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| 1. |
-------------- is a specific feature of a computer |
| A. | mechanical |
| B. | accuracy |
| C. | compactness |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. accuracy | |
| 2. |
Which one is called a storage device? |
| A. | monitor |
| B. | cpu |
| C. | mother board |
| D. | cd-rom |
| Answer» D. cd-rom | |
| 3. |
An -------------------enables you to enter data and instructions into the computer |
| A. | input device |
| B. | output device |
| C. | printer |
| D. | cd-rom |
| Answer» A. input device | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is the leading keyboard? |
| A. | cursor control keyboard |
| B. | qwerty key board |
| C. | dvorak keyboard |
| D. | gaming key board |
| Answer» C. dvorak keyboard | |
| 5. |
There are two primary categories of printers, which are they? |
| A. | impact and nonimpact |
| B. | laser and inkjet |
| C. | colour and black |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. impact and nonimpact | |
| 6. |
LCD monitors using ---------------------------technology |
| A. | cathode-ray tube |
| B. | digital |
| C. | crystal |
| D. | liquid crystal display |
| Answer» D. liquid crystal display | |
| 7. |
The term network architecture means. |
| A. | the design of a network |
| B. | peer - to- peer network |
| C. | locally administered network |
| D. | net work group |
| Answer» A. the design of a network | |
| 8. |
The first Web domain was hosted on the Web on |
| A. | september 1990, |
| B. | november 1990, |
| C. | december 1990, |
| D. | december 1991, |
| Answer» C. december 1990, | |
| 9. |
---------------------------------------, are generally acknowledge as the “fathers” of the Internet. |
| A. | babbage and cerf |
| B. | vinton cerf and robert kahn |
| C. | robert kahn and michel |
| D. | vinton cerf and michel |
| Answer» B. vinton cerf and robert kahn | |
| 10. |
LAN means |
| A. | long area networks |
| B. | listed area networks |
| C. | local area networks |
| D. | land area networks |
| Answer» C. local area networks | |
| 11. |
WAN means |
| A. | wild area networks |
| B. | western area networks |
| C. | wide area networks |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. wide area networks | |
| 12. |
---------------------technology provides a cost-effective means for electronic communication |
| A. | atm |
| B. | mobile |
| C. | wireless |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. wireless | |
| 13. |
The largest and fastest pathway is the main artery of the Internet is called |
| A. | internet backbone, |
| B. | internet artery |
| C. | internet nerve |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. internet backbone, | |
| 14. |
LSN means |
| A. | local space networking, |
| B. | large size networking |
| C. | long scale networking |
| D. | large scale networking |
| Answer» D. large scale networking | |
| 15. |
--------------------------networks are true multi-service networks with the potential to offer broadband services |
| A. | atm |
| B. | lsn |
| C. | wan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. atm | |
| 16. |
---------------------------are a result of the combination of features of various portable devices |
| A. | portable media players |
| B. | smart phones |
| C. | personal digital assistants |
| D. | cellular phones |
| Answer» B. smart phones | |
| 17. |
Which is considered as an expensive and powerful tool for carrying electronic information? |
| A. | notebook computers |
| B. | smart phones |
| C. | cellular phones |
| D. | portable media players |
| Answer» A. notebook computers | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is a software programs that help us to run the computer and coordinates instructions between application software and the computer’s hardware devices? |
| A. | operative software. |
| B. | system software |
| C. | application software |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. system software | |
| 19. |
------------------------------is a group of programs that controls how your computer system functions. |
| A. | system software |
| B. | application software |
| C. | operating software |
| D. | the operating system |
| Answer» D. the operating system | |
| 20. |
The software we use to do everyday tasks at home and at work is called |
| A. | system software |
| B. | application software |
| C. | the operating system |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. application software | |
| 21. |
Which are called two basic types of software? |
| A. | application software and system software |
| B. | application software and program software |
| C. | program software and system software |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. application software and program software | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is an example for system software. |
| A. | excel |
| B. | microsoft word |
| C. | windows |
| D. | power point |
| Answer» C. windows | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is an example for application software. |
| A. | microsoft word |
| B. | windows |
| C. | linux |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. microsoft word | |
| 24. |
A computer cannot operate without ---------------------------------- |
| A. | operating system |
| B. | application software |
| C. | ms. windows |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. operating system | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is an open-source operating system? |
| A. | windows |
| B. | linux |
| C. | mac os |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. linux | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following is an example for Spreadsheet software? |
| A. | microsoft word |
| B. | mac os |
| C. | microsoft excel |
| D. | ms paint |
| Answer» C. microsoft excel | |
| 27. |
-------------------------------enables the computer to translates your spoken words into typed text. |
| A. | speech-recognition software |
| B. | speech software |
| C. | voice software |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. speech-recognition software | |
| 28. |
Microsoft has incorporated speech recognition software into its latest operating system called |
| A. | windows xp |
| B. | microsoft excel |
| C. | windows vista |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. windows vista | |
| 29. |
Who developed Linux? |
| A. | linus torvalds |
| B. | linus edwin |
| C. | linus tom |
| D. | linus trogen |
| Answer» A. linus torvalds | |
| 30. |
Which of the following is a personal information manager software |
| A. | microsoft access |
| B. | oracle |
| C. | corel paradox |
| D. | microsoft outlook |
| Answer» D. microsoft outlook | |
| 31. |
In a computer the letter K is represented as |
| A. | 00110011 |
| B. | 01010101 |
| C. | 01001011 |
| D. | 00001111 |
| Answer» C. 01001011 | |
| 32. |
In computer terms, data means |
| A. | information |
| B. | idea |
| C. | representation of name |
| D. | representation of an idea |
| Answer» D. representation of an idea | |
| 33. |
The data which has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion is called |
| A. | idea |
| B. | information |
| C. | concept |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. information | |
| 34. |
A computers work exclusively with |
| A. | data |
| B. | idea |
| C. | numbers |
| D. | information |
| Answer» C. numbers | |
| 35. |
The language which consists of just two digits is called |
| A. | system language |
| B. | binary language |
| C. | number language |
| D. | mathematical language |
| Answer» B. binary language | |
| 36. |
A binary digit contains |
| A. | one zero and two ones |
| B. | two zero and one one |
| C. | two zero and two ones |
| D. | one zero and one one |
| Answer» D. one zero and one one | |
| 37. |
One byte is equal to |
| A. | 6 bits |
| B. | 8 bits |
| C. | 4 bits |
| D. | 5 bits |
| Answer» B. 8 bits | |
| 38. |
In binary language, the letter K is represented as |
| A. | 01010101 |
| B. | 00110011 |
| C. | 00001111 |
| D. | 01001011. |
| Answer» D. 01001011. | |
| 39. |
Kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes are |
| A. | name of bytes |
| B. | amounts of bytes |
| C. | group of bytes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. amounts of bytes | |
| 40. |
A kilobyte (KB) is approximately |
| A. | 1,000 bytes |
| B. | 100 bytes |
| C. | 10000 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» A. 1,000 bytes | |
| 41. |
A megabyte (MB) is |
| A. | major byte |
| B. | minor byte |
| C. | a million bytes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. a million bytes | |
| 42. |
A gigabyte (GB) is equal to |
| A. | billion bytes |
| B. | great byte |
| C. | one quadrillion bytes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. billion bytes | |
| 43. |
A peta byte of data-that’s more than------------------------------bytes |
| A. | one billion |
| B. | one million |
| C. | ten thousand |
| D. | one quadrillion |
| Answer» D. one quadrillion | |
| 44. |
---------------------------------feature helps the user to return to a specific Web page without always having to remember to type the address. |
| A. | tick mark |
| B. | dial up |
| C. | bookmark |
| D. | search engine |
| Answer» C. bookmark | |
| 45. |
A Search engine has ------------parts |
| A. | three |
| B. | four |
| C. | five |
| D. | two |
| Answer» A. three | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is not a part of search engine? |
| A. | indexer program |
| B. | spider |
| C. | engine software |
| D. | bookmark |
| Answer» D. bookmark | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is a search engine? |
| A. | |
| B. | alltheweb |
| C. | yahoo |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 48. |
-----------------------------------is a guide to the internet organized by topics and subtopics. |
| A. | a search engine |
| B. | a blog |
| C. | a subject directory |
| D. | podcast |
| Answer» C. a subject directory | |
| 49. |
Among the following which one is not a subject dictionary? |
| A. | |
| B. | yahoo! |
| C. | triton |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. triton | |
| 50. |
What is the name of the program that enables us to communicate in real time with others who also are online? |
| A. | instant messaging |
| B. | e. mail |
| C. | electronic messaging |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. instant messaging | |
| 51. |
Weblogs or blogs are |
| A. | a written message that is sent and received over electronic communication systems |
| B. | audio or video content over the internet |
| C. | personal logs or journal entries that are posted on the web. |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. personal logs or journal entries that are posted on the web. | |
| 52. |
Which of the following is a blog site that devotes itself to discussing techno gadgets? |
| A. | www.rottentomatoes.com |
| B. | www.gizmodo.com |
| C. | www.tech. com |
| D. | www.itec.com |
| Answer» B. www.gizmodo.com | |
| 53. |
A written message that is sent and received over electronic communication systems is called |
| A. | e .mail |
| B. | weblogs |
| C. | podcast |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. e .mail | |
| 54. |
-------------------------is the broadcast of audio or video content over the Internet. |
| A. | a. podcast |
| B. | a webcast |
| C. | weblogs |
| D. | e .mail |
| Answer» B. a webcast | |
| 55. |
Name of the educational initiative backed by government of India for information technology is called |
| A. | sakshat |
| B. | rakshat |
| C. | prathyashat |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. sakshat | |
| 56. |
E.-books and e-journals are |
| A. | a written message |
| B. | audio or video content |
| C. | the content of open access publishing |
| D. | a subject directory |
| Answer» C. the content of open access publishing | |
| 57. |
Claiming another person’s words as your own- this action is known as |
| A. | copyright |
| B. | plagiarism |
| C. | patent |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. plagiarism | |
| 58. |
WebCT and Enspire are the tools for |
| A. | e .mail |
| B. | electronic messaging |
| C. | e-learning |
| D. | instant messaging |
| Answer» C. e-learning | |
| 59. |
Through ----------------------students can get online education from remote places. |
| A. | virtual classrooms |
| B. | subject directory |
| C. | nicnet |
| D. | inflibnet |
| Answer» A. virtual classrooms | |
| 60. |
-------------------------------is a virtual network of libraries |
| A. | nicnet |
| B. | inflibnet |
| C. | brnet |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. inflibnet | |
| 61. |
Name the networking infrastructure built by NIC for the e-governance applications. |
| A. | nicnet |
| B. | inflibnet |
| C. | brnet |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. nicnet | |
| 62. |
BRNET is related with |
| A. | library information resources |
| B. | geological information resources |
| C. | biological information resources |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. biological information resources | |
| 63. |
WBT is an example for |
| A. | a library information resources |
| B. | a geological information resources |
| C. | a biological information resources |
| D. | a computer-based training |
| Answer» D. a computer-based training | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is true? |
| A. | podcast content includes radio shows |
| B. | podcast content includes audio books |
| C. | podcast content includes magazines |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 65. |
Which of the following statement is not true to e-mail |
| A. | it is not the most secure form of transmission |
| B. | it is not a safe way to send personal or sensitive information |
| C. | it is not a popular means of communication |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. it is not a popular means of communication | |
| 66. |
Broadband connections includes |
| A. | cable |
| B. | satellite |
| C. | dsl |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 67. |
ICQ is related with |
| A. | weblogs |
| B. | instant messaging |
| C. | search engines |
| D. | podcasts |
| Answer» B. instant messaging | |
| 68. |
----- refers to the gap between people who possess regular access to Information technology and those who do not have this access. |
| A. | cyber crime |
| B. | digital divide |
| C. | hacker |
| D. | virus attack |
| Answer» B. digital divide | |
| 69. |
Who started Free software foundation |
| A. | linus torvald |
| B. | richard m stallman |
| C. | gnu |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. richard m stallman | |
| 70. |
Linux is a. |
| A. | database programs |
| B. | application programme |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. operating system | |
| 71. |
This unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both |
| A. | cyber ethics |
| B. | cyber crime |
| C. | cyber literacy |
| D. | cyber abuse |
| Answer» B. cyber crime | |
| 72. |
Editing software |
| A. | edusat |
| B. | style writer |
| C. | gliffy |
| D. | cryosat |
| Answer» B. style writer | |
| 73. |
A path-breaking effort in the concept of tele-education is |
| A. | satallite |
| B. | cryosat |
| C. | edusat |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. edusat | |
| 74. |
Telemedicine is launched by |
| A. | isro |
| B. | nrcs |
| C. | iisc |
| D. | ugc |
| Answer» A. isro | |
| 75. |
CCTV is |
| A. | closed circuit television |
| B. | crime detection software |
| C. | communication software |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» A. closed circuit television | |
| 76. |
Academic website end with |
| A. | .ac |
| B. | .ca |
| C. | .org |
| D. | .com |
| Answer» A. .ac | |
| 77. |
Britannica is a |
| A. | free online educational software |
| B. | class room aid |
| C. | edutainment |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. free online educational software | |
| 78. |
INFLIBNET is |
| A. | sharing of library and information resources |
| B. | free online education software |
| C. | software for sharing information |
| D. | online bio-resource in centre |
| Answer» A. sharing of library and information resources | |
| 79. |
An autonomous Inter university Centre of UGC is |
| A. | inflibnet |
| B. | lms |
| C. | arpanet |
| D. | brnet |
| Answer» A. inflibnet | |
| 80. |
Google earth is -------- |
| A. | entertainment software |
| B. | educational software |
| C. | anti- virus software |
| D. | hardware |
| Answer» B. educational software | |
| 81. |
----- is free online software for creating flowcharts, floor plans or other similar diagrams. |
| A. | google earth |
| B. | ktouch |
| C. | inflibnet |
| D. | gliffy |
| Answer» D. gliffy | |
| 82. |
Wireless mobile computing is |
| A. | bluetooth |
| B. | wi-fi |
| C. | firewire |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 83. |
The system involves a concealed transmitter in the chassis of an automobile, which may facilitate the vehicle’s recovery if stolen. |
| A. | cookies |
| B. | firewire |
| C. | lojack |
| D. | google earth |
| Answer» C. lojack | |
| 84. |
Which among shows IT for national integration |
| A. | permanent account number (pan) |
| B. | electors photo identity card (epic) |
| C. | sakshat and inflibnet |
| D. | all of these. |
| Answer» D. all of these. | |
| 85. |
In order to be considered “OSI Certified” a product which criteria among the following is not applicable? |
| A. | the author or holder of the license of the source code can collect royalties on the distribution of the program. |
| B. | the author must allow modifications and derivations of the work under the program’s original name. |
| C. | no person, group or field of endeavour can be denied access to the program. |
| D. | the rights attached to the program must not depend on the program’s being part of a particular software distribution. |
| Answer» A. the author or holder of the license of the source code can collect royalties on the distribution of the program. | |
| 86. |
------- is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source community. |
| A. | free software programme |
| B. | free software development |
| C. | free software foundation |
| D. | the open source initiative. |
| Answer» D. the open source initiative. | |
| 87. |
Which among is not to help bridge the digital divide: |
| A. | community organisations such as libraries and recreation centres are providing free internet access to the public. |
| B. | increasing the bandwidth of broadband drastically and taking broadband connectivity even to the rural areas, providing computers at cheaper rate, |
| C. | making linux based open source software widely available so that the computing devices cost less and become more affordable. |
| D. | decrease local and global internet and computer access. |
| Answer» D. decrease local and global internet and computer access. | |
| 88. |
Which is the wrong meaning of Digital divide? |
| A. | the discrepancy between the “haves” and "have-notes” with regards to computer technology |
| B. | the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. |
| C. | exploit the power of the internet for criminal or terrorist purposes. |
| D. | imbalances in physical access to technology as well as the imbalances in resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. |
| Answer» C. exploit the power of the internet for criminal or terrorist purposes. | |
| 89. |
Software piracy comes under |
| A. | individual’s privacy |
| B. | intellectual property right |
| C. | accountability |
| D. | security of data |
| Answer» B. intellectual property right | |
| 90. |
Theft of software comes under ...... |
| A. | software piracy |
| B. | intellectual property right |
| C. | individual privacy |
| D. | it stress |
| Answer» A. software piracy | |
| 91. |
..... is social networking site |
| A. | orkut |
| B. | |
| C. | myspace |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 92. |
------- can be referred as the use or application of computational devices in the field of biological sciences and research. |
| A. | bio-computing |
| B. | virtual computing |
| C. | artificial intelligent |
| D. | dna |
| Answer» A. bio-computing | |
| 93. |
This unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both |
| A. | cyber ethics |
| B. | cyber crime |
| C. | cyber abuse |
| D. | cyber literacy |
| Answer» B. cyber crime | |
| 94. |
Which of the following is annoying, but really doesn’t render any harm to our computer? |
| A. | shareware |
| B. | malware |
| C. | spyware |
| D. | adware |
| Answer» D. adware | |
| 95. |
Why do you not want too much personal data about you on the Internet? |
| A. | it might reveal embarrassing facts about you |
| B. | it might be used by an identity thief to impersonate you |
| C. | it might be used by a potential employer to find out more about you |
| D. | there is no reason to worry about personal information on the internet |
| Answer» B. it might be used by an identity thief to impersonate you | |
| 96. |
What is the top rule for avoiding Internet fraud? |
| A. | if it seems too good to be true, it probably is |
| B. | never use your bank account numbers |
| C. | only work with people who have verifiable e-mail address |
| D. | do not invest in foreign deals |
| Answer» C. only work with people who have verifiable e-mail address | |
| 97. |
One scam that lures internet users into revealing personal information is |
| A. | malware |
| B. | spam |
| C. | phishing |
| D. | internet hoax |
| Answer» C. phishing | |
| 98. |
When hackers use a program that pretends to be useful to a user while actually allowing the hacker to gain control of the user’s computer, this is called a(n) |
| A. | zero-day attack |
| B. | trojan horse attack |
| C. | distributed denial of service attack |
| D. | boot sector virus attack |
| Answer» B. trojan horse attack | |
| 99. |
Virus that travel from computer to computer on their own (i.e. independent of hostile activity) are called |
| A. | worms |
| B. | stealth viruses |
| C. | logic bombs |
| D. | macro viruses |
| Answer» A. worms | |
| 100. |
How could hacker use information about you found through Internet searches? |
| A. | to guess passwords if your passwords are linked to personal |
| B. | to guess passwords if your passwords are linked to your interests or hobbies |
| C. | in social engineering, to ascertain more information about you or your computer system |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
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