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901.	………………… 'Sitting on History' was purchased for the British Libraryby Carl Djerassi and Diane Middlebrook in 1997.
A.	John E. Mitchiner’s
B.	Herman Hollerith’s
C.	Bill Woodrow's
D.	T.V. Mahalingam’s
Answer» D. T.V. Mahalingam’s

Discussion

902.	An Act of Parliament in …………… established the principle of the legaldeposit, ensuring that the British Library and five other libraries in Great Britain and Ireland are entitled to receive a free copy of every item published or distributed in Britain.
A.	1901
B.	1909
C.	1911
D.	1931
Answer» D. 1931

Discussion

903.	The core of the British Library’s historical collections is based on aseries of donations and acquisitions from the 18th century, known as……………………….
A.	The 'foundation collections'
B.	MBHS
C.	HTML
D.	Scilab
Answer» B. MBHS

Discussion

904.	British Library is located on the north side of Euston Road in StPancras, ………...
A.	Hardward
B.	Cambridge
C.	Oxford
D.	London
Answer» E.

Discussion

905.	……………. is primarily meant for providing connectivity to school,college and higher levels of education and also to support non-formal education including developmental communication.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	Scilab
D.	FORTRAN
Answer» B. MBHS

Discussion

906.	……………….., leader in analysis software, provides business intelligence(BI) software that helps leading organizations make better business decisions every day.
A.	MBHS
B.	Scilab
C.	FORTRAN
D.	Access Digital Data
Answer» E.

Discussion

907.	………………is specially configured for the audiovisual medium,employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multicentric systems.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	INSAT
C.	FORTRAN
D.	MBHS
Answer» B. INSAT

Discussion

908.	The …………..configuration has allowed CIET, NCERT to develop anetwork of institutions; together constituting a national network.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	HTML
D.	Scilab
Answer» B. MBHS

Discussion

909.	In the first phase of pilot projects, a …………..transponder on boardINSAT-3R, which is already in orbit, is being used.
A.	FORTRAN
B.	CIET
C.	MBHS
D.	Ku-band
Answer» E.

Discussion

910.	……………. carries five Ku-band transponders providing spot beams, oneKu-band transponder providing a national beam and six Extended C- band transponders with national coverage beam.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	COBOL
C.	FORTRAN
D.	HTML
Answer» B. COBOL

Discussion

911.	………………is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector offering an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country.
A.	EDUSAT
B.	MBHS
C.	Scilab
D.	INSAT
Answer» B. MBHS

Discussion

912.	The EDUSAT was launched on 20 September…………..
A.	1982
B.	1984
C.	1999
D.	2004
Answer» E.

Discussion

913.	Keeping in view usefulness of the INSAT in educational programmesMHRD visualized EDUSAT project in October……………...
A.	2002
B.	1989
C.	1996
D.	1998
Answer» B. 1989

Discussion

914.	The concept of beaming educational programmes through satellites wasdemonstrated for the first time in India through ……………. in 1975-76 using American Application Technology Satellite (ATS-6).
A.	SlTE
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	TDCC
Answer» B. INSAT

Discussion

915.	On May 13, 2010, MTV Networks International President, MTV StayingAlive Chairman, and UNAIDS Ambassador ………………..addressed the Global Classrooms international student delegation at the UN General Assembly, during which he discussed issues ranging from AIDS and HIV to global media.
A.	Hillary Clinton
B.	Bill Roedy
C.	Esther Brimmer
D.	N.Karashima George
Answer» C. Esther Brimmer

Discussion

916.	…………………….was founded in 1999, as a vehicle for education toreach students who would otherwise never have the opportunity to participate in Model UN.
A.	Global Classrooms
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	SIT
Answer» B. INSAT

Discussion

917.	……………… includes all forms of electronically supported learning andteaching, and more recently Edtech.
A.	E-learning
B.	INSAT
C.	TDCC
D.	CIET
Answer» B. INSAT

Discussion

918.	In 2008 Stephen Turner and………………, both Cyber Classroominstructors, realized that they had a rare opportunity to make direct comparisons of student outcomes both without and with the Cyber Classroom recordings.
A.	Herman Hollerith
B.	Sir Hans Sloane
C.	Robert Harley
D.	Michael Farmer
Answer» E.

Discussion

919.	……………..referring to a type of publishing that does not includeprinted books.
A.	E-publishing
B.	INSAT
C.	JDPC
D.	CIET
Answer» B. INSAT

Discussion

920.	……………….. describes the way text and graphics can be combinedtogether on a single page which can then be printed out as a high quality print.
A.	Desk Top Publishing
B.	CIET
C.	Scilab
D.	INSAT
Answer» B. CIET

Discussion

921.	The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkinand Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	Spreadsheets
D.	INSAT
Answer» B. Microsoft Office Access

Discussion

922.	………………. provides editing, outlining, drawing, graphing, andpresentation management functions, in one convenient software package.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	INSAT
D.	Spreadsheets
Answer» B. Microsoft Office Access

Discussion

923.	………………..is a presentation graphics software tool.
A.	Microsoft Office Access
B.	PowerPoint
C.	INSAT
D.	CIET
Answer» C. INSAT

Discussion

924.	………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.
A.	CIET
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	PowerPoint
D.	INSAT
Answer» D. INSAT

Discussion

925.	On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a columnis called………………...
A.	a cell
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	INSAT
D.	PowerPoint
Answer» B. Microsoft Office Access

Discussion

926.	Originally, ……………..only existed in paper format, but now they aremost likely created and maintained through a software program that displays the numerical information in rows and columns.
A.	spreadsheets
B.	PowerPoint
C.	Microsoft Office Access
D.	CIET
Answer» B. PowerPoint

Discussion

927.	………………. can be used in any area or field that works with numbersand are commonly found in the accounting, budgeting, sales forecasting, financial analysis, and scientific fields.
A.	Microsoft Office Access
B.	Spreadsheets
C.	PowerPoint
D.	CIET
Answer» C. PowerPoint

Discussion

928.	A…………………, also known as a worksheet, contains rows andcolumns and is used to record and compare numerical or financial data.
A.	PowerPoint
B.	Microsoft Office Access
C.	spreadsheet
D.	CIET
Answer» D. CIET

Discussion

929.	Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is anAutonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.
A.	UGC
B.	UNO
C.	NCTE
D.	NCERT
Answer» B. UNO

Discussion

930.	…………… is a family of technologies that provide internet access bytransmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network.
A.	DSL
B.	cable
C.	ISDN
D.	WIPO
Answer» B. cable

Discussion

931.	……………….. is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of thepublic switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a dialed connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) via telephone lines.
A.	Dal-up Internet access
B.	cable
C.	ISDN
D.	IPR
Answer» B. cable

Discussion

932.	…………….was the first national commercial online service to offerInternet access to its subscribers.
A.	Delphi
B.	cable
C.	IPR
D.	JDPC
Answer» B. cable

Discussion

933.	The label “open source” was adopted by a group of people in the free software movement at a strategy session held at Palo Alto, …………., in reaction to Netscape's January 1998 announcement of a source coderelease for Navigator.
A.	California
B.	Massachusetts
C.	pensylvania
D.	Newjercey
Answer» B. Massachusetts

Discussion

934.	……………. picked the @ symbol from the available symbols on histeletype to link the username and address.
A.	Ray Tomlinson
B.	Frederick G. Kilgour
C.	Bob Kahn
D.	Peter Scott
Answer» B. Frederick G. Kilgour

Discussion

935.	Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his planfor………………...
A.	JDPC
B.	VERONICA
C.	cable
D.	ARPANET
Answer» E.

Discussion

936.	………………..of MIT first proposed a global network of computers in 1962, and moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it.
A.	David Rothenberg
B.	Ray Tomlinson
C.	Frederick G. Kilgour
D.	J.C.R. Licklider
Answer» E.

Discussion

937.	In production and development, …………………….is a philosophy, orpragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product's design and implementation details.
A.	open source
B.	VERONICA
C.	Digital Divide
D.	BOOT record
Answer» B. VERONICA

Discussion

938.	………….enables read-only memory (ROM) to load the disk operatingsystem.
A.	BOOT record
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	open source
D.	Digital Divide
Answer» B. Microsoft Windows

Discussion

939.	To load disk operating system, your computer must be equippedwith…………..
A.	BOOT record
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	VERONICA
D.	open source
Answer» B. Microsoft Windows

Discussion

940.	…………….converts the error messages generated by computers into anunderstandable format.
A.	BOOT record
B.	open source
C.	Word processing
D.	DOS
Answer» E.

Discussion

941.	The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user andoutside devices used in computer system.
A.	Disk operating system
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	Word processing
D.	VERONICA
Answer» B. Microsoft Windows

Discussion

942.	……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally toenter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.
A.	VERONICA
B.	Microsoft Windows
C.	Computer Virus
D.	Cyber crime
Answer» D. Cyber crime

Discussion

943.	………………..is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks, encompassing user behavior and what networked computers areprogrammed to do, and how this affects individuals and society.
A.	Open source
B.	DRM
C.	Cyberethics
D.	Digital Divide
Answer» D. Digital Divide

Discussion

944.	……………is a social issue referring to the differing amount of information between those who have access to the Internet (especiallybroadband access) and those who do not have access.
A.	Cyberethics
B.	Digital Divide
C.	IPR
D.	DRM
Answer» C. IPR

Discussion

945.	…………………is a core protocol used over the SONET/SDH backboneof the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), but its use is declining in favour of All IP.
A.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B.	digital split
C.	ICT
D.	IPR
Answer» B. digital split

Discussion

946.	……………………was designed for a network that must handle bothtraditional high-throughput data traffic (e.g., file transfers), and realtime, low-latency content such as voice and video.
A.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B.	digital split
C.	Cyberethics
D.	open source
Answer» B. digital split

Discussion

947.	………………..has functional similarity with both circuit switchednetworking and small packet switched networking.
A.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B.	ICT
C.	DRM
D.	digital split
Answer» B. ICT

Discussion

948.	…………….provides data link layer services that run over a wide rangeof OSI physical Layer links.
A.	Cyberethics
B.	digital split
C.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
D.	ARPANET
Answer» D. ARPANET

Discussion

949.	………………… uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and itencodes data into small, fixed-sized cells.
A.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B.	ICT
C.	ARPANET
D.	open source
Answer» B. ICT

Discussion

950.	.………………….is a standard switching technique, designed to unifytelecommunication and computer networks.
A.	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
B.	digital split
C.	Cyberethics
D.	DRM
Answer» B. digital split

Discussion

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………………… 'Sitting on History' was purchased for the British Libraryby Carl Djerassi and Diane Middlebrook in 1997.

An Act of Parliament in …………… established the principle of the legaldeposit, ensuring that the British Library and five other libraries in Great Britain and Ireland are entitled to receive a free copy of every item published or distributed in Britain.

The core of the British Library’s historical collections is based on aseries of donations and acquisitions from the 18th century, known as……………………….

British Library is located on the north side of Euston Road in StPancras, ………...

……………. is primarily meant for providing connectivity to school,college and higher levels of education and also to support non-formal education including developmental communication.

……………….., leader in analysis software, provides business intelligence(BI) software that helps leading organizations make better business decisions every day.

………………is specially configured for the audiovisual medium,employing digital interactive classroom and multimedia multicentric systems.

The …………..configuration has allowed CIET, NCERT to develop anetwork of institutions; together constituting a national network.

In the first phase of pilot projects, a …………..transponder on boardINSAT-3R, which is already in orbit, is being used.

……………. carries five Ku-band transponders providing spot beams, oneKu-band transponder providing a national beam and six Extended C- band transponders with national coverage beam.

………………is the first Indian satellite built exclusively for serving the educational sector offering an interactive satellite based distance education system for the country.

The EDUSAT was launched on 20 September…………..

Keeping in view usefulness of the INSAT in educational programmesMHRD visualized EDUSAT project in October……………...

The concept of beaming educational programmes through satellites wasdemonstrated for the first time in India through ……………. in 1975-76 using American Application Technology Satellite (ATS-6).

On May 13, 2010, MTV Networks International President, MTV StayingAlive Chairman, and UNAIDS Ambassador ………………..addressed the Global Classrooms international student delegation at the UN General Assembly, during which he discussed issues ranging from AIDS and HIV to global media.

…………………….was founded in 1999, as a vehicle for education toreach students who would otherwise never have the opportunity to participate in Model UN.

……………… includes all forms of electronically supported learning andteaching, and more recently Edtech.

In 2008 Stephen Turner and………………, both Cyber Classroominstructors, realized that they had a rare opportunity to make direct comparisons of student outcomes both without and with the Cyber Classroom recordings.

……………..referring to a type of publishing that does not includeprinted books.

……………….. describes the way text and graphics can be combinedtogether on a single page which can then be printed out as a high quality print.

The original version of……………….. was created by Thomas Rudkinand Dennis Austin of a company called Forethought.

………………. provides editing, outlining, drawing, graphing, andpresentation management functions, in one convenient software package.

………………..is a presentation graphics software tool.

………………… provides users the easy ability to create professionallooking presentations.

On a computerized spreadsheet, the intersection of a row and a columnis called………………...

Originally, ……………..only existed in paper format, but now they aremost likely created and maintained through a software program that displays the numerical information in rows and columns.

………………. can be used in any area or field that works with numbersand are commonly found in the accounting, budgeting, sales forecasting, financial analysis, and scientific fields.

A…………………, also known as a worksheet, contains rows andcolumns and is used to record and compare numerical or financial data.

Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre is anAutonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of………………, Government of India.

…………… is a family of technologies that provide internet access bytransmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network.

……………….. is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of thepublic switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a dialed connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) via telephone lines.

…………….was the first national commercial online service to offerInternet access to its subscribers.

The label “open source” was adopted by a group of people in the free software movement at a strategy session held at Palo Alto, …………., in reaction to Netscape's January 1998 announcement of a source coderelease for Navigator.

……………. picked the @ symbol from the available symbols on histeletype to link the username and address.

Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his planfor………………...

………………..of MIT first proposed a global network of computers in 1962, and moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it.

In production and development, …………………….is a philosophy, orpragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product's design and implementation details.

………….enables read-only memory (ROM) to load the disk operatingsystem.

To load disk operating system, your computer must be equippedwith…………..

…………….converts the error messages generated by computers into anunderstandable format.

The main function of ………………….is to coordinate the user andoutside devices used in computer system.

……………..is a malicious software program written intentionally toenter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge.

………………..is the study of ethics pertaining to computer networks, encompassing user behavior and what networked computers areprogrammed to do, and how this affects individuals and society.

……………is a social issue referring to the differing amount of information between those who have access to the Internet (especiallybroadband access) and those who do not have access.

…………………is a core protocol used over the SONET/SDH backboneof the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), but its use is declining in favour of All IP.

……………………was designed for a network that must handle bothtraditional high-throughput data traffic (e.g., file transfers), and realtime, low-latency content such as voice and video.

………………..has functional similarity with both circuit switchednetworking and small packet switched networking.

…………….provides data link layer services that run over a wide rangeof OSI physical Layer links.

………………… uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and itencodes data into small, fixed-sized cells.

.………………….is a standard switching technique, designed to unifytelecommunication and computer networks.