Information and communication technology MCQs For Assistant Professor, UGC NET, CTET, TGT, PGT and all other Teacher’s Recruitment Exams.
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Information and communication technology MCQs
1. ICT stands for
(a) Information and communication technology
(b) Information controlled technology
(c) Information capable technology
(d) None of the above
2. Which of the following is also termed as multimedia education?
(a) ICT supported education
(b) ICT enabled education
(c) ICT education
(d) None of the above
3. Information and communication technology includes?
(a) Online learning
(b) Learning through the use of EDUSAT
(c) Web-based learning
(d) All of the above
4. Which of the following is the appropriate definition of Information Technology?
(a) Information technology refers to the use of hardware and software for processing information.
(b) Information technology refers to the use of hardware and software for distribution of useful information.
(c) Information technology refers to the use of hardware and software for storage, retrieval, processing, and distributing information of many kinds.
(d) Information technology refers to the use of principles of physical sciences and social sciences for processing of information of many kinds.
5. CBT stands for
(a) Central basic training
(b) Computer-based training
(c) Computer basic test
(d) None of the above
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6. 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
7. The ERNET stands for?
(a) Engineering and research network
(b) External and regulated network
(c) Educational and research network
(d) None of the above
8. At which of the following institutions ERNET is used to connect computers?
(a) IISCs
(b) IITs
(c) National Centre for Software Technology
(d) All of the above
9. Which of the following is not included in the four basic dimensions of ICT?
(a) Skills
(b) Infrastructure
(c) Attitude
(d) Personnel
10. Which of the following open source e-learning platform has been developed by IIT-Kanpur?
(a) e-Gyan
(b) e-Sarawati
(c) Brihaspati
(d) None of the above
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11. Recording a television programme on a VCR is an example of?
(a) Time-shifting
(b) Content reference
(c) Mechanical clarity
(d) Media synchronization
12. Which of the following is/are the main challenge/s in ICT adoption in Indian universities?
(a) Lack of technological readiness
(b) Poor implementation of ICT initiatives
(c) Linguistic barrier
(d) All of the above
13. Which of the following parameter is/are used for expansion of higher education?
(a) Access
(b) Equity
(c) Resources
(d) All of the above
14. TKDL stands for
(a) Traditional knack digital library
(b) Traditional knowledge digital library
(c) Transfer knowledge desktop literature
(d) Transfer knowledge digital library
15. Sending and receiving messages/signals occurring at the same time is denoted by
(a) Synchronous
(b) Asynchronous
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
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16. Video conferencing is an example of
(a) Synchronous technologies
(b) Asynchronous technologies
(c) Both synchronous and asynchronous
(d) None of the above
17. Which of the following terms can be used in the context of education through CDs?
(a) Synchronous
(b) Asynchronous
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
18. Digital divide is the term used in context of differentiation in use of IT/ICT?
(a) Developed and developing nations
(b) Urban and rural India
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
19. In the hypermedia database, information bits are stored in the form of
(a) Signals
(b) Cubes
(c) Nodes
(d) Symbols
20. Communication bandwidth that has the highest capacity and is used by microwave, cable, and fibre optics lines is known as?
(a) Hyper link
(b) Broadband
(c) Bus width
(d) Carrier wave
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21. An electronic bill board that has a short text or graphical advertising message is referred to as?
(a) Bulletin
(b) Strap
(c) Bridge line
(d) Banner
22. The concept of connect intelligence is derived from?
(a) Virtual reality
(b) Fuzzy logic
(c) Bluetooth technology
(d) Value-added networks
23. The function of mass communication of applying information regarding the processes, issues, events, and societal developments is known as?
(a) Content supply
(b) Surveillance
(c) Gratification
(d) Correlation
24. Information that is a combination of graphics, text, sound, video, and animation is called?
(a)Multiprogramme
(b)Multifacet
(c) Multimedia
(d) Multiprocess
25. Which of the following institutions launched a knowledge repository e-Gyankosh in 2005 that aims at storing and preserving digital learning resources?
(a) IIT-Kanpur
(b) IGNOU
(c) Allahabad University
(d) Delhi University
26. The institution promoted by the Department of IT to provide communication infrastructure and services to academic research institutions in India is?
(a) INFLIBNET
(b) UGC
(c) ERNET
(d) None of the above
27. The bouquet of FM radio channels which broadcast programs contributed by institutions such as IGNOU and IITs is?
(a)Gyan Vani
(b) Gyan Darshan
(c) EDUSAT
(d) None of the above
28. Which of the following institutions has been working in the direction to develop a Virtual Technical University in India?
(a) IGNOU
(b) UGC
(c) NMCEIT
(d) AICTE
29. The joint initiative of the IITs and IISc to provide e-learning through online web and video courses in many streams, specifically engineering in the country, by providing free online courseware is?
(a) National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
(b) AICTENET
(c) NMCEIT
(d) None of the above
30. Which organization has been assigned the task to develop e-content of 996 courses belonging to engineering, sciences, technology, humanities, and management?
(a)IIT-Madras
(b) BITS Pilani
(c) IIT Mumbai
(d) None of the above
31. ‘A-View’, the software that has been developed under the NMEICT is basically developed for?
(a)Teacher’s Training
(b) Technical training
(c) Students’ Training
(d) All of the above
32. Web 2.0 tools have made traditional learning more social and personalized. Which of the following 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
33. Which of the following services can help students to access computer files from remote locations though mobile phones?
(a) Facebook
(b) Renren
(c) Soonr
(d) Twitter
34. The satellite communication works through
(a) Transponder
(b) Radar
(c) TV
(d) Fibre optics cable
35. Which of the following is the appropriate definition of a computer?
(a) Computer is a machine that can process the information
(b) Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve, and quickly process both quantitative and qualitative data quickly and accurately.
(c) Computer is an electronic device that can store, retrieve, and quickly process only quantitative data.
(d) All of the above
36. A computer consists of
(a) A central processing unit
(b) A memory
(c) Input and output unit
(d) All of the above
37. A typical modern computer uses
(a) LSI chips
(b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Valves
(d) All of the above
38. Which of the following is the correct statement?
(a)Computers can be used for diagnosing the difficulty of a student in learning a subject.
(b) Psychological testing can be done with the help of computer provided software is available.
(c)A set of instructions is called a programme.
(d) All of the above
39. The pioneer organization in personal computer Industry is?
(a) IBM
(b) Apple
(c) Compaq
(d) Infosys
40. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
(a) Non-volatile
(b) Permanent
(c) Control unit
(d) Temporary
41. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
(a)Control bus
(b) Control unit
(c) Parity unit
(d) Semiconductor
42. Micro Processing is made for?
(a) Computer
(b) Digital system
(c) Calculator
(d) Electronic goods
43. Group of instructions to direct the functioning of a computer is called?
(a)Storage
(b) Memory
(c) Program
(d) Byte
44. The main component of first generation computer was?
(a) Transistors
(b) Vacuum tubes and valves
(c) Integrated circuits
(d) None of the above
45. FORTRAN is the acronym for
(a) File translation
(b) Format translation
(c) Formula translation
(d) Floppy translation
46. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Computer is capable of processing only digital signal.
(b) Computer is capable of analysing both quantitative and qualitative data.
(c) Appropriate software is required for processing the data.
(d) Computer is capable of processing digital as well as analogue signals.
47. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a computer?
(a) Computer is an electrical machine.
(b) Computer cannot think on its own.
(c) Computer processes an information error free
(d) Computer can hold data for any length of time.
48. In 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
49. A hybrid computer
(a) Resembles a digital computer
(b) Resembles an analogue computer
(c) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
(d) None of the above
50. In the latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
(a) Parallely only
(b) Sequentially only
(c) Both sequentially and parallely
(d) All of the above
51. Who designed the first electronics computer—ENIAC?
(a)Van-Neumann
(b)Joseph M. Jacquard
(c) J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
(d) None of the above
52. 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
53. The binary equivalent of (-15)10 is (two’s complement system is used)
(a) 11110001
(b) 11110000
(c) 10001111
(d) None of the above
55. All computers—big, medium, or small must have
(a) ALU
(b) Control unit
(c) Primary storage
(d) All of the above
56. A byte consists of
(a) One bit
(b) Four bits
(c) Eight bits
(d) Sixteen bits
57. Which of the following is/are example/s of operating systems?
I. Unix/BSD
II. GNU/Linux
III. Windows
IV. Mac OS: Mac OS X
(a) I, II, and III
(b) II, III, and IV
(c) I, III, and IV
(d) All of the above
58. System software designed to help in analyzing; monitoring, configuring, optimizing settings, and maintaining the computer are called as?
(a) Application software
(b) Utility software
(c) Groupware
(d) None of the above
59. The general term used for the software that can be copied and used without payment to the author(s), although there may be some restrictions on distribution is
(a) Spyware
(b) Freeware
(c) Malware
(d) None of the above
60. The silicon chips used for data processing are called
(a) RAM chips
(b) ROM chips
(c) Microprocessors
(d) PROM chips
61.The metal disks, which are permanently housed in sealed and contamination free containers are called?
(a) Hard disks
(b) Floppy disks
(c) Winchester disks
(d) Flexible disks
62. All modern computers operate on
(a) Information
(b) Floppies
(c) Data
(d) Word
63. Instructions and memory address are represented by
(a)Character code
(b) Binary codes
(c) Binary word
(d) Parity bit
64. The computer size was very large in
(a) First generation
(b) Second generation
(c) Third generation
(d) Fourth generation
65. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
(a) First generation
(b) Second generation
(c) Third generation
(d) Fourth generation
66. UNIVAC is
(a) Universal automatic computer
(b) Universal array computer
(c) Unique automatic computer
(d) Unvalued automatic computer
67. Which of the following programming languages is widely used in computer science, engineering and also in business?
(a)COBOL
(b) FORTRAN
(c) PASCAL
(d) LISP
68. The first electronic digital computer contained
(a) Electronic valves
(b) Vacuum tube
(c) Transistors
(d) Semiconductor memory
69. The name of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing’s (C-DAC’s) next generation high performance, scalable, computing cluster, breaking the barrier of computing power of one teraflop is
(a) PARAM
(b) Chakra
(c) Shri
(d) None of the above
70. Normally, these computers are used in banking, airlines, and railways etc. for their applications.
They can accommodate more than 1,000 workstations simultaneously and can process data at a very high speed and can support concurrent programmes.
These are?
(a)Mainframe computers
(b) Micro computers
(c) Workstations
(d) Super computers
71. Which is used for manufacturing chips?
(a) Bus
(b) Control unit
(c) Semiconductors
(d) a and b only
72. Which of the following is the most powerful computer?
(a) Mini computer
(b) Microcomputer
(c) Mainframe computer
(d) Super computer
73. In which of the following languages, a source programme is written?
(a) English
(b) Symbolic
(c) High level
(d) Temporary
74. The set of computer programs that manage the hardware/software of a computer are called
(a) Compiler system
(b) Operation system
(c) Operating system
(d) None of the above
75. A software that converts a program in assembly language into the machine language is called
(a)Compiler
(b) Assembler
(c) Interpreter
(d) None of the above
76. A software which converts a high-level language program to machine language in one go is called?
(a)Compiler
(b) Assembler
(c) Interpreter
(d) Loader
77. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
(a) Interpreter
(b) Simulator
(c) Compiler
(d) Commander
78. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an?
(a) Interpreter
(b) CPU
(c) Compiler
(d) Simulator
79. A small or intelligent device is so-called because it contains within it a?
(a) Computer
(b) Microcomputer
(c) Programmable (d) Sensor
80. Which of the following belongs to the first generation of computers?
(a) AC
(b) IBM 1401
(c) IBM 8090
(d) UNIVAC
81. A collection of eight bits is called?
(a) Byte
(b) Word
(c) File
(d) Folder
82. The brain of a computer which keeps peripherals under its control is called?
(a)Common power unit
(b) Common processing unit
(c) Central power unit
(d) Central processing unit
83. Central processing unit consists of?
(a) Input, output, and processor
(b) Input, output, processor, and browser
(c) Control unit, arithmetic logic unit, and primary storage
(d) Control unit, processor, and primary storage
84. ALU stands for
(a) Arithmetic Logic Unit
(b) Array Logic Unit
(c) Application Logic Unit
(d) None of the above
85. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from?
(a) Primary memory
(b) Control section
(c) External memory
(d) Cache memory
86. It contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands.
It is a?
(a) Menu bar
(b) Toolbar
(c) Window
(d) None of the above
87. The type of keys Ctrl, Shift, and Alt belong to is?
(a) Adjustment
(b) Function
(c) Modifier
(d) Alphanumeric
88. Which of the following is a part of the central processing unit?
(a) Printer
(b) Keyboard
(c) Arithmetic logic unit
(d) None of the above
89. The instructions for starting the computer are set up on
(a) Random access memory
(b) CD-ROM
(c) Read-only memory chip
(d) All of the above
90. ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high-speed storage elements called?
(a) Semiconductor memory
(b) Registers
(c) Hard disks
(d) Magnetic disk
91. A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its?
(a) Accuracy
(b) Reliability
(c) Speed
(d) All of the above
92. Keyboard of a computer is encoded in?
(a) Baudot code
(b) ASCII code
(c) BCDIC code
(d) EBCDIC code
93. EBCDIC stands for?
(a) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
(b) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
(c) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
(d) Extended Binary Case Decimal Inter change Code
94. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
(a) 256
(b) 16
(c) 32
(d) 64
95. BCD is?
(a) Binary Coded Decimal
(b) Bit Coded Decimal
(c) Binary Coded Digit
(d) Bit Coded Digit
96. ASCII stands for?
(a) American Stable Code for International Interchange
(b) American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
(c) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(d) American Standard Code for Interchange Information
97. Which is the largest unit of storage among the following?
(a) Terabyte
(b) Megabyte
(c) Kilobyte
(d) Gigabyte
98. CD ROM stands for
(a) Computer Disk Read-only Memory
(b) Compact Disk Read-over Memory
(c) Compact Disk Read-only Memory
(d) Computer Disk Read-over Memory
99. Data can be saved on backing storage medium known as
(a) Compact disk recordable
(b) Computer disk rewriteable
(c) Compact disk rewritable
(d) Computer data rewritable
100. RAM means
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Rigid Access memory
(c) Rapid Access Memory
(d) Revolving Access memory
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