On This Page

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

Q1 | ………………..is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks, encompassing user behavior and what networked computers are programmed to do, and how this affects individuals and society.
  • open source
  • drm
  • cyberethics
  • digital divide
Q2 | A generalized definition of ……………may be “unlawful acts whereinthe computer is either a tool or target or both”
  • cyber crime
  • open source
  • word processing
  • digital divide
Q3 | ………….. in his work “The Concept of Law” has said ‘human beings are vulnerable so rule of law is required to protect them’.
  • hart
  • george b.selden
  • todd anderson
  • larry augustin
Q4 | ……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.
  • veronica
  • microsoft windows
  • computer virus
  • cyber crime
Q5 | An ………………..is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
  • operating system
  • microsoft windows
  • open source
  • word processing
Q6 | The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user and outside devices used in computer system.
  • disk operating system
  • microsoft windows
  • word processing
  • veronica
Q7 | While operating a computer, user enters some commands………………. converts these commands into a version which is readable by computer memory.
  • disk operating system
  • microsoft windows
  • veronica
  • open source
Q8 | …………….converts the error messages generated by computers into an understandable format.
  • boot record
  • open source
  • word processing
  • dos
Q9 | To load disk operating system, your computer must be equipped with…………..
  • boot record
  • microsoft windows
  • veronica
  • open source
Q10 | ………….enables read-only memory (ROM) to load the disk operating system.
  • boot record
  • microsoft windows
  • open source
  • digital divide
Q11 | In production and development, …………………….is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access toan end product's design and implementation details.
  • open source
  • veronica
  • digital divide
  • boot record 117.the label “open source” was adopted by a group of people in the free software movement at a strategy session held at palo alto, …………., in
Q12 | ………………..of MIT first proposed a global network of computers in 1962, and moved over to the Defense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it.
  • david rothenberg
  • ray tomlinson
  • frederick g. kilgour
  • j.c.r. licklider
Q13 | Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his plan for………………...
  • jdpc
  • veronica
  • cable
  • arpanet
Q14 | E-mail was adapted for ARPANET by ……………..of BBN in 1972.
  • ray tomlinson
  • frederick g. kilgour
  • peter scott
  • david rothenberg
Q15 | The Unix to Unix Copy Protocol (UUCP) was invented in ………… at Bell Labs.
  • 1678
  • 1778
  • 1868
  • 1978
Q16 | …………….was the first national commercial online service to offer Internet access to its subscribers.
  • delphi
  • cable
  • ipr
  • jdpc
Q17 | ……………is a wireless networking technology used across the globe.
  • wifi
  • wipo
  • ipr
  • jdpc
Q18 | Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.
  • ugc
  • uno
  • ncte
  • ncert
Q19 | National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premier S & T institution of the Government of India, established in……………., for providing e- Government / e- Governance Solutions adopting best practices,integrated services and global solutions in Government Sector.
  • 1976
  • 1978
  • 1984
  • 1986
Q20 | …………………is a prototype portal site for biological information.
  • brnet
  • word processing
  • insat
  • dsl
Q21 | The term ‘Word processing’ was coined at IBM's Boeblingen,………………………Laboratory in the 1960s.
  • west germany
  • east germany
  • france
  • spain 131.a…………………, also known as a worksheet, contains rows and columns and is used to record and compare numerical or financial data.
Q22 | Originally, ……………..only existed in paper format, but now they are most likely created and maintained through a software program that displays the numerical information in rows and columns.
  • spreadsheets
  • powerpoint
  • microsoft office access
  • ciet 133………………. can be used in any area or field that works with numbers and are commonly found in the accounting, budgeting, sales
Q23 | On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a column is called………………...
  • a cell
  • microsoft office access
  • insat
  • powerpoint
Q24 | ………………..is a presentation graphics software tool.a) Microsoft Office Access b) PowerPoint c) INSAT d) CIET 136………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.
  • ciet
  • microsoft office access
  • powerpoint
  • insat 137………………. provides editing, outlining, drawing, graphing, and presentation management functions, in one convenient software package.
Q25 | The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkin and Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.
  • powerpoint
  • microsoft office access
  • spreadsheets
  • insat 139……………….. describes the way text and graphics can be combined together on a single page which can then be printed out as a high