Basics of Computer Science Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Consider the following statements:

1. In 1985, Microsoft launched the revolutionary operating systems and named it ‘Window.’

2. Window programs employ a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

GUI facilitates its users to give command only on clicking on-screen symbols. It also facilitates users to perform multiple task simultaneously.

Q 2 - The computer malware that disguises users by representing itself as legitimate software/program is known as …

Answer : C

Explanation

Trojans are employed by hackers or other cyber-thieves to command the access of other’s computer system.

Q 3 - Consider the following statements:

1. The Information Technology Act 2000, permits the acceptance of electronic records and Digital Signatures by means of legal framework.

2. The Information Technology Act 2000 has also appointed the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) as the root of trust for authentication of electronic transactions.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

The Act has given more emphasis to promote the use of digital signature.

Q 4 - Consider the following statements:

1. E-mail messages are customarily encoded in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text.

2. The most frequent protocol for sending e-mail is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 5 - Consider the following statements:

1. HTTP is a communication protocol, which is used to connect to Web servers on the Internet as well as on a local network (i.e. intranet).

2. The essential function of HTTP is to establish a connection with the server and send HTML pages back to the user's browser by using logical links (or hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol.

Q 6 - Who among the following designed the first electronic computer namely Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer?

A - John Mauchly

B - J. Presper Eckert

C - Gladeon M. Barnes

D - A & B both

Answer : D

Explanation

At that time, ENIAC was a modular computer, consisting of individual panels to perform different functions.

Q 7 - Who among the following has developed the Perl programing language?

A - Larry Wall

B - Guido van Rossum

C - Joe Armstrong

D - Yukihiro Matsumoto

Answer : A

Explanation

Larry Wall developed it in 1987.

Q 8 - A person who sends irrelevant or unsolicited messages by using Internet, usually to large numbers of users, for the purposes of advertising, spreading malware, phishing, etc. is known as …

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 9 - Who among the following had invented the laser printer?

A - Gary Starkweather

B - Butler Lampson

C - Ronald Rider

D - Greg Chesson

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 10 - Who among the following has invented cut/copy and paste?

A - Ward Cunningham

B - Larry Tesler

C - Lee de Forest

D - Leonard Max Adleman

Answer : B

Explanation

Larry Tesler and Tim Mott together have invented the concept of Cut/copy and Paste.

Q 11 - Part of computer, which performs subtraction, addition, multiplication, division, and comparison is known as …

Answer : C

Explanation

ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit.

Q 12 - Consider the following statements:

1. PARAM was the first supercomputer of India.

2. PARAM was developed by C-DAC in 1991.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

PARAM was able to create animation, weather forecasting, encryption cracking and designing, nuclear energy research, etc.

Q 13 - Which among the following is not a type of printer?

A - LCD Printer

B - Laser Printer

C - Inkjet Printer

D - Electro Thermal Printer

Answer : A

Explanation

Printer is used to get the hard copy of the work.

Q 14 - Which among the following is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer?

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 15 - The COBOL programming language is best designed for …

Answer : A

Explanation

COBOL is best suited for business, finance, and administrative purpose.

Q 16 - As soon as a user log in his/her computer, the boot routine performs …

A - Disk drive test

B - Power on self-test

C - Motherboard test

D - CPU test

Answer : B

Explanation

Power on self-test is a sort of diagnostic testing sequence that a computer's starting program runs to determine the keyboard, RAM, disk drives, etc. are working correctly.

Q 17 - Which among the following is also known as “Information Highway?”

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 18 - Which among the following defines rules that all computers must follow to communicate with each other on the internet?

A - Transmission Control Protocol

B - File Transfer Protocol

C - Hyper Text Markup Language

D - HTTP

Answer : A

Explanation

Transmission Control Protocol is also known as Internet Protocol. It is the communication protocol for the internet.

Q 19 - Which among the following describes that how a message should be transmitted and what action web servers and browsers should take in response to the command given by the users?

A - Transmission Control Protocol

B - File Transfer Protocol

C - Hyper Text Markup Language

D - HTTP