Deck 5: Common Computer Devices and Technologies Terminology

Question 1

The ………..is a computer printer for printing vector graphics.

A)plotter
B)ICT
C)scanner
D)ARPANET

Answer 1

plotter

Question 2

A ………….is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.

A)scanner
B)ARPANET
C)ICT
D)Mouse

Answer 2

scanner

Question 3

A …………..is a small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point to a place on a display screen and to select one or more actions to take from that position.

A)Mouse
B)ICT
C)ARPANET
D)open source

Answer 3

Mouse

Question 4

A computer …………………is an important device that allows a person to enter symbols like letters and numbers into a computer.

A)Keyboard
B)ARPANET
C)open source
D)Mouse

Question 5

A ………….is the main device used in the field of digital photography.

A)Digital camera
B)ICT
C)ARPANET
D)Mouse

Question 6

A …………..is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling.

A)joystick
B)ICT
C)DRM
D)ARPANET

Question 7

…………….also known as 'control columns'.

A)Joysticks
B)barcode reader
C)ICT
D)ARPANET

Question 8

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a ……………-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.

A)U.S
B)Russia
C)China
D)Britain

Question 9

A ……………..is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes.

A)Barcode reader
B)ICT
C)DRM
D)ARPANET

Question 10

Like a flatbed scanner, …………. consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones.

A)Barcode reader
B)CD
C)DVD
D)ICT

Question 11

An ………………is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.

A)e-book reader
B)ARPANET
C)open source
D)Barcode reader

Question 12

……………….. are a form of digital storage media found in personal computers and servers.

A)Hard drives
B)server
C)clients
D)ICT

Question 13

………………….. are collections of computers, software, and hardware that are all connected to help their users work together.

A)DRM
B)Networks
C)Hard drives
D)server

Question 14

A ……………connects computers by means of cabling systems, specialized software, and devices that manage data traffic.

A)Network
B)open source
C)Hard drives
D)clients

Question 15

A …………………enables users to share files and resources, such as printers, as well as send messages electronically (e-mail) to each other.

A)ICT
B)Network
C)Cyberethics
D)DRM

Question 16

A ……………..connects computers within a single geographical location, such as one office building, office suite, or home.

A)LAN
B)ICT
C)Cyberethics
D)DRM

Question 17

A mobile phone also known as a ……………….

A)LAN
B)Cellular phone
C)open source
D)DRM

Question 18

.………………….is a standard switching technique, designed to unify telecommunication and computer networks.

A)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B)digital split
C)Cyberethics
D)DRM

Question 19

………………… uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and it encodes data into small, fixed-sized cells.

A)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B)ICT
C)ARPANET
D)open source

Question 20

…………….provides data link layer services that run over a wide range of OSI physical Layer links.

A)Cyberethics
B)digital split
C)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
D)ARPANET

Question 21

………………..has functional similarity with both circuit switched networking and small packet switched networking.

A)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B)ICT
C)DRM
D)digital split

Question 22

……………………was designed for a network that must handle both traditional high-throughput data traffic (e.g., file transfers), and realtime, low-latency content such as voice and video.

A)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B)digital split
C)Cyberethics
D)open source

Question 23

…………………is a core protocol used over the SONET/SDH backbone of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), but its use is declining in favour of All IP.

A)Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B)digital split
C)ICT
D)IPR

Question 24

……………is a social issue referring to the differing amount of information between those who have access to the Internet (especially broadband access) and those who do not have access.

A)Cyberethics
B)Digital Divide
C)IPR
D)DRM

Question 25

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

Question 26

………….. 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

Question 27

……………..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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

A)BOOT record
B)open source
C)Word processing
D)DOS

Question 31

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

A)BOOT record
B)Microsoft Windows
C)VERONICA
D)open source

Question 32

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

A)BOOT record
B)Microsoft Windows
C)open source
D)Digital Divide

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

………………..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

Question 36

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

A)JDPC
B)VERONICA
C)cable
D)ARPANET

Question 37

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

A)Ray Tomlinson
B)Frederick G. Kilgour
C)Peter Scott
D)David Rothenberg

Question 38

……………. 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

Question 39

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

A)1678
B)1778
C)1868
D)1978

Question 40

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

A)Delphi
B)cable
C)IPR
D)JDPC

Question 41

……………….. 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

Question 42

…………… 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

Question 43

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

A)WiFi
B)WIPO
C)IPR
D)JDPC

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

A)BRNet
B)Word processing
C)INSAT
D)DSL

Question 47

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

A)West Germany
B)East Germany
C)France
D)Spain

Question 48

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

Question 49

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