Fifth Sem - Informatics - Module - II, IV, V

                       INFORMATICS

QUESTION BANK
Module - II, IV, V
1. List of detailed instructions that direct a computer is called
a) Execution b) Control c) Program d) Storage
2. The term ‘memory ‘applies to which of the following?
a) Logic b) Output device c) Control d) Storage
3. Pick the odd one out.
a) Digital camera b) Image scanner c) Microphone d) Speaker
4. A microprocessor is
a) Same as microcomputer b) A small piece of equipment
c) CPU on a single chip d) A way of doing something fast
5. Pick the odd one out
a) Mouse b) Printer c) Image scanner d) Keyboard
6. Where does a computer add and compare data?
a) Hard disk b) Floppy disk c) CPU chip d) Memory chip
7. The first six letters on a modern keyboard reads
a) QWERTY b) ASDFGH c) ZXCVBN d) QAZWSX
8. An example of a pointing device is
a) Trackball b) Light pens c) Digitizing tablets d) All of the above
9. The acronym USB stands for
a) Universal serial Bus b) United server Bus
c) Universal segment of bus d) None of the above
10. 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
11. …………. Printers use electro-mechanical mechanism that causes hammers or pins to strike
against a ribbon and a paper to print the text
a) Impact printers b) Liquid inkjet printer c) Laser printer d) None of the above
12. Pick the odd one out
a) Dotmatrix printer b) Mouse c) Speaker d) Laser printer
13. A computer has 1024Kmemory. What does the letter K stand for?
a) Kilo b) Thousand c) 1024 d) Core
14. Processing power of CPU is measured in
a) IPS b) CIPS c) MIPS d) Nanoseconds
15. Pick the odd one out
a) VDU b) Printer c) Keyboard d) Speaker
16. 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
fiber optics
17. Pick the odd one out
a) URI b) WWW c) IRC d) FTP
18. 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
19. Pick the odd one out
a) ISDN b) DSL c) Dial-up d) ISP
20. 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
21. Pick the odd one out
a) Yahoo b) Firefox c) Internet explorer d) Google chrome
22. Pick the odd one out
a) Wikipedia b) Wikibooks c) Wikimapia d) Ubuntu
23. 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
24. Pick the odd one out
a) Yahoo b) Bing c) Internet explorer d) Google
25. Pick the odd one out
a) gmail b) ahoomail c) hotmail d) outlook express
26. 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
27. Pick the odd one out
a) Firefox b) Lycos c)MSN d) Alta Vista
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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)
31. Pick the odd one out
a) Encyclopedia Britannica b) World Book Encyclopedia
c) Wikipedia d) google books
32. The advantage of digital library is
a) No physical boundary b) 24x7 access
c) better information retrieval d) all of the above
33. Pick the odd one out
a) ibiblio b) google books c) Wikipedia d) bartleby
34. The main advantage of online education is
a) Personalized education b) better flexibility
c) better accessibility d) all of the above
35. Pick the odd one out
a) Amazon b) google books c) Barnes and Noble d) Alibris
36. 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
37. Which of the following reflects maximum ICT integration?
a) Electronic library b)digital library c) automated library d) hybrid library
38. Which of the following is not true of a virtual university
a) Flexibility b) cheaper c) accessibility d) enhanced technology
39. Which of the following is not a virtual university?
a) Canadian Virtual University b) Intercultural Open University
c) IGNOU d)Rasmussen College
40. ………………….. 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
41. The acronym CPU stands for……….
a) Central processing unit b) Central programme unit
c) Computer programming unit d) Computer processing unit
42. The acronym CRT stands for……………
a) Computer radio technology b) cathode ray tube
c) colour ray tube d) computer Ray tube
43. The process of converting digital signal to analog form is known as………
a) Modulation b) coding c) decoding d) demodulation.
44. The process of converting analog signal to digital form is known as…….
a) Modulation b) recording c) demodulation d) none of the above
45. The acronym AMD stands for…………….
a) Advanced micro devices b) amplifier modulation device
c) advanced modulating device d) None of the above
46. The acronym ALU stands for ……..
a) Amplifier logic unit b)arithmetic and Logic unit
c) all logic unit d) none of the above
47. The special purpose temporary storage locations in CPU are called……………
a) Registers b) modulators c) amplifiers d) storage units
48. ………………. 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
49. ……………… got its name in honour of King Harald the King of Denmark
a) Dot matrix b) daisy wheel c) orkut d) bluetooth
50. The most commonly used keyboard is the ……….. keyboard
a) CVBNM b) ASDFG c) QWERTY d) POIUY
51. The acronym DVD stands for…………….
a) Decoder Video Device b) Disc Video Decoder
c) digital video disc d)direct video disc
52. 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
53. The acronym IRC stands for…………..
a) Integrated radio unit b)Internet relay chat
c) internet Radio Cess d) Internal Radio Chat
54. Blog is a contraction of the term……………
a) Basic logic organizing group b) weblog c) Be Logged d) None of the above
55. ……………. Is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information
a)file sharing b) chatting c) net sharing d) logging in
56. 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
57. ………….. 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
58. 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
59. A ……………. Is a collection of computers connected by communications channels
a) Computer network b) web connectivity c) internet d) intranet
60. A ………………. Is a device used to connect a PC to the network
a) log b) web c) hub d) bus
61. HTML was created by…………….
a) Tim Berners Lee b) Bill Gates c) Apple computers d) google
62. WWW was invented by………….
a) Tim Berners Lee b) Microsoft c) Google d) none of the above
63. Hotmail was created by……………….
a) Bill Gates b) Sabir Bhatia c) berners Lee d) none of the above
64. A…………………. is a gateway device that is responsible for connecting multiple networks
together
a) Router b) Bus c)internet d) none of the above
65. ………………. Is an encyclopedia that is continually evolving and expanding, developed by
contributors from around the world
a)Britannica b) Wikipedia c) Webters d) e Pedia
66. A ……………. Library works both in electronic or digital and print environment
a)digital b) Automted c)Hybrid d) none of the above
67. Project Gutenberg is an example of……………..
a) Computer application b)Virtual university c) digital library d) online bookstall
68. Alibris is an example of……………..
a) Online bookstore b) net directory c) encyclopedia d) none of the above
69. 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
70. 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 university

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