ICT:PYQ Test: Set 2

ICT Virtual PYQ Test: Set 2

50 questions. Tap an option: right answer turns green, a wrong pick turns red, and a short note appears.

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1. ICT stands for:

(a) Information and Communication Technology

(b) Information-Controlled Technology

(c) Information-Capable Technology

(d) None of the above

ICT = Information and Communication Technology.

2. Which is the appropriate definition of information technology?

(a) Use of hardware and software for processing information

(b) Use of hardware and software for distribution of useful information

(c) Use of hardware, software, services and infrastructure to create, store, retrieve, process and distribute information of many kinds

(d) Use of principles of physical and social sciences for processing information

IT covers the full range of technology for handling information.

3. Which of the following is also termed multimedia education?

(a) ICT-supported education

(b) ICT-enabled education

(c) ICT education

(d) None of the above

ICT-supported education uses multimedia (print, audio, video, CD) to support teaching.

4. (I) ICT is considered a subset of IT. (II) The 'right to use' a piece of software is termed copyright. Which is/are correct?

(a) Both I and II

(b) Neither I nor II

(c) I only

(d) II only

IT is a subset of ICT, and the right to use software is a licence, not copyright.

5. As per UNESCO, the sequence of 'understanding ICT in education' is:

(a) Policy Understanding, Policy Application, Policy Innovation

(b) Policy Application, Policy Understanding, Policy Innovation

(c) Policy Innovation, Policy Application, Policy Understanding

(d) Policy Understanding, Policy Innovation, Policy Application

Understanding first, then application, then innovation.

6. Assertion (A): ICT can complement, enrich and transform education for the betterment of society. Reason (R): Technology can facilitate universal access, bridge learning divides, support teachers and improve education administration.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

R lists the ways by which ICT achieves what A claims.

7. NPTEL stands for:

(a) National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning

(b) National Programme on Technology Enabled Learning

(c) National Programme on Technology Enhanced Lessons

(d) National Programme on Technology Embedded Learning

NPTEL: IITs and IISc web/video courses.

8. ERNET stands for:

(a) Engineering and Research Network

(b) External and Regulated Network

(c) Education and Research Network

(d) None of the above

ERNET provides internet connectivity to education and research institutions.

9. ERNET is used to connect computers at which institutions?

(a) IISCs

(b) IITs

(c) National Centre for Software Technology

(d) All of the above

ERNET connects many IITs, IISc and other institutions.

10. Which statements are correct? (1) Combination of computing, telecommunication and media in a digital atmosphere is convergence. (2) A dialogue between a human and a computer program occurring simultaneously in various forms is interactivity. (3) Attitude is the most important component of ICT.

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 1 and 3

Statements 1 and 2 are correct definitions; statement 3 is not accepted.

11. Which open-source e-learning platform was developed by IIT Kanpur?

(a) e-Gyan

(b) e-Saraswati

(c) Brihaspati

(d) None of the above

Brihaspati is IIT Kanpur's open-source e-learning platform.

12. Recording a television programme on a VCR is an example of:

(a) Time shifting

(b) Content reference

(c) Mechanical alacrity

(d) Media synchronization

Time shifting = recording to watch later.

13. Main challenges of ICT adoption in Indian universities are:

(a) Lack of technological readiness

(b) Poor implementation of ICT initiatives

(c) Linguistic barrier

(d) All of the above

All three listed are recognised challenges.

14. Assertion (A): Machine Learning requires good quality and sufficient data to train and test the algorithm. Reason (R): For correct classification, good quality data free from noise and sufficient data is required for training and testing. 2020

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

R explains why A holds.

15. TKDL stands for:

(a) Traditional Knack Digital Library

(b) Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

(c) Transfer Knowledge Desktop Literature

(d) Transfer Knowledge Digital Library

TKDL protects India's traditional knowledge (e.g. medicinal plants) from misuse.

16. (1) Sending and receiving at the same time is synchronous. (2) Video conferencing is synchronous. (3) Education through CD is asynchronous. (4) Digital divide is the differentiation in use of ICT in developed and developing nations and in urban and rural India. Which are true?

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 3 and 4

All four statements are correct.

17. Communication bandwidth with the highest capacity, used by microwave, cable and fibre optic lines, is called:

(a) Hyperlink

(b) Broadband

(c) Bus width

(d) Carrier wave

Broadband carries high-capacity data over many channels.

18. Symbols A–F are used in which number system? Dec 2014

(a) Binary

(b) Decimal

(c) Hexadecimal

(d) Octal

Hexadecimal (base 16) uses 0–9 and A–F.

19. Information combining graphics, text, sound, video and animation is called:

(a) Multiprogramme

(b) Multifacet

(c) Multimedia

(d) Multiprocess

Multimedia integrates many media types.

20. Which institution launched e-Gyankosh in 2005?

(a) IIT Kanpur

(b) IGNOU

(c) Allahabad University

(d) Delhi University

e-Gyankosh is IGNOU's digital repository.

21. The institution promoted by the Department of IT to provide communication infrastructure and services to academic and research institutions is:

(a) INFLIBNET

(b) UGC

(c) ERNET

(d) None of the above

ERNET was set up under the Department of Electronics/IT.

22. The bouquet of FM radio channels broadcasting programmes by institutions such as IGNOU and IITs is:

(a) Gyan Vani

(b) Gyan Darshan

(c) EDUSAT

(d) None of the above

Gyan Vani = educational FM radio. Gyan Darshan = TV.

23. Which body is working to develop a Virtual Technical University in India?

(a) IGNOU

(b) UGC

(c) NMEICT

(d) AICTE

VTU is being developed under the National Mission on Education through ICT.

24. The terms gif, jpg, bmp and png are used as extensions for files that store:

(a) Audio data

(b) Image data

(c) Video data

(d) Text data

These are all image file formats.

25. A-VIEW, software developed under NMEICT, is basically meant for:

(a) Teacher's training

(b) Technical training

(c) Students' training

(d) All of the above

NMEICT's virtual classroom software was developed for teacher training.

26. Which can be referred to as Web 2.0 tools?

(a) Blogs and wikis

(b) Podcasts and mashups

(c) Social networking communities

(d) All of the above

All are participative Web 2.0 tools.

27. Which is a characteristic of Web 2.0 applications? Jan 2017

(a) Multiple users schedule their time to use them one by one

(b) They focus on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online

(c) They provide users with content rather than letting them create it

(d) They use only static pages

Web 2.0 = participative, read-write web.

28. Satellite communication works through a:

(a) Transponder

(b) Radar

(c) TV

(d) Fibre optic cable

A transponder receives and retransmits signals in a satellite.

29. A computer consists of:

(a) A central processing unit

(b) A memory

(c) Input and output units

(d) All of the above

A computer has CPU, memory and I/O units.

30. A typical modern computer uses:

(a) LSI chips

(b) Vacuum tubes

(c) Valves

(d) All of the above

Modern computers use large/very-large-scale integrated chips.

31. Which statement is NOT correct?

(a) A computer is capable of processing only digital signals

(b) A computer can analyse both quantitative and qualitative data

(c) Appropriate software is required to process data

(d) A computer can process digital as well as analogue signals

Computers can handle analogue data too, once converted to digital.

32. Which is the appropriate definition of a computer? Dec 2006

(a) A machine that can process information

(b) An electronic device that can store, retrieve and quickly process both quantitative and qualitative information

(c) An electronic device that can store, retrieve and process only quantitative data

(d) An electronic device that can store, retrieve and process only qualitative data

A computer handles both numeric and non-numeric data.

33. Which pair is least matched in respect of computer? Jun 2019

(a) 1 Giga Byte : (1024)^3 bytes

(b) CRT : Cathode Ray Tube

(c) ROM : Rapid Online Memory

(d) CPU : Central Processing Unit

ROM = Read Only Memory.

34. Which option lists file formats suitable for distributing sound files over the internet? Dec 2019

(a) wmv, mp4, wma, mp3

(b) avi, midi, wav, mp3

(c) avi, mov, wmv, mp3

(d) midi, wav, wma, mp3

wmv, avi, mov, mp4 are video formats.

35. A group of instructions to direct the functioning of a computer is called a:

(a) Storage

(b) Memory

(c) Program

(d) Byte

A program is a set of instructions.

36. The main component of first-generation computers was:

(a) Transistors

(b) Vacuum tubes and valves

(c) Integrated circuits

(d) None of the above

1st generation (1942–59) used vacuum tubes.

37. FORTRAN is the acronym for:

(a) File translation

(b) Format translation

(c) Formula translation

(d) Floppy translation

FORTRAN = Formula Translation.

38. In an analogue computer:

(a) Input is first converted to digital form

(b) Input is never converted to digital form

(c) Output is displayed in digital form

(d) All of the above

Analogue computers work on continuous data.

39. A hybrid computer:

(a) Resembles a digital computer

(b) Resembles an analogue computer

(c) Resembles both digital and analogue computers

(d) None of the above

Hybrid = combines features of both.

40. In the latest generation of computers, instructions are executed:

(a) Parallel only

(b) Sequentially only

(c) Both sequentially and parallelly

(d) None of the above

5th generation uses parallel processing as well.

41. The data storage hierarchy consists of: Nov 2017

(a) Bytes, bits, fields, records, files and databases

(b) Bits, bytes, records, fields, files and databases

(c) Bits, bytes, fields, records, files and databases

(d) Bits, bytes, fields, files, records and databases

Smallest to largest: bit → byte → field → record → file → database.

42. Storage devices in order of capacity from lowest to highest: Jun 2019

(a) CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Blu-ray

(b) Blu-ray, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

(c) CD-ROM, Blu-ray, DVD-ROM

(d) DVD-ROM, Blu-ray, CD-ROM

CD (~700 MB) < DVD (~4.7 GB) < Blu-ray (25 GB+).

43. The hexadecimal number system consists of the symbols:

(a) 0–7

(b) 0–9, A–F

(c) 0–7, A–F

(d) None of the above

16 symbols: 0–9 and A–F.

44. 1 GB is equal to:

(a) 2^30 bits

(b) 2^30 bytes

(c) 2^20 bytes

(d) 2^40 bytes

1 GB = 1024 MB = 2^30 bytes.

45. Which of the following is flash memory?

(a) PROM

(b) RAM

(c) EEPROM

(d) EPROM

EEPROM is also called flash memory.

46. The silicon chips used for data processing are called:

(a) RAM chips

(b) ROM chips

(c) Microprocessors

(d) PROM chips

Microprocessors process data.

47. Metal disks permanently housed in sealed, contamination-free containers are called:

(a) Hard disks

(b) Floppy disks

(c) Winchester disks

(d) Flexible disks

Winchester disk = sealed hard disk.

48. All modern computers operate on:

(a) Information

(b) Floppies

(c) Data

(d) Word

Computers take data as input and process it.

49. UNIVAC is:

(a) Universal Automatic Computer

(b) Universal Array Computer

(c) Unique Automatic Computer

(d) Unvalued Automatic Computer

UNIVAC = Universal Automatic Computer.

50. Which programming language is widely used in computer science, engineering and also business?

(a) COBOL

(b) PASCAL

(c) FORTRAN

(d) LISP

COBOL was designed for business applications.

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