Information and technology Questions and answers

1. In which category does 'youku.com' belongs?

Ans: Video site

2. Expand EDGE:

Ans: Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution

3. DIASPORA is a nonprofit, user owned, distributed ____?

Ans: Social Network

4. 13.Eka is a _____?

Ans: Supercomputer

5. Expand FOSS:

Ans: Free and Open Source Software

6. Western Indian Products' is Commonly Known as?

Ans: Wipro

7. Expand VICTERS:

Ans: Virtual Classroom Technology On EDUSAT For Students

8. Expand W3C:

Ans: World Wide Web Consorsium

9. Name the Open Source Software KSEB Uses For Billing?

Ans: Oruma

10. 'Stored Program Concept' postulated by:

Ans: John Von Neumann

11. Founder of the social networking website 'Facebook':

Ans: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

12. The main route that data travels over the internet is called:

Ans: Internet backbone

13. An IT term refers to allowing someone to open web pages and see web sites on the internet.

Ans: Web Surfing

14. An Internet protocol that allows quick file transmission to remote computers is known as:

Ans: FTP

15. The device/software that protects all computers in the network from many attacks is called:

Ans: Firewall

16. Free telephone style conversations to travel over the internet to virtually anywhere in the world is known as:

Ans: Internet Telephony

17. What is the full form of USB?

Ans: Universal Serial Bus

18. Who invented computer mouse?

Ans: Douglas Engelbart

19. Who invented QWERTY type Keyboard?

Ans: Christopher Sholes

20. Who invented Compact Disc (CD)?

Ans: James Russell

21. Who is known as the Father of Internet?

Ans: Vint Cerf

22. Who invented Integrated Circuit (IC) chips?

Ans: Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce

23. What is the full form of PDF?

Ans: Portable Document Format

24. In cyber law terminology 'DoS' me:

Ans: Denial of Service

25. What is meant by liveware?

Ans: People who work with the computer