Technology

61.What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend?
a.Instant Messenging
b.E-Mail
c.Usenet
d.A mailing list

Option “A” is correct.
62.What kind of data can you send by e-mail?
a.Audio
b.Pictures
c.Video
d.All of the above

Option “D” is correct.
63.When discussing technology, a hot spot is…
a.A small overheated area on a CPU
b.A place served by public wireless access
c.Jargon for an X-rated Web site
d.A faulty area in the programming code

Option “B” is correct.
64.In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
a.1940s
b.1950s
c.1960s
d.1980s

Option “C” is correct.
The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).
65.In which decade was the telephone invented?
a.1850s
b.1860s
c.1870s
d.1880s

Option “C” is correct.
Alexander Graham Bell’s notebook entry of 10 March 1876 describes his successful experiment with the telephone. Speaking through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room, Bell utters these famous first words, “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you”.
66.Lately you hear a clatter from your computer, especially when you load a program or call up information. What’s going on?
a.It’s infested with reindeer
b.Your hard disk may be headed for failure
c.A loose wire is hitting the cooling fan
d.A loud metallic clatter is normal

Option “B” is correct.
67.The “http” you type at the beginning of any site’s address stands for:
a.HTML Transfer Technology Process
b.Hyperspace Terms and Tech Protocol
c.Hyperspace Techniques & Tech Progress
d.Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Option “D” is correct.
68.Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980’s?
a.Microsoft
b.Sun
c.IBM
d.Novell

Option “D” is correct.
Novell (based in Provo, UT) created NetWare which is still one of the most used PC networking systems in the world.
69.Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?
a.OS-2
b.Windows
c.DOS
d.UNIX

Option “A” is correct.
IBM also created it’s own version of DOS called PC-DOS.
70.
Which of the following is NOT a type of expansion slot or bus design used in Advanced-Technology class systems?
a.PCMCIA
b.ISA
c.PROM
d.EISA

Option “C” is correct.
PROM stands for Programmable Read Only Memory and is not a type of expansion slot or bus design. Today, PCI has become the most used expansion slot design in PCs. Older PCs incorporated both PCI and ISA slots for computability with older expansion devices.
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