Ch No.

17 Information and Communication Technology

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In computer terminology information means

(a)any data (b) raw data (c) processed data (d) large data
2. Which is the most suitable means of reliable continuous communication
between an orbiting satellite and Earth?
(a)micro waves (b) radio waves (c) sound waves (d) any light wave
3. The basic operations performed by a computer are __ operations.
(a)Arithmetic (b) non-arithmetic (c) logical operations (d) both a and c
4. The brain of any computer system is:
(a)monitor (b) memory (c) CPU (d) control unit
5. Which of the following is not processing?
(a)arranging (b) manipulating (c) calculating (d) gathering
6. From which of the following you can get information almost about everything.
(a)book (b) teacher (c) computer (d) internet
7. What does the term e-mail stand for?
(a)emergency mail (b) electronic mail(c) extra mail (d) external mail
8. A megabyte has how many kilo bytes?
(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10,000
9. One Byte is equal to:
(a)4 bits (b) 6 bits (c) 8 bits (d) 10 bits
10. In computer terminology the term machinery refers to:
(a)software (b) hardware (c) data (d) procedure
11. Radio waves are used in:
 (a)radio (b) T.V (c) mobile phone (d) all
12. 1024 kilobytes are equal to:
(a)1PB (b) 1TB (c) 1GB (d) 1MB
13. The computer-based information system (CBIS) is formed by:
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
14. If CD is made of soft elastic material, then it is called:
(a)hard disc (b) floppy disc (c) compact disc (d)metallic disc
15. The technology used in cell phone or mobile phone is:
(a)computer (b) radar (c) radio (d) satellite
16. Telephone was first invented in:
(a) 1676 (b) 1776 (c) 1876 (d) 1976

17. It is a device used to transport files from one computer to another.

(a)compact disc (b) laser (c) flash drive (d) printer
18. Fax machine is also called:
(a)Radio (b) Computer (c) Tele facsimile machine (d) Telephone
19. Which of these is not web browser?
(a) chrome (b) you tube (c) Mozilla fire fox (d) safari
20. Working principle of telephone is similar to:
(a) type writer (b) e-mail (c) computer (d) telegraph
21. Radio technology is used in:
(a)fax machine (b) telephone (c) cell phone (d) micro phone

22. A typical floppy disk has a storage capacity between:

(a) 1-3 MB (b) 2-3 MB (c) 3-5 MB (d) 6-10 MB

23. Example of primary memory is:

(a)RAM (b) hard disk (c) floppy disc (d) audio cassette
24. Telephone system has parts:

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

25. Information storages devices working on different principles use:

(a)electronics (b) magnetism (c) laser technology (d) all

26. CD stands for:
(a)Computer disc (b) compact disc (c) chemical disc (d) all of
27. Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 made:
(a) machine (b) computer (c) telephone (d) cell
28. Which broadband information can be loaded:
(a) in 1 min (b) in 1s (c) in 1 day (d) in 2 days
29. The first radio signal transmitted through air by:
(a)Marconi (b) Newton (c) Coulomb (d) Fleming
30. One giga bytes data equals:
(a) 1024 KB (b) 1024 MB(c) 1000 KB (d) 1024 Bytes