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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 English (BA English) , Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 301. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Dotmatrix printer |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Speaker |
| D. | Laser printer |
| Answer» B. Mouse | |
| 302. |
A computer has 1024Kmemory. What does the letter K stand for? |
| A. | Kilo |
| B. | Thousand |
| C. | 1024 |
| D. | Core |
| Answer» C. 1024 | |
| 303. |
Processing power of CPU is measured in |
| A. | IPS |
| B. | CIPS |
| C. | MIPS |
| D. | Nanoseconds |
| Answer» C. MIPS | |
| 304. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | VDU |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Speaker |
| Answer» C. Keyboard | |
| 305. |
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 cable and |
| Answer» B. Transmission rate usually ranges from 1200bps to 6Mbps | |
| 306. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | URI |
| B. | WWW |
| C. | IRC |
| D. | FTP |
| Answer» A. URI | |
| 307. |
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 channels |
| Answer» B. Transmission rate ranges from 10Mbps to 10Gbps | |
| 308. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | ISDN |
| B. | DSL |
| C. | Dial-up |
| D. | ISP |
| Answer» D. ISP | |
| 309. |
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 | |
| 310. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Yahoo |
| B. | Firefox |
| C. | Internet explorer |
| D. | Google chrome |
| Answer» A. Yahoo | |
| 311. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Wikipedia |
| B. | Wikibooks |
| C. | Wikimapia |
| D. | Ubuntu |
| Answer» D. Ubuntu | |
| 312. |
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 | |
| 313. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Yahoo |
| B. | Bing |
| C. | Internet explorer |
| D. | |
| Answer» C. Internet explorer | |
| 314. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | gmail |
| B. | ahoomail |
| C. | hotmail |
| D. | outlook express |
| Answer» D. outlook express | |
| 315. |
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 | |
| 316. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Firefox |
| B. | Lycos |
| C. | MSN |
| D. | Alta Vista |
| Answer» A. Firefox | |
| 317. |
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 | |
| 318. |
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 | |
| 319. |
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 | |
| 320. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Encyclopedia Britannica |
| B. | World Book Encyclopedia |
| C. | Wikipedia |
| D. | google books |
| Answer» D. google books | |
| 321. |
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 | |
| 322. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | ibiblio |
| B. | google books |
| C. | Wikipedia |
| D. | bartleby |
| Answer» C. Wikipedia | |
| 323. |
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 | |
| 324. |
Pick the odd one out |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | google books |
| C. | Barnes and Noble |
| D. | Alibris |
| Answer» B. google books | |
| 325. |
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 | |
| 326. |
Which of the following reflects maximum ICT integration? |
| A. | Electronic library |
| B. | digital library |
| C. | automated library |
| D. | hybrid library |
| Answer» B. digital library | |
| 327. |
Which of the following is not true of a virtual university |
| A. | Flexibility |
| B. | cheaper |
| C. | accessibility |
| D. | enhanced technology |
| Answer» B. cheaper | |
| 328. |
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 | |
| 329. |
………………….. is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published |
| A. | academic journal |
| B. | Content repository |
| C. | encyclopedia |
| D. | Directory |
| Answer» A. academic journal | |
| 330. |
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 | |
| 331. |
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 | |
| 332. |
The process of converting digital signal to analog form is known as……… |
| A. | Modulation |
| B. | coding |
| C. | decoding |
| D. | demodulation. |
| Answer» A. Modulation | |
| 333. |
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 | |
| 334. |
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 | |
| 335. |
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 | |
| 336. |
The special purpose temporary storage locations in CPU are called…………… |
| A. | Registers |
| B. | modulators |
| C. | amplifiers |
| D. | storage units |
| Answer» A. Registers | |
| 337. |
………………. Operate by propelling variable-sized droplets of liquid onto almost any-sized page |
| A. | Laser printers |
| B. | inkjet printers |
| C. | drum printers |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. inkjet printers | |
| 338. |
……………… 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 | |
| 339. |
The most commonly used keyboard is the ……….. keyboard |
| A. | CVBNM |
| B. | ASDFG |
| C. | QWERTY |
| D. | POIUY |
| Answer» C. QWERTY | |
| 340. |
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 | |
| 341. |
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 | |
| 342. |
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 | |
| 343. |
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 | |
| 344. |
……………. 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 | |
| 345. |
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 | |
| 346. |
………….. is the process whereby consumers directly buy goods, services etc from a seller over the internet |
| A. | Online shopping |
| B. | satellite shopping |
| C. | web shopping |
| D. | computer shopping |
| Answer» A. Online shopping | |
| 347. |
The acronym ARPANET stands for……………… |
| A. | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
| B. | Advanced Reseach Project on Net |
| C. | Advanced Programme on Internet |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network | |
| 348. |
A ……………. Is a collection of computers connected by communications channels |
| A. | Computer network |
| B. | web connectivity |
| C. | internet |
| D. | intranet |
| Answer» A. Computer network | |
| 349. |
A ………………. Is a device used to connect a PC to the network |
| A. | log |
| B. | web |
| C. | hub |
| D. | bus |
| Answer» C. hub | |
| 350. |
HTML was created by……………. |
| A. | Tim Berners Lee |
| B. | Bill Gates |
| C. | Apple computers |
| D. | |
| Answer» A. Tim Berners Lee | |
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