Technology Quiz - 6, General Knowledge | 20 Questions MCQ Test General Knowledge Current Affairs

QUESTION: 1

In which decade was the telegraph invented?

A. 1810s
B. 1840s
C. 1870s
D. 1890s

Solution: On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse send his famous message, "What hath God wrought?"

QUESTION: 2

Another word for the CPU is...

A. Execute
B. Microprocessor
C. Micro chip
D. Decode

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QUESTION: 3

What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend?

A. Instant Messenging
B. E-Mail
C. Usenet
D. A mailing list

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QUESTION: 4

What kind of data can you send by e-mail?

A. Audio
B. Pictures
C. Video
D. All of the above

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QUESTION: 5

When discussing technology, a hot spot is...

A. A small overheated area on a CPU
B. A place served by public wireless access
C. Jargon for an X-rated Web site
D. A faulty area in the programming code

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QUESTION: 6

In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1980s

Solution: The first message ever sent over what is now called the Internet took place at 10:30PM on October 29, 1969. Back then, the Department of Defense called it ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network).

QUESTION: 7

In which decade was the telephone invented?

A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1880s

Solution: Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry of 10 March 1876 describes his successful experiment with the telephone. Speaking through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room, Bell utters these famous first words, "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you".

QUESTION: 8

Main circuit board in a computer is...

A. Decoder
B. Highlight
C. Select
D. Mother board

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QUESTION: 9

Name the terminals of an FET.

A. Drain, Gate, Source
B. Positive, Negative, Neutral
C. Anode, Cathode, Triode
D. Emitter, Base, Collector

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QUESTION: 10

Where are the contents of your computer's hard drive indexed?

A. Yahoo!
B. Google
C. MSN
D. None of the above

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QUESTION: 11

Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980's

A. Microsoft
B. Sun
C. IBM
D. Novell

Solution: Novell (based in Provo, UT) created NetWare which is still one of the most used PC networking systems in the world.

QUESTION: 12

Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?

A. OS-2
B. Windows
C. DOS
D. UNIX

Solution: IBM also created it's own version of DOS called PC-DOS.nn

QUESTION: 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of expansion slot or bus design used in Advanced-Technology class systems?

A. PCMCIA
B. ISA
C. PROM
D. EISA

Solution: PROM stands for Programmable Read Only Memory and is not a type of expansion slot or bus design. Today, PCI has become the most used expansion slot design in PCs. Older PCs incorporated both PCI and ISA slots for computability with older expanssion devices.

QUESTION: 14

What is a GPU?

A. Grouped Processing Unit
B. Graphics Processing Unit
C. Graphical Performance Utility
D. Graphical Portable Unit

Solution: It is a chip dedicated to performing 3D calculations.

QUESTION: 15

What does DOCSIS stand for?

A. Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
B. Data Over Cable Security Internet Std
C. Data Over Cable Secure International Stds
D. Data Over Cable Service Internet Standard

Solution: DOCSIS was developed by CableLabs. A standard set for Cable equipment to ensure compatibility across all DOCSIS networks.

QUESTION: 16

Which one of the following is a search engine?

A. Macromedia Flash
B. Google
C. Netscape
D. Librarians� Index to the Internet

Solution: A search engine is a program that searches for Web documents with keyword (s) you specify. Yahoo!, Google, and AltaVista are just three examples of search engines that have been created to help you find information on the Web.

QUESTION: 17

Which is the best search tool for finding Web sites that have been handpicked and recommended by someone else?

A. Subject directories
B. Search engines
C. Meta-search engines
D. Discussion groups

Solution: Subject directories tend to house fewer�sometimes more relevant�sites than those found through search engines. Sites in a subject directory often have been handpicked by editorial teams or specialists in a particular field.

QUESTION: 18

What is LCP?