QA Series No 37 - Information Technology – Part 2

 

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Question Answer Series 2025

S No 37                                                                   12-08-2025

Information Technology – Part 2 

51. What is meant by Retrieve? 

To find a saved document in the computer's memory and bring it up on the screen to view is called “retrieve”. 

52. What is a Buffer? 

The name of the storage device which is used to compensate for the difference in rates of low of data from once device to another is Buffer. 

53. What is Random Access Memory (RAM) ? 

A memory that holds microprograms is – RAM. 

54. How the Data is stored in Computers? 

Data (information) is stored in computers as Files. 

55. What is Address in Computer? 

A name or number used to identify a storage location is called – Address. 

56. What is a Zip Disk ? 

Zip Disk is handy to carry yet can store large amounts of data. 

57. With what Memory is made of ? 

Memory is made up of Large number of cells. 

58. What is the full form of DMA in Computers? 

DMA stands for Direct Memory Access. 

59. What is Main Memory? 

Where are programs and data kept while the processor is using them is known as Main memory. 

60. What is meant by Formatting? 

The process to divide the disc into tracks and sectors is Formatting. 

61. What is Thunderbird? 

Thunderbird is an email program. 

62. What is Multimedia? 

Information, a combination of graphics, text, sound, video and animation is called - Multimedia. 

63. How the computers on Internet can be identified ? 

Computers on an internet are identified by IP address. 

64. What is an Assistant in Computer? 

The Assistant is an animated character that provides help and suggestions. 

65. What is a Spreadsheet?

A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets - spreadsheet. 

66. What is meant by Debugging? 

Debugging is the name for correcting errors in a program. 

67. How many types of data found in a Spreadsheet and what are they?

There are three types of data found in a spreadsheet - numbers, formulas, labels. 

68. How many Bits make a Byte? 

Eight bits equal one byte. 

69. How many digits Binary language consists?

The binary language consists of 2 digits. 

70. How many characters a Byte can hold? 

A byte can hold one character of data. 

71. What is the most common type of System Software? 

The operating system is the most common type of system software. 

72. What are instructions in Computer? 

The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called – instructions. 

73. What are two broad categories of Software? 

The two broad categories of software are - System and Application. 

74. How RAM is used? 

RAM is used as a short memory because it is  Volatile. 

75. What is the name of Main Storage in Computer? 

Main storage is also called memory. 

76. What is meant by Digital Divide? 

The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the - Digital divide. 

77. What is Nona-technology? 

Nanotechnology is the science revolving around the use of nano structures to build devices on an extremely small scale. 

78. Which Committee recommended computerisation in Banking? 

Dr. C. Rangarajan Committee is the first committee that recommended computerization in banking. 

79. What is full form of DBMS and what it is? 

Computer based record keeping system is known as - DBMS - Data Base Management System. 

80. What is Nano Science? 

Nanoscience is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometres. 

81. What is Data Mining? 

A process known as data mining is used by large retailers to study trends. 

82. What is a Proprietary technology? 

Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to everyone, is considered to be – proprietary. 

83. What is a Gigabyte? 

A Gigabyte is approximately one billion bytes.

84. What isa Megabyte? 

A Megabyte is approximately one million bytes. 

85. In Computer, where Memory and CPU are located? 

The CPU and memory are located on the - motherboard. 

86. Give a few examples for Application software. 

Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of application software. 

87. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) ? 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do. 

88. What is full form for Bit? 

The term bit is short for - binary digit. 

89. What is a Byte? 

A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a - byte. 

90. What is Data? 

Information is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful way. 

91. What is Processing in the Computers? 

The way that computers manipulate data into information is called –Processing. 

92. What language the Computers use to process data? 

Computers use the binary language to process data. 

93. How the Computers process information into data? 

Computers process data into information by working exclusively with – numbers. 

94. What is a Program? 

A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a program. 

95. What is meant by Multiprogramming? 

A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is – Multiprogramming 

96. What is a Browser? 

The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called Browser. 

97. What is a Tuple? 

A tuple is a row of a table. 

98. Which process in computer creates an executable program? 

Compiling creates an executable program. 

99. What is a Foreign Key ? 

Foreign key is a primary key that also appears in another file. 

100. What is the purpose of a Tab Key ? 

Tab key is used to indent a paragraph in MS-Word. 

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