Computer Fundamentals Miscellaneous

31.Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as :
a.Listservs
b.Webcasts
c.Blogs
d.

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.
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.
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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
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.
b.
c.
d.

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.
b.
c.
d.

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.

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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