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1001.

Clamp on meters are used because:

A. They help to measure very high voltages.
B. They are convenient to measure power dissipated in circuits.
C. They are very accurate
D. Using these meters it is possible to measure current flowing in a line without breaking the circuit.
Answer» E.
1002.

A Computing architecture, which allows the user to use computers from multiple administrative domains to reach a common goal is called as

A. Grid Computing
B. Neural Networks
C. Parallel Processing
D. Cluster Computing
Answer» B. Neural Networks
1003.

During the crystal growth, if A is constant, Ea is the activation energy, T is the absolute temperature and k is Boltzmann’s constant then the concentration of point defects can be expressed as

A. A exp (kT/Ea)
B. A exp (-Ea/kT)
C. A exp (kT/A.Ea)
D. A exp (-kT/Ea)
Answer» C. A exp (kT/A.Ea)
1004.

Moore’s law is related to

A. Speed of operation of the bipolar device
B. Speed of operation of MOS devices
C. The power rating of the MOS device
D. Level of integration of MOS device
Answer» E.
1005.

In which of the following techniques, beam of electrons is used as a probe, and the secondary radiation is X-ray.(A) LEED(B) EMP(C) TEM(D) STEM(E) EELSChoose the correct answer from the options given below

A. (A) and (E) only
B. (B) and (D) only
C. (C) and (E) only
D. (A) and (C) only
Answer» C. (C) and (E) only
1006.

______________ is the one in which all the active and passive components are interconnected.

A. Diode
B. Transformer
C. Integrated Circuit
D. Inductors
Answer» D. Inductors
1007.

Match the following:(a) Green(i) Contact cut(b) Red(ii) Metal(c) Blue(iii) Thinox(d) Black(iv) Polysilicon

A. (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) –(i), (d) – (iv
B. (a) – (iii), (b) – (iv), (c) –(ii), (d) – (i)
C. (a) – (iv), (b) – (ii), (c) –(i), (d) – (iii)
D. (a) – (i), (b) – (iii), (c) –(iv), (d) – (ii)
Answer» C. (a) – (iv), (b) – (ii), (c) –(i), (d) – (iii)
1008.

In C-MOS technology, shallow P-well or N-well regions can be formed using

A. low-pressure chemical vapor deposition
B. low energy spattering
C. low-temperature dry oxidation
D. low energy ion implantation
Answer» E.
1009.

Arrange the following materials in ascending order of their diffusivity in Silicon.(i) Li(ii) Na(iii) L(iv) Ag

A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
B. (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
C. (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
D. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Answer» C. (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
1010.

An LED made of Ga-As operates at a wavelength of 0.86 μm. The surrounding medium is air. The relative permittivity of Ga-As is 12.9. The external quantum efficiency of LED is

A. 2.31%
B. 23.1%
C. 13.1%
D. 1.31%
Answer» E.
1011.

In a MOSFET, the gate capacitance is scaled by

A. β α2
B. β/α2
C. β/α
D. α/β2
Answer» C. β/α
1012.

In ion implantation for Gaussian distribution profile, with standard deviation σp, if the total dose is ϕ, then the peak concentration can be expressed as

A. ϕσp
B. \(\frac{{0.4\phi }}{{{\sigma _p}}}\)
C. \(\frac{{{\sigma _p}}}{\phi }\)
D. \(\frac{{\phi {\sigma _p}}}{{0.4}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{{{\sigma _p}}}{\phi }\)
1013.

Give below are two statements:Statement 1: A line imager with dual output registers has poor read - out speedStatement 2: In the frame transfer scheme, signals are shifted to a storage area away form the sensing area.In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below(1) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct(2) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect(3) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect(4) Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is correct

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
1014.

Give below are two statements:Statement 1: The advantage of frame - transfer readout architecture, compared to the interline, transfer is a more efficient light - sensing area.Statement 2: For both interline transfer and frame - transfer all columns advances their charge signals to the horizontal output register simultaneouslyIn the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below(1) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct(2) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect(3) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect(4) Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is correct

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
1015.

_____ has a feature of remote access through which a customer can access the data from anywhere and at any time with the help of internet connection.

A. IaaS
B. PaaS
C. NaaS
D. SaaS
Answer» D. SaaS
1016.

Give below are two statements:Statement 1: The three basic charge - transfer mechanisms in CCD are (a) thermal diffusion (b) self - induced drift and (c) fringing - field effect.Statement 2: For small amount of signal charge, self induced drift is the dominant factor and for a reasonably large charge packet; thermal diffusion is the dominant transfer mechanismIn the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below(1) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct(2) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect(3) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect(4) Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is correct

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
1017.

Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the code given below:List IList II(a) Deal and Grove model(i) Proximity printing(b) MOS capacitor(ii) Geometrical consideration(c) Optical lithography(iii) \(\frac{\epsilon_i}{d}\)(d) X-ray lithography(iv) Silicon oxidation

A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
C. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
Answer» B. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
1018.

Following are the incident radiation used for lithography while making integrated circuit (depending upon the feature size).(a) Visible light(b) Electron beam(c) Ion beam(d) UV lightSequence the radiation used for increasing order of the feature size:

A. (c), (b), (d), (a)
B. (b), (a), (d), (c)
C. (a), (b), (c), (d)
D. (a), (d), (b), (c)
Answer» B. (b), (a), (d), (c)
1019.

OPC interfacing standard was developed during the years of:

A. 1990s
B. 1960s
C. 1980s
D. 1970s
Answer» B. 1960s
1020.

What is the Websites code for the country New Zealand?

A. NZ
B. NW
C. NE
D. ZL
Answer» B. NW
1021.

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
Answer» C. Jargon for an X-rated Web site
1022.

Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause?

A. Overheating
B. Your processor chip is just getting old
C. Adware/spyware is infecting your PC
D. You dropped a sandwich in your computer
Answer» D. You dropped a sandwich in your computer
1023.

What is an FET?

A. Farad Effect Transformer
B. Field Effect Transformer
C. Field Effect Transistor
D. French Energy Transfer
Answer» D. French Energy Transfer
1024.

'.BAT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Compressed Archive file
B. System file
C. Audio file
D. Backup file
Answer» C. Audio file
1025.

https://www.compscibits.com - is an example of what?

A. A URL
B. An access code
C. A directory
D. A server
Answer» B. An access code
1026.

Which Intel chip was the first to support a 32-bit bus architecture?

A. 486SI
B. Pentium
C. 286
D. 386DX
Answer» E.
1027.

What is TTL?

A. Technical Talk Language
B. Transparent Transfer Layer
C. Time To Live
D. True Technology Lives
Answer» D. True Technology Lives
1028.

What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?

A. Crop
B. Report
C. Record
D. Sort
Answer» E.
1029.

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

A. Microsoft
B. Sun
C. IBM
D. Novell
Answer» E.
1030.

ROM stands for...

A. Royal Ontario Museum
B. Read Only Memory
C. Read on Monday
D. Real Obsolute Memory
Answer» C. Read on Monday
1031.

According to CNN, how much did Internet traffic increase between 1994 and 1996?

A. Two times
B. Five times
C. Ten times
D. Twenty-five times
Answer» E.
1032.

How many terminals does a BJT have?

A. 1
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» E.
1033.

What does PPTP stand for?

A. Point to Point Transmission Protocol
B. Point to Point Transfer Protocol
C. Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
D. Point to Point Traffic Protocol
Answer» D. Point to Point Traffic Protocol
1034.

What is the Websites code for the country Bulgaria?

A. BU
B. BR
C. BL
D. BG
Answer» E.
1035.

What was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed?

A. A diamond block
B. Helium-neon gas
C. A ruby rod
D. Carbon dioxide gas
Answer» D. Carbon dioxide gas
1036.

The abbreviation URL stands for:

A. User Regulation Law
B. Unknown RAM Load
C. Uniform Resource Locator
D. Ultimate RAM Locator
Answer» D. Ultimate RAM Locator
1037.

In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus'?

A. McAfee
B. Smith
C. Cohen
D. Norton
Answer» D. Norton
1038.

What does CPU stand for?

A. Cute People United
B. Commonwealth Press Union
C. Computer Parts of USA
D. Central Processing Unit
Answer» E.
1039.

What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer?

A. A client
B. A host
C. A router
D. A web server
Answer» B. A host
1040.

In which decade was the ARRL founded?

A. 1940s
B. 1930s
C. 1920s
D. 1910s
Answer» E.
1041.

'CD' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A. Command Description
B. Change Data
C. Copy Density
D. Compact Disc
Answer» E.
1042.

Blue is what number on the resistor color code?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 6
Answer» E.
1043.

Another name for a computer chip is ...

A. Execute
B. Micro chip
C. Microprocessor
D. Select
Answer» C. Microprocessor
1044.

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
Answer» D. EISA
1045.

What is FMD?

A. FastEthernet Measuring Device
B. Flashing Media Diode
C. Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc
D. Flash Media Driver
Answer» D. Flash Media Driver
1046.

What is the Websites code for the country Spain?

A. SI
B. SP
C. ES
D. SN
Answer» D. SN
1047.

What does ICMP stand for?

A. Internet Connection Modem Protocol
B. Intranet Control Message Program
C. Internal Conflict Management Program
D. Internet Control Message Protocol
Answer» E.
1048.

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

A. Yahoo!
B. Google
C. MSN
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
1049.

The first graphical browser for the WWW was named:

A. Netscape
B. Veronica
C. Mosaic
D. Explorer
Answer» D. Explorer
1050.

Which of these is not a computer?

A. Aptiva
B. Macintosh
C. Acorn
D. Paseo
Answer» E.