Computer Quiz

Q.1 
What’s considered the ‘backbone’ of the World Wide Web ?
1) Uniform resource locator (URL)
2) Hypertext mark-up language (HTML)
3) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
4) File transfer protocol (FTP)
5) None of these

Q.2 
The Internet began with the development of
1) USENET
2) ARPANET
3) Ethernet
4) Intranet
5) None of these

Q.3 
A wireless network uses __________ waves to transmit signals
1) mechanical
2) radio
3) sound
4) magnetic
5) None of these

Q.4 
What device includes an adapter that decodes data sent in radio signals ?
1) modem
2) digital translator
3) router
4) switch
5) None of these

Q.5 
Network components are connected to the same cable in the __________ topology
1) star
2) ring
3) bus
4) mesh
5) None of these

Q.6 
Small application programs that run on a Web page and may ensure a form is completed properly or provide animation are known as __________
1) applet
2) spiders
3) cookies
4) flash
5) None of these

Q.7 
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
1) Intelligence
2) Speed
3) Versatility
4) Automation
5) None of these

Q.8 
Outlook Express is a
1) E-mail client
2) Scheduler
3) Address book
4) All of the above
5) None of these

Q.9 
Which of the following is not a network?
1) Local Area Network
2) Wide Area Network
3) Optical Fiber
4) All are networks
5) None of these

Q.10 
Which of the following is not a characteristic of E-mail?
1) Low cost
2) Record maintenance in database
3) High speed
4) Waste reduction
5) None of these

Q.11 
__________ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
1) Nanoscience
2) Nanotechnology
3) Simulation
4) Artificial intelligence
5) None of these

Q.12 
One computer that is not considered a portable computer is __________
1) Mini computer
2) A Laptop
3) Micro computer
4) All of the above
5) None of these

Q.13 
The sharing of a medium and its path by 2 or more devices is called __________
1) Modulation
2) Encoding
3) Line discipline
4) Multiplexing
5) None of these

Q.14 
Device drivers are :
1) time power cords for external storage devices
2) experts who know to maximize the performance of device
3) small, special purpose programs
4) the innermost part of the operating system
5) None of these

Q.15 
Array is __________
1) linear data structure
2) non-linear data structure
3) complex data structure
4) ring data structure
5) None of these

Answers..

Q.1. 3
Q.2. 2
Q.3. 2
Q.4. 3
Q.5. 3
Q.6. 4
Q.7. 1
Q.8. 4
Q.9. 3
Q.10. 2
Q.11. 4
Q.12. 1
Q.13. 4
Q.14. 3
Q.15. 1