TNPSC Science and Technology - Computer and Information
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Which one of the following computers is used in the GARUDA Grid of Indian government?
- (a)
Sequential computing
- (b)
Linear computing
- (c)
Cross-computing
- (d)
Parallel computing
What is Hybrot?
- (a)
It is a computer formed by fusion of traditional analogue with digital computers
- (b)
It is robotic computer consisting both electronic and biological elements
- (c)
It is a robot formed by the fusion of analogue and digital memories
- (d)
It is robot run by using water as a propellant
Which one of the following countries launched the 1G (first generation) telecommunication service for the first time in the world?
- (a)
Japan
- (b)
United States
- (c)
United Kingdom
- (d)
China
Consider the following statements
1.The first programmable electronic computer was the colossus
2.The colossus was statement was built by Tommy Flower,
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Who is internationally recognised as father of the modern digital computer?
- (a)
George Stibitz
- (b)
Clifford Berry
- (c)
Nikolay Brusentsov
- (d)
Claude Ramsay
Who is the father of computer science?
- (a)
Alan Turing
- (b)
Adam Osborne
- (c)
John Moore
- (d)
Neal Stephenson
Which one of the following application is commonly used to prepare a presentation or slide show?
- (a)
Photoshop
- (b)
Power point
- (c)
Internet explorer
- (d)
Outlook express
What is the CAM in computer graphics?
- (a)
Use of a computer to assist in all operation of a manufacturing plant
- (b)
Use of a computer to assist in the capturing image and uploading the social networks
- (c)
Use of a computer to assist camcord to improve the image quality
- (d)
None of the statements 'a' and 'b' and 'c' given above is correct description of CAM
Which one of the following persons designed FORTRON, the computer programming language?
- (a)
John Backus
- (b)
Grace Hooper
- (c)
William Selden
- (d)
George Schleiden
Which one of the following search engines is considered to the first web search engine in the World Wide Web?
- (a)
Gopher
- (b)
Yahoo
- (c)
Veronica
- (d)
Archie
Which one of the following is the web search engine?
- (a)
Aliweb
- (b)
Jughead
- (c)
Baidu
- (d)
All of these
Match list I (Radio spectrum) with List II (Frequency Band) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. VLF | 1. 300Hz to3 kHz |
B. VHF | 2. 3 kHz to 30 kHz |
C. ULF | 3. 300 MHz to 3 GHz |
D. UHF | 4. 30 MHz to 300 MHz |
- (a)
A B C D 2 4 1 3 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 3 2
Which one of the following statements are the correct characteristic of the optical fibres?
- (a)
Optical fibres permit transmission of signal over longer distance than other methods of communication
- (b)
Optical fibres can carry lower bandwidth as compare with other metal wire system of communication
- (c)
Optical fibres are less prone of signal loss and immune to electromagnetic interference
- (d)
Both 'a' and 'c'
Which one of the following generations of the computer language is designed to make the computer solve a given problem without the programer?
- (a)
First generation
- (b)
Second generation
- (c)
Fourth generation
- (d)
Fifth generation
Which one of the following is not correct about the c# (C-sharp) programming language?
- (a)
C# is a multi-paradigm computer programming language
- (b)
C sharp was inspired by musical notation
- (c)
C# is a simple, general-purpose,procedure-oriented programming language
- (d)
C# is developed by a team led by Anders Hejlsberg
Consider the following statements
1. Trackball is a input device consisting sensors of a ball held by a socket containing sensors to detect a rotation of a ball about two axes.
2. Trackball are used in the computerized radar consoles like an air-traffic control room or sonar equipment on a ship or submarine.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements
1. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) uses four-byte addresses which limit the address space to 232 addresses.
2. Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) was the first publicly used version of the Internet Protocol.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
What is URL?
- (a)
It is software used in the defragmentation of disk of computer.
- (b)
It is software to make the computer screen bright
- (c)
It is specific character straight that constitutes a reference to an internet resource.
- (d)
It is a specific uniform alignment of the computer software to make run it faster.
Match List I (Language generations) with List II(Languages) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I | LIst II |
A.First | 1.Strucured Programming Language |
B.Second | 2.Domain-specific languages |
C.Third | 3.Assembly languages |
D.Fourth | 4.Machine languages |
- (a)
A B C D 3 4 3 1 - (b)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 3 2
Junk e-mail is also called
- (a)
Spoof
- (b)
Spool
- (c)
Sniffer script
- (d)
Spam
Which one of the following computer languages is not Fourth-Generation Computer Languages?
- (a)
FOCUS
- (b)
PowerBuilder
- (c)
Delphi
- (d)
PowerHouse 4GL
Which one of the following is the application that captures data packets which can be used to capture passwords and other data transit over the network?
- (a)
Rootkits
- (b)
Stuxnet
- (c)
Spoofing attack
- (d)
Packet sniffer
What is the Web crawler?
- (a)
It is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in an automated manner and in an orderly fashion.
- (b)
It is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web with the intention to use the free memory available in the virtual world
- (c)
It is a computer program that assists the World Wide Web to establish a quick search engine
- (d)
None of the statements 'a', 'b' and 'c' is correct about the Wen crawler
Consider the following statements
1. Malware is the defective software and has contained harmful bugs.
2. Rootkits, computer viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware are some important malwares.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Now a day instead of nuclear attacks or invegencies or other forms of anti-social activities are overcomed by there at E-terrorism. What is this in context of
- (a)
It is the threat posed by electronic waste
- (b)
it is the threat to various sensify tasks by cyber subversion
- (c)
It is the inodern form of nuclear terrorism
- (d)
None of the above
"Param Padam" is
- (a)
an indigenously built super computer
- (b)
an indigenously built submarine
- (c)
a nuclear capable warfare ship
- (d)
None of the above
Which one of the following electromagnetic spectrum ranges is mainly used to transmit WiMAX signal?
- (a)
0.5 to 2 GHz
- (b)
2 to 3.5 GHz
- (c)
4 to 5.5 GHz
- (d)
6 to 7.5 GHz
Consider the following statements
1. Supercomputer Saga-220 is capable of performing at the speed above 200 TFIOPS
2. India has only 2 supercomputer system on the Top 500 supercomputer list of the world
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
Both 1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 or 2
Which one of the following television display technologies cannot produce the flat TV screen/display?
- (a)
Surface conduction Electron-emitter Display
- (b)
Field emission Display
- (c)
Monochrome Cathode Ray Tube
- (d)
None of the above
What is boot strap in a computer operating system?
- (a)
A program which switch off the computer System when the system is infected
- (b)
A small program to execute the spreading the worms
- (c)
A large program to load other data and programs
- (d)
None of the above