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This set of General Informatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on General Informatics Set 5

Q1 | ………………………integrates communications, data management, and security services toallow business applications within different organizations to automatically interchangeinformation.
  • e-commerce
  • e-governance
  • e-banking
  • none of the above
Q2 | Nanotechnology is the science of things on the order of
  • inches
  • milometers
  • nanometers
  • nanobytes
Q3 | Computer systems can NOT be trained to understand
  • the indian taxcode
  • the human emotion
  • a good joke
  • the perfect golf swing
Q4 | The most wired country in the world is
  • germany
  • japan
  • the us
  • south korea
Q5 | The device that tracks movement is a
  • gps
  • rfid tag
  • mobile phone
  • patient simulator
Q6 | Which of the following is not a good reason to learn more about computers?
  • to keep your home secure
  • to increase your career options
  • to learn how to hack into an organisation’s main computer
  • to make better informed purchasing decisions
Q7 | Infrared scanners cannot
  • scan pages and detect unusual objects
  • be worn on the wrist
  • translate a bar code into a computer data file
  • be used by shipping companies to track packages as they move around the world
Q8 | Computer forensics
  • uses computer technology to gather potential legal evidence
  • helps identify the remains of bodies
  • investigates a suspect’s home computer for evidence
  • all of the above
Q9 | Robotic surgery devices help physicians because
  • they make more accurate incisions
  • the doctor does not have to be involved in the actual surgery
  • they monitor and make suggestive procedure
  • if runs into complications, they can suggest creative alternatives.
Q10 | Artificial Intelligence is concerned with making computers behave like
  • humans
  • robots
  • home appliances
  • none of these
Q11 | In Turing test the number of participants are:
  • one
  • three
  • four
  • none of the these
Q12 | Knowledge based systems have been developed for fields such as:
  • financial markets
  • diagnosing diseases
  • scheduling airplanes
  • all of these
Q13 | ) emoticon stands for
  • happy
  • sad
  • surprise
  • none of the above
Q14 | Individuals who are not involved in expert system
  • mechanical engineer
  • end user
  • problem solving expert
  • knowledge engineer
Q15 | Which of the following are artificial intelligence languages?
  • prolog
  • lisp
  • html
  • both (a) and (b)
Q16 | News stories on Information Technology may be on topics such as
  • the information superhighway
  • multimedia
  • the internet
  • all of the above
Q17 | Information Technology can
  • process raw data
  • recycle processed information and use it as data in another processing step
  • package information so it is easier to understand
  • all of the above.
Q18 | The five steps, input, processing, output, storage and retrieval, and distribution andcommunication are all part of
  • the information super highway
  • the internet
  • the information processing cycle
  • none of the above
Q19 | Computer data can include
  • prices
  • flight numbers
  • video clips and sounds
  • all of the above
Q20 | Typical operating systems include
  • microsoft word and excel
  • adobe photoshop and pagemaker
  • both a and b
  • neither a nor b
Q21 | Computers are used in business to
  • process transactions
  • allow people to work at home
  • do desktop publishing of documents
  • all of the above
Q22 | GPS is used to
  • determine location
  • make weather forecasts
  • enhance computer performance
  • guide satellites in space
Q23 | The smallest computer (in size) is most likely called a
  • mainframe computer
  • server
  • handheld, palm-top, or personal digital assistant
  • notebook computer
Q24 | The most powerful computer is most likely called a
  • workstation
  • minicomputer
  • mainframe
  • supercomputer
Q25 | A computer advertised as a server might also be called a
  • workstation
  • mainframe
  • desktop computer
  • any of the above