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131. Google was founded on_________?

  • A. Sept 4, 1998
  • B. Mar 6, 1998
  • C. Jan 14, 1998
  • D. Aug 20, 1998Education

Explanation: Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on September 4, 1998. This date is commonly used as Google’s founding date.

Correct answer: Sept 4, 1998

132. Which of the following is not a class based on size?

  • A. Mainframe computer
  • B. Micro computer
  • C. Mini computer
  • D. Digital computer

Explanation: Mainframe, mini and microcomputers are classifications based on computer size. Digital computer is classified by the type of data it processes, not by size.

Correct answer: Digital computer

133. In IT, associative memory is called as__________?

  • A. Virtual memory
  • B. Cache memory
  • C. Content Addressable Memory
  • D. Main memory

Explanation: Associative memory retrieves data by matching its content rather than by using a numeric address, so it is called Content Addressable Memory (CAM). Cache and main memory are address-based storage memories.

Correct answer: Content Addressable Memory

134. A number system that has eight different symbols to represent any quantity is known as.....?

  • A. Binary
  • B. Octal
  • C. Decimal
  • D. Hexadecimal

Explanation: Octal is a base-8 number system, so it uses eight symbols, 0 through 7. Binary uses two, decimal uses ten and hexadecimal uses sixteen symbols.

Correct answer: Octal

135. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several_________?

  • A. Personal Computer
  • B. Workstations
  • C. Dumb Terminals
  • D. Mainframes

Explanation: A multi-user system uses one central processing unit to serve several dumb terminals, which mainly provide input and output and depend on the central computer for processing. Personal computers and workstations normally contain their own processing units.

Correct answer: Dumb Terminals

136. COR Corel Draw is an example of___________?

  • A. Vector graphics
  • B. Raster graphics or bitmaps
  • C. Color graphics
  • D. Negative films

Explanation: CorelDRAW is primarily a vector-graphics application, creating images from mathematically defined lines, curves and shapes. Raster graphics instead represent images as a grid of pixels.

Correct answer: Vector graphics

137. VAB stands for___________?

  • A. voice auto broadcasting
  • B. Visual & audio broadcasting
  • C. Voice answer back
  • D. None of these

Explanation: VAB commonly expands to Voice Answer Back, referring to a system that responds using voice. The remaining options do not represent the standard expansion.

Correct answer: Voice answer back

138. Virus is the word of which language?

  • A. English
  • B. Latin
  • C. Greek
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Virus comes from Latin, where it referred to poison or a harmful substance. The computing term uses this idea because a computer virus spreads and causes unwanted effects.

Correct answer: Latin

139. Who invented the microprocessor ?

  • A. Marcian E Hoff
  • B. Herman H Goldstein
  • C. Joseph Jacquard
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Marcian Edward Hoff, commonly known as Ted Hoff, helped invent the microprocessor while working at Intel. Herman Goldstine and Joseph Jacquard are associated with other areas of computing history.

Correct answer: Marcian E Hoff

140. who invented the difference engine and analytical engine?

  • A. Vint cerf
  • B. Mark zukerberg
  • C. Charles Babbage
  • D. None

Explanation: Charles Babbage designed both the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine in the nineteenth century. These machines made him a foundational figure in the history of programmable computing.

Correct answer: Charles Babbage