IT &computer MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

EKA (the Sanskrit name for number one) was ranked fourth fastest supercomputer in the world in November 2007. It was built by the supercomputer facility at Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, in Pune.

A Hewlett-Packard Cluster Platform 3000 BL460c system, EKA uses nearly 1,800 computing nodes and has a peak performance of 170 teraflops.

Answer: (a)

Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. This contrasts with media that use only rudimentary computer displays such as text-only or traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material.

Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, or interactivity content forms.

Answer: (c)

Read Only Memory (ROM) is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. A hard disc drive is a data storage device. ROM is a primary storage medium while all others are secondary storage units.

Answer: (a)

Collaborative software or groupware is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals. The design intent of collaborative software is to transform the way documents and rich media are shared to enable more effective team collaboration.

Collaboration requires individuals working together in a coordinated fashion, towards a common goal. Accomplishing the goal is the primary purpose for bringing the team together.

Answer: (b)

The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is commonly referred to as the “brains” of a computer since it carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The CPU is also known as the processor or microprocessor.

Answer: (b)

One of the common forms of representing remote sensing data as the information is in the form of thematic maps, by means of visual or computer classification.

However, thematic maps are not an end in themselves and are only the starting point for a variety of applications to which remote sensing data can be potentially used.