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- Question
The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk?
Options- A. 20 MB
- B. 1.44 MB
- C. 10 MB
- D. 750 KB
- Correct Answer
- 10 MB
ExplanationThe original IBM PC used 5.25-inch floppy disks to store its operating system and programs. IBM referred to the new hard disk as a Fixed Disk. Today, even a the operating system wont fit on a 10 MB disk. - 1. The first graphical browser for the WWW was named:
Options- A. Netscape
- B. Veronica
- C. Mosaic
- D. Explorer Discuss
- 2. What is the Websites code for the country United Kingdom?
Options- A. GB
- B. UK
- C. EN
- D. EG Discuss
- 3. What is a NIC?
Options- A. Netware Intranet Controller
- B. No Internet Connection
- C. Network Interface Card
- D. Network Interference Control Discuss
- 4. What is VCM?
Options- A. Virtual Connection Manager
- B. Virtual Channel Memory
- C. Voice Controlled Modem
- D. Voice Communications Module Discuss
- 5. What is a URL?
Options- A. A computer software program
- B. A type of UFO
- C. The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web
- D. An acronym for Uniform Resources Learning Discuss
- 6. What does the abbreviation "http" stand for?
Options- A. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- B. High Task Termination Procedure
- C. Harvard Teletext Proof
- D. Hindustan Times Technical Proffesionals Discuss
- 7. What does SSL stand for?
Options- A. Secure Socket Layer
- B. System Socket Layer
- C. Superuser System Login
- D. Secure System Login Discuss
- 8. What is not always necessary for accessing the Web?
Options- A. A Web browser
- B. A connection to an Internet Access Provider
- C. A computer
- D. A modem Discuss
- 9. What is a GPU?
Options- A. Grouped Processing Unit
- B. Graphics Processing Unit
- C. Graphical Performance Utility
- D. Graphical Portable Unit Discuss
- 10. Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980's
Options- A. Microsoft
- B. Sun
- C. IBM
- D. Novell Discuss
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Correct Answer: Mosaic
Correct Answer: UK
Correct Answer: Network Interface Card
Explanation:
A NIC is a Network Interface Card. Usually a card that is plugged into a computer's expansion slot.
Correct Answer: Virtual Channel Memory
Explanation:
VCM was designed by NEC Corp. It is supposed to be faster than normal SDRAM, and it is, but it never caught on.
Correct Answer: The address of a document or "page" on the World Wide Web
Explanation:
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is an address for a specific document found on the Web.
Correct Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Correct Answer: Secure Socket Layer
Explanation:
A protocol developed by Netscape to allow secure connections over the net.
Correct Answer: A modem
Explanation:
You need a browser, online access and a computer to surf the Web, but if you're on a local area network (LAN) that's connected to the Internet, you don't need a modem to go online.
Correct Answer: Graphics Processing Unit
Explanation:
It is a chip dedicated to performing 3D calculations.
Correct Answer: Novell
Explanation:
Novell (based in Provo, UT) created NetWare which is still one of the most used PC networking systems in the world.
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