Information Technology Quiz

Q16. Who is also known as the Father of Modern Computer
(a) Charles Babbage
(b) Alan Turing
(c) John von Neumann
(d) Kurt Gödel

Q17. The digital computer is based on
(a) Charles Babbage architecture
(b) John von Neumann architecture
(c) Alan Turing architecture
(d) None of the above

Q18. A computer program that manages computer hardware resources is known as
(a) Memory manager
(b) Database management system
(c) Operating system
(d) System software

Q19. The time needed to move the head to a specific track in a hard disk is called
(a) Rotational latency
(b) Reach time
(c) Track Find Time (TFT)
(d) Seek time

Q20. Identify the correct arrangement of networks in the descending order of their geographic area coverage
(a) LAN, WAN, MAN
(b) WAN, LAN, MAN
(c) LAN, MAN, WAN
(d) WAN, MAN, LAN

Q21. NTFS stands for
(a) Network File System
(b) Nano Technology File System
(c) New Technology File System
(d) Non Tamperable File System

Q22. Identify the correct statement
(a) TCP is connection oriented protocol and UDP is connectionless
(b) TCP is connectionless protocol and UDP is connection oriented
(c) Both TCP and UDP are connectionless
(d) Both TCP and UDP are connection oriented

Q23. Identify the correct statement
(a) Firewall is a software that monitors network traffic and strains out potentially harmful data
(b) Firewall works at the network protocol level
(c) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) Neither (a) nor (b) is correct

Q24. ASCII is a
(a) 7 bit code
(b) 8 bit code
(c) 16 bit code
(d) 32 bit code

Q25. A computer program that translates high level language into machine language is known as
(a) Macro processor
(b) Micro processor
(c) Compiler
(d) Assembler

Q26. In the architecture of a computer, ALU stands for
(a) Analytical Unit
(b) Arithmetic Logic Unit
(c) Abstraction Logic Unit
(d) None of the above

Q27. Which of the following can be used for searching and downloading files from internet
(a) Browser
(b) Compiler
(c) Interpreter
(d) Assembler

Q28. Technology used in the first generation computer is
(a) Integrated circuit
(b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Transistors
(d) All of these

Q29. Without user knowledge, collecting user information can be done using
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Freeware
(d) Spyware

Q30. A device that takes physiological information about a person and stores in a computer
(a) Software
(b) Digital camera
(c) Microphone
(d) Biometric

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