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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) .
| 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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