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This set of Informatics and History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Informatics And History Set 8

Q1 | The ………..is a computer printer for printing vector graphics.
  • plotter
  • ICT
  • scanner
  • ARPANET
Q2 | A ………….is a device that captures images from photographic prints,posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.
  • scanner
  • ARPANET
  • ICT
  • Mouse
Q3 | A …………..is a small device that a computer user pushes across a desksurface in order to point to a place on a display screen and to select one or more actions to take from that position.
  • Mouse
  • ICT
  • ARPANET
  • open source
Q4 | A computer …………………is an important device that allows a person toenter symbols like letters and numbers into a computer.
  • Keyboard
  • ARPANET
  • open source
  • Mouse
Q5 | A ………….is the main device used in the field of digital photography.
  • Digital camera
  • ICT
  • ARPANET
  • Mouse
Q6 | A …………..is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a baseand reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling.
  • joystick
  • ICT
  • DRM
  • ARPANET
Q7 | …………….also known as 'control columns'.
  • Joysticks
  • barcode reader
  • ICT
  • ARPANET
Q8 | The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a ……………-owned utility thatprovides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
  • U.S
  • Russia
  • China
  • Britain
Q9 | A ……………..is an electronic device for reading printed barcodes.
  • Barcode reader
  • ICT
  • DRM
  • ARPANET
Q10 | Like a flatbed scanner, …………. consists of a light source, a lens and alight sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones.
  • Barcode reader
  • CD
  • DVD
  • ICT
Q11 | An ………………is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarilyfor the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.
  • e-book reader
  • ARPANET
  • open source
  • Barcode reader
Q12 | ……………….. are a form of digital storage media found in personalcomputers and servers.
  • Hard drives
  • server
  • clients
  • ICT
Q13 | ………………….. are collections of computers, software, and hardwarethat are all connected to help their users work together.
  • DRM
  • Networks
  • Hard drives
  • server
Q14 | A ……………connects computers by means of cabling systems,specialized software, and devices that manage data traffic.
  • Network
  • open source
  • Hard drives
  • clients
Q15 | A …………………enables users to share files and resources, such asprinters, as well as send messages electronically (e-mail) to each other.
  • ICT
  • Network
  • Cyberethics
  • DRM
Q16 | A ……………..connects computers within a single geographical location,such as one office building, office suite, or home.
  • LAN
  • ICT
  • Cyberethics
  • DRM
Q17 | A mobile phone also known as a ……………….
  • LAN
  • Cellular phone
  • open source
  • DRM
Q18 | .………………….is a standard switching technique, designed to unifytelecommunication and computer networks.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • digital split
  • Cyberethics
  • DRM
Q19 | ………………… uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and itencodes data into small, fixed-sized cells.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • ICT
  • ARPANET
  • open source
Q20 | …………….provides data link layer services that run over a wide rangeof OSI physical Layer links.
  • Cyberethics
  • digital split
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • ARPANET
Q21 | ………………..has functional similarity with both circuit switchednetworking and small packet switched networking.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • ICT
  • DRM
  • digital split
Q22 | ……………………was designed for a network that must handle bothtraditional high-throughput data traffic (e.g., file transfers), and realtime, low-latency content such as voice and video.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • digital split
  • Cyberethics
  • open source
Q23 | …………………is a core protocol used over the SONET/SDH backboneof the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), but its use is declining in favour of All IP.
  • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
  • digital split
  • ICT
  • IPR
Q24 | ……………is a social issue referring to the differing amount of information between those who have access to the Internet (especiallybroadband access) and those who do not have access.
  • Cyberethics
  • Digital Divide
  • IPR
  • DRM
Q25 | ………………..is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks, encompassing user behavior and what networked computers areprogrammed to do, and how this affects individuals and society.
  • Open source
  • DRM
  • Cyberethics
  • Digital Divide