300+ Informatics and History Solved MCQs

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201.	A generalized definition of ……………may be “unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both”
A.	Cyber crime
B.	open source
C.	Word processing
D.	Digital Divide
Answer» A. Cyber crime

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202.	………….. in his work “The Concept of Law” has said ‘human beings are vulnerable so rule of law is required to protect them’.
A.	Hart
B.	George B.Selden
C.	Todd Anderson
D.	Larry Augustin
Answer» A. Hart

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203.	……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.
A.	VERONICA
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	Computer Virus
D.	Cyber crime
Answer» C. Computer Virus

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204.	The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user and outside devices used in computer system.
A.	Disk operating system
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	Word processing
D.	VERONICA
Answer» A. Disk operating system

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205.	While operating a computer, user enters some commands………………. converts these commands into a version which is readable by computer memory.
A.	Disk operating system
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	VERONICA
D.	open source
Answer» A. Disk operating system

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206.	…………….converts the error messages generated by computers into an understandable format.
A.	BOOT record
B.	open source
C.	Word processing
D.	DOS
Answer» D. DOS

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207.	To load disk operating system, your computer must be equipped with…………..
A.	BOOT record
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	VERONICA
D.	open source
Answer» A. BOOT record

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208.	………….enables read-only memory (ROM) to load the disk operating system.
A.	BOOT record
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	open source
D.	Digital Divide
Answer» A. BOOT record

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209.	In production and development, …………………….is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product's design and implementation details.
A.	open source
B.	VERONICA
C.	Digital Divide
D.	BOOT record
Answer» A. open source

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210.	The label “open source” was adopted by a group of people in the free software movement at a strategy session held at Palo Alto, …………., in reaction to Netscape's January 1998 announcement of a source code release for Navigator.
A.	California
B.	Massachusetts
C.	pensylvania
D.	Newjercey
Answer» A. California

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211.	………………..of MIT first proposed a global network of computers in 1962, and moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it.
A.	David Rothenberg
B.	Ray Tomlinson
C.	Frederick G. Kilgour
D.	J.C.R. Licklider
Answer» D. J.C.R. Licklider

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212.	Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his plan for………………...
A.	JDPC
B.	VERONICA
C.	cable
D.	ARPANET
Answer» D. ARPANET

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213.	E-mail was adapted for ARPANET by ……………..of BBN in 1972.
A.	Ray Tomlinson
B.	Frederick G. Kilgour
C.	Peter Scott
D.	David Rothenberg
Answer» A. Ray Tomlinson

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214.	……………. picked the @ symbol from the available symbols on his teletype to link the username and address.
A.	Ray Tomlinson
B.	Frederick G. Kilgour
C.	Bob Kahn
D.	Peter Scott
Answer» A. Ray Tomlinson

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215.	The Unix to Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) was invented in ………… at Bell Labs.
A.	1678
B.	1778
C.	1868
D.	1978
Answer» D. 1978

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216.	…………….was the first national commercial online service to offer Internet access to its subscribers.
A.	Delphi
B.	cable
C.	IPR
D.	JDPC
Answer» A. Delphi

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217.	……………….. is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a dialed connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) via telephone lines.
A.	Dal-up Internet access
B.	cable
C.	ISDN
D.	IPR
Answer» A. Dal-up Internet access

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218.	…………… is a family of technologies that provide internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network.
A.	DSL
B.	cable
C.	ISDN
D.	WIPO
Answer» A. DSL

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219.	……………is a wireless networking technology used across the globe.
A.	WiFi
B.	WIPO
C.	IPR
D.	JDPC
Answer» A. WiFi

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220.	Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.
A.	UGC
B.	UNO
C.	NCTE
D.	NCERT
Answer» A. UGC

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221.	National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premier S & T institution of the Government of India, established in……………., for providing e- Government / e- Governance Solutions adopting best practices, integrated services and global solutions in Government Sector.
A.	1976
B.	1978
C.	1984
D.	1986
Answer» A. 1976

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222.	…………………is a prototype portal site for biological information.
A.	BRNet
B.	Word processing
C.	INSAT
D.	DSL
Answer» A. BRNet

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223.	The term ‘Word processing’ was coined at IBM's Boeblingen, ………………………Laboratory in the 1960s.
A.	West Germany
B.	East Germany
C.	France
D.	Spain
Answer» A. West Germany

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224.	A…………………, also known as a worksheet, contains rows and columns and is used to record and compare numerical or financial data.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	spreadsheet
D.	CIET
Answer» C. spreadsheet

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225.	Originally, ……………..only existed in paper format, but now they are most likely created and maintained through a software program that displays the numerical information in rows and columns.
A.	spreadsheets
B.	PowerPoint
C.	Microsoft Office Access
D.	CIET
Answer» A. spreadsheets

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226.	………………. can be used in any area or field that works with numbers and are commonly found in the accounting, budgeting, sales forecasting, financial analysis, and scientific fields.
A.	Microsoft Office Access
B.	Spreadsheets
C.	PowerPoint
D.	CIET
Answer» B. Spreadsheets

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227.	On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a column is called………………...
A.	a cell
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	INSAT
D.	PowerPoint
Answer» A. a cell

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228.	………………..is a presentation graphics software tool.
A.	Microsoft Office Access
B.	PowerPoint
C.	INSAT
D.	CIET
Answer» B. PowerPoint

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229.	………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.
A.	CIET
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	PowerPoint
D.	INSAT
Answer» C. PowerPoint

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230.	………………. provides editing, outlining, drawing, graphing, and presentation management functions, in one convenient software package.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	INSAT
D.	Spreadsheets
Answer» A. PowerPoint

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231.	The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkin and Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	Spreadsheets
D.	INSAT
Answer» A. PowerPoint

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232.	……………….. describes the way text and graphics can be combined together on a single page which can then be printed out as a high quality print.
A.	Desk Top Publishing
B.	CIET
C.	Scilab
D.	INSAT
Answer» A. Desk Top Publishing

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233.	DTP is good for…………………
A.	importing text and graphics created elsewhere
B.	long or specialised writing tasks
C.	specialised graphics tasks
D.	exporting text and graphics
Answer» A. importing text and graphics created elsewhere

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234.	DTP is not best for……………….
A.	exporting text and graphics
B.	combining text and graphics
C.	importing text and graphics created elsewhere
D.	creating columns of text
Answer» A. exporting text and graphics

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235.	……………..referring to a type of publishing that does not include printed books.
A.	E-publishing
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	CIET
Answer» A. E-publishing

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236.	In 2008 Stephen Turner and………………, both Cyber Classroom instructors, realized that they had a rare opportunity to make direct comparisons of student outcomes both without and with the Cyber Classroom recordings.
A.	Herman Hollerith
B.	Sir Hans Sloane
C.	Robert Harley
D.	Michael Farmer
Answer» D. Michael Farmer

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237.	……………… includes all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching, and more recently Edtech.
A.	E-learning
B.	INSAT
C.	TDCC
D.	CIET
Answer» A. E-learning

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238.	…………………….was founded in 1999, as a vehicle for education to reach students who would otherwise never have the opportunity to participate in Model UN.
A.	Global Classrooms
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	SIT
Answer» A. Global Classrooms

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239.	On May 13, 2010, MTV Networks International President, MTV Staying Alive Chairman, and UNAIDS Ambassador ………………..addressed the Global Classrooms international student delegation at the UN General Assembly, during which he discussed issues ranging from AIDS and HIV to global media.
A.	Hillary Clinton
B.	Bill Roedy
C.	Esther Brimmer
D.	N.Karashima George
Answer» B. Bill Roedy

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240.	With Launching of a series of satellites by ……………….broadcasting (audio and video) and teleconferencing facilities are now available in almost every states and UTs of our country.
A.	SIT
B.	INSAT
C.	TDCC
D.	ISRO
Answer» D. ISRO

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241.	The concept of beaming educational programmes through satellites was demonstrated for the first time in India through ……………. in 1975-76 using American Application Technology Satellite (ATS-6).
A.	SlTE
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	TDCC
Answer» A. SlTE

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242.	Keeping in view usefulness of the INSAT in educational programmes MHRD visualized EDUSAT project in October……………...
A.	2002
B.	1989
C.	1996
D.	1998
Answer» A. 2002

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243.	The EDUSAT was launched on 20 September…………..
A.	1982
B.	1984
C.	1999
D.	2004
Answer» D. 2004

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244.	………………is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector offering an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	Scilab
D.	INSAT
Answer» A. EDUSAT

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245.	………………is specially configured for the audiovisual medium, employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multicentric systems.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	INSAT
C.	FORTRAN
D.	MBHS
Answer» A. EDUSAT

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246.	……………. is primarily meant for providing connectivity to school, college and higher levels of education and also to support non-formal education including developmental communication.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	Scilab
D.	FORTRAN
Answer» A. EDUSAT

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247.	……………. carries five Ku-band transponders providing spot beams, one Ku-band transponder providing a national beam and six Extended C- band transponders with national coverage beam.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	COBOL
C.	FORTRAN
D.	HTML
Answer» A. EDUSAT

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248.	In the first phase of pilot projects, a …………..transponder on board INSAT-3R, which is already in orbit, is being used.
A.	FORTRAN
B.	CIET
C.	MBHS
D.	Ku-band
Answer» D. Ku-band

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249.	The …………..configuration has allowed CIET, NCERT to develop a network of institutions; together constituting a national network.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	HTML
D.	Scilab
Answer» A. EDUSAT

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250.	……………….., leader in analysis software, provides business intelligence (BI) software that helps leading organizations make better business decisions every day.
A.	MBHS
B.	Scilab
C.	FORTRAN
D.	Access Digital Data
Answer» D. Access Digital Data

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300+ Informatics and History Solved MCQs

A generalized definition of ……………may be “unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both”

………….. in his work “The Concept of Law” has said ‘human beings are vulnerable so rule of law is required to protect them’.

……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.

The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user and outside devices used in computer system.

While operating a computer, user enters some commands………………. converts these commands into a version which is readable by computer memory.

…………….converts the error messages generated by computers into an understandable format.

To load disk operating system, your computer must be equipped with…………..

………….enables read-only memory (ROM) to load the disk operating system.

In production and development, …………………….is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product's design and implementation details.

The label “open source” was adopted by a group of people in the free software movement at a strategy session held at Palo Alto, …………., in reaction to Netscape's January 1998 announcement of a source code release for Navigator.

………………..of MIT first proposed a global network of computers in 1962, and moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it.

Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his plan for………………...

E-mail was adapted for ARPANET by ……………..of BBN in 1972.

……………. picked the @ symbol from the available symbols on his teletype to link the username and address.

The Unix to Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) was invented in ………… at Bell Labs.

…………….was the first national commercial online service to offer Internet access to its subscribers.

……………….. is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a dialed connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) via telephone lines.

…………… is a family of technologies that provide internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network.

……………is a wireless networking technology used across the globe.

Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.

National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premier S & T institution of the Government of India, established in……………., for providing e- Government / e- Governance Solutions adopting best practices, integrated services and global solutions in Government Sector.

…………………is a prototype portal site for biological information.

The term ‘Word processing’ was coined at IBM's Boeblingen, ………………………Laboratory in the 1960s.

A…………………, also known as a worksheet, contains rows and columns and is used to record and compare numerical or financial data.

Originally, ……………..only existed in paper format, but now they are most likely created and maintained through a software program that displays the numerical information in rows and columns.

………………. can be used in any area or field that works with numbers and are commonly found in the accounting, budgeting, sales forecasting, financial analysis, and scientific fields.

On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a column is called………………...

………………..is a presentation graphics software tool.

………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.

………………. provides editing, outlining, drawing, graphing, and presentation management functions, in one convenient software package.

The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkin and Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.

……………….. describes the way text and graphics can be combined together on a single page which can then be printed out as a high quality print.

DTP is good for…………………

DTP is not best for……………….

……………..referring to a type of publishing that does not include printed books.

In 2008 Stephen Turner and………………, both Cyber Classroom instructors, realized that they had a rare opportunity to make direct comparisons of student outcomes both without and with the Cyber Classroom recordings.

……………… includes all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching, and more recently Edtech.

…………………….was founded in 1999, as a vehicle for education to reach students who would otherwise never have the opportunity to participate in Model UN.

On May 13, 2010, MTV Networks International President, MTV Staying Alive Chairman, and UNAIDS Ambassador ………………..addressed the Global Classrooms international student delegation at the UN General Assembly, during which he discussed issues ranging from AIDS and HIV to global media.

With Launching of a series of satellites by ……………….broadcasting (audio and video) and teleconferencing facilities are now available in almost every states and UTs of our country.

The concept of beaming educational programmes through satellites was demonstrated for the first time in India through ……………. in 1975-76 using American Application Technology Satellite (ATS-6).

Keeping in view usefulness of the INSAT in educational programmes MHRD visualized EDUSAT project in October……………...

The EDUSAT was launched on 20 September…………..

………………is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector offering an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country.

………………is specially configured for the audiovisual medium, employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multicentric systems.

……………. is primarily meant for providing connectivity to school, college and higher levels of education and also to support non-formal education including developmental communication.

……………. carries five Ku-band transponders providing spot beams, one Ku-band transponder providing a national beam and six Extended C- band transponders with national coverage beam.

In the first phase of pilot projects, a …………..transponder on board INSAT-3R, which is already in orbit, is being used.

The …………..configuration has allowed CIET, NCERT to develop a network of institutions; together constituting a national network.

……………….., leader in analysis software, provides business intelligence (BI) software that helps leading organizations make better business decisions every day.