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This set of General Informatics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on General Informatics Set 9
Q1 | This refers to environmentally sustaining computing or IT.
- cloud computing
- green computing
- electronic computing
- none of the above
Q2 | …………………is the Universal character encoding standard, used for representation of text forComputer processing.
- unicode
- sap
- java
- none of the above
Q3 | …………………..software is a matter of Liberty not Price.
- free
- proprietary
- application
- none of these
Q4 | ………………refers to a code of safe and responsible behavior for the Internet Community
- cyber ethics
- social issues
- cyber crime
- none of the above
Q5 | ………………… refers to unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or target or both.
- cyber crime
- cyber ethics
- cyber law
- none of the above
Q6 | ………………refers to sending large number of mail to the victim, which may be an individualor a company or even mail servers there by ultimately resulting into crashing.
- email bombing
- logic bomb
- virus
- none of the above
Q7 | …………….. are programs that attach themselves to a computer or a file and then circulatethemselves to other files and to other computers on a network.
- virus
- logic bomb
- web jacking
- none of these
Q8 | In ……………… the hacker gains access and control over the web site of another.
- web jacking
- time theft
- logic bomb
- none of the above
Q9 | …………….are event dependent programs.
- logic bombs
- trojan bombs
- salami attacks
- none of these
Q10 | ……………………..is the process of coding and scrambling of messages to prevent unauthorizedaccess to or understanding of the data being transmitted.
- encryption
- firewalls
- antivirus program
- none of the above
Q11 | ……………………….refers to the compulsive Internet use which interferes with daily life, workand relationships.
- cyber addictions
- alcohol addiction
- drug addiction
- none of the above
Q12 | ……………………is a situation where an individual is given too much information and as aresult he is confused and cannot make optimal decisions.
- information overload
- cyber addiction
- internet addiction
- none of the above
Q13 | ……………….can be defined as electronic equipments or products which have becomeobsolete due to advancement in technology, changes in fashion, style and status andnearing the end of their useful life.
- e-waste
- toxic waste
- computer waste
- none of the above.
Q14 | Which chapter of the IT Act deals with computer related unlawful acts?
- chapter x
- chapter xi
- chapter ix
- chapter viii
Q15 | Linux is a …………
- database program
- application program
- operating system
- none of the above
Q16 | This is a software that is distributed under a licensing arrangement and which allows thecomputer code to be shared, viewed and modified by other users and organisations.
- free software
- open source software
- gnu
- none of the above
Q17 | Fedora, a community distribution sponsored by
- redhat
- novell
- oracle
- none of the above
Q18 | OpenSUSE a community distribution mainly sponsored by
- redhat
- novell
- oracle
- none of the above
Q19 | This is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on acomputer.
- software distribution
- software repository
- operating system
- none of the above
Q20 | AbiWord is a :
- word processor
- spreadsheet
- database
- none of these
Q21 | In Open Office.org. “Calc” is a
- word processor
- spreadsheets
- database
- none of these
Q22 | Unix is an……………
- operating system
- application software
- database program
- none of the above
Q23 | ………………is a popular desktop and server distribution derived from Debian, maintained byCanonical Ltd.
- debian
- ubuntu
- fedora
- none of the above
Q24 | Repositories are also known as
- library
- stories
- files
- none of these
Q25 | In Open Office.org. Impress is ……………….program
- presentation tool
- word processor
- spreadsheets
- none of these