Information and Communication Technology Questions and Answers

Q: In the context of 'Web 2.0' digital environment what does the abbreviation UGC stand for ?

In Web 2.0, UGC stands for User Generated Content.Web 2.0 refers to the interactive web in which users create and share content themselves, such as blog posts, videos, reviews and social media posts, rather than only reading pages produced by site owners. That material is called user-generated content.University Grants Commission is the same abbreviation in Indian higher education, which is the trap here; the other two expansions are invented.

Q: (i) 'SWAYAMPRABHA' is a name given to a group of DTH channels devoted to telecasting educational content.(ii) 'SWAYAM' provides online MOOC courses with a provision of certificate/credit-transfer.Related to these statements :

Both (i) and (ii) are correct.SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of DTH (direct-to-home) channels run by the Ministry of Education that telecast high-quality educational programmes round the clock, so statement (i) is correct.SWAYAM is the Government of India's platform for online courses (MOOCs) from school to postgraduate level. Successful learners receive certificates, and under UGC regulations credits earned on SWAYAM can be transferred to the learner's university, so statement (ii) is also correct. That rules out every option calling either statement wrong.

Q: CAI stands for .............................. .

CAI stands for Computer Assisted Instruction.Computer Assisted Instruction is the use of computers to present instructional material, through drill and practice, tutorials, simulations and games, with the learner working at his or her own pace and receiving immediate feedback. It grew out of programmed instruction.The other expansions use the right initials but are not established terms in education: 'Imitation', 'Installation' and 'Induction' do not describe the computer-based teaching that CAI refers to.

Q: Identify the incorrect pair of file format and the corresponding file form :

The incorrect pair is WPT - Audio file.WPT is not an audio format; it is a document-template extension used by word-processing software. Common audio formats are MP3, WAV, AAC and FLAC.The other pairs are correct: JPEG is a compressed image format, PPTX is the PowerPoint presentation format, and FLV (Flash Video) is a video container format.

Q: In the context of information technology, what is cloud computing ?

Cloud computing is internet based computing which provides shared computer processing and data to digital devices on demand.In cloud computing, storage, processing power and software are delivered over the internet from remote data centres, and users draw on them as needed, paying for what they use instead of owning the hardware. Email services, online storage and web-based office software are everyday examples.It is not a unit for measuring computing power, not specifically high-end computing for weather forecasting (that is supercomputing), and not a protocol for transferring video files.

Q: What is the name of the international encoding standard for use with different languages and scripts by which each letter, digit or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across different platform, device or language ?

The standard is Unicode.Unicode assigns a unique number, called a code point, to every character in almost every writing system, including Devanagari, Latin, Arabic and Chinese, as well as digits and symbols. Because the number is the same on every platform, program and language, text can be exchanged without characters being garbled.Before Unicode, separate encodings such as ASCII covered only limited character sets. 'Multicode', 'Hypercode' and 'Metacode' are not the names of this international standard.

Q: Which of the following is not the typical feature of Web 2.0 environment ?

The feature that is not typical of Web 2.0 is that users remain as simply passive consumers of content.Web 2.0 refers to the participatory web: users create and share content (blogs, wikis, social media, video sharing), interact and collaborate, and websites connect with other systems and devices through open interfaces.Passive consumption of content published by a few site owners was the hallmark of the earlier, read-only Web 1.0. The other three options are typical Web 2.0 features.

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In the context of 'Web 2.0' digital environment what does the abbreviation UGC stand for ?

A.University Grants Commission
B.User Generated Content
C.Unique Graphic Coding
D.Universal Graphic Chip-set

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2024, SET Exam - 2024,

Answer: B

In Web 2.0, UGC stands for User Generated Content.

Web 2.0 refers to the interactive web in which users create and share content themselves, such as blog posts, videos, reviews and social media posts, rather than only reading pages produced by site owners. That material is called user-generated content.

University Grants Commission is the same abbreviation in Indian higher education, which is the trap here; the other two expansions are invented.

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32.

(i) 'SWAYAMPRABHA' is a name given to a group of DTH channels devoted to telecasting educational content.
(ii) 'SWAYAM' provides online MOOC courses with a provision of certificate/credit-transfer.

Related to these statements :

A.(i) is correct but (ii) is wrong
B.(i) is wrong but (ii) is correct
C.Both (i) and (ii) are correct
D.Both (i) and (ii) are wrong

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

Both (i) and (ii) are correct.

SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of DTH (direct-to-home) channels run by the Ministry of Education that telecast high-quality educational programmes round the clock, so statement (i) is correct.

SWAYAM is the Government of India's platform for online courses (MOOCs) from school to postgraduate level. Successful learners receive certificates, and under UGC regulations credits earned on SWAYAM can be transferred to the learner's university, so statement (ii) is also correct. That rules out every option calling either statement wrong.

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33.

CAI stands for .............................. .

A.Computer Assisted Imitation
B.Computer Arranged Installation
C.Computer Arranged Induction
D.Computer Assisted Instruction

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: D

CAI stands for Computer Assisted Instruction.

Computer Assisted Instruction is the use of computers to present instructional material, through drill and practice, tutorials, simulations and games, with the learner working at his or her own pace and receiving immediate feedback. It grew out of programmed instruction.

The other expansions use the right initials but are not established terms in education: 'Imitation', 'Installation' and 'Induction' do not describe the computer-based teaching that CAI refers to.

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34.

Identify the incorrect pair of file format and the corresponding file form :

A.JPEG - Image file
B.PPTX - Presentation file
C.FLV - Video file
D.WPT - Audio file

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: D

The incorrect pair is WPT - Audio file.

WPT is not an audio format; it is a document-template extension used by word-processing software. Common audio formats are MP3, WAV, AAC and FLAC.

The other pairs are correct: JPEG is a compressed image format, PPTX is the PowerPoint presentation format, and FLV (Flash Video) is a video container format.

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35.

In the context of information technology, what is cloud computing ?

A.It is a computing power measurement unit
B.It is high end computing power applied for weather forecasting
C.It is internet based computing which provides shared computer processing and data to digital devices on demand
D.It is an international standard protocol of video file transfers on World Wide Web.

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

Cloud computing is internet based computing which provides shared computer processing and data to digital devices on demand.

In cloud computing, storage, processing power and software are delivered over the internet from remote data centres, and users draw on them as needed, paying for what they use instead of owning the hardware. Email services, online storage and web-based office software are everyday examples.

It is not a unit for measuring computing power, not specifically high-end computing for weather forecasting (that is supercomputing), and not a protocol for transferring video files.

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36.

What is the name of the international encoding standard for use with different languages and scripts by which each letter, digit or symbol is assigned a unique numeric value that applies across different platform, device or language ?

A.Multicode
B.Unicode
C.Hypercode
D.Metacode

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

The standard is Unicode.

Unicode assigns a unique number, called a code point, to every character in almost every writing system, including Devanagari, Latin, Arabic and Chinese, as well as digits and symbols. Because the number is the same on every platform, program and language, text can be exchanged without characters being garbled.

Before Unicode, separate encodings such as ASCII covered only limited character sets. 'Multicode', 'Hypercode' and 'Metacode' are not the names of this international standard.

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37.

Which of the following is not the typical feature of Web 2.0 environment ?

A.Users remain as simply passive consumers of content
B.Websites work with other digital systems, products and devices
C.Higher interactivity and collaboration amongst users
D.User generated content proliferates

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

The feature that is not typical of Web 2.0 is that users remain as simply passive consumers of content.

Web 2.0 refers to the participatory web: users create and share content (blogs, wikis, social media, video sharing), interact and collaborate, and websites connect with other systems and devices through open interfaces.

Passive consumption of content published by a few site owners was the hallmark of the earlier, read-only Web 1.0. The other three options are typical Web 2.0 features.

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38.

ALU stands for

A.American Logic Unit
B.Alternate Local Unit
C.Alternating Logic Unit
D.Arithmetic Logic Unit

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit, the part of the central processing unit that carries out arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction and logical operations such as AND, OR and comparison. The other expansions, American Logic Unit, Alternate Local Unit and Alternating Logic Unit, are not terms used in computing. The answer is Arithmetic Logic Unit. The ALU works with the registers and the control unit inside the CPU.

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39.

A Personal Computer uses a number of chips mounted on a circuit board called

A.Microprocessor
B.System Board
C.Daughter Board
D.Mother Board

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The main circuit board of a personal computer, on which the processor, memory and other chips are mounted and which connects the other components, is called the motherboard (also the system board). A microprocessor is itself a chip mounted on this board, and a daughter board is a smaller card that plugs into the motherboard. The accepted answer is mother board.

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40.

Computer Virus is a

A.Hardware
B.Bacteria
C.Software
D.None of these

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

A computer virus is a malicious program, that is, software, which copies itself and attaches to other programs or files and spreads when they are run or shared. It is not hardware, and it is not a bacterium, though the name is borrowed from biology. The answer is software. Viruses spread through e-mail attachments, pen drives and downloads, damage or corrupt files, and are countered with antivirus software.

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