronym is a cont VDU stands for…………… |
| A. | visual display unit |
| B. | video display unit |
| C. | visual digital unit |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. visual display unit | |
| 143. |
The acronym IRC stands for………….. |
| A. | integrated radio unit |
| B. | internet relay chat |
| C. | internet radio cess |
| D. | internal radio chat |
| Answer» B. internet relay chat | |
| 144. |
Blog is a contraction of the term…………… |
| A. | basic logic organizing group |
| B. | weblog |
| C. | be logged |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. weblog | |
| 145. |
……………. Is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information |
| A. | file sharing |
| B. | chatting |
| C. | net sharing |
| D. | logging in |
| Answer» A. file sharing | |
| 146. |
The practice of making bank transactions or paying bills via the internet is called…………… |
| A. | web banking |
| B. | net banking |
| C. | e mail banking |
| D. | virtual banking |
| Answer» B. net banking | |
| 147. |
A ……………. Is a collection of computers connected by communications channels |
| A. | computer network |
| B. | web connectivity |
| C. | internet |
| D. | intranet |
| Answer» A. computer network | |
| 148. |
A ………………. Is a device used to connect a PC to the network |
| A. | log |
| B. | web |
| C. | hub |
| D. | bus |
| Answer» C. hub | |
| 149. |
HTML was created by……………. |
| A. | tim berners lee |
| B. | bill gates |
| C. | apple computers |
| D. | |
| Answer» A. tim berners lee | |
| 150. |
WWW was invented by…………. |
| A. | tim berners lee |
| B. | microsoft |
| C. | |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. tim berners lee | |
| 151. |
Hotmail was created by………………. |
| A. | bill gates |
| B. | sabir bhatia |
| C. | berners lee |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sabir bhatia | |
| 152. |
A…………………. is a gateway device that is responsible for connecting multiple networks together |
| A. | router |
| B. | bus |
| C. | internet |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. router | |
| 153. |
A ……………. Library works both in electronic or digital and print environment |
| A. | digital |
| B. | automted |
| C. | hybrid |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. hybrid | |
| 154. |
Project Gutenberg is an example of…………….. |
| A. | computer application |
| B. | virtual university |
| C. | digital library |
| D. | online bookstall |
| Answer» C. digital library | |
| 155. |
Alibris is an example of…………….. |
| A. | online bookstore |
| B. | net directory |
| C. | encyclopedia |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. online bookstore | |
| 156. |
A ……………… functions as a web-based service that allows users to upload and share different types of content. |
| A. | content repository |
| B. | web directory |
| C. | wikipedia |
| D. | blog |
| Answer» A. content repository | |
| 157. |
A ………………… is a university that carries out much of its teaching, perhaps all of it, at a distance from the learner. |
| A. | virtual university |
| B. | web university |
| C. | automated university |
| D. | digital |
| Answer» A. virtual university | |
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