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Informatics | Set 2

1. ………………..is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks, encompassing user behavior and what networked computers are programmed to do, and how this affects individuals and society.

Correct : C. cyberethics

2. A generalized definition of ……………may be “unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both”

Correct : A. cyber crime

3. ………….. in his work “The Concept of Law” has said ‘human beings are vulnerable so rule of law is required to protect them’.

Correct : A. hart

4. ……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.

Correct : C. computer virus

5. An ………………..is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.

Correct : A. operating system

6. The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user and outside devices used in computer system.

Correct : A. disk operating system

7. While operating a computer, user enters some commands………………. converts these commands into a version which is readable by computer memory.

Correct : A. disk operating system

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

Correct : D. dos

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

Correct : A. boot record

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

Correct : A. boot record

11. 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.

Correct : A. open source

12. ………………..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.

Correct : D. j.c.r. licklider

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

Correct : D. arpanet

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

Correct : A. ray tomlinson

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

Correct : D. 1978

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

Correct : A. delphi

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

Correct : A. wifi

18. Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.

Correct : A. ugc

19. 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.

Correct : A. 1976

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

Correct : A. brnet

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

Correct : A. west germany

22. 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.

Correct : A. spreadsheets

23. On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a column is called………………...

Correct : A. a cell

24. ………………..is a presentation graphics software tool. a) Microsoft Office Access b) PowerPoint c) INSAT d) CIET 136………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.

Correct : B. microsoft office access

25. The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkin and Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.

Correct : A. powerpoint

26. DTP is good for…………………

Correct : A. importing text and graphics created elsewhere

27. DTP is not best for……………….

Correct : A. exporting text and graphics

28. ……………..referring to a type of publishing that does not include printed books.

Correct : A. e-publishing

29. In 2008 Stephen Turner and………………, both Cyber Classroom instructors, realized that they had a rare opportunity to make direct comparisons of student outcomes both without and with the Cyber Classroom recordings.

Correct : D. michael farmer

30. …………………….was founded in 1999, as a vehicle for education to reach students who would otherwise never have the opportunity to participate in Model UN.

Correct : A. global classrooms

31. On May 13, 2010, MTV Networks International President, MTV Staying Alive Chairman, and UNAIDS Ambassador ………………..addressed the Global Classrooms international student delegation at the UN General Assembly, during which he discussed issues ranging from AIDS and HIV to global media.

Correct : B. bill roedy

32. With Launching of a series of satellites by ……………….broadcasting (audio and video) and teleconferencing facilities are now available in almost every states and UTs of our country.

Correct : D. isro

33. The concept of beaming educational programmes through satellites was demonstrated for the first time in India through ……………. in 1975-76 using American Application Technology Satellite (ATS-6).

Correct : A. slte

34. Keeping in view usefulness of the INSAT in educational programmes MHRD visualized EDUSAT project in October……………...

Correct : A. 2002

35. ………………is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector offering an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country.

Correct : A. edusat

36. ………………is specially configured for the audiovisual medium, employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multicentric systems.

Correct : A. edusat

37. In the first phase of pilot projects, a …………..transponder on board INSAT-3R, which is already in orbit, is being used.

Correct : D. ku-band

38. The …………..configuration has allowed CIET, NCERT to develop a network of institutions; together constituting a national network.

Correct : A. edusat

39. The …………Library is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items.

Correct : C. british

40. British Library is located on the north side of Euston Road in St Pancras, ………...

Correct : D. london

41. The British Library was created on 1 July ………….. as a result of the British Library Act 1972.

Correct : B. 1973

42. In…………, the British Library absorbed the National Sound Archive, which holds many sound and video recordings, with over a million discs and thousands of tapes.

Correct : A. 1983

43. The core of the British Library’s historical collections is based on a series of donations and acquisitions from the 18th century, known as……………………….

Correct : A. the \foundation collections\

44. An Act of Parliament in …………… established the principle of the legal deposit, ensuring that the British Library and five other libraries in Great Britain and Ireland are entitled to receive a free copy of every item published or distributed in Britain.

Correct : C. 1911

45. In …………2010 the British Library launched its Management and business studies portal.

Correct : A. october

46. The …………Library Philatelic Collections are held at St Pancras

Correct : A. british

47. ……………..founded the Tabulating Machine Company in 1896 which later became the popular IBM (International Business Machines Corporation.A variety of machines were developed during the WWII.

Correct : B. herman hollerith

48. The first all-electronic computer is called ………..

Correct : A. eniac

49. The first non-military electronic programmable computer, …………, for data processing was introduced in 1950.

Correct : A. univac

50. The ……………is a computer application that provides statistical analysis of data.

Correct : A. spss

51. SPSS (originally, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a software program developed in the late 1960s by graduate students at……………… University

Correct : C. stanford

52. ……………..is the data analysis package of choice for people wanting to analyze quantitative data.

Correct : B. spss

53. …………….for Windows is a comprehensive, interactive, generalpurpose package for data analysis and it includes most routine statistical techniques.

Correct : A. spss

54. ………….is a true Windows package being mouse-driven with movable, scalable windows, drop-down menus and dialog boxes.

Correct : B. spss

55. In July……………, in order to improve the technology transfer, the Scilab Consortium joined the Digiteo Foundation

Correct : C. 2008

56. ……………….. allows even inexperienced users to run complicated statistical analyses at the click of a few buttons.

Correct : C. spss

57. ……………is an open source, cross-platform numerical computational package and a high-level, numerically oriented programming language.

Correct : A. scilab

58. MATLAB code, which is similar in syntax, can be converted to…………...

Correct : B. scilab

59. …………..is one of several open source alternatives to MATLAB.

Correct : C. scilab

60. Scilab includes a free package called ………..for modeling and simulation of explicit and implicit dynamical systems, including both continuous and discrete sub-systems.

Correct : C. xcos

61. ……….can be compared to Simulink from the MathWorks.

Correct : A. xcos

62. Scilab syntax is largely based on the ………..language.

Correct : C. matlab

63. The Scilab Consortium was formed in May ………. to broaden contributions and promote Scilab as worldwide reference software in academia and industry.

Correct : C. 2003

64. In July 2008, in order to improve the technology transfer, the Scilab Consortium joined the……………...

Correct : A. digiteo foundation

65. ………………….is a method by which a company can convert paper documents into digital format. a) Digital documentation b) Scilab c) Access Digital Data d) MATLAB 190.Indus script is a product of one of the largest ………….civilisations often referred to as the Harappan civilisation.

Correct : A. neolithic age

66. ………….. Civilisation was distinguished for its highly utilitarian and standardised life style, excellent water management system and architecture.

Correct : C. indus valley

67. The first publication of a Harappan seal dates to 1873, in a drawing by ………………..

Correct : A. alexander cunningham

68. In the early 1970s, ………………published a corpus and concordance of Indus writing listing about 3700 seals and about 417 distinct signs in specific patterns.

Correct : A. iravatham mahadevan

69. ………………..thought that the Indus script was the archetype of the Brāhmī script.

Correct : A. alexander cunningham

70. In May 2007, the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department found pots with arrow-head symbols during an excavation in Melaperumpallam near………………….

Correct : A. poompuhar

71. A computational study od Indus Script conducted by a joint Indo-US team led by Rajesh P N Rao of the University of ………………….., consisting of Iravatham Mahadevan and others from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, was published in April 2009 in Science.

Correct : B. washington

72. The book ‘Deciphering the Indus Script’ was written by ……………

Correct : A. asko parpola

73. The Finnish scholar ……………….led a Finnish team in the 1960s-80s that vied with Knorozov's Soviet team in investigating the Indus script using computer analysis.

Correct : B. asko parpola

74. ‘South Indian History and Society Studies from Inscriptions A.D.850- 1800’ was written by …………………………

Correct : A. noboru karashima

75. …………………. initiated a joint research project on the “Socio – economic development in South India from the 13th century through the 18th century in 1984.

Correct : C. noboru karashima

76. The Vijayanagar Inscriptions in South India brought out by Noboru Karashima in …………….. is a remarkable example for computer assisted research.

Correct : B. 2002

77. ………….. is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be used for storing, organizing and manipulating data.

Correct : C. excel

78. …………………is the study of human cultures through the recovery documentation and analysis of material remains including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains and landscapes.

Correct : B. archaeology

79. JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in……………..

Correct : C. 1995

80. The founder of JSTOR was …………..

Correct : B. william g. bowen

81. …………… is an autonomous institution committed to scientific research in history and social sciences, Funded by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala.

Correct : D. kchr

82. KCHR is located at ………………….

Correct : A. thiruvananthapuram

83. The British Museum was established in……….., largely based on the collections of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane.

Correct : C. 1753

84. ……………..was founded in July 2004 by Steve Coast.

Correct : D. openstreetmap

85. A ……….is a personal journal published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.

Correct : B. blog

86. The term "weblog" was coined by ………….on 17 December 1997.

Correct : A. jorn barger

87. ………..launched Open Diary in October 1998, which soon grew to thousands of online diaries.

Correct : C. bruce ableson

88. …………..started LiveJournal in March 1999.

Correct : A. brad fitzpatrick

89. The Blogger's Code of Conduct is a proposal by ………….for bloggers to enforce civility on their blogs by being civil themselves and moderating comments on their blog.

Correct : A. tim o\reilly

90. Groupsite.com is formerly known as ……………….

Correct : B. collectivex

91. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called…………………...

Correct : A. earth viewer 3d

92. ………….is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.

Correct : C. asi

93. ASI regulates all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act,………...

Correct : B. 1958

94. The Internet Archive Founded in 1996 located in ………................

Correct : D. san francisco

95. Informatics is used synonymous with

Correct : C. Information technology

96. The invention of paper took place in:

Correct : D. 100AD

97. The limitations of print format are:

Correct : D. All of these

98. Who is called the father of modern Computing?

Correct : B. Charles Babbage

99. Who developed the Binary?

Correct : A. Claud Shannon

100. Which numbers represent the binary?

Correct : B. 1 and 0