NTA NET paper 1 December 2019– ICT-Information and Communication and Technology

2nd December Morning Session:

1. Not suitable in the context of e-mail?
   1. e-mail is snail mail
      1. It includes
         1. A letter sent over a computer network
         2. To send unsolicited message
         3. It includes domain name.
2. Consider the following storage devices in ascending order of storage capacity
   1. CD-ROM
   2. DVD-ROM
   3. Hard disc
      1. ROM – Permanent storage is not erased when the computer’s power is turned off.
      1. CD-ROM –     An example of read-only storage.
3. In computer-related activities full form of ‘WORM’?
   1. Write-once read many
      1. WORM describes a data storage device in which information once written cannot be modified.

2nd December Afternoon session:

1. List-1 and list-2
   1. WWW – World wide web
   2. Java – a programming language
   3. RAM – Volatile memory
   4. ROM – Non-volatile memory

1. Bing is a search engine
2. A: Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks linked by transmission medium such as copper wires, fibre optic cables, wireless connections etc
   1. R: World Wide Web is a collection of interconnected documents.
   2. Both A and R true but R is not the correct reason
3. Python is a programming language

2nd December Afternoon session:

1. In computer-related activities, the following is inappropriate for describing a language translator?
   1. assembler
   2. compiler
   3. interpreter
   4. codec
2. A: sniffing may be used to steal data or information over a network
   1. R: sniffing is a process of monitoring and capturing all data packets passing through given networks
   2. Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation
3. The most suitable for being designated as 4 th generation language?
   1. ALGOL
   2. C – 3rd Generation Language
   3. Java
   4. SQL
4. The following tools is a collaboration tool for providing virtual classroom environment
   1. lab, view, tutor and A learner

3rd December Afternoon session:

1. the application of which of the following ICT in research will ensure wider coverage and accessibility of needed information?
   1. LAN,
   2. WAN,
   3. skype and
   4. intranet
      1. LAN – A computer network which is used within a building.
2. VDU stands for 
   1. Visual Display Unit
      1. a device for displaying input signals as characters on a screen eg. Monitor
3. The following is a computer-based system that stores and manipulates data that are viewed from a geographical point of reference?
   1. Geographical Information System
4. International computer security day is observed on 
   1. 30th_November
5. Which of the following storage devices store the maximum amount of data?
   1. Hard disc
   1. An optical disc drive uses laser light or electro magnetic waves during the process of reading or writing data on disks.
      1. Eg. DVD, CD-R, Blue-ray disk, CD-RW
6. Data represents raw facts whereas information is processed meaningful data.

4th December Morning Session:

1. 1 GB = 1024 Mb
2. PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
   1. Computer peripherals are external devices connected to a computer.
   2. input peripheral devices contains – Microphones, Track-ball mouse, Scanner, touch screen
   3. ^{An OS controls peripherals and allocates memory and processor time}
3. Database WOS stands for Web of Science
4. The following task is associated with changing the appearance of a document in word processing – formatting
5. Bluetooth is a wireless technology built-in electronic gadget for transferring data over a short distance.
   1. So,it’s used to connect a headset to a mobile phone.
   2. It is also a low cost means of data transfer.

4th December Afternoon session:

1. Software is loaded into secondary storage device from RAM then executed by the CPU
   1. A search engine is a software system that is designed to search for information on the WWW.
   1. Generally, a computer software has to be loaded into the computers storage such as hard drive or RAM.
      1. So not only secondary but both primary and secondary operates alongside.
      2. It’s then executed by CPU after the Operating system is loaded to main memory.
2. A: Blog is a social media
   1. R: Blog allows anyone in public to communicate
      1. Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation
3. List-1 (Digital Initiative) and List-2 (Purpose)
   1. swayam -Learning platform
   2. Bhim – UPI
   3. Umang – G2B services
   4. E-biz – Access to all govt services
4. Select the options that list components for a cyberspace address (URL) in the correct order from beginning to end? -URL correct order
   1. protocol, domain name of the host, path/file

5th December Morning Session:

1. Corrects statements from the following:
   1. WWW is a network of networks that first started with 4 computer nodes
   2. WWW is a service that runs on the internet
      1. b only
         1. Internet is called network of networks whereby WWW is a service that runs on it.
2. The option that contains optical storage media
   1. DVD, CD-R, Blue-ray disk, CD-RW
      1. Makes use of light pulse to transmit data.
3. A: IT is first becoming a very important field of activity in India
   1. R: software is one of the major exports of India and further India has a very strong base in hardware
      1. A is true R is false
         1. It has a strong base in software

5th December afternoon session:

1. With regard to ‘Digi locker,’ the following statements are correct?
   1. It is a digital locker system offered by the government under Digital India programme
   2. It allows the users in access to their e-documents irrespective of physical location
2. The following statement which are correct?
   1. Google’s web browser is called ‘chrome’
   2. Apple’s web browser is called safari
   3. “Mozilla Firefox” is an opensource web browsing software
3. The statements which are correct:
   1. It is usually faster to access data stored in RAM than that in hard drive
   2. The hexadecimal number 99 is the same as the decimal number 99
   3. Choose the correct options
      1. 1 only
4. In a computer input devices
   1. Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse, digitizer
   2. Output device – Monitor and Printer

6th December Morning Session:

1. List-1 and list-2
   1. VOIP –  Use of internet to make phone calls
   2. Fibre optic cable – Makes use of light pulse to transmit data
   3. URL – text used by web browsers to locate a web address on the internet
   4. UTP cable – Most appropriate to connect a computer in a small building
      1. VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol
      2. Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks linked by transmission medium such as copper wires, fibre optic cables, wireless connections etc
      3. UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable – Used in computer networking sch as ethernet.
2. select the options that include file formats for distributing sound file across the internet
   1. midi, wav, wma, mp3
      1. file formats for distributing video file across internet – avi, mov, wmv, flv
3. Which of the following communication technologies employ asynchronous communications?
   1. video conferencing
   2. email
   3. forums and
   4. instant messaging
      1. 2 and 3
4. the major issue arising out of the growing reliance on IT?
   1. Profitability, security and privacy concerns
5. Which of the following statements are correct:
   1. For the sequence of integers represented in binary as 00111, 01001, 01011, P the next integer P represented as 01101
   2. A byte is a binary number consisting exactly 8 bits
      1. Includes both a and b

6th December Afternoon session:

1. A: The clock speed  of CPU has not increased significantly in the years
   1. R: the software now being used is faster so processor need not have to be faster
   2. A is false but R is true
2. Most of the software hosted along the cloud service tends to be faster, that reduces any processor time delay.
3. The correct statement is
   1. LAN is usually located on one brand of computer 
   2. The acronym ‘ISP’ stands for Internet standard provider
   3. so neither 1 nor 2 is correct
      1. ISP – Internet Service Provider
4. The options that contain exclusively text file formats –
   1. CSV, RTF and txt
      1. RTF – Rich text format
      1. CSV – Coma Seperated Values
5. List-1(software)  and list-2 (Description)
   1. Web browser – connect to websites and display web pages
   2. Word processor – prepare written documents
   3. Spreadsheet – analyse and summarise numerical data
   4. Web authoring – create and edit webpages