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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