Computer Fundamentals Miscellaneous

31.	Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as :
a.	Listservs
b.	Webcasts
c.	Blogs
d.	Subject Directories Option “C” is correct. A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries. Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.

32.	Which of the following is NOT a type of broad band internet connection?
a.	Cable
b.	DSL
c.	Dial-up
d.	Satellite Option “C” is correct. Dial-up is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection. The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access.

33.	Linux is a(n) …….. operating system.
a.	Open-source
b.	Microsoft
c.	Windows
d.	Mac Option “A” is correct. Linux is an open source operating system (OS). An operating system is the software that directly manages a system’s hardware and resources, like CPU, memory, and storage. The OS sits between applications and hardware and makes the connections between all of your software and the physical resources that do the work.

34.	Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?
a.	character, file, record, field, database
b.	character, record, field, database, file
c.	character, field, record, file, database
d.	None of these Option “C” is correct. Character, field, record, file, database takes place places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest. You can think of a traditional database as an electronic filing system, organized by fields, records, and files.

35.	Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file?
a.	Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both
b.	Every file in the same foldr must have a unique name
c.	File extension is another name for file type
d.	The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name Option “D” is correct. A file has a filename and an extension and these are usually written with a dot between them as a delimiter. This description tells us that the dot is not a part of the extension but when stating extension we usually include the dot.

36.	Which of the following is the product of data processing?
a.	Information
b.	Data
c.	Software Program
d.	System Option “A” is correct. Information is the product of data processing. It is interrelated data and equivalent to finished goods produced after processing the raw material.

37.	Which one is not an input device?
a.	Keyboard
b.	Mouse
c.	Speaker
d.	Scanner Option “C” is correct. In computing, an input device is a piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or information appliance. Examples of input devices include keyboards, mouse, scanners, digital cameras and joysticks.

38.	DNS in internet technology stands for-
a.	Distributed Name System
b.	Data Name System
c.	Dynamic Name System
d.	Domain Name System Option “D” is correct. The domain name system (DNS) is the way that internet domain names are located and translated into internet protocol (IP) addresses. The domain name system maps the name people use to locate a website to the IP address that a computer uses to locate a website. For example, if someone types example.com into a web browser, a server behind the scenes will map that name to the IP address 93.184.216.34

39.	Portable program means?
a.	Independent from its authors
b.	Independent of platform
c.	Program with wheels
d.	None of the above Option “B” is correct. Platform independence means that the same program works on any platform (operating system) without needing any modification. In the case of Java the application runs in a Java Virtual Machine which itself isn’t platform independent.

40.	Memories which can be read only are called __________.
a.	RAM
b.	ROM
c.	DRAM
d.	Vertual Memory Option “B” is correct. ROM is read-only, it cannot be changed, it is permanent and non-volatile, meaning it also holds its memory even when power is removed. By contrast, random access memory (RAM) is volatile; it is lost when power is removed.

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