The third generation of computers are based on the

1. Vacuum tube.

2. Transistor

3. Integrated Circuits

4. Very large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Circuit

Consider the truth table. Output of the truth table produced by

1. X AND Y

2. NOT (X AND Y)

3. X OR Y

4. NOT (X OR Y)

The central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer consists of

1. Control Unit and Arithmetic and Logical Unit(ALU).

2. Control Unit and Output Unit.

3. Main Memory and Auxiliary Storage.

4. Main Memory and Output Unit.

Which of the following is/are true about Open Source Software?
(A) – Mac OS is an example for an Open Source software.
(B) – The basic code of Open Source software is free to download.
(C) – Ubuntu and Open Suse are some example for Open Source software.

1. A only

2. B only

3. A and C only

4. B and C only

Which of the following operating systems uses/use the concept of File Allocation Table (FAT)?
(A) MS Windows (B) Linux (C) MS DOS

1. A only

2. A and B only

3. A and C only

4. all A, B and C

Which of the following is a function /are functions of an operating system?
(A) File and folder (directory) management (B) Controlling input/output devices
(C) Providing access to the Internet.

1. A only

2. A and B only

3. A and C only

4. all A, B and C

Which pair of words given below is appropriate to fill in the blanks of the following statement?
“The Internet is a(n) …………………………………, whereas the Web is a …………………”

1. Collection of services; network connection.

2. Physical resource; collection of information.

3. Network of computer networks; collection of information.

4. Information resource; physical connection

URL is an abbreviation for:

1. Unified Record Label

2. Unique Resource Label

3. Unified Record Locator

4. Uniform Resource Locator

Which of the following are examples of Web browsers?
A – Internet Explorer, Fedora
B – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
C – Mozilla Firefox, Open Office

1. A only

2. B only

3. B and C only

4. A and C only

What is the domain name part of the following URL? http://www.univ.edu/classroom/welcome.htm

1. www.univ.edu

2. classroom

3. classroom/welcome.htm

4. welcome.htm

Which of the following are network communication devices?

1. Network Interface Card, Local Area Network (LAN)

2. Router, Wide Area Network (WAN)

3. Switch, Router

4. Network Interface Card, Wide Area Network (WAN)

Consider the following two statements.
A – Twisted Pair cables are more expensive than Fibre Optic cables.
B – Fibre Optic cables transmit data at a higher speed than Twisted Pair Cables.
Of the above statements

1. Both A and B are true.

2. A is true and B is false.

3. A is false and B is true.

4. Both A and B are false

Assume that you are planning to network the computer laboratory of your school. What is the most appropriate type of network for this purpose?

1. Wide Area Network (WAN)

2. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

3. Local Area Network (LAN)

4. all of the above.

Which of the following is an advantage / are advantages of computer networks?
A – Sharing of data
B – Sharing of resources such as printers
C – Improving the security of data storage.

1. A only

2. B only

3. A and B only

4. all A, B and C

The following two figures (Figure 1 and Figure 2) show similar type of tool bars of two commonly used word processing software.

The above tool bars are known as;

1. Drawing tool bars.

2. Formatting tool bars.

3. Standard tool bars.

4. Menu bars.