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  1. Which among the following is a distinctive feature by which a CD ROM drive is classified in a personal computer?









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    A CD-ROM drive, a device that can read information from a CD-ROM. CD-ROM players can be either internal, or external. There are a number of features that distinguish CD-ROM players, the most important of which is probably their speed or data transfer rate. CD-ROM players are generally classified as single-speed or some multiple of single-speed.

    Correct Option: B

    A CD-ROM drive, a device that can read information from a CD-ROM. CD-ROM players can be either internal, or external. There are a number of features that distinguish CD-ROM players, the most important of which is probably their speed or data transfer rate. CD-ROM players are generally classified as single-speed or some multiple of single-speed.


  1. Processing of a data file to reduce its size for storage on disk is termed :









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    The process of reducing the size of a data file is popularly referred to as data compression, although its formal name is source coding. Compression is useful because it helps reduce resources usage, such as data storage space or transmission capacity. Because compressed data must be decompressed to use, this extra processing imposes computational or other costs through decompression.

    Correct Option: C

    The process of reducing the size of a data file is popularly referred to as data compression, although its formal name is source coding. Compression is useful because it helps reduce resources usage, such as data storage space or transmission capacity. Because compressed data must be decompressed to use, this extra processing imposes computational or other costs through decompression.



  1. What is ‘Teletext’?









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    Teletext is a Data broadcasting service in which pre-programmed sequences of frames of data are broadcast cyclically, and a user, equipped with a standard television receiver and a special decoder, selects the desired frames for viewing.

    Correct Option: D

    Teletext is a Data broadcasting service in which pre-programmed sequences of frames of data are broadcast cyclically, and a user, equipped with a standard television receiver and a special decoder, selects the desired frames for viewing.


  1. Which of the following mobile telephone network is not based on GSM technology?









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    GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications. Just like computers, mobile phones have evolved over time. There were first generation mobile phones in the 70’s, there are 2nd generation mobile phones in the 80’s and 90’s, and now there are 3rd gen phones which are about to enter the Indian market. GSM is called a 2nd generation, or 2G communications technology. Idea, Airtel, and BPL Mobile are based on GSM technology while Reliance Infocommis not based on GSM technology.

    Correct Option: D

    GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications. Just like computers, mobile phones have evolved over time. There were first generation mobile phones in the 70’s, there are 2nd generation mobile phones in the 80’s and 90’s, and now there are 3rd gen phones which are about to enter the Indian market. GSM is called a 2nd generation, or 2G communications technology. Idea, Airtel, and BPL Mobile are based on GSM technology while Reliance Infocommis not based on GSM technology.



  1. Who among the following developed World Wide Web (WWW), which gave a new type of information exhibition?









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    The World Wide Web (abbreviated as WWW or W3, commonly known as the Web), is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Using concepts from his earlier hypertext systems like ENQUIRE, British engineer, computer scientist and at that time employee of CERN, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web.

    Correct Option: B

    The World Wide Web (abbreviated as WWW or W3, commonly known as the Web), is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Using concepts from his earlier hypertext systems like ENQUIRE, British engineer, computer scientist and at that time employee of CERN, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, now Director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), wrote a proposal in March 1989 for what would eventually become the World Wide Web.