ICT Fundamentals for Libraries Questions and Answers

Q: Which of the components are covered in "LAMP" ?(i) LINUX(ii) Apache(iii) MYSQL(iv) Python

The components in LAMP are (i), (ii) & (iii): Linux, Apache and MySQL.LAMP is the open-source web platform made up of Linux (operating system), Apache (web server), MySQL (database) and a P language: PHP, Perl or Python. Library software such as Koha and many digital library tools run on this stack.Python can fill the P, but the stack cannot be named without MySQL, the M. Option A is the only one that contains Linux, Apache and MySQL together; the others each leave out one of these core components.

Q: Assertion (A) : Facebook can be used as marketing tool by librarians.Reason (R) : Libraries can open Facebook pages.

Both (A) and (R) are true.Facebook lets libraries reach users where they already spend time. Librarians use it to announce new arrivals, events and services, answer questions and gather feedback, so it serves as a marketing tool, as statement A says.Statement R is also true: libraries can create their own Facebook pages, which is how they do this marketing. Since neither statement is false, the options calling A or R false are wrong.

Q: Assertion (A) : SMS is a web 2.0 tool.Reason (R) : Libraries use it as a reference service tool.

The key gives Both (A) and (R) are true.The library literature on Library 2.0 lists SMS (text messaging) among the interactive tools libraries use to reach users, alongside blogs, wikis, RSS and social networks, and the key follows that usage in accepting statement A. Strictly, SMS is a mobile messaging service that predates the web, but in library practice it is grouped with these tools because it supports two-way contact with users.Statement R is true: many libraries run SMS reference services, in which users text a question and receive a short reply. On the key's reading both statements are true, which rules out the other options.

Q: Arrange the following Internet based facilities in the chronological order :(i) Google(ii) Hotmail(iii) Facebook(iv) WhatsApp

The order is (ii) (i) (iii) (iv): Hotmail, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp.Hotmail, one of the first free web-based e-mail services: launched in 1996.Google search: founded in 1998.Facebook: launched in 2004.WhatsApp: launched in 2009.The trap is Google: it is so dominant that it is easy to assume it came first, but Hotmail was two years older. The options that start with Google or end with Google ignore this.

Q: Assertion (A) : Li-fi can be used more effectively in a dense environment.Reason (R) : Li-fi uses ultraviolate, infrared and visible light communication

Both (A) and (R) are true.Li-Fi transmits data by rapidly modulating light. Light does not pass through walls and does not interfere with radio signals, so many Li-Fi cells can work close together without interfering, which makes it effective in dense environments such as offices, hospitals and aircraft cabins. So A is true.R is also true: Li-Fi uses visible light, and also infrared and near-ultraviolet light, for communication. The paper spells ultraviolet as 'ultraviolate'. Since neither statement is false, the other three options are wrong.

Q: Transmission media are usually categorized as ......... and ..........(i) Guided(ii) Unguided(iii) Fixed(iv) Unfixed

Transmission media are categorised as guided and unguided, so the answer is (i) and (ii) are correct.Guided (wired) media carry signals along a physical path: twisted-pair cable, coaxial cable and optical fibre. Unguided (wireless) media send signals through the air or space without a conductor: radio waves, microwaves and infrared.'Fixed' and 'unfixed' are not the standard categories of transmission media, so every option containing iii or iv is wrong.

Q: Which protocol is used to provide security to e-mails ?

The protocol is PGP.Pretty Good Privacy, created by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, encrypts e-mail messages and adds digital signatures, so that only the intended recipient can read a message and the recipient can verify who sent it.POP (Post Office Protocol) retrieves mail from a server, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manages network devices, and HTTP transfers web pages. None of them is designed to secure e-mail.

Q: Internet protocol version 4 defines an IP address as a .......... bit number.

IPv4 defines an IP address as a 32-bit number.An IPv4 address is written as four octets of 8 bits each, such as 192.168.1.1, giving 32 bits in all and about 4.3 billion possible addresses.\[ \begin{aligned} 4 \times 8 &= 32\ \text{bits} \\ 2^{32} &\approx 4.3 \times 10^{9} \end{aligned} \]8 bits is a single octet, not a whole address. IPv6, introduced because IPv4 addresses ran short, uses 128-bit addresses. Neither 16 nor 64 bits is the size of an IPv4 address.

61.

Which of the components are covered in "LAMP" ?

(i) LINUX
(ii) Apache
(iii) MYSQL
(iv) Python

A.(i), (ii) & (iii) are correct
B.(ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
C.(i), (iii) & (iv) are correct
D.(i), (ii) & (iv) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: A

The components in LAMP are (i), (ii) & (iii): Linux, Apache and MySQL.

LAMP is the open-source web platform made up of Linux (operating system), Apache (web server), MySQL (database) and a P language: PHP, Perl or Python. Library software such as Koha and many digital library tools run on this stack.

Python can fill the P, but the stack cannot be named without MySQL, the M. Option A is the only one that contains Linux, Apache and MySQL together; the others each leave out one of these core components.

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62.

The following are academic social networking forums :

(i) Facebook
(ii) Research Gate
(iii) Tumblr
(iv) Google Scholar

A.(i) and (ii) are correct
B.(i) and (iv) are correct
C.(ii) and (iv) are correct
D.(i) and (iii) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: C

The academic forums are ResearchGate and Google Scholar, so the answer is (ii) and (iv) are correct.

ResearchGate is a social networking site for researchers to share papers, ask questions and follow colleagues. Google Scholar, through its citation profiles, lets scholars publish lists of their work and follow citations to it. Both are built around academic output.

Facebook and Tumblr are general social media and blogging platforms for anyone, not academic networking forums, so options containing i or iii are wrong.

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63.

Assertion (A) : Facebook can be used as marketing tool by librarians.
Reason (R) : Libraries can open Facebook pages.

A.Both (A) and (R) are true
B.Both (A) and (R) are false
C.(A) is true but (R) is false
D.(A) is false but (R) is true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: A

Both (A) and (R) are true.

Facebook lets libraries reach users where they already spend time. Librarians use it to announce new arrivals, events and services, answer questions and gather feedback, so it serves as a marketing tool, as statement A says.

Statement R is also true: libraries can create their own Facebook pages, which is how they do this marketing. Since neither statement is false, the options calling A or R false are wrong.

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64.

Assertion (A) : SMS is a web 2.0 tool.
Reason (R) : Libraries use it as a reference service tool.

A.Both (A) and (R) are true
B.Both (A) and (R) are false
C.(A) is true but (R) is false
D.(A) is false but (R) is true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: A

The key gives Both (A) and (R) are true.

The library literature on Library 2.0 lists SMS (text messaging) among the interactive tools libraries use to reach users, alongside blogs, wikis, RSS and social networks, and the key follows that usage in accepting statement A. Strictly, SMS is a mobile messaging service that predates the web, but in library practice it is grouped with these tools because it supports two-way contact with users.

Statement R is true: many libraries run SMS reference services, in which users text a question and receive a short reply. On the key's reading both statements are true, which rules out the other options.

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65.

Arrange the following Internet based facilities in the chronological order :

(i) Google
(ii) Hotmail
(iii) Facebook
(iv) WhatsApp

A.(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
B.(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
C.(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
D.(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: B

The order is (ii) (i) (iii) (iv): Hotmail, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp.

Hotmail, one of the first free web-based e-mail services: launched in 1996.
Google search: founded in 1998.
Facebook: launched in 2004.
WhatsApp: launched in 2009.

The trap is Google: it is so dominant that it is easy to assume it came first, but Hotmail was two years older. The options that start with Google or end with Google ignore this.

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66.

Assertion (A) : Li-fi can be used more effectively in a dense environment.
Reason (R) : Li-fi uses ultraviolate, infrared and visible light communication

A.Both (A) and (R) are true
B.Both (A) and (R) are false
C.(A) is true but (R) is false
D.(A) is false but (R) is true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: A

Both (A) and (R) are true.

Li-Fi transmits data by rapidly modulating light. Light does not pass through walls and does not interfere with radio signals, so many Li-Fi cells can work close together without interfering, which makes it effective in dense environments such as offices, hospitals and aircraft cabins. So A is true.

R is also true: Li-Fi uses visible light, and also infrared and near-ultraviolet light, for communication. The paper spells ultraviolet as 'ultraviolate'. Since neither statement is false, the other three options are wrong.

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67.

The following functions are carried out by firewall in a network :

(i) Filters the IP packets.
(ii) Open a port to only specific and reliable IP addresses.
(iii) Enables user privacy.
(iv) Enables anonymous surfing.

A.(i) and (ii) are correct
B.(i) and (iv) are correct
C.(ii) and (iv) are correct
D.(iii) and (i) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: A

Functions i and ii are carried out by a firewall, so the answer is (i) and (ii) are correct.

A firewall sits between a network and the outside world and enforces rules on traffic. It filters IP packets by address, port and protocol (i), and it can open a port only to specific, trusted IP addresses while blocking all others (ii).

Enabling user privacy and anonymous surfing are the work of tools such as VPNs, proxy servers and anonymity networks, which hide a user's identity. A firewall controls what traffic passes; it does not make the user anonymous. Options containing iii or iv are therefore wrong.

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68.

Transmission media are usually categorized as ......... and ..........

(i) Guided
(ii) Unguided
(iii) Fixed
(iv) Unfixed

A.(i) and (ii) are correct
B.(i) and (iii) are correct
C.(iii) and (iv) are correct
D.(ii) and (iv) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: A

Transmission media are categorised as guided and unguided, so the answer is (i) and (ii) are correct.

Guided (wired) media carry signals along a physical path: twisted-pair cable, coaxial cable and optical fibre. Unguided (wireless) media send signals through the air or space without a conductor: radio waves, microwaves and infrared.

'Fixed' and 'unfixed' are not the standard categories of transmission media, so every option containing iii or iv is wrong.

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69.

Which protocol is used to provide security to e-mails ?

A.POP
B.PGP
C.SNMP
D.HTTP

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: B

The protocol is PGP.

Pretty Good Privacy, created by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, encrypts e-mail messages and adds digital signatures, so that only the intended recipient can read a message and the recipient can verify who sent it.

POP (Post Office Protocol) retrieves mail from a server, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manages network devices, and HTTP transfers web pages. None of them is designed to secure e-mail.

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70.

Internet protocol version 4 defines an IP address as a .......... bit number.

A.8
B.16
C.32
D.64

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2023, SET Exam - 2023,

Answer: C

IPv4 defines an IP address as a 32-bit number.

An IPv4 address is written as four octets of 8 bits each, such as 192.168.1.1, giving 32 bits in all and about 4.3 billion possible addresses.

\[ \begin{aligned} 4 \times 8 &= 32\ \text{bits} \\ 2^{32} &\approx 4.3 \times 10^{9} \end{aligned} \]

8 bits is a single octet, not a whole address. IPv6, introduced because IPv4 addresses ran short, uses 128-bit addresses. Neither 16 nor 64 bits is the size of an IPv4 address.

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